Comments on: Miriam Hopkins Biography in the Works http://www.altfg.com/blog/actors/miriam-hopkins/ thinking film Sat, 21 Nov 2009 09:41:03 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Neal Taylor http://www.altfg.com/blog/actors/miriam-hopkins/#comment-481778 Neal Taylor Sat, 12 Sep 2009 21:26:21 +0000 http://www.altfg.com/blog/archives/2006/12/03/miriam-hopkins-biography-in-the-works/#comment-481778 Another fan here eagerly awaiting the biography. To get a really good insite into Miriam's working relationship with Bette Davis read Shaun Considine's "The Divine Fued" (The story of Bette Davis & Joan Crawford's struggle for stardom during Hollwood's hayday), the few paragraphs relating to Miriam are for me the highlites of the book and a great source of interest! Another fan here eagerly awaiting the biography. To get a really good insite into Miriam’s working relationship with Bette Davis read Shaun Considine’s “The Divine Fued” (The story of Bette Davis & Joan Crawford’s struggle for stardom during Hollwood’s hayday), the few paragraphs relating to Miriam are for me the highlites of the book and a great source of interest!

]]> By: Sherry Gillis http://www.altfg.com/blog/actors/miriam-hopkins/#comment-480963 Sherry Gillis Mon, 24 Aug 2009 02:03:07 +0000 http://www.altfg.com/blog/archives/2006/12/03/miriam-hopkins-biography-in-the-works/#comment-480963 Please let me know, if possible, when your biography of Miriam Hopkins is published. I really enjoy seeing Mirian's films and would love to read about her life in detail. Please let me know, if possible, when your biography of Miriam Hopkins is published. I really enjoy seeing Mirian’s films and would love to read about her life in detail.

]]> By: Judith Mclaughlin http://www.altfg.com/blog/actors/miriam-hopkins/#comment-480921 Judith Mclaughlin Sat, 22 Aug 2009 13:50:12 +0000 http://www.altfg.com/blog/archives/2006/12/03/miriam-hopkins-biography-in-the-works/#comment-480921 I was one of the many watching TMC which stared Miriam Hopkins in August and I was completely captiveated by her. She was a very beautiful and talanted women. Can't wait to read more on her. She may be gone but certainly not forgotten. Thanks I was one of the many watching TMC which stared Miriam Hopkins in August and I was completely captiveated by her. She was a very beautiful and talanted women. Can’t wait to read more on her. She may be gone but certainly not forgotten. Thanks

]]> By: Raul daSilva http://www.altfg.com/blog/actors/miriam-hopkins/#comment-480883 Raul daSilva Fri, 21 Aug 2009 03:53:27 +0000 http://www.altfg.com/blog/archives/2006/12/03/miriam-hopkins-biography-in-the-works/#comment-480883 Anyone who was fortunate enough to watch more than any two of TCM's films on Miriam Hopkins today, 20 August 2009 will know how extraordinary she was on screen when writers lived in Hollywood and the industry demanded much of everyone. She was beautiful and talented. Yes, please, we want to see a well deserved biography on Ms. Hopkins. Anyone who was fortunate enough to watch more than any two of TCM’s films on Miriam Hopkins today, 20 August 2009 will know how extraordinary she was on screen when writers lived in Hollywood and the industry demanded much of everyone. She was beautiful and talented. Yes, please, we want to see a well deserved biography on Ms. Hopkins.

]]> By: Joyce Manning http://www.altfg.com/blog/actors/miriam-hopkins/#comment-480869 Joyce Manning Thu, 20 Aug 2009 21:06:01 +0000 http://www.altfg.com/blog/archives/2006/12/03/miriam-hopkins-biography-in-the-works/#comment-480869 Miriam Hopkins was lovely and talented. I have wondered why she is not remembered like some others from her era. I would love to read a good biography about her. Miriam Hopkins was lovely and talented. I have wondered why she is not remembered like some others from her era. I would love to read a good biography about her.

]]> By: Elias Eliadis http://www.altfg.com/blog/actors/miriam-hopkins/#comment-475718 Elias Eliadis Fri, 01 May 2009 18:38:16 +0000 http://www.altfg.com/blog/archives/2006/12/03/miriam-hopkins-biography-in-the-works/#comment-475718 I was wondering when we may expect the biography of Miriam Hopkins to be finished and go on sale. Many Thanks! I was wondering when we may expect the biography of Miriam Hopkins to be finished and go on sale.
Many Thanks!

]]> By: Andre Soares http://www.altfg.com/blog/actors/miriam-hopkins/#comment-475088 Andre Soares Thu, 09 Apr 2009 19:01:44 +0000 http://www.altfg.com/blog/archives/2006/12/03/miriam-hopkins-biography-in-the-works/#comment-475088 Sorry, Wim. Jane Wyman never made a movie with Terry Moore. And there's no Wyman title of the '50s that matches -- or even resembles -- "Zij die wij vereren." ("She Who We Respect.") It could be "The Blue Veil" -- in which Wyman plays a children's nanny-nurse. It's a very hard-to-find film. Others in the cast are Charles Laughton, Agnes Moorehead, Joan Blondell, Audrey Totter, and Natalie Wood. Curtis Bernhardt directed in 1951. Sorry, Wim.
Jane Wyman never made a movie with Terry Moore.
And there’s no Wyman title of the ’50s that matches — or even resembles — “Zij die wij vereren.” (”She Who We Respect.”)
It could be “The Blue Veil” — in which Wyman plays a children’s nanny-nurse. It’s a very hard-to-find film.
Others in the cast are Charles Laughton, Agnes Moorehead, Joan Blondell, Audrey Totter, and Natalie Wood.
Curtis Bernhardt directed in 1951.

]]> By: wim van den Bosch http://www.altfg.com/blog/actors/miriam-hopkins/#comment-475084 wim van den Bosch Thu, 09 Apr 2009 14:54:26 +0000 http://www.altfg.com/blog/archives/2006/12/03/miriam-hopkins-biography-in-the-works/#comment-475084 de film in nederlands de naam ZIJ DIE WIJ VEREREN met jane weijman en vermoedelijk Terry Moore uit de jaren 50 heeft u de info kijk al heel lang maar kom er niet achter mvgr wim de film in nederlands de naam ZIJ DIE WIJ VEREREN met jane weijman en vermoedelijk Terry Moore uit de jaren 50 heeft u de info kijk al heel lang maar kom er niet achter mvgr wim

]]> By: Thomas C. Kelly http://www.altfg.com/blog/actors/miriam-hopkins/#comment-472293 Thomas C. Kelly Tue, 03 Feb 2009 01:56:05 +0000 http://www.altfg.com/blog/archives/2006/12/03/miriam-hopkins-biography-in-the-works/#comment-472293 Miriam Hopkins was a joy for this 1930's (especially precode) film lover. No one has mentioned 24 Hours made in 1931 with Kay Francis. Miriam sings two torch songs. One of them is especially good, something about "no use trying to leave that man." Don't know the name, but she sure could sing it effectively. Got a copy on VHS tape from a collector. It's a fascinating film. Why doesn't Paramount make this available on DVD?? Hope you include info on 24 Hours in your book and I wish you luck. I will look forward to reading it. Two other films from early 30's I wish they would put on DVD are Dancers in the Dark and Story of Temple Drake. Miriam Hopkins was a joy for this 1930’s (especially precode) film lover. No one has mentioned 24 Hours made in 1931 with Kay Francis. Miriam sings two torch songs. One of them is especially good, something about “no use trying to leave that man.” Don’t know the name, but she sure could sing it effectively. Got a copy on VHS tape from a collector. It’s a fascinating film. Why doesn’t Paramount make this available on DVD?? Hope you include info on 24 Hours in your book and I wish you luck. I will look forward to reading it. Two other films from early 30’s I wish they would put on DVD are Dancers in the Dark and Story of Temple Drake.

]]> By: richard http://www.altfg.com/blog/actors/miriam-hopkins/#comment-423511 richard Mon, 27 Oct 2008 04:55:19 +0000 http://www.altfg.com/blog/archives/2006/12/03/miriam-hopkins-biography-in-the-works/#comment-423511 by the way...i saw miriam's childhood home in savannah last month...i found it perusing her family tree on genealogy.com, and chking out the census report they had on there 4 her from 1910 when she was just 8 yrs old...very nice old victorian home that has been divided into apts now...near forsyth park... by the way…i saw miriam’s childhood home in savannah last month…i found it perusing her family tree on genealogy.com, and chking out the census report they had on there 4 her from 1910 when she was just 8 yrs old…very nice old victorian home that has been divided into apts now…near forsyth park…

]]> By: richard http://www.altfg.com/blog/actors/miriam-hopkins/#comment-417667 richard Mon, 20 Oct 2008 01:05:54 +0000 http://www.altfg.com/blog/archives/2006/12/03/miriam-hopkins-biography-in-the-works/#comment-417667 glad 2 hear about the miriam hopkins bio...great actress! surprised that she wasn't nominated 4 more oscars...hope the book comes out soon! glad 2 hear about the miriam hopkins bio…great actress! surprised that she wasn’t nominated 4 more oscars…hope the book comes out soon!

]]> By: Harold http://www.altfg.com/blog/actors/miriam-hopkins/#comment-406470 Harold Sat, 04 Oct 2008 14:24:32 +0000 http://www.altfg.com/blog/archives/2006/12/03/miriam-hopkins-biography-in-the-works/#comment-406470 Not only was Miriam Hopkins an outstanding and successful actress, but she was chosen for what turned out to be one of the most memorable covers of Vogue Magazine in 1935 - where she is the epitome of the Woman of the Age. She was also a highly successful hostess, giving numerous A-list parties. I'm delighted to know you're writing a book on her - she is definitely one of the great stars of the Golden Age of the Silver Screen. Not only was Miriam Hopkins an outstanding and successful actress, but she was chosen for what turned out to be one of the most memorable covers of Vogue Magazine in 1935 – where she is the epitome of the Woman of the Age. She was also a highly successful hostess, giving numerous A-list parties. I’m delighted to know you’re writing a book on her – she is definitely one of the great stars of the Golden Age of the Silver Screen.

]]> By: Sue http://www.altfg.com/blog/actors/miriam-hopkins/#comment-373909 Sue Mon, 04 Aug 2008 17:26:11 +0000 http://www.altfg.com/blog/archives/2006/12/03/miriam-hopkins-biography-in-the-works/#comment-373909 Hello, I think that Miss Hopkins was one of early Hollywoods most attractive stars.Have read she could be difficult dont think she was as difficult as Bette Davis who I always thought a completely unpleasant woman.Miriam was very good in Jekyl & Hyde with Frederick March and the two films she did with Davis.As good an actress as Davis who is much overpraised and surely no more difficult.Good luck with the book.Sue. Hello, I think that Miss Hopkins was one of early Hollywoods most attractive stars.Have read she could be difficult dont think she was as difficult as Bette Davis who I always thought a completely unpleasant woman.Miriam was very good in Jekyl & Hyde with Frederick March and the two films she did with Davis.As good an actress as Davis who is much overpraised and surely no more difficult.Good luck with the book.Sue.

]]> By: RICHARD DAVIS MCLEOD http://www.altfg.com/blog/actors/miriam-hopkins/#comment-349555 RICHARD DAVIS MCLEOD Sat, 14 Jun 2008 15:47:50 +0000 http://www.altfg.com/blog/archives/2006/12/03/miriam-hopkins-biography-in-the-works/#comment-349555 MIRIAM HOPKINS WAS QUEEN OF THE PARAMOUNT LOT IN THE EARLY 1930'S. HER STAR NEVER SHOWN BRIGHTER THAN IN 1933. SHE WAS A VERY CLOSE FRIEND OF TENNESSEE WILLIAMS (WHO WROTE HER OBITUARY STATING AMERICA HAD LOST ONE OF ITS' FINEST ACTRESSES), AND STARRED IN HIS FIRST STAGE PRODUCTION, BATTLE OF ANGELS IN BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS BACK IN 1941. THIS WAS FINALLY FILMED AS THE FUGITIVE KIND WITH MARLON BRANDO. ODDLY ENOUGH, MIRIAM PLAYED ROBERT REDFORD'S MOTHER IN THE CHASE (1960'S), AND REDFORD FELT SHE SHOULD HAVE GOTTEN AN ACADEMY AWARD FOR THE SCENE SHE HAD WITH MARLON BRANDO, WHERE SHE COMPLETELY OVERWHELMS BRANDO (NOT EASY TO DO) IN THIS MOVIE BASED ON THE PLAY BY LILLIAN HELLMAN. MIRIAM HAD EARLIER STARRED IN THE ORIGINAL VERSION OF THE FILM TITLED THESE THREE WITH MERLE OBERON, AND ALSO THE LATER REMAKE TITLED THE CHILDREN'S HOUR. WILLIAM WYLER DIRECTED BOTH FILM VERSIONS, AND SPECIFICALLY ASKED MIRIAM TO STAR IN THE REMAKE 30 YEARS LATER. MIRIAM WAS A CLOSE FRIEND OF KAY FRANCIS, AND KAY ACCOMPANIED HER TO RENO, NEVADA WHEN MIRIAM GOT HER DIVORCE FROM NOTED HOLLYWOOD DIRECTOR ANATOLE LITVAK. MIRIAM'S CAREER LASTED FROM THE LATE 1920'S THROUGH THE LATE 1960'S, WORKING IN STAGE, FILM, RADIO, AND TELEVISION. SHE WAS THE SECOND CHOICE OF SCARLETT OHARA IN GONE WITH THE WIND, AND MARGARET MITCHELL'S FIRST CHOICE! MIRIAM HOPKINS WAS PROBABLY THE ONLY ACTRESS IN HOLLYWOOD NOT INTIMIDATED BY BETTE DAVIS, AND GAVE TWO OF HER MOST MEMORABLE PERFORMANCES OPPOSITE BETTE IN THE OLD MAID, AND IN OLD ACQUAINTANCE. IN LATER YEARS IN MANY INTERVIEWS, BETTE ALWAYS MENTIONED MIRIAM AS THE MOST DIFFICULT PERSON SHE EVER WORKED WITH, BUT ALWAYS GAVE HER CREDIT AS A VERY GOOD ACTRESS! SHE WAS CHOSEN FOR THE FIRST THREE STRIP TECHNICOLOR FILM, BECKY SHARP, BECAUSE OF HER PHOTOGENIC QUALITIES, AS WELL AS A FIERY TEMPERAMENT NEEDED FOR THIS ROLE IN THE ORIGINAL OF THACKERAY'S NOVEL VANITY FAIR. MIRIAM WAS VERY INFLUENCED BY NUMEROLOGY, AND TURNED DOWN IT HAPPENED ONE NIGHT BECAUSE THE NUMBERS WERE NOT RIGHT, HOWEVER THAT WAS DETERMINED. THE LEAD PART WENT TO CLAUDETTE COLBERT, WHO LATER WON AN ACADEMY AWARD FOR BEST ACTRESS, AS DID ALL THE PRINCIPLE PLAYERS IN THS FILM INCLUDING CLARK GABLE, INCLUDING BEST PICTURE OF THE YEAR! MIRIAM'S ONLY PICTURE SHE MADE FOR MGM WAS A STRANGER'S RETURN (LATE 1930'S) WITH FRANCHOT TONE AND LIONEL BARRYMORE. SHE GIVES A VERY GOOD PERFORMANCE, AND ODDLY THIS IS ONE OF THE MOST OVERLOOKED FILMS IN HER CAREER. LEONARD MALTIN STATED THIS IN HIS FILMOGRAPHY LIST OF THE MOST OVERLOOKED FILMS MADE IN HOLLYWOOD WORTHY OF DISTINCTION. MIRIAM HOPKINS WAS ONE OF THE BRIGHTEST STARS OF HOLLYWOOD IN 1933, AND ALTHOUGH THAT STAR DIMMED, SHE CONTINUED GIVING GOOD MEMORABLE PERFORMANCES IN A VARIETY OF MEDIUMS FOR THE NEXT 40 YEARS UNTIL HER DEATH. MIRIAM TURNED IN A GREAT PERFORMANCE IN THE HEIRESS (1949) WITH OLIVIA DE HAVILLAND, RALPH RICHARDSON, AND MONTGOMERY CLIFT (WITH WHOM SHE GOT ALONG WITH FAMOUSLY). TENNESSEE WILLIAMS WAS RIGHT IN STATING IN THE OFFICIAL OBITUARY(HE WROTE) THAT AMERICA HAD TRULY LOST ONE OF HER GREATEST ACTRESSES. MIRIAM HOPKINS WAS QUEEN OF THE PARAMOUNT LOT IN THE EARLY 1930′S. HER STAR NEVER SHOWN BRIGHTER THAN IN 1933. SHE WAS A VERY CLOSE FRIEND OF TENNESSEE WILLIAMS (WHO WROTE HER OBITUARY STATING AMERICA HAD LOST ONE OF ITS’ FINEST ACTRESSES), AND STARRED IN HIS FIRST STAGE PRODUCTION, BATTLE OF ANGELS IN BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS BACK IN 1941. THIS WAS FINALLY FILMED AS THE FUGITIVE KIND WITH MARLON BRANDO.

ODDLY ENOUGH, MIRIAM PLAYED ROBERT REDFORD’S MOTHER IN THE CHASE (1960′S), AND REDFORD FELT SHE SHOULD HAVE GOTTEN AN ACADEMY AWARD FOR THE SCENE SHE HAD WITH MARLON BRANDO, WHERE SHE COMPLETELY OVERWHELMS BRANDO (NOT EASY TO DO) IN THIS MOVIE BASED ON THE PLAY BY LILLIAN HELLMAN.

MIRIAM HAD EARLIER STARRED IN THE ORIGINAL VERSION OF THE FILM TITLED THESE THREE WITH MERLE OBERON, AND ALSO THE LATER REMAKE TITLED THE CHILDREN’S HOUR. WILLIAM WYLER DIRECTED BOTH FILM VERSIONS, AND SPECIFICALLY ASKED MIRIAM TO STAR IN THE REMAKE 30 YEARS LATER. MIRIAM WAS A CLOSE FRIEND OF KAY FRANCIS, AND KAY ACCOMPANIED HER TO RENO, NEVADA WHEN MIRIAM GOT HER DIVORCE FROM NOTED HOLLYWOOD DIRECTOR ANATOLE LITVAK.

MIRIAM’S CAREER LASTED FROM THE LATE 1920′S THROUGH THE LATE 1960′S, WORKING IN STAGE, FILM, RADIO, AND TELEVISION. SHE WAS THE SECOND CHOICE OF SCARLETT OHARA IN GONE WITH THE WIND, AND MARGARET MITCHELL’S FIRST CHOICE!

MIRIAM HOPKINS WAS PROBABLY THE ONLY ACTRESS IN HOLLYWOOD NOT INTIMIDATED BY BETTE DAVIS, AND GAVE TWO OF HER MOST MEMORABLE PERFORMANCES OPPOSITE BETTE IN THE OLD MAID, AND IN OLD ACQUAINTANCE.

IN LATER YEARS IN MANY INTERVIEWS, BETTE ALWAYS MENTIONED MIRIAM AS THE MOST DIFFICULT PERSON SHE EVER WORKED WITH, BUT ALWAYS GAVE HER CREDIT AS A VERY GOOD ACTRESS! SHE WAS CHOSEN FOR THE FIRST THREE STRIP TECHNICOLOR FILM, BECKY SHARP, BECAUSE OF HER PHOTOGENIC QUALITIES, AS WELL AS A FIERY TEMPERAMENT NEEDED FOR THIS ROLE IN THE ORIGINAL OF THACKERAY’S NOVEL VANITY FAIR.

MIRIAM WAS VERY INFLUENCED BY NUMEROLOGY, AND TURNED DOWN IT HAPPENED ONE NIGHT BECAUSE THE NUMBERS WERE NOT RIGHT, HOWEVER THAT WAS DETERMINED. THE LEAD PART WENT TO CLAUDETTE COLBERT, WHO LATER WON AN ACADEMY AWARD FOR BEST ACTRESS, AS DID ALL THE PRINCIPLE PLAYERS IN THS FILM INCLUDING CLARK GABLE, INCLUDING BEST PICTURE OF THE YEAR!

MIRIAM’S ONLY PICTURE SHE MADE FOR MGM WAS A STRANGER’S RETURN (LATE 1930′S) WITH FRANCHOT TONE AND LIONEL BARRYMORE. SHE GIVES A VERY GOOD PERFORMANCE, AND ODDLY THIS IS ONE OF THE MOST OVERLOOKED FILMS IN HER CAREER. LEONARD MALTIN STATED THIS IN HIS FILMOGRAPHY LIST OF THE MOST OVERLOOKED FILMS MADE IN HOLLYWOOD WORTHY OF DISTINCTION.

MIRIAM HOPKINS WAS ONE OF THE BRIGHTEST STARS OF HOLLYWOOD IN 1933, AND ALTHOUGH THAT STAR DIMMED, SHE CONTINUED GIVING GOOD MEMORABLE PERFORMANCES IN A VARIETY OF MEDIUMS FOR THE NEXT 40 YEARS UNTIL HER DEATH.

MIRIAM TURNED IN A GREAT PERFORMANCE IN THE HEIRESS (1949) WITH OLIVIA DE HAVILLAND, RALPH RICHARDSON, AND MONTGOMERY CLIFT (WITH WHOM SHE GOT ALONG WITH FAMOUSLY). TENNESSEE WILLIAMS WAS RIGHT IN STATING IN THE OFFICIAL OBITUARY(HE WROTE) THAT AMERICA HAD TRULY LOST ONE OF HER GREATEST ACTRESSES.

]]> By: Vincent http://www.altfg.com/blog/actors/miriam-hopkins/#comment-272596 Vincent Sat, 15 Dec 2007 05:16:24 +0000 http://www.altfg.com/blog/archives/2006/12/03/miriam-hopkins-biography-in-the-works/#comment-272596 This might be of interest to some of you: I run a blog called "Carole & Co.," and about two months ago I wrote an entry on Miriam Hopkins, discussing her career and its many connections with Lombard's. You can find it at http://community.livejournal.com/carole_and_co/38343.html This might be of interest to some of you: I run a blog called “Carole & Co.,” and about two months ago I wrote an entry on Miriam Hopkins, discussing her career and its many connections with Lombard’s. You can find it at http://community.livejournal.com/carole_and_co/38343.html

]]> By: Andre Soares http://www.altfg.com/blog/actors/miriam-hopkins/#comment-118311 Andre Soares Mon, 02 Apr 2007 22:25:17 +0000 http://www.altfg.com/blog/archives/2006/12/03/miriam-hopkins-biography-in-the-works/#comment-118311 I can see your point re: Miriam Hopkins and "All This and Heaven Too." Joan Fontaine would have been good, sure. But I think that Hopkins would have been a major improvement over Davis. Davis couldn't play subdued characters; she always seemed phony when she tried. Hopkins could. She probably couldn't act "mousy," but I think she would have been believable as a homely (40-year-old) duckling. I can see your point re: Miriam Hopkins and “All This and Heaven Too.” Joan Fontaine would have been good, sure. But I think that Hopkins would have been a major improvement over Davis.

Davis couldn’t play subdued characters; she always seemed phony when she tried. Hopkins could. She probably couldn’t act “mousy,” but I think she would have been believable as a homely (40-year-old) duckling.

]]> By: Tom http://www.altfg.com/blog/actors/miriam-hopkins/#comment-118307 Tom Mon, 02 Apr 2007 21:39:34 +0000 http://www.altfg.com/blog/archives/2006/12/03/miriam-hopkins-biography-in-the-works/#comment-118307 I think Miriam would have been awful in ALL THIS AND HEAVEN TOO, the character is kind of a timid, easily frightened little mouse and I can't imagine Miriam ever being believable in such a meek role. It's a very Janet Gaynorish part (who I think WOULD have been better than Bette, although I do think it is one of Davis' best roles.) I've always wanted to see radio star Lurene Tuttle (best known for her TV supporting roles today) in her one and only starring part as Ma Barker. I do think Hopkins would have made a darn good Belle Watling in GWTW although Ona Munson is wonderful in the role. I think Miriam would have been awful in ALL THIS AND HEAVEN TOO, the character is kind of a timid, easily frightened little mouse and I can’t imagine Miriam ever being believable in such a meek role. It’s a very Janet Gaynorish part (who I think WOULD have been better than Bette, although I do think it is one of Davis’ best roles.)

I’ve always wanted to see radio star Lurene Tuttle (best known for her TV supporting roles today) in her one and only starring part as Ma Barker.

I do think Hopkins would have made a darn good Belle Watling in GWTW although Ona Munson is wonderful in the role.

]]> By: Andre Soares http://www.altfg.com/blog/actors/miriam-hopkins/#comment-118267 Andre Soares Mon, 02 Apr 2007 04:45:55 +0000 http://www.altfg.com/blog/archives/2006/12/03/miriam-hopkins-biography-in-the-works/#comment-118267 A few Miriam Hopkins projects that went to somebody else or that were never made. Source: Allan Ellenberger The Man Who Broke His Heart (1933) [never made] Ready For Love (1934) Ida Lupino took the role The Song of Songs (1933) Marlene Dietrich No Man of Her Own (1932) Carole Lombard The Sign of the Cross (1932) Either the Elissa Landi or the <strong><a rel="nofollow" href="http://www.altfg.com/blog/actors/claudette-colbert-parish/" rel="nofollow">Claudette Colbert</a></strong> role Passionate Stranger (1932) [not made] Samson and Delilah (1934) [not made] Bolero (1934) Carole Lombard It Happened One Night (1934) <strong><a rel="nofollow" href="http://www.altfg.com/blog/actors/claudette-colbert-parish/" rel="nofollow">Claudette Colbert</a></strong> Forsaking All Others (1934) Joan Crawford The Trumpet Blows (1934) Frances Drake Wharf Angel (1934) Dorothy Dell Bordertown (1935) Bette Davis Peter Ibbetson (1935) Ann Harding Perfectly Good Women (1935) [not made] Come and Get It (1936) Frances Farmer The Princess and the Pauper (1936) [apparently never made; or made with different title] Accuse, Levez Vous (Accused, Stand Up) (1936) with Douglas Fairbanks, Jr. [not made] Love on Parole (1937) [apparently never made; or made with different title] Next Time I Marry (1938) Lucille Ball The Sisters (1938) with Kay Francis - eventually made with Bette Davis, Anita Louise, and Jane Bryan We Are Not Alone (1939) Flora Robson All This and Heaven Too (1940) Bette Davis (Hopkins would have been much better in this one.) Devotion (1940) with Bette Davis [made in 1946 with Ida Lupino and Olivia de Havilland] Badlands of Dakota (1941) Probably the Frances Farmer role Law of the Tropics (1941) Constance Bennett To Be or Not to Be (1942) Carole Lombard The Glass Menagerie (1950) [Miriam tested for the role] Gertrude Lawrence The Opposite Sex [newspaper columnist] (I'm not sure who plays that role in the film) Ma Barker's Killer Brood (1959) Hopkins filmed for one day and left the film. She was replaced by Lurene Tuttle Also, I've heard from another source that Miriam Hopkins was considered for the female lead in "My Life with Caroline" (1941). That role eventually went to Anna Lee. A few Miriam Hopkins projects that went to somebody else or that were never made.
Source: Allan Ellenberger

The Man Who Broke His Heart (1933) [never made]

Ready For Love (1934) Ida Lupino took the role

The Song of Songs (1933) Marlene Dietrich

No Man of Her Own (1932) Carole Lombard

The Sign of the Cross (1932) Either the Elissa Landi or the Claudette Colbert role

Passionate Stranger (1932) [not made]

Samson and Delilah (1934) [not made]

Bolero (1934) Carole Lombard

It Happened One Night (1934) Claudette Colbert

Forsaking All Others (1934) Joan Crawford

The Trumpet Blows (1934) Frances Drake

Wharf Angel (1934) Dorothy Dell

Bordertown (1935) Bette Davis

Peter Ibbetson (1935) Ann Harding

Perfectly Good Women (1935) [not made]

Come and Get It (1936) Frances Farmer

The Princess and the Pauper (1936) [apparently never made; or made with different title]

Accuse, Levez Vous (Accused, Stand Up) (1936) with Douglas Fairbanks, Jr. [not made]

Love on Parole (1937) [apparently never made; or made with different title]

Next Time I Marry (1938) Lucille Ball

The Sisters (1938) with Kay Francis – eventually made with Bette Davis, Anita Louise, and Jane Bryan

We Are Not Alone (1939) Flora Robson

All This and Heaven Too (1940) Bette Davis (Hopkins would have been much better in this one.)

Devotion (1940) with Bette Davis [made in 1946 with Ida Lupino and Olivia de Havilland]

Badlands of Dakota (1941) Probably the Frances Farmer role

Law of the Tropics (1941) Constance Bennett

To Be or Not to Be (1942) Carole Lombard

The Glass Menagerie (1950) [Miriam tested for the role] Gertrude Lawrence

The Opposite Sex [newspaper columnist] (I’m not sure who plays that role in the film)

Ma Barker’s Killer Brood (1959) Hopkins filmed for one day and left the film. She was replaced by Lurene Tuttle

Also, I’ve heard from another source that Miriam Hopkins was considered for the female lead in “My Life with Caroline” (1941). That role eventually went to Anna Lee.

]]> By: Vincent http://www.altfg.com/blog/actors/miriam-hopkins/#comment-118131 Vincent Fri, 30 Mar 2007 13:57:01 +0000 http://www.altfg.com/blog/archives/2006/12/03/miriam-hopkins-biography-in-the-works/#comment-118131 Here's something not many movie buffs are aware of: In 1932, Paramount received Clark Gable on loan from MGM, and he was to co-star with Hopkins in a film called "No Bed Of Her Own." However, as part of the deal, Gable was to get top billing, which irked Hopkins, so she backed out of the project. Carole Lombard, then a largely undefined Paramount leading lady, took her spot, and the film's title ultimately was changed to "No Man Of Her Own." (And just to clear things up for those who don't know -- no romantic sparks developed between Clark and Carole at this time, although their on-set relationship was deemed cordial; the famed Gable-Lombard romance didn't ignite until 1936.) Hopkins was still involved in the film long enough for posters advertising her and "No Bed Of Her Own" to be made, and now those are movie memorabilia rarities. Here’s something not many movie buffs are aware of: In 1932, Paramount received Clark Gable on loan from MGM, and he was to co-star with Hopkins in a film called “No Bed Of Her Own.” However, as part of the deal, Gable was to get top billing, which irked Hopkins, so she backed out of the project. Carole Lombard, then a largely undefined Paramount leading lady, took her spot, and the film’s title ultimately was changed to “No Man Of Her Own.” (And just to clear things up for those who don’t know — no romantic sparks developed between Clark and Carole at this time, although their on-set relationship was deemed cordial; the famed Gable-Lombard romance didn’t ignite until 1936.) Hopkins was still involved in the film long enough for posters advertising her and “No Bed Of Her Own” to be made, and now those are movie memorabilia rarities.

]]> By: Andre Soares http://www.altfg.com/blog/actors/miriam-hopkins/#comment-118117 Andre Soares Fri, 30 Mar 2007 08:00:53 +0000 http://www.altfg.com/blog/archives/2006/12/03/miriam-hopkins-biography-in-the-works/#comment-118117 When I wrote this article, Mae West had escaped my mind. Even so, I'd still say that Miriam Hopkins was one of the two or three top female stars at Paramount from 1931-1933 (along with West and Marlene Dietrich). Anyhow, I'm rephrasing that sentence. When I wrote this article, Mae West had escaped my mind. Even so, I’d still say that Miriam Hopkins was one of the two or three top female stars at Paramount from 1931-1933 (along with West and Marlene Dietrich).

Anyhow, I’m rephrasing that sentence.

]]> By: Tom http://www.altfg.com/blog/actors/miriam-hopkins/#comment-118102 Tom Fri, 30 Mar 2007 00:05:21 +0000 http://www.altfg.com/blog/archives/2006/12/03/miriam-hopkins-biography-in-the-works/#comment-118102 While I am happy to hear someone is writing a book on Miriam Hopkins (even if she is, to me at least, one of the least appealing actresses from the golden era, she always seems quarrelsome) I don't think Miriam could have ever been called "queen of Paramount" at any point. Despite several good performances and generally good reviews, I don't believe she ever really had a major following with the public not unlike Sylvia Sidney, Merle Oberon, and other actresses who worked for years - even decades - without ever becoming true box office attractions. I would dare to presume the "queen of Paramount" title would have been held by the following: 1927-29 Clara Bow 1930 Nancy Carroll 1931-32 Marlene Dietrich 1933-35 Mae West 1936-40 Claudette Colbert 1941-45 Dorothy Lamour 1946-52 Betty Hutton 1953-?? Audrey Hepburn While I am happy to hear someone is writing a book on Miriam Hopkins (even if she is, to me at least, one of the least appealing actresses from the golden era, she always seems quarrelsome) I don’t think Miriam could have ever been called “queen of Paramount” at any point. Despite several good performances and generally good reviews, I don’t believe she ever really had a major following with the public not unlike Sylvia Sidney, Merle Oberon, and other actresses who worked for years – even decades – without ever becoming true box office attractions. I would dare to presume the “queen of Paramount” title would have been held by the following:

1927-29 Clara Bow
1930 Nancy Carroll
1931-32 Marlene Dietrich
1933-35 Mae West
1936-40 Claudette Colbert
1941-45 Dorothy Lamour
1946-52 Betty Hutton
1953-?? Audrey Hepburn

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