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Actor Born: October 18, 1902 in Bainbridge, GA Death: October 9, 1972 in New York City, NY Biography:American actress "Miriam Hopkins" studied to be a dancer, but her first major opportunity with a touring ballet troupe was cut short when she broke her ankle. Opting for an acting career, Hopkins drew upon her Georgia background to specialize in playing Southern belles, most notably in the 1933 Broadway play "Jezebel". Entering films with 1930's "Fast and Loose", Hopkins became a popular film star, though many critics and film historians deemed her histrionic, uninhibited style as "an acquired taste." During the early stages of her film career, Hopkins contributed at least two memorable performances: Champagne Ivy, the doomed cockney songstress in the "Fredric March" version of "Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde" (1931), and the title role in "Becky Sharp" (1935), the first feature film to be shot in the three-strip Technicolor process. Relatively charming offscreen, Hopkins could be a terror on the set,... Full Biography
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