Birthname: Ellen Miriam Hopkins
| Sign | Libra |
| Born |
Oct 18, 1902
Savannah, GA |
| Died |
Oct 9, 1972
New York City, NY |
| Age | Died at 70 |
| Final Resting Place Oak City Cemetery | |
Miriam Hopkins |
|
| Job | Actress |
| Years active | 1928-1970 |
| Top Roles | Lavinia Penniman, Millie Drake, Julia Hayne, Ivy Pearson, Rosie Duggan |
| Top Genres | Drama, Romance, Comedy, Film Adaptation, Crime, Western |
| Top Topics | Based on Play, Book-Based, Pre-Code Cinema, Romance (Drama), Romance (Comic) |
| Top Collaborators | William Wyler (Director), Ernst Lubitsch (Director), Joel McCrea, Bob Kortman, Samuel Goldwyn (Producer), Fredric March, Franklyn Farnum, Leonid Kinskey |
| Also Born on October 18 | |
| Also Born in 1902 | |
| Also Born in Georgia | |
| Also a Libra | |
Miriam Hopkins Overview:
Legendary actress, Miriam Hopkins, was born Ellen Miriam Hopkins on Oct 18, 1902 in Savannah, GA. Hopkins died at the age of 70 on Oct 9, 1972 in New York City, NY and was laid to rest in Oak City Cemetery in Bainbridge, Decatur County, GA.
MINI BIO:
A blue-eyed American blonde who looked just like a thirties version of Cybill Shepherd, Miriam Hopkins was exactly right for her time, her theatrically chic and faintly bitchy sophistication dovetailing beautifully with Lubitsch comedies and other high-gloss offerings to give her star charisma. The passing of the thirties reduced her to ordinariness and she faded from the cinema scene. Married to director Anatole Litvak (1937-1939), third of four. Died from a heart attack. An Oscar nominee for Becky Sharp. (Source: available at Amazon Quinlan's Film Stars).HONORS and AWARDS:
.Although Hopkins was nominated for one Oscar, she never won a competitive Academy Award.
Academy Awards
| Year | Award | Film name | Role | Result |
| 1935 | Best Actress | Becky Sharp (1935) | Becky Sharp | Nominated |
She was honored with two stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in the categories of Motion Pictures and Television.
Miriam Hopkins BlogHub Articles:
The Story of Temple Drake (1933) with Miriam Hopkins
The Story of Temple Drake was adapted from a contemporary William Faulkner novel called Sanctuary. It’s putting it lightly to say it was the subject of controversy — even in the Pre-Code film era — but part of what the film version gives us is this instant sense of Southern Gothic ... Read full article
Miriam Hopkins Book Giveaway (Facebook/Blog January)
“Miriam Hopkins: Life and Films of a Hollywood Rebel” Book Giveaway via Facebook and this Blog Okay, now it’s time for the Facebook/Blog version of our of “Miriam Hopkins: Life and Films of a Hollywood Rebel” Giveaway Contest! This time we’ll be giving away one copy of the book v... Read full article
Miriam Hopkins Book Giveaway (via Twitter in January)
“Miriam Hopkins: Life and Films of a Hollywood Rebel” Book Giveaway via Twitter Happy New Year to All! It’s time for our next book giveaway, the first of many for 2018! CMH is happy to say that we will be giving away FIVE COPIES of “Miriam Hopkins: Life and Films of a Hollywood Rebel... Read full article
Miriam Hopkins in Pre-Code Mode
Fast and Loose, 1930: The Smiling Lieutenant, 1931: 24 Hours, 1931: Two Kinds of Women, 1932: Dancers in the Dark, 1932: ... Read full article
The Miriam Hopkins Blogathon: These Three and The Children’s Hour – The Adaptation of Miriam Hopkins
Introduction One thing I must fully acknowledge before beginning was that prior to signing up for this Blogathon Miriam Hopkins was not a name I could connect to a face. When I checked her filmography on the IMDb I saw that i had seen her in a few things but it hadn’t stuck with me for some reason... Read full article
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Miriam Hopkins Quotes:
Delia Lovell Ralston: My dear.
Charlotte Lovell: A ridiculous, narrow-minded old maid. What else can she ever think of me?
Delia Lovell Ralston: Poor Charlotte.
Charlotte Lovell: Oh, but you needn't pity me. Because she's really mine. If she considers me an old maid, it's because I've deliberately made myself one in her eyes. I've done it from the beginning so she wouldn't have the least suspicion. I've practised everything I've ever had to say to her, if it was important, so that I'd sound like an old maid aunt talking. Not her mother.
Delia Lovell Ralston: Well, after all, darling, there isn't anything important to say to her now. She has every attribute of a modern successful woman - she's healthy, she's young, she's gay, she's attractive...
Gilda Farrell: Oh, Max, people should not ask that question on their wedding night. It's either too late or too early.