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Marilyn Pauline "Kim" Malloy is a retired American actress. Her contributions to cinema have been honored with two Golden Globe Awards, an Honorary Golden Bear, a Golden Lion for Lifetime Achievement, and a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
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Born 13 February 1933 · Q212879
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Harry Cohn did not make me. But I also feel that I probably didn
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“God! My first day at MGM they decided to bring this lion out, male, and it was not the best time for him to see me. All of a sudden he thought I was in heat and this lion went into the dressing room, which was just a trailer on the sound stage, and went crazy.”
“Harry Cohn did not make me. But I also feel that I probably didn”
“s certain, as if the poor old reporter could have met Kim Novak and forgotten about it. Kim Novak is not forgettable. In the”
“It was such a painful thing for me because it took me right back to Harry Cohn and all that time. And back into saying, Look, for God”
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“Who knows what the future holds? It would take an awful lot to lure me out there, but I would never say never.”
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Novak disapproved the casting, stating "Sweeney looks sexy all the time" and "[she] sticks out so much above the waist", and expressed concerns the film would focus solely on the sexual side of her and Davis' relationshi
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Novak received the Golden Lion for Lifetime Achievement at the Venice Film Festival, where she also presented a new documentary about her, Kim Novak's Vertigo, directed by Alexandre O
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Was, again, present at the opening of this exhibition
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American actress Sydney Sweeney was cast as Novak in Scandalous
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Butler's also published a book with a selection of her paintings titled Kim Novak: Her Art and Life
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In 2021, Butler's also published a book with a selection of her paintings titled Kim Novak: Her Art and Life.
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Novak gave a rare interview for CBS News Sunday Morning
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Novak joined in conversation with Larry King for a Q&A session at the Grauman's Egyptian Theatre, in celebration of Vertigo's 60th Anniversary
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Novak was invited by Turner Classic Movies to be a guest on their Caribbean Cruise where she sold five of her paintings and was able to raise nearly $7,000 for the prevention of teenage suicide with the auction of a fram
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Novak attended the 22nd Febiofest international film festival, where she received the Kristián Award for her contribution to world cinema and also had an exhibition of her paintings at the Strahov Monastery
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Was a presenter at the 86th Academy Awards
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After Novak's rare public appearance at the 86th Academy Awards, the media speculated that she had undergone cosmetic surgery
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Novak was invited by Cunard Line to be a speaker on board during a New York-to-London cruise on RMS Queen Mary 2
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Was recognized as the guest of honor by the Cannes Film Festival and attended the 2013 Festival, where she introduced a new restored version of Vertigo
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Novak was honored in a handprint and footprint ceremony at Grauman's Chinese Theatre
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Novak was the recipient of a special tribute from the American Cinematheque in Hollywood, where her films were shown at Grauman's Egyptian Theatre
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In 2006, Novak was injured in a horse-riding accident.
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Novak was injured in a horse-riding accident
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Felt she had been "unprofessional" not to obey her director
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British fashion designer Alexander McQueen named his first It Bag The Novak, saying, "I'm drawn to Kim Novak in the same way that Hitchcock was
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Where she stated she would consider returning to the screen "if it was the right role
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Told the Associated Press:I got so burned out on that picture that I wanted to leave the business, but then if you wait long enough you think, "Oh, I miss certain things
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Novak was presented with the Eastman Kodak Archives Award for her major contribution to film
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And was presented with the Eastman Kodak Archives Award for her major contribution to film in 2003
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Novak received an Honorary Golden Bear Award for lifetime achievement at the 47th Berlin International Film Festival
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Novak and Malloy bought a 43-acre ranch in Sams Valley, Oregon, which the couple made into their home
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Vertigo was given a restoration by Robert A
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Novak was ranked 92nd by Empire Magazine on a list of the 100 sexiest stars in film history
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Novak appeared along with James Stewart as a presenter at the 61st Academy Awards
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Novak played fictional actress Lola Brewster in the British mystery-thriller The Mirror Crack'd, based on the story by Agatha Christie
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Won Honorary Golden Bear (1977).
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Novak took part in the ABC movie Satan's Triangle because she was intrigued by the story, which dealt in the supernatural
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Met her second husband, equine veterinarian Robert Malloy, when he made a house call after one of her Arabian mares suffered colic
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“I said, `I'm not going to change my family name.' Harry Cohn said, `Well, nobody's going to go see a girl with a Polack name.' I said, `Well, I'm Czech, but Polish, Czech, no matter, it's my name.”
Novak left Hollywood for Big Sur, where she raised horses and painted, making an occasional film
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Novak was cast as the female lead in the occult-themed mystery Eye of the Devil, co-starring David Niven, Donald Pleasence and Sharon Tate
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Novak was awarded a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, at 6332 Hollywood Boulevard
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To promote the film's opening at the Radio City Music Hall
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Won Golden Globe Award for New Star of the Year – Actress (1955).
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Novak won the Golden Globe Award for Most Promising Newcomer – Female
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After signing a contract with Columbia Pictures, and quickly became one of Hollywood's top box office stars, appearing in Picnic (1955), The Man with the Golden Arm (1955), and Pal Joey (1957)
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Released in 1955), and later, for The French Line (1953), starring Jane Russell at RKO
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Born 1933-02-13.
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