DATE OF IMAGE: 1950s

PRINT DATE: 1980s

ORIGINAL or DUPLICATE: 2nd Generation Negative - produced by re-shooting an original photograph (photo of a photo)

SUBJECT: Kim Novak

APPROXIMATE SIZE: 35mm film

NUMBER OF PHOTOS: 2

COMMENTS / CONDITION: Note that the image shown is inverted from the scanned negative in order to give you a better idea of how the printed image would look. This is an original negative which can be used to produce high-quality photographic prints (no print is included with this item though). This is one of a large number of candid, red carpet and live performance celebrity photos, slides and negatives from the archive of long-time celebrity photographer Nancy Barr-Brandon that we will be listing over the coming months. Wear on these, if any, is mostly confined to minor corner and edge wear, but see scans for further details including condition. We do not deal in stock images or modern reprints, and all scans shown are of the actual vintage photograph, slide or negative being sold. If you have any questions about a particular piece, please ask before the auction ends.

BIO: Kim Novak was born in 933 in Chicago, IL. Kim Novak was born in Chicago, Illinois on February 3, 933 with the birth name of Marilyn Pauline Novak. She was the daughter of Joseph Novak, a former teacher turned transit clerk and his wife, Blanche Kral Novak, also a former teacher. Throughout elementary and high school, Kim did not get along well with teachers. She even admitted that she didn't like being told what to do and when to do it. Her first job, while in high school, was modeling teen fashions for a local department store. Kim, an avid painter, won a scholarship to the Art Institute of Chicago, but ended up going to Wright Junior College instead. While on a break from school, Kim and two of her classmates decided to go to Los Angeles and stand in line to be an extra in a movie called The French Line (953). An agent took notice of Kim's striking beauty arranged for a screen test with Columbia Pictures, and Kim was signed to a contract. After taking some acting lessons, Kim made her film debut in the detective drama Pushover (954) with Fred MacMurray, followed by the comedy Phffft (954) with Jack Lemmon and Judy Holliday. These two films set the tone for her career, and she had so much poise that most people had no idea she was only 2. As a result, the studio continued to pair Kim with fatherly older actors. Kim received a Golden Globe nomination for "Most Promising Newcomer" in 955, and had big parts in three films released that year, first appearing as "Kay Greylek" in 5 Against the House (955). Her next role was in the controversial Otto Preminger film The Man with the Golden Arm (955), which was a big hit. Then came Picnic (955), Kim's breakthrough film. Kim did a superb job of acting in the film as did her costars, and now fans were eager to see more of this bright and beautiful new star. In 957, Kim played "Linda English" in the hit movie Pal Joey (957) with Frank Sinatra and Rita Hayworth. The film did well at the box-office, but was condemned by the critics. Kim really didn't seem that interested in the role. She even said she couldn't stand people such as her character. In 958, Kim appeared in the Alfred Hitchcock film Vertigo (958), which, though poorly received at the time of its release, is now considered a classic. The film was one in which a retired detective, played by James Stewart, follows a suicidal blonde half his age (Kim), only to find out Kim was only masquerading as that person and is actually a brunette shop girl who duped him as part of an elaborate scheme. Kim's other film that year, the supernatural comedy Bell Book and Candle (958), was a modest success, but her follow-up, Middle of the Night (959), was not in spite of drawing good reviews. Unfortunately, the hype that Columbia generated for Kim never materialized, and her career began to fade in the early 960s as the studio system came to an end. She was being overpowered by the rise of new stars or stars that were remodeling their status within the film community. Kim said she didn't have it in herself to campaign for good roles like other actors did, so she took the best of what she was offered. She starred in the ensemble romantic drama Strangers When We Meet (960), which moderately successful. With a few more nondescript films between 960 and 964, she landed the role of "Mildred Rogers" in the remake of Of Human Bondage (964) opposite Laurence Harvey. The film debuted to mostly negative reviews and was not a success. Later that same year, she co-starred in the Billy Wilder sex satire Kiss Me, Stupid (964) with Dean Martin, but the film drew intensely hostile reviews and condemned by many civic groups, causing its studio to distance itself from the film. In 965, Kim played the title role in the comedy The Amorous Adventures of Moll Flanders (965), and married her co-star, Richard Johnson. The marriage only lasted 3 months, but they remained friends. Kim stepped away from the cameras for a while, returning in 968 to star in The Legend of Lylah Clare (968). The film only had a limited release and was a resounding flop. Though still young, Kim said she basically didn't see herself as having a career after that. Following The Great Bank Robbery (969), Kim took another four-year hiatus until 973, when she was seen in a television film called The Third Girl from the Left (973), a romantic drama, and appeared in a segment of the British horror anthology film Tales That Witness Madness (973). Kim's next appearances on the screen were a leading role in the television film Satan's Triangle (975) and a cameo in the Charles Bronson western The White Buffalo (977). Kim ended the 970s by appearing in Just a Gigolo (978) with David Bowie. The film was a critical and commercial failure. Opening the 980s, Kim did gain some attention for the mystery/thriller The Mirror Crack'd (980), but it did nothing for her career. For the rest of the decade, Kim was out of movies and only had a few television gigs. In 983, Kim appeared in the ensemble TV movie, Malibu (983). She had a cameo role in the pilot episode of the short-lived Alfred Hitchcock Presents (985) redux in 985. From 986 to 987, Kim played the mysterious "Kit Marlowe" in 9 episodes of the TV series Falcon Crest (98). In 990, Kim starred in The Children (990), and gave a great performance in a leading role opposite Ben Kingsley. However, the film had a very limited release. Kim's last film to date was 99's Liebestraum (99), in which she played a terminally ill woman with a past. The film was a major disappointment in every aspect, and making it was an especially unhappy experience for Kim, who clashed with director Mike Figgis over how to play her character. Kim hasn't acted since then, and admittedly never reached her potential. Although she has regrets about her career, she has ruled out any plans for a comeback. Kim says she just isn't cut out for a Hollywood life. Fortunately, Kim's personal life has been the contrary to her career. Since 976, Kim has been happily married to Robert Malloy (born 940), a veterinarian who shares her passion for animals and nature. Kim and her husband live on a ranch in Oregon where they raise llamas and horses, and frequently go canoeing. Kim is also an accomplished artist who expresses herself in oil paintings and sculptures.

SKU: NBN02666

 

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