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 Kim Novak was born in Chicago, Illinois on February 13, 1933 with the birth name of Marilyn Pauline Novak. She was the daughter of a former teacher turned transit clerk and his wife, 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, after high school, was modeling teen fashions for a local department store. Kim, later, won a scholarship in a modeling school and continued to model part-time. Kim later worked odd jobs as an elevator operator, sales clerk, and a dental assistant. The jobs never seemed to work out so she fell back on modeling, the one job she did well. After a stint on the road as a spokesperson for an appliance company, Kim decided to go to Los Angeles and try her luck at modeling there. Ultimately, her modeling landed her an uncredited role in the RKO production of The French Line (1953). The role encompassed nothing more than being seen on a set of stairs. Later a talent agent arranged for a screen test with Columbia Pictures and won a small six month contract. In truth, some of the studio hierarchy thought that Kim was Columbia's answer to Marilyn Monroe. Kim, who was still going by her own name of Marilyn, was originally going to be called "Kit Marlowe". She wanted to at least keep her family name of Novak, so the young actress and studio personnel settled on Kim Novak. After taking some acting lessons, which the studio declined to pay for, Kim appeared in her first film opposite Fred MacMurray in Pushover (1954). Though her role as "Lona McLane" wasn't exactly a great one, it was her classic beauty that seemed to capture the eyes of the critics. Later that year, Kim appeared in the film, Phffft (1954) with Jack Lemmon and Judy Holliday. Now more and more fans were eager to see this bright new star. These two films set the tone for her career with a lot of fan mail coming her way. Her next film was as "Kay Greylek" in 5 Against the House (1955). The film was well-received, but it was her next one for that year that was her best to date. The film was Picnic (1955). Although Kim did a superb job of acting in the film as did her co-stars, the film did win two Oscars for editing and set decoration. Kim's next film was with United Artists on a loan out in the controversial Otto Preminger film The Man with the Golden Arm (1955). Her performance was flawless, but it was was Kim's beauty that carried the day. The film was a big hit. In 1957, Kim played "Linda English" in the hit movie Pal Joey (1957) with Frank Sinatra and Rita Hayworth. The film did very 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. That same year, Novak risked her career when she started dating singer/actor Sammy Davis Jr.. The interracial affair alarmed studio executives, most notably Harry Cohn, and they ended their relationship in January of the following year. In 1958, Kim appeared in Alfred Hitchcock's, now classic, Vertigo (1958) with James Stewart. This film's plot was one that thoroughly entertained the theater patrons wherever it played. The film was one in which Stewart's character, a detective, is hired to tail a friend's wife (Kim) and witnesses her suicide. In the end, Stewart finds that he has been duped in an elaborate scheme. Her next film was Bell Book and Candle (1958) which was only a modest success. By the early 1960s, Kim's star was beginning to fade, especially with the rise of new stars or stars that were remodeling their status within the film community. With a few more nondescript films between 1960 and 1964, she landed the role of "Mildred Rogers" in the remake of Of Human Bondage (1964). The film debuted to good reviews. In the meantime, Kim broke off her engagement to director Richard Quine and embarked on a brief dalliance with basketball player Wilt Chamberlain. While filming The Amorous Adventures of Moll Flanders (1965), she had a romance with co-star Richard Johnson, whom she married, but the marriage failed the following year. Kim stepped away from the cameras for a while, returning in 1968 to star in The Legend of Lylah Clare (1968). It was a resounding flop, perhaps the worst of her career. However, after that, Kim, basically, was able to pick what projects she wanted. After The Great Bank Robbery (1969) in 1969, Kim was away for another four years until she was seen with then-boyfriend Michael Brandon in a television movie called The Third Girl from the Left (1973), playing a veteran Las Vegas showgirl experiencing a midlife crisis. In a personal development, Novak met equine veterinarian Robert Malloy in October 1974 and the couple married in 1976. Subsequent films were not the type to get the critics to sit up and take notice, but afforded her the opportunity to work with strong talent. She appeared to good effect in Satan's Triangle (1975), Just a Gigolo (1978), The Mirror Crack'd (1980) and Malibu (1983). In 1986 and 1987, Kim played, of all people, "Kit Marlowe" in the TV series Falcon Crest (1981). In 1990, she starred alongside Ben Kingsley in The Children (1990), a fine independent film shot in Europe. It was not widely distributed, thus few got to see Novak giving one of her most powerful performances. Her last film, on the silver screen, was Liebestraum (1991), in which she played a terminally ill woman with a past. The film was a major disappointment in every aspect. Kim clashed with director Mike Figgis over how to play her character. Consequently, the role was cut to shreds. Kim has ruled out any plans for a comeback and says she just isn't cut out for Hollywood. Fortunately, she has found long-lasting happiness outside her career. Today she lives in Eagle Point, Oregon with her husband Bob, on a ranch where they raise horses and llamas. Kim is also an accomplished artist and has exhibited her painting in galleries around the country. She enjoys riding, canoeing and expressing herself through paint, poetry and photography.
Bio:
Kim Novak was born in Chicago, Illinois on February 13, 1933 with the birth name of Marilyn Pauline Novak. She was the daughter of a former teacher turned transit clerk and his wife, 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, after high school, was modeling teen fashions for a local department store. Kim, later, won a scholarship in a modeling school and continued to model part-time. Kim later worked odd jobs as an elevator operator, sales clerk, and a dental assistant. The jobs never seemed to work out so she fell back on modeling, the one job she did well. After a stint on the road as a spokesperson for an appliance company, Kim decided to go to Los Angeles and try her luck at modeling there. Ultimately, her modeling landed her an uncredited role in the RKO production of The French Line (1953). The role encompassed nothing more than being seen on a set of stairs. Later a talent agent arranged for a screen test with Columbia Pictures and won a small six month contract. In truth, some of the studio hierarchy thought that Kim was Columbia's answer to Marilyn Monroe. Kim, who was still going by her own name of Marilyn, was originally going to be called "Kit Marlowe". She wanted to at least keep her family name of Novak, so the young actress and studio personnel settled on Kim Novak. After taking some acting lessons, which the studio declined to pay for, Kim appeared in her first film opposite Fred MacMurray in Pushover (1954). Though her role as "Lona McLane" wasn't exactly a great one, it was her classic beauty that seemed to capture the eyes of the critics. Later that year, Kim appeared in the film, Phffft (1954) with Jack Lemmon and Judy Holliday. Now more and more fans were eager to see this bright new star. These two films set the tone for her career with a lot of fan mail coming her way. Her next film was as "Kay Greylek" in 5 Against the House (1955). The film was well-received, but it was her next one for that year that was her best to date. The film was Picnic (1955). Although Kim did a superb job of acting in the film as did her co-stars, the film did win two Oscars for editing and set decoration. Kim's next film was with United Artists on a loan out in the controversial Otto Preminger film The Man with the Golden Arm (1955). Her performance was flawless, but it was was Kim's beauty that carried the day. The film was a big hit. In 1957, Kim played "Linda English" in the hit movie Pal Joey (1957) with Frank Sinatra and Rita Hayworth. The film did very 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. That same year, Novak risked her career when she started dating singer/actor Sammy Davis Jr.. The interracial affair alarmed studio executives, most notably Harry Cohn, and they ended their relationship in January of the following year. In 1958, Kim appeared in Alfred Hitchcock's, now classic, Vertigo (1958) with James Stewart. This film's plot was one that thoroughly entertained the theater patrons wherever it played. The film was one in which Stewart's character, a detective, is hired to tail a friend's wife (Kim) and witnesses her suicide. In the end, Stewart finds that he has been duped in an elaborate scheme. Her next film was Bell Book and Candle (1958) which was only a modest success. By the early 1960s, Kim's star was beginning to fade, especially with the rise of new stars or stars that were remodeling their status within the film community. With a few more nondescript films between 1960 and 1964, she landed the role of "Mildred Rogers" in the remake of Of Human Bondage (1964). The film debuted to good reviews. In the meantime, Kim broke off her engagement to director Richard Quine and embarked on a brief dalliance with basketball player Wilt Chamberlain. While filming The Amorous Adventures of Moll Flanders (1965), she had a romance with co-star Richard Johnson, whom she married, but the marriage failed the following year. Kim stepped away from the cameras for a while, returning in 1968 to star in The Legend of Lylah Clare (1968). It was a resounding flop, perhaps the worst of her career. However, after that, Kim, basically, was able to pick what projects she wanted. After The Great Bank Robbery (1969) in 1969, Kim was away for another four years until she was seen with then-boyfriend Michael Brandon in a television movie called The Third Girl from the Left (1973), playing a veteran Las Vegas showgirl experiencing a midlife crisis. In a personal development, Novak met equine veterinarian Robert Malloy in October 1974 and the couple married in 1976. Subsequent films were not the type to get the critics to sit up and take notice, but afforded her the opportunity to work with strong talent. She appeared to good effect in Satan's Triangle (1975), Just a Gigolo (1978), The Mirror Crack'd (1980) and Malibu (1983). In 1986 and 1987, Kim played, of all people, "Kit Marlowe" in the TV series Falcon Crest (1981). In 1990, she starred alongside Ben Kingsley in The Children (1990), a fine independent film shot in Europe. It was not widely distributed, thus few got to see Novak giving one of her most powerful performances. Her last film, on the silver screen, was Liebestraum (1991), in which she played a terminally ill woman with a past. The film was a major disappointment in every aspect. Kim clashed with director Mike Figgis over how to play her character. Consequently, the role was cut to shreds. Kim has ruled out any plans for a comeback and says she just isn't cut out for Hollywood. Fortunately, she has found long-lasting happiness outside her career. Today she lives in Eagle Point, Oregon with her husband Bob, on a ranch where they raise horses and llamas. Kim is also an accomplished artist and has exhibited her painting in galleries around the country. She enjoys riding, canoeing and expressing herself through paint, poetry and photography.
Tivia:
Injured in a 2006 horseback riding accident that broke her ribs, punctured a lung and caused nerve damage. She made a full recovery within a year.Columbia gave her a studio-mandated makeover that capped her teeth and bleached her hair. She was also required to lose 15 pounds before going on-camera.Having claimed publicly in 2012 that she was "raped as a child", she clarified in a 2021 interview with "The Guardian" that it was actually in her early teens, by multiple boys in the back seat of a stranger's car.Got a $400 scholarship to the Art Institute of Chicago.Was diagnosed bipolar in 2001.Raises horses and llamas in Oregon.Was the original choice to play Marion Wormer in National Lampoon's Animal House (1978).Met her husband, Dr. Robert Malloy, in 1974 when he came to treat her sick horse. They married two years later in an outdoor ceremony at their home near Big Sur in California. She has two stepchildren.As a starlet with Columbia Pictures, she resisted pressure to change her name to Kit Marlowe. Years later that name was used for the character she played in Falcon Crest (1981). She did agree to change her first name from Marilyn to Kim, as the public associated her given name with Marilyn Monroe.Visited Sammy Davis Jr. in hospital shortly before his death.Though their marriage only lasted 10 months, she and Richard Johnson remained friends up until his death in 2015. They sparked reconciliation rumors in 1971 after spending the Christmas holiday together.Is portrayed by Terri Lynn in Rita Hayworth: The Love Goddess (1983)On 7/24/2000 she watched her memento-filled house in Eagle Point, OR, go up in flames. A deputy fire marshal said that the blaze was probably the result of a tree that fell across an electrical power line. Included in the loss were scripts from some of her movies as well as her computer, which contained her long-gestating autobiography. However, spared were her menagerie of animals, including horses and llamas, and neither she nor her husband was injured. She later said that the fire was a sign that she shouldn't be writing an autobiography.Went on a personal strike in 1957 protesting her salary of $1,250 per week.Considered suing Hungarian music band Kill Kim Nova.On 10/19/2010 she was diagnosed with breast cancer and began cancer treatment.She was so shy as a youngster that her mother persuaded her to join a youth group, where she overcame her shyness. After leaving college she did modeling work, appearing in a national adverting campaign tour that ended up on a Hollywood set, where she learned the rudiments of acting.In Popular (1999), the main girl's bathroom in the high school is called "The Novak", which holds all the pictures of the homecoming queens. The name is inspired by the time when movie stars would donate money to schools (often an alma mater). The writers found out that she donated money to a school in the Santa Monica area (where the school in the show is set), so they named this room after her.Her star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame is located at 6332 Hollywood Blvd.For a scene in Picnic (1955) in which she had to cry, she asked director Joshua Logan to pinch her black and blue off screen, telling him, "I can only cry when I'm hurt".Appearing at public events more frequently as of late, and engages with fans on Facebook. She has no interest in acting again, however.In an interview with Stephen Rebello in the July 2005 issue of Movieline's "Hollywood Life", she admitted that she had been "unprofessional" in her conduct with director Mike Figgis on how to portray her character in Liebestraum (1991).Was considered for the role of Jean Harlow in Harlow (1965) but the role ultimately went to Carroll Baker.In 1995 she was chosen by "Empire" magazine as one of the 100 Sexiest Stars in film history (#92).Lived in a curfewed dormitory where no men were allowed when she first moved to Los Angeles.Daughter of Joseph A. Novak and Blanche Kral. One older sister, Arlene Malborg.Has appeared in two films that have been selected for the National Film Registry by the Library of Congress as being "culturally, historically or aesthetically" significant: The Man with the Golden Arm (1955) and Vertigo (1958).In late 2001 her home in Oregon was robbed of more than $200,000 worth of firearms and tools. Three men were arrested and charged with burglary, theft and criminal conspiracy.Totaled two cars in 1966--one in an August 26 accident and another on December 6.Became a step-grandmother in 2010.1953 Deb Star.Auditioned for the role of Caroline Meredith in The 10th Victim (1965).In Italy, most of her films were dubbed by Rosetta Calavetta. At the beginning of her career, she was also dubbed by Dhia Cristiani. Lydia Simoneschi and Rita Savagnone also lent their voice to Novak at some point, in The Man with the Golden Arm (1955) and Kiss Me, Stupid (1964) respectively.Ex-stepmother of Sorel Johnson.Has never talked publicly about Sharon Tate, to whom she was reportedly unkind.Born at 3:13 am.Mentioned in Jack Renews Driver's License (1964). |
| Name: |
Kim Novak |
Type: |
Actress,Costume and Wardrobe Department,Soundtrack (IMDB) |
| Area: |
All World |
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IMDB |
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Business scope: |
Actress,Costume and Wardrobe Department,Soundtrack |
| Products for sale: |
Actress,Costume and Wardrobe Department,Soundtrack |
| Model rank: |
1131 |
| Last update: |
2024-07-01 04:38:55 |
| Height: |
5' 6' (1.68 m) |
| Biography: |
Kim Novak was born in Chicago, Illinois on February 13, 1933 with the birth name of Marilyn Pauline Novak. She was the daughter of a former teacher turned transit clerk and his wife, also a former teacher. Throughout elementary and high school, Kim d |
| Trivia: |
Injured in a 2006 horseback riding accident that broke her ribs, punctured a lung and caused nerve damage. She made a full recovery within a year.Columbia gave her a studio-mandated makeover that capped her teeth and bleached her hair. She was also required to lose 15 pounds before going on-camera.Having claimed publicly in 2012 that she was "raped as a child", she clarified in a 2021 interview with "The Guardian" that it was actually in her early teens, by multiple boys in the back seat of a stranger's car.Got a $400 scholarship to the Art Institute of Chicago.Was diagnosed bipolar in 2001.Raises horses and llamas in Oregon.Was the original choice to play Marion Wormer in National Lampoon's Animal House (1978).Met her husband, Dr. Robert Malloy, in 1974 when he came to treat her sick horse. They married two years later in an outdoor ceremony at their home near Big Sur in California. She has two stepchildren.As a starlet with Columbia Pictures, she resisted pressure to change her name to Kit Marlowe. Years later that name was used for the character she played in Falcon Crest (1981). She did agree to change her first name from Marilyn to Kim, as the public associated her given name with Marilyn Monroe.Visited Sammy Davis Jr. in hospital shortly before his death.Though their marriage only lasted 10 months, she and Richard Johnson remained friends up until his death in 2015. They sparked reconciliation rumors in 1971 after spending the Christmas holiday together.Is portrayed by Terri Lynn in Rita Hayworth: The Love Goddess (1983)On 7/24/2000 she watched her memento-filled house in Eagle Point, OR, go up in flames. A deputy fire marshal said that the blaze was probably the result of a tree that fell across an electrical power line. Included in the loss were scripts from some of her movies as well as her computer, which contained her long-gestating autobiography. However, spared were her menagerie of animals, including horses and llamas, and neither she nor her husband was injured. She later said that the fire was a sign that she shouldn't be writing an autobiography.Went on a personal strike in 1957 protesting her salary of $1,250 per week.Considered suing Hungarian music band Kill Kim Nova.On 10/19/2010 she was diagnosed with breast cancer and began cancer treatment.She was so shy as a youngster that her mother persuaded her to join a youth group, where she overcame her shyness. After leaving college she did modeling work, appearing in a national adverting campaign tour that ended up on a Hollywood set, where she learned the rudiments of acting.In Popular (1999), the main girl's bathroom in the high school is called "The Novak", which holds all the pictures of the homecoming queens. The name is inspired by the time when movie stars would donate money to schools (often an alma mater). The writers found out that she donated money to a school in the Santa Monica area (where the school in the show is set), so they named this room after her.Her star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame is located at 6332 Hollywood Blvd.For a scene in Picnic (1955) in which she had to cry, she asked director Joshua Logan to pinch her black and blue off screen, telling him, "I can only cry when I'm hurt".Appearing at public events more frequently as of late, and engages with fans on Facebook. She has no interest in acting again, however.In an interview with Stephen Rebello in the July 2005 issue of Movieline's "Hollywood Life", she admitted that she had been "unprofessional" in her conduct with director Mike Figgis on how to portray her character in Liebestraum (1991).Was considered for the role of Jean Harlow in Harlow (1965) but the role ultimately went to Carroll Baker.In 1995 she was chosen by "Empire" magazine as one of the 100 Sexiest Stars in film history (#92).Lived in a curfewed dormitory where no men were allowed when she first moved to Los Angeles.Daughter of Joseph A. Novak and Blanche Kral. One older sister, Arlene Malborg.Has appeared in two films that have been selected for the National Film Registry by the Library of Congress as being "culturally, historically or aesthetically" significant: The Man with the Golden Arm (1955) and Vertigo (1958).In late 2001 her home in Oregon was robbed of more than $200,000 worth of firearms and tools. Three men were arrested and charged with burglary, theft and criminal conspiracy.Totaled two cars in 1966--one in an August 26 accident and another on December 6.Became a step-grandmother in 2010.1953 Deb Star.Auditioned for the role of Caroline Meredith in The 10th Victim (1965).In Italy, most of her films were dubbed by Rosetta Calavetta. At the beginning of her career, she was also dubbed by Dhia Cristiani. Lydia Simoneschi and Rita Savagnone also lent their voice to Novak at some point, in The Man with the Golden Arm (1955) and Kiss Me, Stupid (1964) respectively.Ex-stepmother of Sorel Johnson.Has never talked publicly about Sharon Tate, to whom she was reportedly unkind.Born at 3:13 am.Mentioned in Jack Renews Driver's License (1964). |
| Quotes: |
The head of publicity of the Hollywood studio where I was first under contract told me, "You're a piece of meat, that's all". It wasn't very nice but I had to take it. When I made my first screen test, the director explained to everyone, "Don't listen to her, just look".
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Storms come down, houses are wiped out, people drown, but every last little palm is there after the storm. Man is always saying, "I will overwhelm". Why can't he bend like the little palms? And rise again. Isn't that better than being washed away?
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For every answer, I like to bring up a question. Maybe I'm related to Alfred Hitchcock or maybe I got to know him too well, but I think life should be that way.
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Harry Cohn did not make me. But I also feel that I probably didn't make me, either. I think it was a combination. I think that's what made it work.
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[Alfred Hitchcock], contrary to what I'd heard about him, allowed me very much to have my own interpretation and everything. |
| Salaries: |
Boys' Night Out (1962) - $500,000 + 20% of the gross
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Jeanne Eagels (1957) - $13,000
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Picnic (1955) - $100 a week |
| Job title: |
Actress,Costume and Wardrobe Department,Soundtrack |
| Others works: |
"This Land Is Mine" (6 April 1970), as herself
(1956) Magazine ad: Lux bar soap |
| Spouse: |
Robert Malloy (March 12, 1976 - November 27, 2020) (his death)Richard Johnson (March 15, 1965 - May 26, 1966) (divorced) |
| Children: |
Beck MalloyLisa Malloy |
| Parents: |
Joseph Novak
Blanche Novak |
| Relatives: |
Arlene Novak (Sibling) |
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