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.

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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.

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HONORS and AWARDS:

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Although Hopkins was nominated for one Oscar, she never won a competitive Academy Award.

Academy Awards

YearAwardFilm nameRoleResult
1935Best ActressBecky Sharp (1935)Becky SharpNominated
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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

By 4 Star Film Fan on May 3, 2022 From 4 Star Films

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)

By Annmarie Gatti on Jan 7, 2018 From Classic Movie Hub Blog

?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 via Facebook and thi... Read full article


Miriam Hopkins Book Giveaway (via Twitter in January)

By Annmarie Gatti on Jan 1, 2018 From Classic Movie Hub Blog

?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”?b... Read full article


Bette Davis and Miriam Hopkins

By Amanda Garrett on Sep 23, 2017 From Old Hollywood Films

Today, I'm writing about two old Hollywood films starring Bette Davis and Miriam Hopkins. The photo above shows the two leading ladies in the 1939 woman's picture The Old Maid. This article is part of The Duo Double Feature Blogathon hosted by The Flapper Dame and Phyllis Loves Classic Movies. Th... Read full article


Miriam Hopkins in Pre-Code Mode

By Inge Gregusch on Feb 5, 2015 From Creme de la Creme

Fast and Loose, 1930: The Smiling Lieutenant, 1931: 24 Hours, 1931: Two Kinds of Women, 1932: Dancers in the Dark, 1932: ... Read full article


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Miriam Hopkins Quotes:

Max Plunkett: Gilda, I've been your friend for five years.
Gilda Farrell: And I want you to remain my friend for the next fifty years. So please shut up.


Belle Carter: [to Kit] Tell me, how is your new book coming along?
Kit Marlowe: Well, I write and I write, and I still don't like it.
Belle Carter: But, at least when you do turn one out, it's a gem! None of this grinding them out like sausage...
Belle Carter: [she realizes that she has just insulted Millie and pauses with embarrassment] I suppose I could cut my throat.
Millie Drake: [clearly offended] There's a knife on the table!


Gilda Farrell: Now listen, Plunkett, Incorporated. You go to those customers of yours and give 'em a sales talk. Sell them anything you want, but not me. I'm fed up with underwear, cement, linoleum, I'm sick of being a trademark married to a slogan!
Max Plunkett: Gilda...
Gilda Farrell: Don't you tell 'em I've got hiccups. Tell them I've got the advertising blues. The billboard collywobbles! Slogans and sales talks morning, noon, and night, and not one human sound out of you and your whole flock of Egelbaurs!


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Miriam Hopkins Facts
In July, 1972, despite concerns about her health and a premonition that she shouldn't travel, she flew to New York to attend the special screening of "Story of Temple Drake," celebrating the 60th anniversary of Paramount Pictures, followed by a gala party in her honor at the Museum of Modern Art. Just as she had feared, she suffered a major heart attack and died in her hotel suite before getting back to her California home.

In 1932, at a time when single-parent adoption was illegal in most states, she adopted a baby boy while between marriages. She adored her son, Michael, and always called him the most important man in her life.

She was Margaret Mitchell's first choice to play Scarlett O'Hara in Gone with the Wind (1939).

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