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Kim Novak is one of my favorite actresses and I think she is one of the most underrated and overlooked actresses of her generation. Kim Novak was a unique phenomenon. As the last of the "manufactured" screen goddesses and Columbia's answer to Marilyn Monroe, Kim had a more refined sex appeal than the other blond goddesses of the 1950's. She radiated a kind of mystery that harked back to the days of Garbo and Dietrich. Onscreen Kim Novak seems distant, enigmatic, thoughtful and somehow sad. She has been referred to as the reluctant goddess, the melancholy blonde and the lavender blonde. The studio created the idea that lavender was Kim Novak's favorite color as part of her movie star image. However, I think the term Lavender Blonde fits Kim Novak - it sets her apart from the sunny Doris Day or the gilded Marilyn Monroe. Lavender is closer to blue - makes you think of Madeleine in Vertigo, lost in thought by the seashore. Anyway, I thought it was high time that this lovely Hollywood legend had a homepage dedicated to her so here it is!
The Internet Movie Database is now updated
with dozens of great rare photos of Kim provided by MPTV.net,
see them here
NEWS!!!!! One of Kim's harder to find films, The Notorious Landlady(1962) is now available to buy on DVD!!! See all of the Kim Novak movies available to buy at Movies Unlimed
on DVD and VHS
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Movie
Reviews
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Picnic: A Walk Into Our Past - a new addition to this website, Bob Laudemann takes a look back at the movie PICNIC through his visits to the locations where the movie was filmed.
Kim
Novak: Fan Appreciation - a place where Kim's fans can comment on her place
in movie history, her special qualities, and review her films. Please email
me if you would like to contribute some comments to this part of the page. I'm
looking for your input!
My
Kim Novak Film Reviews - my perspective on the Novak films I've seen
NEW! Of Human Bondage Photo Gallery |
NEW! More stills from Strangers When We Meet |
NEW! Legend of Lylah Clare Photo Gallery |
NEW! Updated Kim Novak Photo Gallery
| Man with the Golden Arm Still Gallery
| Jeanne Eagels Still Gallery
| VERTIGO Still Gallery
| Strangers When We Meet gallery
Vertigo Reviews
Kim
Novak Yahoo Group
- chat with other fans!
I've added a second Newsweek
article about Kim from 1959. Although the tone of both Newsweek articles is
rather patronizing it's still interesting to see how Novak was seen by the press
back in the 1950's: Kim
Novak Articles
If you are looking for any books relating to Kim Novak a good place to check
out is BookFinder Two books relating
to Kim Novak's life and career can be found through this site: The Reluctant
Goddess and Novak on Camera.
Kim
Novak Profile on Hitchcock Site
Doug Stickney's Kim Novak
Gallery - Lovely Kim Novak pictures are here
Washington
Post Interview - This interview covers all subjects from Vertigo to Kim's
life in 1996.
Advertising Hitchcock
- Website dedicated to the poster art and advertisements of Hitchcock films.
The Sinatra Family | Elizabeth's William Holden Page
Thank you for visiting my Lavender Blonde: Kim Novak page! This page was the first Novak fan site on the web (as far as I can tell) and was created in early 1999. I have no way of contacting Kim Novak and do not know of any address to which you may send fan mail. I don't know if she knows about this website or not. But please, do not email me asking how you may get in touch with her because I do not have that information.
This page was last updated June 1, 2008. Please visit my other
homepages.
Let me know what you think about my page. Email me at harlowgold on AOL.
