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Joy’s partnership with DeMille ended unhappily in 1928 and he reportedly held a grudge for years.
Leatrice gilbert fountain biography of christopher
She signed with MGM and made the last of her silent films for that studio. The coming of sound effectively ended the film careers of both Leatrice Joy and John Gilbert. Her strong southern accent was considered a detriment, and his voice was called, by some, unsuitable. Joy freelanced for a couple of years for lesser studios and then left movies for nearly a decade.
Meanwhile, John Gilbert struggled to revive his waning career until he died suddenly in 1936.
| Marilyn Monroe |
Joy’s final film was Love Nest (1951), one of Marilyn Monroe’s early films.
She told her daughter that Monroe had an effect similar to Jean Harlow’s. She wasn’t talking about her onscreen persona so much as her stunning impact on men - who stopped in their tracks and stared the moment they caught sight of her.
Leatrice Gilbert Fountain remembers Jean Harlow.
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