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Annabella (Suzanne Georgette Charpentier 1907-1996) |
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- Carole Landis, A Gentleman At Heart, 1941. The treatment written for Don Ameche (asa Runyonesque bookmaker) had him opposite Annabella - or Simone Simon. Next draft? Annabella’s ex-husband, Tyrone Power and Loretta Young. Finally, Romero had Landis.
- Ingrid Bergman, For Whom The Bell Tolls, 1943. Mrs Tyrone Power was among the dozen possibilities (Frances Farmer, Vivien Leigh included) until up showed... The Swede.
- Celeste Holm, Come To The Stable, 1948. The story (by future US ambassador to Italy, Clare Booth Luce) was about nuns. Hence, head Fox Darryl F Zanuck’s memo: “If the Church does not object, Annabella would be sensational as Sister Scolastica.” Maybe so, but Holm won it. And the support Oscar nomination.
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