The Goddess is a 1958 Columbia Pictures drama film starring Kim Stanley and Lloyd Bridges. Others in the cast include Steven Hill, Betty Lou Holland, Joan Copeland, Patty Duke, and Elizabeth Wilson.
The movie was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay.
In her movie debut, Kim Stanley gives a heart-rending performance in one of the very few films to show what effect Hollywood or show business, in general, can have on a single ...
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The Goddess is a 1958 Columbia Pictures drama film starring Kim Stanley and Lloyd Bridges. Others in the cast include Steven Hill, Betty Lou Holland, Joan Copeland, Patty Duke, and Elizabeth Wilson.
The movie was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay.
In her movie debut, Kim Stanley gives a heart-rending performance in one of the very few films to show what effect Hollywood or show business, in general, can have on a single person. She captures the character's restless misery, fragile turmoil and neurosis, brought about by the rejection and unhappiness of childhood.
The Goddess is an in-depth character study about the life of a troubled, lonely girl, Emily Ann Faulkner, who becomes a successful movie star, Rita Shawn, and is adored by millions of fans, but is miserable in her private life. The story is said to be loosely based on Marilyn Monroe.
Emily Ann (played by Patty Duke at age eight) was born in poverty in The South, has no father, no friends, and is...
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