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Too Beautiful to Succeed How Beauty Blocked and Shaped Careers
The piece recalls prominent women who faced bias because of beauty. Claudette Colbert, Trene Bennett, Isabelle Hallin, Madeleine Carroll, Imogene Carpenter, Jane Froman, Irene Rich, June Lang and others pivoted from initial limits, pursuing theater, radio, law, or cinema, proving talent defied looks.
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Claudette Colbert
Trene Bennett
States
Mexico
Madeleine Carroll
England
Hollywood
Imogene Carpenter
Miss Hallin
Jane Froman
University of Missori
Ireneich
San Francisco
June Lang