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Hollywood Castings and Rising Film Stars of the Era
A stream of early film discoveries: Jeannette lands a lead in Three Minutes to Dawn after a bicycle encounter on Wilshire, Kim Novak rises at Columbia via a chance meeting at a bus stop, Anitra Stevens is spotted by Michael Curtiz for Queen Nefertire, Jarma Lewis lands Queen Guinevere after a dentist job, and director Henry Hathaway helps her surge into The Egyptian.
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Jeannette
France
Kim Novak
Columbia Studio
Pride and Joy
Wilshire Boulevard
Fred MacMurray
French Street
Anitra Stevens
Sunset
Vine
Michael Curtiz
Curtiz
Nefertire
20Th Century-Fox
Jarma Lewis
Bis
Henry Hathaway
Queen Guinevere
Hollywood