Shelley Winters
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In the late 1940's she was the roommate of [[Marilyn Monroe]]. | In the late 1940's she was the roommate of [[Marilyn Monroe]]. | ||
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| + | Shortly after WWII, she met Sterling Hayden who, in her autobiography, she calls "the most beautiful man I have ever met in my life." | ||
In 1951 she starred opposite [[Elizabeth Taylor]] and [[Montgomery Clift]] in ''A Place in the Sun''. For that work, she was nominated for a Best Actress Oscar. | In 1951 she starred opposite [[Elizabeth Taylor]] and [[Montgomery Clift]] in ''A Place in the Sun''. For that work, she was nominated for a Best Actress Oscar. | ||
She was married to Vittorio Gassman from whom she divorced in 1954. He left her for a 16-year-old girl, Anna Maria Ferrero. Shelley was represented in her divorce by Jerry Giesler who also later represented Marilyn. | She was married to Vittorio Gassman from whom she divorced in 1954. He left her for a 16-year-old girl, Anna Maria Ferrero. Shelley was represented in her divorce by Jerry Giesler who also later represented Marilyn. | ||
