Kim Novak Tribute

Here is a famous song performed by the great jazz singer Jo Stafford, chosen to illustrate Kim Novak's beauty and class.
Jo Stafford (born in 1917, in Coalinga, California) is an American pop singer whose career spanned the late 1930's through the early 1960's. Stafford is greatly admired for the purity of her voice and is considered one of the most versatile vocalists of the era. Originally, she wanted to become an opera singer and studied voice as a child. At Columbia, she was the first recording artist to sell twenty-five million records. In the 1950's, she had a string of popular hits with Frankie Laine, six of which charted. In 1966, Stafford went into semi-retirement, retiring completely from the music business in 1975. Stafford wouldn't perform again until 1990, at a ceremony honoring Frank Sinatra.
Born (in 1933) Marilyn Pauline Novak, a Roman Catholic of Czech extraction, Kim Novak is an American actress who was one of America's most popular movie stars in the late 1950's. She is perhaps best known for her performance in Alfred Hitchcock's "Vertigo" (1958). She was discovered by Columbia Pictures searching for another beauty to replace the rebellious and difficult Rita Hayworth. Columbia decided to make the blonde and buxom actress their version of Marilyn Monroe. She soon became a most demanded actress. She was paired opposite Sinatra in "Pal Joey" (1957), which also starred Rita Hayworth. She showed a cunning sense of humor in Billy Wilder's cult classic "Kiss Me, Stupid" (1964) opposite Dean Martin. Novak has also made occasional appearances on TV over the years. She joined the cast of the series "Falcon Crest" in the role of Kit Marlowe during the 1986-1987 season. For her contribution to motion pictures, Novak was awarded a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. In 1995, she was chosen by Empire Magazine in its list of the 100 sexiest stars in film history.
Enjoy Kim Novak's sublime beauty!

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[polkadotbox2]

One of the handful deserving of the title Movie Star. Jo Stafford's love ballad adds the classic touch. VERY nicely done!

[johnxxx20000]

Thank you very much! And you're perfectly right concerning the great Kim Novak!

[compasskumpas1]

Who's the singer? It sounds like Chris Connor since Ms. Novak is not known for her singing ability.

[johnxxx20000]

As precised in my notes, it is Jo Stafford.

[moreno2394]

Kim Novak is divine.

The lyrics sung by Jo Stafford too.

Unfortunately we will never see a satr like Kim Novak again.

Yoday actresses have no mistery, are ordinary women

[Politeama]

Wow!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Miss Novak is so gorgeous!!!!!!!!!! and the voice of Jo Stafford, Wow!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!, so perfect. She was a beauty too. Those ladies were unforgettable! Real Stars! Thank you for this deserved tribute to Miss Novak!

[TheDiscomom71]

@polkadotbox Loved it..She is truly beautifull..I also thought she was good actress..ssssssshe never got the credit she derserved .

[silverdub25]

Classical beauty and classical singing-- brilliantly done. Thanks for posting this.

[TheDiscomom71]

That was beautifull..Jo sang the song great ad kim was as beautifull as ever..She was really a great beauty and a great actress..They dont make them like that any more..They have no class like Kim..

[Darrell1019]

@polkadotbox2 Hear-hear!

[retrechero1]

En España nos gustaba mas Kim que M.M. En España se hizo un pelicula llamada

"El curso que amamos a kim Novak".

M.M se recuerda más por sus circunstancias, pero Kim Novak era mejor artista y mucho más guapa. Era M.M como aqui se dice una "muñeca pepona". K.N, tenía angel. Su cara decía todo sin palabras.

[elparaka1]

Que bellezón de mujer!. En VÉRTIGO con James Stewart está que se sale. Fué la actriz favorita de mi adolescencia y lo sigue siendo en mi madurez. Ella junto con Marilyn Monroe son irrepetibles. El paraka1

[jakeprince720]

Iam so in love with kim novak that my wife said to me that that was why she was born with kim's eyebrows..lolshe was so different from all the other actress just special....

[marciaweezer]

Ela é linda de qualquer jeito, mas ruiva, é de matar...

[sgtlzy]

Forget a thousand ships--Kim had a face that could launch a MILLION...!!!!