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<blockquote data-quote="ClassyCo" data-source="post: 134715" data-attributes="member: 7">Here&#039;s one: Constance Bennett (the older sister of Joan) was, according to one book, second only to Garbo in box office popularity polls in the early 1930s. She was married to the wealthy Henry de La Falaise (former husband of Gloria Swanson), and starred in a string of tearjerkers at the hark of talkies: Common Clay (1930) and What Price Hollywood? (1932). She was the undisputed Queen of RKO Studios before Katharine Hepburn (and later) Ginger Rogers took over that title, and was briefly known as Hollywood&#039;s highest-paid performer. Eventually, she found a niche for her husky-voiced persona in a string of feathery, yet sophisticated comedies, such as Topper (1937) and Merrily We Live (1938). Later, she sidelined her movie career for a healthy stint as a real estate agent. I&#039;ve always had a soft spot for Constance Bennett, and have ever since I purchased what I believe to be an authentically signed portrait of her from an estate some years ago. [ATTACH=full]12684[/ATTACH]</blockquote>

[QUOTE="ClassyCo, post: 134715, member: 7"] [FONT=Verdana][SIZE=4]Here's one: [B]Constance Bennett[/B] (the older sister of Joan) was, according to one book, second only to Garbo in box office popularity polls in the early 1930s. She was married to the wealthy Henry de La Falaise (former husband of Gloria Swanson), and starred in a string of tearjerkers at the hark of talkies: [I]Common Clay [/I](1930) and [I]What Price Hollywood? [/I](1932). She was the undisputed Queen of RKO Studios before Katharine Hepburn (and later) Ginger Rogers took over that title, and was briefly known as Hollywood's highest-paid performer. Eventually, she found a niche for her husky-voiced persona in a string of feathery, yet sophisticated comedies, such as [I]Topper [/I](1937) and [I]Merrily We Live [/I](1938). Later, she sidelined her movie career for a healthy stint as a real estate agent. I've always had a soft spot for Constance Bennett, and have ever since I purchased what I believe to be an authentically signed portrait of her from an estate some years ago. [/SIZE][/FONT] [ATTACH=full]12684[/ATTACH] [/QUOTE]

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