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<blockquote data-quote="Crimson" data-source="post: 231931" data-attributes="member: 5079">That is a lovely picture; emphasizing her beauty rather than, as usual, her sex appeal.I often find the abrupt ending of Jane&#039;s Hollywood career to be curious.&nbsp; Yes her last four films -- GENTLEMEN MARRY BRUNETTES; HOT BLOOD; THE REVOLT OF MAMIE STOVER; and THE FUZZY PINK NIGHTGOWN -- were poorly received, but she had big hits in &#039;53, &#039;54, and &#039;55 and was still being actively pursued/considered for major films in that year.&nbsp; Even taking Hollywood&#039;s fickleness (see: Linda Darnell) into account, it seems improbable that she could become unemployable so quickly.&nbsp; Her later answer about not being able to keep working at (nearly) 40 seems too pat.&nbsp; Reading through those chapters in her autobiography (which doesn&#039;t always provide total clarity to her life), I would conclude it was a combination of career ambivalence, the financial independence Hughes gave her, a rocky marriage with some infidelity on her part, some heavy drinking, and her desire to be a stay-at-home mom for a few years.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Crimson, post: 231931, member: 5079"] That is a lovely picture; emphasizing her beauty rather than, as usual, her sex appeal. I often find the abrupt ending of Jane's Hollywood career to be curious. Yes her last four films -- GENTLEMEN MARRY BRUNETTES; HOT BLOOD; THE REVOLT OF MAMIE STOVER; and THE FUZZY PINK NIGHTGOWN -- were poorly received, but she had big hits in '53, '54, and '55 and was still being actively pursued/considered for major films in that year. Even taking Hollywood's fickleness (see: Linda Darnell) into account, it seems improbable that she could become unemployable so quickly. Her later answer about not being able to keep working at (nearly) 40 seems too pat. Reading through those chapters in her autobiography (which doesn't always provide total clarity to her life), I would conclude it was a combination of career ambivalence, the financial independence Hughes gave her, a rocky marriage with some infidelity on her part, some heavy drinking, and her desire to be a stay-at-home mom for a few years. [/QUOTE]

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