The Only Approval She Sought Was Her Father’s
While she was becoming the hottest thing in Hollywood, she kept her eye on New York. Instead of buying a home in Beverly Hills, she insisted on sharing a modest rented apartment. That way, she could go back to New York whenever she wanted.
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Out west, she had nothing going for her besides the pleasure of acting. But she wasn’t that interested in money (she came from it), she didn’t like fame, and she wasn’t looking for anyone’s approval, except her father’s, that is. Although her own father wasn’t a fan, Hitchcock certainly was…