The Real Reason Kim Novak Quit Acting and Left Hollywood

Hollywood beauty Kim Novak is known for starring with Jimmy Stewart in Alfred Hitchcock’s 1958 film Vertigo, often regarded as the best film ever made. However, just a few years later, she announced that she was retiring from acting. Over the next three decades, Kim rarely appeared on the silver screen, and, in 1991, she left the spotlight for good and became a painter.

Robert Malloy, Kim Novak / Kim Novak / Kim Novak, Sammy Davis Jr. / Kim Novak.

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The reasons for her departure have long been speculated about. Recently Novak has opened up about her experience in Hollywood, her numerous love affairs with stars like Frank Sinatra, Jimmy Stewart, and Sammy Davis Jr., her feud with media mogul Harry Cohn, and her mental health. Finally, the talented actress revealed what made her escape Hollywood.

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