Kim Novak was the box office queen of Hollywood in the mid- to late- fifties, but she retired from full-time acting in 1966.
Wikipedia picks up the story:
By the end of 1966, she was emotionally drained and no longer wanted to live the life of a Hollywood movie star, in the glare of the spotlight with the press scrutinizing her every move. When a mudslide took her Bel Air home and cost her entire life’s savings in bulldozer fees, she moved away from Hollywood to Big Sur. From then on, acting became a job and was no longer a career of choice. Novak preferred to concentrate on her first love, the visual arts, often writing poetry to accompany her paintings, and even writing some song lyrics.
You probably haven’t thought about Kim in years, and you may be surprised that she is still around. She’s 92 now, living in Oregon, and still painting. She tells her own story at kimnovakartist.com.
There might be a full on boob shot in Moll Flanders but it was shot at a distance I couldn’t tell. This scene was not in the home video version I saw.
Here is a behind the scenes shot of Kim from Moll Flanders showing some side boob as well.
Headline: OMG!
Stills: Eh. Can’t really see ’em.
Huh?
Her entire right nipple (the one on your left) is completely out of her blouse!
It’s barely visible with the ruffles!
Invest in some reading glasses.
Kim Novak was one of the true beauties of Hollywood (not sure if she counts as “Golden age” or was a bit later). One of the first names (and faces) that comes to my mind whenever someone mentions best looking actresses of all time. And as she herself said (in the movie, Pal Joey), “Confidentially, I’m stacked.”
What a shame she didn’t hang on in Hollywood a few more years, she left just as nudity in films was becoming a thing. I’d like to think if that she stayed working she might have been convinced to do a decent nude scene or two (or 100).
That said, it sure sounds like she’s lived a happy, wonderful life away from Hollywood, doing what she always wanted to do, so good for her.
Imagine losing your entire life savings to bulldozer fees. 🙁