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Hope Hampton: The Duchess of Park Avenue by Trav S.D.

A few words on the brief career of Hope Hampton (Mae Elizabeth Hampton,1897-1982). Hampton was a Philadelphia beauty pageant queen who was spotted by pioneering producer Jules Brulatour while working as an extra in Maurice Tourneur's Woman (1918). At the time, Brulatour was president of Kodak, but still managing the career of stage and screen […]

SOURCE: Trav S.D. at 02:24AM on February 19, 2024

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