Hollywood's Most Infamous Downfall

You may not know the name Gloria Grahame—but you certainly know her face. With her bottle-blond hair, sultry appeal, and drive for fame, she started appearing in roles that painted her as risqué seductress or fallen woman.

In 1946, a twist of fate turned Grahame into a star. While on loan-out from MGM, she nabbed a role in the classic Christmas film It’s a Wonderful Life, starring Hollywood titan Jimmy Stewart. True to type, Grahame played the cheeky Violet Bick, the flirty woman who narrowly avoids a life of "shame" at the end of the film.

Today, it’s one of her most famous roles—yet it only led to heartache.

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If Someone Tells You They Remember These Movie Characters' Names, They're Lying, Because They Never Had One

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Chris Cornell’s Life And The Darkness That Took Him

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Hollywood's Most Infamous Downfall

Hollywood's Most Infamous Downfall

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Gilbert Gottfried kept his diagnosis secret and cracked jokes until the end, so almost no one realized he was sick.

If Someone Tells You They Remember These Movie Characters' Names, They're Lying, Because They Never Had One

Movie Scenes That Took Months To Perfect—For Just A Few Seconds Of Screen Time

We Feel Bad For Zoomers—The First Generation That Will Never Understand The Magic Of Making The Perfect Mixtape

The Best TV Mini-Series Of The 1990s

Chris Cornell’s Life And The Darkness That Took Him

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