The Lost History of L.A.’s Women-Only Hollywood Studio Club

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Marilyn Monroe, Kim Novak, Ayn Rand, and Rita Moreno were part of a sorority of stars at what amounted to a safe haven for aspiring celebrities

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The heartbreaking self-doubt, self-loathing, and shame they experienced sounds much like the #MeToo encounters of today. Collins, who has told others this story anonymously, is allowing her name to be used for the first time because finally—after 75 years—she has shed the last remnants of blaming herself. That hidden reality gives new reason to appreciate the existence of the Hollywood Studio Club.

And the ingenues kept arriving. Actresses Barbara Hale, Donna Reed, Dorothy Malone, Ann B. Davis, and Marie Windsor all called the HSC home when they first moved to Hollywood. There was usually a long waiting list, but if a major studio called, you went to the head of the line. That’s what happened to Barbara Rush, who, less than two weeks after coming to town, found herself in the office of Adolph Zukor, chairman of the board at Paramount.

While many speak of the solidarity found at the HSC, Kelly remembers it as cliquish: “The other girls were mean to Kim because they were jealous of her success.” Kim also stood out for her platinum hair with a purple hue and because “she had great boobs. She’d just take off her shirt as she was walking down the hall.”

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