KIM NOVAK – 88 YEARS OLD

Kim Novak started her career in an odd advertising campaign that surprisingly became a huge success. For some time, Novak was the face of a refrigerator company ad, which crowned her Miss Deepfreeze. After seeing how she clicked with the masses, she got an offer for an acting contract. In no time, she then ventured into movie projects. She teamed up with Alfred Hitchcock, and this cemented her legacy in Hollywood. After four decades in Hollywood’s limelight, she earned a pair of Golden Globe Awards, an Honorary Golden Bear Award, and was honored with a spot in the Hollywood Walk of Fame. Although Novak is no longer active in Hollywood, she remains, to a huge degree, the great visual artist that she is.

Kim Novak was born in Chicago, Illinois. Her mother worked in a factory while her father worked as a freight dispatcher. She was a student at William Penn Elementary, Farragut High School, and Wright Junior College. Novak was a scholar in the School of Art Institute of Chicago. She spent her summer breaks traveling cross-country while working as a model for a refrigerator brand for trade shows. Columbia wanted Novak to fill the throne of Rita Hayworth. The studio was hopeful that Novak could do well at the box office.