A version of this story appears inEntertainment Weekly’s Oscars Untold Stories issue.
Gloria Grahamearrived at the 25th Academy Awards on the verge of superstardom.
But this was no false modesty.
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“I thought Supporting was the kind of [award] you win when you’re older.
I felt unqualified then, [but] Gloria always felt unqualified.”
Her crippling self-doubt had long served as fodder for journalists.
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“Everybody told her how horrible she was.”
Grahame herself may not have been an innocent party.
Thus, Grahame dedicated herself to raising her growing family after having two sons with Tony.
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Still, wherever Grahame went, her reputation followed.
“I certainly was aware of it when we worked together.”
“I was young [and] it was somewhat sobering to me.
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Unfortunately, today its exact location is unknown.
(EW was unable to reach him for confirmation.)
They loved each other.”
Amid the wilted remains of her faded career, however, Grahame’s personal life finally began to blossom.
“She didn’t enjoy the Hollywood system,” he remembers.
