Hope Hampton
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Hope Hampton (Mae Elizabeth Hampton) (19 February 1897 - 23 January 1982) was an American silent motion picture actress, who was noted for her seemingly effortless incarnation of siren and flapper types in silent-picture roles during the 1920s.
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[edit] Early life
Texas-born, Philadelphia-bred beauty-contest winner Hampton, was discovered by U.S. silent cinema pioneer Jules Brulatour while working as an extra for director Maurice Tourneur. She made her screen debut in 1920's A Modern Salome, and went on to feature prominently in several Brulatour-financed films. In 1923, Hampton wed her manager Brulatour, and they remained married until his death in 1946.
[edit] Later life
After retiring from motion pictures at the dawn of sound, Hampton turned to opera and made her debut with the Philadelphia Opera Company in Manon, then toured with the MET in La Boheme, Faust and Romeo and Juliet. She returned to the screen in 1938 in The Road to Reno, a film directed by her husband. Later she was immortalized as The Duchess of Park Lane, a leading member of New York's social set, until her death of heart attack at the age of 84.
[edit] Trivia
- Hampton and Brulatour took a honeymoon trip to Egypt, there a Sheikh offered Brulatour £10,000 British pounds to buy his wife. Brulatour smiled at the Sheikh and told him that Mrs. Brulatour's jewels were worth more than that.
- Known as "Hopeless Hampton" to the disparaging, there are some who say she was the model for the no-talent wife in Citizen Kane.
