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Miriam Hopkins, American actress, 1938. In 1930, after ten years on the stage as a successful actress, Miriam Hopkins (1902-1972) joined Paramount and became one of Hollywood's top-ranking stars. She returned to the stage as her movie career slowed in the 1940s and in the 1950s she added television to her repertoire, guesting on dramatic series such as 'The Outer Limits'. She received a Best Actress Academy Award nomination for her role in 'Becky Sharp' (1935). Cigarette card from 'Modern Beauties', 4th series, issued by the British-American Tobacco Company.