LaurenceOliver referred to her as an "angel." Director Henry Hathaway claimedshe was a "bitch." Critics hailed Ann Harding as the finest actress toventure from Broadway to Hollywood. Her unique, natural screen presencein Holiday (1930) earned an Academy Award nomination for Best Actress.From 1929-1936, Harding reigned as cinema's "Gallant Lady."
Ann's ethereal quality belied a passionate nature. Her affairs withthree remarkably talented and very married men associated with the filmindustry could have easily outraged fans and quashed her career.Theater visionary-director Jasper Deeter, Ann's life-long mentor,remarked that Ann was a master at hiding her childish, stubborntemperament. Friends of Ann's daughter, Jane Otto, claim that despiteAnn's highly publicized custody battles. as a mother, Ann was"detached." Ann Harding - Cinema's Gallant Lady pays tribute to hercareer, and unveils a complex portrait of one of stage and cinemas mostremarkable talents.
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