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Nova Pilbeam

Nova Pilbeam is a British actress with notable performances in both theatre and film. She was born in 1919 and was last known to be living in the London village of Highgate.

Born Nova Margery Pilbeam in Wimbledon on November 15, 1919. She reached great fame early in her life with high-profile roles as a child stage actress. This early success led to a great deal of work in her teen years, most memorably in the 1930s films of Alfred Hitchcock "The Man Who Knew Too Much" (1934) and "Young and Innocent" (1937). She also gained acclaim with her lead performance as Lady Jane Grey in "Tudor Rose" (1935).

Unfortunately, she was not able to maintain the success of her early years and did not continue to work in the cinema past the late 1940s. Her career might have taken a completely different direction had she been cast (as David O. Selznick had originally wanted) in the lead role of Hitchcock's 1940 film "Rebecca", which was nominated for best picture in the 1941 Academy Awards and launched the career of Joan Fontaine.

References

More detailed biography @ wickedlady.com
Bonus materials included in The Criterion Collection's DVD edition of "Rebecca"
Nova Pilbeam at IMDb

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 <b>Nova Pilbeam</b> is a [[Great Britain|British]] [[actress]] with notable performances in both [[theatre]] and [[film]].  She was born in [[1919]] and was last known to be living in the [[London]] village of [[Highgate]].
-Born Nova Margery Pilbeam in [[Wimbledon]] on November 15, [[1919]]. Nova's fame seemed to be at it's greatest right at the start of her career when she quickly established herself as a talented child actress. She moved quickly from stage to screen and appeared perhaps most famously in [[Alfred Hitchcock|Alfred Hitchcock's]] [[1930s]] movies "[[The_Man_Who_Knew_Too_Much_%281934_film%29|The Man Who Knew Too Much]]" ([[1934]]) and "[[Young and Innocent]]" ([[1937]]). However, she also put in a gifted performance as [[Lady Jane Grey]] in "[[Tudor Rose movie|Tudor Rose]]" ([[1935]]).
+Born Nova Margery Pilbeam in [[Wimbledon]] on November 15, [[1919]]. She reached great fame early in her life with high-profile roles as a child stage actress. This early success led to a great deal of work in her teen years, most memorably in the [[1930s]] films of [[Alfred Hitchcock]] "[[The_Man_Who_Knew_Too_Much_%281934_film%29|The Man Who Knew Too Much]]" ([[1934]]) and "[[Young and Innocent]]" ([[1937]]).  She also gained acclaim with her lead performance as [[Lady Jane Grey]] in "[[Tudor Rose movie|Tudor Rose]]" ([[1935]]).
+Unfortunately, she was not able to maintain the success of her early years and did not continue to work in the cinema past the late [[1940s]].  Her career might have taken a completely different direction had she been cast (as [[David O. Selznick]] had originally wanted) in the lead role of Hitchcock's [[1940]] film "[[Rebecca (film)|Rebecca]]", which was nominated for best picture in the 1941 Academy Awards and launched the career of [[Joan Fontaine]].
-Unfortunately, the early success did not translate to an adult career and although she had quite a few parts during the late 30's and 40's she never managed to regain the momentum of her early years.
 ==References==
 *[http://www.wickedlady.com/films/ladies/PilbeamNova/ More detailed biography @ wickedlady.com]
+*Bonus materials included in [[The Criterion Collection|The Criterion Collection's]] DVD [http://www.criterionco.com/asp/release.asp?id=135 edition of "Rebecca"]
+* {{imdb name|id=0683345|name=Nova Pilbeam}}