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In a town full of scandal and heartbreak, Hollywood has rarely seen a more tragic love triangle than Jennifer Jones, David O. Selznick, and Robert Walker. Walker and Jones’ marriage didn’t stand a chance against the all-powerful David O. Selznick. Once the producer set his sights on the “girl with the big eyes,” Jennifer would be consumed by Selznick and his unrelenting vision. Though she reached great heights as a star under Selznick’s thumb, she and her husband would pay a terrible price. Robert Walker would never recover from his wife’s betrayal, and the fallout would haunt Jennifer for the rest of her life.
Sources:
Starcrossed: The Story of Robert Walker and Jennifer Jones by Beverly Linet
Showman: The Life of David O. Selznick by David Thompson
Hitchcock, Selznick, and The End of Hollywood dir. By Michael Epstein
“The Tragedy of Robert Walker” by Jim Henaghan (Redbook Magazine, November 1951)
www.robertwalkertribute.com/nov1951.htm
Clips from:
Since You Went Away dir. By John Cromwell
A Duel in the Sun dir. King Vidor
Strangers on a Train dir. Alfred Hitchcock
A Touch of Venus dir. William A. Seiter
Music:
“Waltz in A Minor” by Frédéric Chopin (via Clavier-Music, pixabay)