Pick of the Day: Shelley Winters

10 Things You Should Know About Shelley Winters

Shelley Winters originally broke into Hollywood films as a Blonde Bombshell type, but quickly tired of the role’s limitations. She claims to have washed off her make-up to audition for the role of Alice Tripp, the factory girl, in A Place in the Sun, directed by George Stevens, now a landmark American film. As the Associated Press reported, the general public was unaware of how serious a craftswoman she was. “Although she was in demand as a character actress, she continued to study her craft. Sh