![]() After years in the studio system, shy Piper Laurie found her voice and the courage to burn her contract, leaving Hollywood for New York City in 1955 to study acting and work in live television. Mortified by the shallowness of the roles and movies she was given, she longed for the freedom and fulfillment of her own artistic vision. Her name was emblazoned on marquees across America for hit movies with Reagan (Louisa, 1950), Donald O'Connor (Francis Goes to the Races, 1951), Curtis (Son of Ali Baba, 1952), and Rory Calhoun (Ain't Misbehavin’, 1955).īut Piper discovered early on that the little girl’s dream was not her own. ![]() Her beauty was admired by the likes of Ronald Reagan, Howard Hughes, Paul Newman, Tony Curtis, as well as dozens of directors and legions of fans. Having been selected by Universal Studios to be a contract star, Piper was removed from her acting class and provided with stylists, chaperones, leading roles, and handsome dates, and elevated to the heights of Hollywood. Not yet 20, in the glory days of movie-making, Piper was living every little girl’s dream. As a 17-year-old, Universal signed young Rosetta as a contract player and changed her screen name to Piper Laurie. ![]() Sample track from LEARNING TO LIVE OUT LOUD: A MEMOIR by Piper Laurie.Īn intimate memoir by three-time Oscar nominee Piper Laurie, one of Hollywood’s most gifted and respected actresses.īorn Rosetta Jacobs in Detroit, Michigan, on January 22, 1932,to immigrant parents of Polish and Russian descent, Piper moved with her family to Los Angeles when was just 6-years-old. ![]()
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