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Maria Ouspenskaya as a godmother in real life;
she was also
the godmother of
modern
American acting. (From her archives
at UCLA.)
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As Maleva the gypsy in "The Wolf Man" (1941),
probably
Ouspenskaya's most-remembered role.
She also appeared
in the sequel, "Frankenstein Meets the Wolf Man." |
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Movie magazine clipping (c. 1940) from one of Ouspenskaya's
scrapbooks (Young Research Library, UCLA). John Garfield
had been a student at Ouspenskaya's acting school in New
York, before she moved to Hollywood. |
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| Certificate for Ouspenskaya's second nomination for an
Academy Award. The first nomination, three years earlier,
was for "Dodsworth." |
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"The Mystery of Marie Roget," 1942. Ouspenskaya is
hilarious barking out lines like "That's none of your
business" and "Don't ask me foolish questions." She
had a similar attitude about her own life.
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Ouspenskaya played the part of the Amah without any
dialog. A behind-the-scenes photograph distributed to
newspapers to promote the movie.
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| The entrance to Ouspenskaya's first school in Hollywood
was from Vine Street. |
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One of Ouspenskaya's residences in Hollywood.
Most of the buildings Ouspenskaya lived in still exist. |
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Site of the legendary Ciro's nightclub (1940-57)
on the Sunset Strip. A surprise from
Ouspenskaya's archives was the number
of newspaper clippings about her going to Ciro's
and to many parties and other social events.
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| Ouspenskaya was devoted to the war effort during World War II—working at the Hollywood Canteen, going on USO tours, visiting military camps. |
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Ouspenskaya's script for "Waterloo Bridge" (from her archives at UCLA). As in "Dodsworth," her character turns the story in another direction. |
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After two years of research, writer/director Jordan Mohr visits Ouspenskaya's grave at Forest Lawn Memorial Park in Glendale. |