Once hailed by acclaimed director D. W. Griffith as the greatest natural actress now in pictures, Una Merkel (1903-1986) was a rare individual in Hollywood s Golden Age. Humble, self-effacing, and egoless, she confessed to having great insecurities and an inferiority complex. Never aspiring to be a star, she was more interested in good roles, regardless of their size, which often meant supporting the more important actors of her day Jean Harlow, Jeanette MacDonald, Spencer Tracy, Clark Gable, James Stewart, Carole Lombard, and Marlene Dietrich, to name a few. But Una didn t mind playing second fiddle to them. She was able to parlay these parts into a career that lasted more than.
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