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Caption: Still of Robert Taylor, Julie Bishop, Denise Darcel, Beverly Dennis, Hope Emerson, Marilyn Erskine and Lenore Lonergan in Westward the Women (1951)
About Hope Emerson
Actress, Soundtrack
Born: October 29, 1897
Star sign: Scorpio
Height: 6' 2" (1.88 m)
Known for: Adam's Rib (1949), Caged (1950), Westward the Women (1951), House of Strangers (1949)
Source: IMDB
Although there may have been "bigger" actresses in Hollywood's history, there were few "larger" than Hope Emerson. At 6' 2" and 230 pounds, she towered over many of her male co-stars, and her size, brusque voice and stern demeanor typed her for a career in villainous roles, such as her star turn as the sadistic prison matron in Caged (1950), which...
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