Blind Item #9 - Old Hollywood

This actress was A+ list in her day. Her career spanned many decades. She was the lead in what is considered one of the best movies of all time and runs about 4 hours long. It is a silent film. The original was over 7 hours long. During her career, this former A++ lister who didn't become an A++ lister until after our actress died, used her as one of his original dirty tricksters when he was still a politician here in California. She was sued multiple times and threatened with defamation lawsuits and she didn't care.