Garden of Dreams

The incomparable Simone Signoret (1921-1985), one of the grand actresses of the twentieth century and one of France's most notable stars, considered herself the “oldest discovery” in Hollywood. After years of block-listing during the McCarthy era, she was thirty-eight years old when she entered Hollywood through the back door in the 1959 British blockbuster Room at the Top . Her portrayal of the endearing Alice Aisgill earned her the Academy Award in 1960, the first French actor to win a coveted