HOPE HAMPTON

Hope Hampton was an actress in the 1920s only (see below for why). She was born Mae Elizabeth Hampton in Houston, Texas in 1897, and won a beauty contest, and quickly became a star in silent movies. In 1922, she met married film executive Jules Brulatour, and became his mistress, and the following year, he divorced his wife and married Hampton. In 1927, she retired and became an opera singer, but she spent more of her time as a society lady, and among other things, she amassed a collection of over 5,000 designer gowns! She came out of retirement for one movie in 1938 (directed by her husband), and they remained married until he passed away in 1946. She was prominent socially for many years and she passed away in 1982, at the age of 84.