Imitation of Life is a 1934 American melodrama film directed by John M. Stahl. The screenplay by William Hurlbut, based on the 1933 novel by Fannie Hurst, was augmented by eight additional uncredited
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Claudette Colbert in a publicity still of the film.
Louise Beavers and Colbert in a still of the film.
Imitation of Life (novel)
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Imitation of Life is a 1933 novel by Fannie Hurst that was adapted into two films for Universal Pictures: a 1934 film, and a 1959 remake. The novel, which deals with issues of race, class and gender,
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