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She Was A Winner

Griffith soon got over losing her dad and entered and won a Mardi Gras beauty pageant in New Orleans. Little did Griffith know, there was someone in the audience that had the ability to make a great change in Griffith’s life. The man was Rollin S Sturgeon, and he approached Griffith right after the pageant ended. Sturgeon stunned Griffith by telling her that she had a future in show business.

Griffith was more than a little interested and followed Sturgeon back to Hollywood. It sounds like every young woman’s dream. Well, it may be just that: or maybe even a total lie.

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4. Or Maybe It Was Santa Monica

There are other accounts about how Griffith found her way to Hollywood pictures. One story goes that after her father’s passing, Griffith, her mother and sister moved to Southern California. In this tale, the beauty pageant was in Santa Monica, and Sturgeon wasn’t just in the audience, he was the pageant’s judge. Again, Sturgeon offered her a contract after Griffith won the contest. This also, however, may not be the truth.