Edwina Booth (1904-1991)her career began in 1928.Her chance for stardom came when the studio cast her in its new jungle epic Trader Horn opposite Harry Carey.MGM gave the production a fairly large budget,and sent cast and crew on location in East Africa.With the heat and insects,she contracted malaria during shooting.Her role in the film as "The White Goddess" required that she be very scantily clad,likely increasing her susceptibility.Production went on for several months (much longer than average

Edwina Booth (1904-1991)her career began in 1928.Her chance for stardom came when the studio cast her in its new jungle epic Trader Horn opposite Harry Carey.MGM gave the production a fairly large budget,and sent cast and crew on location in East Africa.With the heat and insects,she contracted malaria during shooting.Her role in the film as "The White Goddess" required that she be very scantily clad,likely increasing her susceptibility.Production went on for several months (much longer than average

production time in those days),and the film wasn't released until 1931.Despite many problems with the film's production,Trader Horn was a success,securing an Academy Award nomination for Best Picture.Booth,however,fared much worse;it took her 6 years to fully recover physically.She sued MGM for over a million dollars, claiming she had been provided with inadequate protection and inadequate clothing during the African shoot.According to some sources she settled for $35,000(= $530,303.03 in 2012).

production time in those days),and the film wasn't released until 1931.Despite many problems with the film's production,Trader Horn was a success,securing an Academy Award nomination for Best Picture.Booth,however,fared much worse;it took her 6 years to fully recover physically.She sued MGM for over a million dollars, claiming she had been provided with inadequate protection and inadequate clothing during the African shoot.According to some sources she settled for $35,000(= $530,303.03 in 2012).

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