Kim Novak is best known for her role in the Hitchock classic “Vertigo”—but few know her darker history. After stumbling through a troubled childhood, Novak thought she’d found a new home in Hollywood. However, she was horribly mistaken. Controlled and molded into the ideal starlet, Novak found herself blinded by the glare of celebrity. And so, determined to maintain agency in at least one aspect of her life, the tormented actress dove headfirst into the temptation of forbidden love… 1. She Was A Peculiar ChildKim Novak was born Marilyn Pauline Novak on February 13, 1933. Although destined fo…