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Kitty Foyle, subtitled The Natural History of a Woman, is a 1940 film which tells the story of a white-collar girl who falls in love with a young socialite, despite the objections of his family. It stars Ginger Rogers, Dennis Morgan, James Craig, Ernest Cossart and Gladys Cooper.

Katharine Hepburn was offered the title role but turned it down. She lost the Oscar that year to Ginger Rogers (Hepburn was nominated for The Philadelphia Story
).

The film was adapted by Dalton Trumbo and Donald Ogden Stewart, from the 1939 novel by Christopher Morley. It was directed by Sam Wood.

The movie was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Picture and the Academy Award for Writing Adapted Screenplay. Ginger Rogers won for Best Actress.

---- Kitty Foyle is also a dress style of the 1940s characterized by a dark fabric and contrasting (usually white) collar and cuffs; it is named after a dress worn by Ginger Rogers in the film of the same name.

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