It required a different kind of courage.
The fight against racism, for example, demanded confronting social attitudes that were deeply rooted in American society. It was not the kind of cause that could necessarily bring easy praise or glamorous publicity.
Likewise, concern for war and its consequences required looking beyond the entertainment industry’s carefully constructed world and toward the realities experienced by ordinary people.
And then there was the environment.
Parrish became involved in efforts connected with protecting a mountain forest, adding yet another dimension to a life that had already moved far beyond the world of acting.
Her interests reveal a woman who refused to allow her identity to be defined solely by her career.
## More Than a Hollywood Beauty
For decades, photographs of Hollywood stars have often told an incomplete story.
A photograph can capture someone’s appearance, but it cannot explain what that person believed. It cannot reveal the decisions they made in private. It cannot show the causes they supported, the battles they fought, or the sacrifices they made after the cameras were gone.
