Juanita Moore, Susan Kohner, Paul Weitz Photos
The 50th anniversary screening of Douglas Sirk’s classic weepie Imitation of Life, starring Lana Turner, Sandra Dee, John Gavin, and Oscar nominees Juanita Moore and Susan Kohner (above), was presented by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences on Friday, August 21, at the Samuel Goldwyn Theater in Beverly Hills. The event was hosted by film critic Stephen Faber.
In Imitation of Life, white Susan Kohner plays black Juanita Moore’s daughter (hey, it’s Hollywood). In real life, however, Kohner doesn’t have a black mom. Her mother is Lupita Tovar, 98, known as "Mexico’s Sweetheart" back in the early 1930s and the star of the Spanish-language version of Dracula. Her father was producer Paul Kohner, among whose credits is the Margaret Sullavan vehicle Next Time We Love and German actor-director Luis Trenker’s Depression Era drama The Prodigal Son.
Susan Kohner, who retired from films after marrying fashion designer John Weitz in 1964, also happens to be the mother of screenwriter-directors Chris and Paul Weitz, among whose credits are American Pie, About a Boy, and In Good Company (Paul only).
Photos: Matt Petit / ©A.M.P.A.S.
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Juanita Moore, Stephen Faber
Paul Weitz, Susan Kohner
Paul Weitz, Susan Kohner
Paul Weitz, Susan Kohner, Stephen Faber
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Wow, I had no idea that Kohner and Moore – let alone Lupita Tovar! – were still around. Good stuff.
Great photos!
Imitation of Life is one my favorite movies.
Susan Kohner and Ms. Juanita Moore were simply marvelous in it.
Lana Turner was the most glamorous movie star EVER!!!!
Good to see Juanita Moore who was so great in “Imitation of Life.”
It’s really sad that Lana and Sandra couldn’t be there as well.