Anita Page Articles

In the 2008 TCM Remembers clip above, you'll find a collection of film personalities, from Ingmar Bergman star Eva Dahlbeck to Jaws' Roy Scheider, from Rear Window screenwriter John Michael Hayes to Il Sorpasso director Dino Risi, from silent film actress Anita Page (seen with Joan Crawford) to Black Orpheus' Breno Mello and Marpessa Dawn, from Oscar winner Paul Scofield to schlock goddess Vampira. I [...]

Anita Page, Ramon Novarro in The Flying Fleet Ramon Novarro: Allan Ellenberger Interview II Ramon Novarro and Anita Page. Do you believe he actually asked her hand in marriage as she claimed later in life? I do, and the main reason is that I knew Anita Page and interviewed her extensively for over a year before her health really began to decline. At that point, [...]

Jeanette MacDonald, Ramon Novarro in The Cat and the Fiddle. Photo: Courtesy Matias Bombal Collection. Ramon Novarro: Allan Ellenberger Interview I How would you describe Ramon Novarro the actor? Novarro was a first-rate actor – maybe not an Olivier, but a good solid actor. Even in bad films such as Laughing Boy (1934), he had his moments. He was excellent in dramatic roles such as [...]