Nina Foch
Nina Foch, best remembered as an acting teacher and for her role as Gene Kelly’s "sponsor" in the Oscar-winning MGM musical An American in Paris (1951), died of complications of long-term myelodysplasia, a blood disorder, on Friday, Dec. 5, at the UCLA Medical Center in Los Angeles. Foch was 84.
According to the Los Angeles Times obit, Foch became ill Thursday while teaching "Directing the Actor" at USC’s School of Cinematic Arts, where she had been teaching for 40 years. Among her former students are Randal Kleiser, Amy Heckerling, Edward Zwick, and Marshall Herskovitz.
She was born Nina Consuelo Maud Fock in Leiden, The Netherlands, on April 20, 1924 — her father was Dutch composer-conductor Dirk Fock; her mother was American [...]
by Andre Soares | December 7, 2008
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Tags: An American in Paris, Classic Movies, Executive Suite, Gene Kelly, Johnny O'Clock, My Name Is Julia Ross, Nina Foch, The Undercover Man
Best Films – 1954
Considered by many one of Joseph L. Mankiewicz’s lesser films, The Barefoot Contessa is a classy, intelligently written, and generally well acted morality tale. Inspired by the life of Rita Hayworth (née Margarita Cansino), the film’s plot revolves around the tragic fate of Maria Vargas, a great, earthy beauty who becomes a Hollywood movie star. Besides Jack Cardiff’s beautiful cinematography and Mario Nascimbene’s melancholy score, The Barefoot Contessa offers Ava Gardner in top form — both as a star and as an actress. Humphrey Bogart offers solid support as a film director, while director-screenwriter Joseph L. Mankiewicz (All About Eve, 5 Fingers, Sleuth) handles the proceedings with his usual sophisticated flair.
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The Barefoot Contessa
Hobson’s Choice
Johnny Guitar
The Long, Long Trailer [...]
by Andre Soares | August 31, 2004
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Tags: Ava Gardner, Barbara Stanwyck, Best Films, Brenda De Banzie, Classic Movies, Dorothy Dandridge, Edward Underdown, Eva Marie Saint, Executive Suite, Fredric March, Lenore J. Coffee, Magnificent Obsession, Mercedes McCambridge, Seven Brides for Seven Brothers, The Barefoot Contessa, Woman's World
