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Sterling Hayden's "Summer Under the Stars" Day will take place on Saturday, Aug. 22. Now, Sterling Hayden is an interesting choice for the Turner Classic Movies series. Like previous TCM "Summer Under the Stars" honoree Gloria Grahame, Hayden — though tall, blond, and handsome — was never a major Hollywood personality or a top box-office attraction. And despite his presence in several important and still [...]

Actor Marc Lawrence died of heart failure in Palm Springs, about 160 km east of Los Angeles, on Nov. 27. He was 95. The Brooklyn-born (as Max Goldsmith) rough-looking actor, who once described himself as "pock-marked and oily-skinned," appeared in more than 100 films from the early 1930s to the beginning of the 21st century, generally playing vicious outlaws. Having begun his acting career with [...]