Joan Crawford Movies: The Women 1939, Controversial Christian-Themed Drama (banned in parts of the U.S.) and going berserk for love.
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Raymond Massey Movies: From Oscar-nominated Abraham Lincoln to Boris Karloff in addition to H.G. Wells visionary and James Dean’s father.
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Katharine Hepburn Movies: Women in Drag, in Love and in Danger in classic movies that ultimately earned her 12 Academy Award nominations.
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Michael Caine Movies: From Gay Villain to starring in the Best British Film in a series of vehicles presented on TCM including Get Carter.
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Teresa Wright Movies: Deceptively Demure Heroine in The Little Foxes, The Pride of the Yankees and Alfred Hitchcock drama Shadow of a Doubt.
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Adolphe Menjou Movies: Old Hollywood (pseudo) Sophisticated Charmer in A Star Is Born and Stage Door, rabid right-winger off screen.
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Olivia de Havilland Movies: ‘Hush…Hush Sweet Charlotte’ as Favor to Bette Davis as two-time Oscar winner not ‘thrilled with the script.’
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Luis Buñuel Movies: Subversive, Challenging Viridiana (‘blasphemous’ according to the Vatican) and The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie.
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Robert Redford: The Great Gatsby 1974 was 1 of biggest artistic misfires of the decade and Redford was part of the problem.
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Robert Redford Movies: Two of the Biggest Blockbusters Ever and War Hero or Serial Killer? The future Hollywood icon in an early subversive war movie.
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Jean Arthur Films: 3 Frank Capra Classics Starring Progressive-Minded Actress that was 1 of the greatest performers during the studio era.
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Cary Grant Films: Gender-Bending Comedy I Was a Male War Bride with Grant as French wife but badly miscast in macho roles.
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Cary Grant Movies: An Affair to Remember Blacklisted Screenwriter Receives No Credit as Real Life ugliness part of romantic screen fantasy.
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Veterans Day Movies: Good, Bad and Worse from Patton to The Sullivans (whose story inspired Saving Private Ryan) and subversive Pride of the Marines.
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Hedy Lamarr: Invention and inventor was a 6-time-married Hollywood star honored for co-developing wifi / frequency-hopping concept.
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Claudette Colbert and Maurice Chevalier in The Smiling Lieutenant. Claudette Colbert movies: From ‘The Smiling Lieutenant’ to ‘Skylark’ Claudette Colbert, the studio era’s perky, independent-minded – and French-born – “all-American” …
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James Garner. James Garner movies: ‘Grand Prix’ & ‘Victor Victoria’ among TCM highlights James Garner, whose film and television career spanned more than five decades, died of “natural causes” at …
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Irene Dunne. Irene Dunne movies: Five-time Best Actress Academy Award nominee starred in now-forgotten originals of well-remembered remakes For over a decade a couple of dozen Irene Dunne movies have …
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Rex Harrison in My Fair Lady. Rex Harrison hat on TCM: ‘My Fair Lady,’ ‘Anna and the King of Siam’ Rex Harrison is Turner Classic Movies’ final “Summer Under the …
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Martin Balsam: Best Supporting Actor Oscar winner for A Thousand Clowns. Martin Balsam: Oscar winner supported Joanne Woodward & Rod Steiger + Charles Bronson Best Supporting Actor Academy Award winner …
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William Holden. William Holden movies: The Bridge on the River Kwai William Holden is Turner Classic Movies’ “Summer Under the Stars” featured actor on Aug. 21. Throughout the day, TCM …
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Hattie McDaniel. Hattie McDaniel: First black performer to win an Academy Award One of the best and, despite nearly 100 film appearances, most poorly utilized actresses of the studio era …
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Wallace Beery in Min and Bill, with Marie Dressler. Wallace Beery movies: TCM offers a glimpse into actor’s extensive filmography According to the IMDb, the Wallace Beery Filmography features nearly …
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Ann Blyth today on TCM Ann Blyth today: Light songs and heavy drama on TCM Ann Blyth, a 1940s Universal leading lady best remembered for her Oscar-nominated performance as Joan …
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Bette Davis’ eyes keep Watch on the Rhine. Bette Davis’ eyes are watching everything and everyone on Turner Classic Movies this evening, as TCM continues with its “Summer Under the …
Fred Astaire Movies: Dancing in the Dark, dancing on the Ceiling and with Ginger Rogers in several RKO and MGM classic musicals.
Young Robert Redford goes from political candidate and youthful journalist fighting corruption to CIA agent fearing for his life and ambitious skiier.
Loretta Young Films: Conservative Catholic actress featured in suggestive, socially and sexually daring pre-Code motion pictures.
First Best Actor and Best Actress Oscar Winners: Emil Jannings, Janet Gaynor plus silent superstars Norma Talmadge, Constance Talmadge.
Jane Fonda in Alan J. Pakula’s Klute. Jane Fonda movies on TCM: ‘The China Syndrome’ & ‘Klute’ + Jean-Luc Godard drama Turner Classic Movies’ 2014 “Summer Under the Stars” kicked …
Shirley Jones. Shirley Jones movies: Elmer Gantry Oscar winner on TCM A few weeks ago, Shirley Jones, 79, made headlines following the publication of her book of memoirs, concisely titled …
Natalie Wood movies: Actress was one of the biggest Hollywood stars of the 1960s. Natalie Wood movies: From going crazy over Warren Beatty to stripping like Gypsy Rose Lee Three-time …