The first women filmmakers are the topic of Anthony Slide’s book The Silent Feminists. In a q&a with Alt Film Guide, the author and film historian discusses Weber, Arzner et …
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Ronald Colman: Turner Classic Movies’ Star of the Month in two major 1930s classics Updated: Turner Classic Movies’ July 2017 Star of the Month is Ronald Colman, one of the …
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Dana Andrews Movies: Film Noir actor outstanding in portrayals of angst-ridden characters which made him unique mix of Hollywood hero and antihero.
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Olivia de Havilland vs. Warner Bros.: Landmark Lawsuit changed U.S. labor laws and paved the way for 2 Best Actress Oscars. She turns 100 this year.
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First Best Actor and Best Actress Oscar Winners: Emil Jannings, Janet Gaynor plus silent superstars Norma Talmadge, Constance Talmadge.
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Honorary Award bypassed Marlene Dietrich, Gloria Swanson and Rita Hayworth among dozens of other women as Academy focused on male recipients.
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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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Humphrey Bogart and Lauren Bacall in To Have and Have Not. Humphrey Bogart & Lauren Bacall: From To Have and Have Not to Key Largo Humphrey Bogart (born on Christmas …
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Paul Henreid. Paul Henreid: Actor was ‘dependable’ leading man to Hollywood actresses Paul Henreid, best known as the man who wins Ingrid Bergman’s body but not her heart in Casablanca, …
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Norman Corwin, best remembered for his World War II programs during the Golden Age of Radio, died of natural causes at his Los Angeles home on Oct. 18. He was …
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Steve McQueen: Hollywood rebel of the 1960s. Steve McQueen died at a relatively young age – he was 50 when he succumbed to cancer in 1980 – but strangely, especially …
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Noel Coward with Elizabeth Taylor on the set of Boom! (top); with Marlene Dietrich, 1937 (bottom) Noel Coward – playwright, composer, director, actor, (purported) spy, nationalist, propagandist, semi-closeted gay guy …
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Ida Lupino. Ida Lupino, one of the top Warner Bros. stars of the 1940s, will have her “Summer Under the Stars” day on Thursday, Aug. 27. More than a second-rank …
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A complete retrospective of Hollywood director Rouben Mamoulian (1897–1987), one of cinema’s greatest stylists and innovators, will run at New York City’s Film Forum from Friday, Sept. 7, through Tuesday, …
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The Hard Way with Joan Leslie and Ida Lupino. ‘The Hard Way’ movie at the American Cinematheque: Director Vincent Sherman homage On Tuesday, Aug. 8, at 7:30 p.m., the American …
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Bette Davis in Mr. Skeffington, directed by Vincent Sherman. Vincent Sherman dead at 99: Director guided Bette Davis, Joan Crawford, Ida Lupino (image: Bette Davis in ‘Mr. Skeffington’) Vincent Sherman, …
Joan Leslie Dead at 90: Underappreciated Actress Fought Jack Warner off screen and Danced with Fred Astaire and James Cagney on.
Mary Boland Mary Boland movies: Scene-stealing actress has her ‘Summer Under the Stars’ day Turner Classic Movies will dedicate the next 24 hours, Sunday, Aug. 4, not to Lana Turner, …
Dorothy Malone: Oscar winner incomprehensibly never became a top Hollywood star despite memorable performances in movies of the 1950s.
Malvin Wald screenplay: The Naked City 1948 with Barry Fitzgerald and Dorothy Hart. The Naked City (1948) screenwriter Malvin Wald Screenwriter Malvin Wald, who received an Academy Award nomination for …
Theda Bara in ‘Cleopatra’: ‘The Woman with the Hungry Eyes’ screening at MoMA Theda Bara: ‘Cleopatra’ Star Featured in Documentary The Woman with the Hungry Eyes, about the life and …