Olivia de Havilland in ‘The Heiress.’ Olivia de Havilland vs. Warner Bros. (See previous post: “Olivia de Havilland Turns 99: Warner Bros. Legal Fight Changed U.S. Labor Law.”) In 1942,…
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Ron Moody in Mel Brooks’ ‘The Twelve Chairs:’ The ‘Doctor Who’ that never was. Ron Moody: ‘Doctor Who’ was biggest professional regret (See previous post: “Ron Moody: From Charles Dickens…
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Lizabeth Scott: Film noir actress Lizabeth Scott dead at 92: Film noir star of the ‘1940s and 1950s & Elvis Presley leading lady Lizabeth Scott, a Paramount star in the…
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Audrey Long: Actress in films noirs and Westerns, and the widow of The Saint creator Leslie Charteris. Audrey Long dead at 92: Actress in B movies and author Leslie Charteris widow Actress…
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Joan Lorring in ‘Three Strangers’ Joan Lorring dead at 88: ‘The Corn Is Green’ performer was one of the earliest surviving Academy Award nominees in the acting categories Best Supporting…
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San Francisco Symphony & Cary Grant in ‘North by Northwest.’ San Francisco Symphony salutes Alfred Hitchcock: Halloween movies and Hitchcock movie music The San Francisco Symphony will celebrate Alfred Hitchcock…
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Doris Day in Calamity Jane: Gay or straight? In David Butler’s enjoyable musical Western, Day is equally intrigued by chorus girl Allyn McLerie and macho Westerner Howard Keel. She also…
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Deanna Durbin in ‘I’ll Be Yours.’ Deanna Durbin dies at 91: One of the top stars of Hollywood’s studio era According to Hollywood lore, teen star Deanna Durbin saved Universal…
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Deep Throat porn star Harry Reems dead at 65; Reems became a free-speech cause célèbre in the mid-’70s Harry Reems, star of the landmark 1972 porn movie Deep Throat and…
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Grace of Monaco Nicole Kidman as Grace Kelly. Nicole Kidman as Grace Kelly in ‘Grace of Monaco’: Best Actress Oscar nominee? Nicole Kidman Best Actress Academy Award nominee (possibly winner)…
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Rebecca remake in the works? Alfred Hitchcock’s 1940 original – based on a novel by Daphne Du Maurier – starred Joan Fontaine and Laurence Olivier. Hollywood has been running out…
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Alfred Hitchcock suspense thriller: I Confess with Montgomery Clift. Alfred Hitchcock is the focus of tonight’s programming on Turner Classic Movies, which will be showing five of the director’s films: Stage…
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