Arthur Miller and Marilyn Monroe joined forces on the problem-plagued The Misfits. See also: The playwright’s answer to Elia Kazan’s 1954 Oscar winner On the Waterfront.
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Playwright Arthur Miller vs. Red Scare paranoia: The Crucible and the Salem witch hunts demythologize the concept of ‘American exceptionalism.’
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Visions of the shattered American Dream in 2 ‘Arthur Miller movies’: The subversive family dramas All My Sons and Death of a Salesman.
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Hal Prince Broadway musical legend: Stephen Sondheim and Andrew Lloyd Webber collaborator + remembering subversive cult classic.
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West End Theater Raves and Best Actress Tony Award plus Laurence Olivier Costar in Eugene O’Neill masterwork: Minor Columbia Actress Went Far.
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Theodore Bikel Movies: The Oscar-nominated activist and The Sound of Music, Fiddler on the Roof star was bypassed for the movie versions.
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Ron Moody: Doctor Who Was Biggest Professional Regret of Oscar-Nominated Actor who would be nominated for Tony Award for Oliver! revival.
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Teresa Wright: From Broadway triumph (minus Tony nomination) to cult classic Somewhere in Time and The Rainmaker with Matt Damon.
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Henry V Movie (1944) Actress Renée Asherson: Laurence Olivier’s Leading Lady was London stage star married to Oscar winner Robert Donat.
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Polly Bergen, actress in Hollywood and on Broadway, was on Richard Nixon’s extended Enemies List, along with other liberal Democrat celebrities.
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Wendy Hughes in Newsfront. Wendy Hughes: ‘Careful, He Might Hear You’ actress dead at 61 Australian film, television, and stage actress Wendy Hughes, best known internationally for the big-screen dramas …
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Vivien Leigh and Laurence Olivier as Emma Hamilton and Lord Nelson in That Hamilton Woman (1941). Vivien Leigh biography, movies + photo exhibit among centenary celebrations [See previous post: “Vivien …
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Marta Heflin in A Perfect Couple. Broadway actress Marta Heflin dead at 68: Featured in several Robert Altman movies Stage actress Marta Heflin, who was featured in a handful of …
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Betty Hutton. Betty Hutton: Paramount’s Troubled Blonde Bombshell Energetic, electric, exuberant, effusive, brassy, spunky, hyper, manic – these are all qualities that could (and most likely have been) used to …
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Tony Awards: ‘Lucky Guy’ with Tom Hanks. Tony Awards 2013: Tom Hanks, Nora Ephron & Cicely Tyson among nominees April 30 update: The Tony Awards 2013 nominations were announced earlier …
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Richard Griffiths in The History Boys with Dominic Cooper. ‘Harry Potter’ actor Richard Griffiths dead at 65: Renowned for gay roles in ‘The History Boys’ & ‘Withnail & I’ Richard …
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Male impersonator Kitty Doner: Vaudeville Theatre History. Vaudeville theatre history: ‘The Encyclopedia of Vaudeville’ Vaudeville history in Anthony Slide’s The Encyclopedia of Vaudeville. Vaudeville is now extinct – at least …
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Bella Wedding Dress: Pomp & circumsntace as Kristen Stewart and Robert Pattinson tie the knot in ‘Breaking Dawn – Part 1.’ Bella’s wedding: Behind the scenes Feb. 1: The The …
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Former Czech Republic president Václav Havel died at age 75 on Dec. 18. Besides his role as a political dissident during the Communist regime and as a representative of Czechoslovakia’s …
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Bin Laden movie & Obama Administration connection: Republican congressman wants investigation The Hurt Locker‘s Academy Award winners Kathryn Bigelow and Mark Boal have been receiving assistance from the Barack Obama …
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Playwright-screenwriter Arthur Laurents died in his sleep on May 5 in New York City. He was 93. Best known for writing the book for the Broadway smashes West Side Story …
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Jill Haworth in Exodus with Eva Marie Saint. Actress Jill Haworth, who was seen in a handful of movies and television shows since 1960 but who was best known as …
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Eugène Lourié homage: Adrienne Corri (Mrs. Alexander in A Clockwork Orange) in Jean Renoir’s 1951 drama The River. The Art Directors Guild (ADG) Film Society and the American Cinematheque (AC) …
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Tony Award winners: Eddie Redmayne in Red, with Alfred Molina. June 13 update: Hollywood took over Broadway at the 2010 Tony Awards. Or almost. Presenters included Daniel Radcliffe and Academy …
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Anna Paquin, Cindy Lauper, Whoopi Goldberg, are some of those featured in a new PSA for the Give a Damn campaign, started by Lauper’s True Colors Fund which fights for …
Marília Pêra: Brazilian superstar and daring Pixote prostitute was US Film Critics’ Best Actress winner and potential Oscar nominee.
Ron Moody: Oliver! Actor, Oscar Nominee Dead. Dickens’ Fagin in troubled but highly successful stage musical and later Best Picture winner..
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 …
Julie Harris in East of Eden with James Dean. Julie Harris: Best Actress Oscar nominee & multiple Tony winner Film, stage, and television actress Julie Harris, a Best Actress Academy …
Risë Stevens: Opera star in Carmen. Risë Stevens: Metropolitan Opera star & former Bing Crosby girlfriend in ‘Going My Way’ dead at 99 Risë Stevens, the Metropolitan Opera mezzo-soprano best remembered by …
Howard Keel, best remembered for MGM musicals such as Show Boat, Kiss Me Kate, and Seven Brides for Seven Brothers, is Turner Classic Movies’ next-to-last “Summer Under the Stars” star. …
Neva Patterson An Affair to Remember actress who loses Cary Grant to Deborah Kerr and V Miniseries Alien Collaborator + Buddy Holly Mom dead at 90.
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