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Johnny Sheffield: “When one door closes, another door opens”
I don’t think anyone who watched Johnny Weissmuller’s Tarzan films while growing up didn’t envy Boy, a character introduced in “Tarzan Finds a Son!” (1939) when he was the sole survivor of a plane...
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Ann Rutherford: “My golden years were platinum years”
It was wonderful to see how much former screen star Ann Rutherford, a.k.a. Polly Benedict in the much-beloved “Andy Hardy” series and familiar as Careen O’Hara, Scarlett’s younger sister in “Gone With...
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Jean-Pierre Jeunet and Audrey Tautou: Hopefully we’ll catch another glimpse...
It all began more than a century ago, and since then, it often proved to be a successful formula: a wonderful professional collaboration resulting in great movies that stood and stand the test of time...
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Looking back: What daily life was like at Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer once you...
A lot of (auto)biographical books and historical documentaries have been made over the years, all reflecting on (the pros and cons of) the studio system that was responsible for Hollywood’s golden era...
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Stanley Donen: “What Audrey Hepburn had, you couldn’t teach, you couldn’t...
“Stanley [Donen] is a master moviemaker. His knowledge of film is boundless, from his clever camera technique and choreographic grace to his finely tuned musical ear to his exquisite taste in color...
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Alan Ladd, Jr.: “The basic rule is, if you don’t have good material, you...
The son of actor Alan Ladd (1913-1964), who made his screen debut in 1932 and became a leading man with Paramount’s “This Gun for Hire” (1942) co-starring Veronica Lake, Alan Ladd Jr. (b. 1938) found...
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Betty Garrett: “We decided to put the Hollywood blacklist behind us and get...
On April 7, 2004, American philanthropist and media mogul Ted Turner, founder of CNN and TCM, among others, received his star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. Several actors from Hollywood’s golden age,...
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2019 Film Fest Ghent: Filmmaker Rupert Goold introduces “Judy” with Renée...
In the early morning of June 22, 1969, Judy Garland passed away at age 47 in the bathroom of her London home, located at 4 Cardogan Lane, a tiny and very basic cottage which she had rented for about...
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Rupert Goold: “There’s a directness to Judy Garland’s acting that still would...
Judy Garland (1922-1969) was a legendary American screen star, singer, and dancer who became a household name when she appeared opposite Mickey Rooney in several romantic and musical comedies at MGM....
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Norma Barzman, now 102, victim Hollywood blacklist: “Marilyn Monroe came to...
When I was preparing for my 2008 visit to Hollywood, trying to contact actors and directors for interviews about their careers in film, I hoped to get in touch with veteran screenwriter Norma Barzman...
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