We salute the famous–and forgotten–stars of Hollywood past and present, from Barrymore (John and Drew) to Cooper (Gary and Bradley) and beyond. Read about their lives and their films.
Her beauty and on-screen innocence earned silent film actress Olive Borden the nickname “The Joy Girl,” but her private life was anything but a happy experience. Guest writer Marsha Collock looks back at Borden’s all-too-brief career.
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He was the man behind perhaps the most famous alien in TV history, but there was more to Leonard Nimoy’s career than Mr. Spock. MovieFanFare looks at 10 key roles (with a little bit of Spock) in the career of the actor/director, who passed away last week at 83.
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His suave demeanor in such films as Three Coins in the Fountain, Gigi and Can-Can won him fans, but he wanted to be more than just another big-screen Gallic lover. MovieFanFare looks back at the career of Louis Jourdan, who passed away earlier this month at 93.
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Her sultry look and smoky voice made her a natural film noir femme fatale, yet major stardom always seemed to be just out of her reach. MovieFanFare looks back at the life and career of actress Lizabeth Scott, who passed way last month at 92.
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She worked in the ’30s with Mae West and Will Rogers and was Natalie Wood’s mom in Rebel Without a Cause, but few film fans today remember Rochelle Hudson. One who does is guest writer Rory B., who looks at the actress’s life and career.
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Her nighttime dip in Rome’s Trevi Fountain in La Dolce Vita cemented her reputation as a global film sex goddess. MovieFanFare offers a salute to Swedish actress Anita Ekberg, who passed away this weekend at the age of 83.
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He travelled to the future in The Time Machine, battled The Birds for Hitchcock, and voiced a father of 99 in 101 Dalmatians. MovieFanFare remembers Australian-born actor Rod Taylor, who passed away this week at 84, with this classic profile by “Movie Irv” Slifkin.
Read more →He always seemed confident on screen, but Burt Lancaster once said, “Most people seem to think I’m the kind of guy who shaves with a blowtorch. Actually, I’m bookish and worrisome.” Read more about the Oscar-winning Hollywood legend.
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This week’s Criterion Collection release of It Happened One Night offers a perfect chance to revisit our fond salute to co-star Claudette Colbert, who won a Best Actress Oscar for the film and was one of the biggest stars of the 1930s and ’40s.
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MovieFanFare presents a special centennial salute to stage and film actor Norman Lloyd, co-star of Alfred Hitchcock’s Saboteur, Dead Poets Society, and the TV drama St. Elsewhere, who is still going strong on the eve of his 100th birthday.
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