Iconic low-budget filmmaker Roger Corman (article) is famous for the array of top directors–among them James Cameron, Francis Ford Coppola, Joe Dante, Ron Howard, and Martin Scorsese–who got some of their first breaks working for him at the American International…
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Joan Cusack: Friend to the Working Girl
“I was never the ‘babe,’ so I knew I’d never get those big roles. I’d always be the best friend or the quirky sidekick.” So said comedienne/actress Joan Cusack about a body of work that has garnered her many fans…
Read more →Margaret Dumont: Groucho’s Girl
A short tribute to classic character actress Margaret Dumont, comedic sidekick to the Marx Brothers, Laurel & Hardy, Abbott & Costello and W.C. Fields. Author Gary Cahall takes a look into her career.
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