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.
His nearly 50-year film career, covering everything from historical epics to broad comedy, garnered him global acclaim and eight Oscar nominations (but no wins). Movie FanFare remembers actor Peter O’Toole.
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Earlier this week Oscar nominee Eleanor Parker, whose film roles ranged from the prison drama Caged! to the beloved The Sound of Music, passed away at the age of 91. Jessica Pickens remembers the actress dubbed The Woman of a Thousand Faces.
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Whether he was a song-and-dance man, a romantic lead, a family film star, or a TV dad, Fred MacMurray delighted audiences for more than 40 years. MovieFanFare marks his birthday with a look at this beloved and versatile actor.
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How is it Jack Benny got to be regarded to a TV comic first, and a movie comedian a far distant second? (Don’t say “I’m thinking! I’m thinking!”) We’ll examine why, and take a look at the highlights of his film resume.
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The other day Val Kilmer was on the Conan show, pushing his live Mark Twain play called Citizen Twain at the Pasadena Playhouse. Conan showed pictures of Kilmer in costume—white hair, mustache, heavy prosthetics, dandy white suit, bow-tie—greeting audience members…
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Guest blogger Constance Metzinger looks back at the stage, movie and TV career of funny lady Joan Davis, star of the early ’50s sitcom I Married Joan.
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In 1963, starlet Dolores Hart made the stunning decision to abandon a burgeoning career for a nun’s life in a Connecticut abbey. Mother Dolores Hart has reflected on that choice and more in her just-published memoir, and her gracious chat with us follows here.
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Audrey Hepburn’s Hollywood career is as much a fairy tale as her first big role in Roman Holiday in 1953. She once said, “My look is attainable. Women can look like Audrey Hepburn by flipping out their hair, buying the large sunglasses, and the little sleeveless dresses.”
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His popular acceptance with filmgoers was just ripening at the time of his too-early passing, and this craggy and compelling character star still fascinates three decades later. Check out our salute to the works of the one and only Warren Oates,
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In his too-brief life, Wayne Morris was both a respected actor and a World War II flying ace. Today’s guest post by Jessica Pickens presents a fond remembrance of Morris.
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