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His performances could go from riotously funny to achingly dramatic in a heartbeat, and his talent earned him global acclaim and an Academy Award. MovieFanFare recalls the career of actor Robin Williams, who passed away this week at 63.
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One of Paul Newman’s best-loved film roles was rebellious convict Luke Jackson in 1967’s Cool Hand Luke. Guest writer Leah Williams offers her take on the performance and the similarities between the actor and his on-screen persona.
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He turned western conventions upside down on TV and in the movies, but that was just part of James Garner’s charm in an acting career that spanned over 50 years. MovieFanFare remembers the Academy Award nominee.
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She was the toughest cookie of ’em all, and with an exhaustive new print biography making the rounds, we’re offering up our favorites from the enduring screen legacy of Barbara Stanwyck.
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From the boozing lawyer of Johnny Eager to the twitchy bomber of Airport, solid everyman performer Van Heflin was always memorable in his 30-year run before the cameras. You can check out our appreciation here.
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Gene Autry and Roy Rogers may have been the best-known B-movie cowboys, but Herb Jeffries gave African-American audiences their own frontier hero to root for in the late ’30s. MovieFanFare remembers the pioneering singer/actor, who died last week at age 100.
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With nearly a half-century before the film camera under his belt, Alan Arkin continues to be one of cinema’s most durable and dependable character players. See if the bombardier is okay with our comprehensive appreciation.
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He called it the “worst job” and “biggest disappointment” in his 40-year career, so why are we spotlighting Bob Hoskins’ role in the 1993 video game-inspired Super Mario Bros. to remember the actor, who passed away earlier this week at 71? Read on to find out.
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What’s a woman to do when her brother’s best friend is a giant rabbit that only he can see? Guest blogger Aurora looks at how veteran stage and screen actress Josephine Hull handled the situation in her Oscar-winning role from the 1950 comedy Harvey.
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Mickey Rooney began his career in silent pictures and parlayed his start into a career spanning more than 80 years in movies, television and the Broadway stage. MovieFanFare looks back at the one-time child star who passed away Sunday at the age of 93.
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