Fabled screen beauty and three-time Oscar winner Ingrid Bergman was born 100 ago this week. In this classic post, Jay Steinberg looks back at the storied career and stormy personal life of the Swedish-born star of Casablanca and other gems.
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He was one of MGM’s top leading men in the ’30s and ’40s and is best known for co-starring with Myrna Loy in the Thin Man series. On the 123rd anniversary of his birth, William Powell’s cinematic career is explored in this classic post.
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This week marks the 81st anniversary of James Stewart’s film debut (in, of all things, a comedy short with Shemp Howard!). To honor the beloved actor, we’re reprinting this classic retrospective of Stewart’s Oscar-winning body of work.
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Since this week marks the anniversary of his groundbreaking tough-guy turn in The Public Enemy, James Cagney is the focus of this classic salute to the pugnacious Oscar-winner, who was as quick on his feet (Yankee Doodle Dandy) as he was with a gun (White Heat).
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Whether he was up against alien goo (The Blob), Mexican outlaws (The Magnificent Seven), or the streets of San Francisco (Bullitt), Steve McQueen made it all look effortless. MovieFanFare salutes the actor, who would have turned 85 today.
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Greta Garbo made her final screen appearance in the MGM comedy Two-Faced Women, which opened 73 years ago this week. If you “want to be alone” with other memorable Hollywood moments, we’ve assembled a list for your reading pleasure.
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James Bond, as played by Sean Connery, met “the man with the Midas touch” 50 years ago this week with the U.S. premiere of Goldfinger. If you’re hungry for movie trivia that’s as good as gold, check out the nuggets of interest we’ve mined inside.
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Decades after General Sherman, the city of Atlanta was set ablaze again–for the premiere of the Civil War saga Gone with Wind–75 years ago this week. Frankly, my dear, we’ve got even more memorable dates from Hollywood’s past inside.
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Spencer Tracy and Katharine Hepburn made their final screen appearance together 47 years ago this week in Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner. There’s no need to guess what other key Hollywood moments occurred this week; just keep reading.
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Greed, Erich von Stroheim’s landmark silent epic that was severely cut by Metro-Goldwyn before its release, opened 90 years ago this week. If you’re greedy for more fascinating facts about Hollywood’s past, check out this list.
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