We remember actor Robert Loggia, whose 50-plus-year career included roles in Big and Scarface and an Academy Award nomination for 1985’s Jagged Edge, with this classic tribute from “Movie Irv” Slifkin.
Read more →Actor Profiles
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.
Robert Walker: Not Quite the Boy Next Door
Guest writer The Lady Eve presents a look at the all-too-brief career of actor Robert Walker, who before his death at 32 romanced Judy Garland in The Clock and was one of Alfred Hitchcock’s Strangers on a Train.
Read more →Ramon Novarro: Latin Lover, Tragic Star
He was one of Hollywood’s top leading men in the 1920s and early ’30s, but his life was clouded with controversy and ended in a brutal murder. Guest writer Marsha Collock remembers Mexican-born actor Ramon Novarro, star of Scaramouche and Ben Hur.
Read more →Remembering the Career of “Good Girl” Joan Leslie
She melted Bogart’s heart in High Sierra and was the love interest for Gary Cooper’s Sergeant York and James Cagney in Yankee Doodle Dandy. We remember film and TV actress Joan Leslie, who passed away this week at 90.
Read more →The Martin Milner Performance I’ll Always Remember
Actor Martin Milner, who died this week at 83, was best known as the star of two hit TV dramas, Route 66 and Adam-12. So what made his one-scene appearance alongside Henry Fonda in the 1955 film Mister Roberts so memorable? Read on to find out.
Read more →Dean Jones: More Than a Disney Hero
Baby Boomers know him from such Disney films as That Darn Cat! and The Love Bug, but Dean Jones was adept at both comedy and drama, and a Broadway star, to boot. MovieFanFare remembers the actor, who passed away this week at 84.
Read more →Ingrid Bergman: A Life of No Regrets
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.
Read more →Bela Lugosi: Ten Things to Know About the Iconic Star
It was a heart attack, not sunlight or a stake, that claimed the life of Bela Lugosi 59 years ago this week. To honor the screen’s most famous Dracula, we offer this classic list by Movies Unlimited founder Jerry Frebowitz of 10 facts about the horror legend.
Read more →The Cinematic Sophistication of William Powell
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.
Read more →Theodore Bikel from A (African Queen) to Z (Zappa)
His film credits included The African Queen, The Defiant Ones, My Fair Lady and more, but he was also famous on Broadway and in the world of folk music. We remember Oscar-nominated character actor Theodore Bikel, who died this week at 91.
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