The Girl Next Door - Classic Film
There were a lot of classic film actresses that carried an image throughout their career and beyond. They were labeled as the "Sex Symbol" or the "Femme-Fatale" such as Marilyn Monroe and Lauren Bacall. Teresa Wright's image was " [... more]
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Scrooge -- Facts and Review - Classic Film
For those who are not familiar with "A Christmas Carol," the plot is about a misanthropic banker named Ebenezer Scrooge who spends his life day in and day out counting and recounting his money in a drafty old building. He is so scrupulous with . [... more]
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Hollywood's Legendary Profane Angel - Classic Film
On October 6, 1908 film star Jane Peters was born. At age of five years old, Jane Peters' parents separated; children and mother moved to California. At age twelve years old, Jane Peters appeared in her first film billed as "Grigg's Sister" in & [... more]
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Silent Film Actress Betty Compson - Classic Film
The single largest change in film history has been the dramatic transition from "silents" to "talkies;" Many went from leading roles in the silent film era to supportive and minor players of the "talkies" and are forgotten [... more]
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The Remarkable Gish Sisters - Classic Film
When siblings share the same profession, envy and competition can destroy family bonds. Olivia De Havilland and Joan Fontaine were an example of this. Conversely, there were the Gish sisters, who did not exhibit feelings of rivalry. In fact, ... [... more]
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The Hollywood Sign Girl - Classic Film
It's a morbid tale of rejected stardom. A girl, like so many others, travels to Hollywoodland in search of becoming a movie star. A few months later, the girl finds that dream has failed her. One night, she climbs to the top of the hill where ... [... more]
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Classic Film Remembers - Classic Film
With each passing year, it is hard for classic film fans, old and young alike, to witness the passing of their favorite actors, actresses and directors who made it their life's work to entertain people. 2008 was without a doubt, one tough year to ... [... more]
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From Model To Movie Star - Classic Film
By the time "Norma Jean Dougherty" turned nineteen, she experienced anything but a normal life. Ultimately, she had dreams of becoming a movie star. Marilyn Monroe's first major step toward that realization was in modeling, however. While [... more]
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Searching For Happiness - Classic Film
In looking at Marilyn Monroe and Clara Bow, the notion that beautiful women always get what they want is a myth. Rita Hayworth is another beautiful woman, who, unlike her onscreen man-eating persona, had a timid personality. Her needs were ... [... more]
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Mae West's Scandalous Writing Career - Classic Film
Mae West began performing in vaudeville and once shared the stage with Al Jolson in a production of "Vera Violetta." Although West was credited for her roles under her real name, when she started to write her risque plays, Mae West wrote under [... more]
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She Was Hollywood's Best Straight Man - Classic Film
Margaret Dumont was the "straight man" in seven films for The Marx Brothers, and Groucho considered her "the fifth Marx Brother." But it seemed she never understood why they were so funny. Or did she? Margaret Dumont was trained in [... more]
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The Original Blonde Bombshell - Classic Film
With her trademark platinum blonde hair and baby-faced features, Jean Harlow is known as the "Original Blonde Bombshell." Although Harlow has made an impact with her tragically short career, Harlow never thought of herself as much of an actress [... more]
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