Happy Birthday, Preston Sturges (in the center; see “hat with feather” reference above)!
Preston Sturges’ “golden rules” for successful comedy:A pretty girl is better than a plain oneA leg is better than an […]
Preston Sturges’ “golden rules” for successful comedy:A pretty girl is better than a plain oneA leg is better than an […]
“Three billion human lives ended on August 29th, 1997. The survivors of the nuclear fire called the war Judgment Day.
Martin Scorsese hired “The Magician,” an Italian man famous for a 30-year career as a pickpocket, to teach Cameron Diaz
“Acting is a way to overcome your own inhibitions and shyness. The writer creates a strong, confident personality, and that’s
“The two films I did with Billy Wilder, ‘Double Indemnity’ (1944) and the ‘The Apartment’ (1960), are the only two
Rose Joan Blondell was born in New York to a vaudeville family, “The Bouncing Blondells.” Her cradle was a property
On stage, Boris Karloff played the monstrous Jonathan Brewster in “Arsenic and Old Lace”, Raymond Massey’s film character, who, in
The dual role of Mary Shelley and the Monster’s Mate in “Bride of Frankenstein” (1935) was originally offered to Brigitte
William Duell was was known for his role as Andrew McNair in the musical “1776” (the one actor who stayed
Ernest Frederick McIntyre Bickel entered the banking business in New York in 1920, working at what was then known as