MOVIE TRIVIA – PT203.

MOVIE TRIVIA – PT203.

October 1, 2022 Alan Royle 4

  George Clooney in ER                George Clooney has always been a man of his word, even when he was barely starting out in the acting business. As his star meteorically rose during his time on ER he adamantly refused to quit before his […]

RANDOM QUOTES – PT58

RANDOM QUOTES – PT58

May 15, 2022 Alan Royle 4

  MICHAEL CAINE (1933 – )                       [On his many years desperately trying to make it as an actor]: ‘In my worst moments I went on the dole (the last time, Sean Connery was two guys in front of me in the queue)…The other people hanging around with me waiting for […]

MOVIE/TV DEATHS FROM COVID-19.

MOVIE/TV DEATHS FROM COVID-19.

April 30, 2022 Alan Royle 4

The terrible COVID – 19 pandemic has claimed millions of lives since 2020, people from all walks of life in every country on Earth. Among its terrible toll has been at lea movie and television actors and actresses. This article looks at these unfortunate souls from the acting profession who […]

RANDOM QUOTES – PT22.

RANDOM QUOTES – PT22.

April 3, 2020 Alan Royle 0

SEAN CONNERY:                                                                                                                                                                                                                          [His response regarding co-starring with his then wife, Australian actress Diane Cilento] ‘Diane and I are often asked why we don’t make a film together. Frankly, it would be a bloody disaster. I don’t go along with husband and wife double acts. I […]

The cast of ‘Gilligan’s Island’ (1964-7).

January 18, 2018 Alan Royle 4

This immensely popular series commenced shooting in late 1963. In the very first shot of the opening credits, the American flag is quite evident, flying at half-mast. Not long before filming began, President John F. Kennedy was assassinated in Dallas in November. Back in 1961, Newton Minow was head of […]

Actors marrying other actors – Pt 11.

September 7, 2016 Alan Royle 0

  BRUCE, Virginia                              GILBERT, John                                1932-4 (div.)   Virginia Bruce may have started out as one of the original 20 Goldwyn girls, along with Betty Grable, Paulette Goddard and Ann Sothern, but she soon showed she had talent. In all she chalked up 82 screen credits between 1929 and […]

Hollywood’s real-life war heroes ( PT 2 )

March 28, 2015 admin 1

Because of the research I do on movie stars and Hollywood in general, friends have asked me whether or not John Wayne was a draft dodger in the Second World War. To be perfectly honest, I haven’t the faintest idea. For every comment I have read that described him as […]