MARLEE MATLIN Deaf actress Marlee Matlin found out about her Oscar nomination for Children of a Lesser God (1986) from her interpreter Jack Jason while she was in rehab at the Betty Ford Clinic for twenty-six days. She was seeking help because of her drug problems and did not […]
THE FLIGHT OF THE PHOENIX (1965) It is difficult to comprehend why this adventure film with a first-rate cast was a box-office failure. But it was, despite it containing no fewer than five Oscar-winning actors in its line-up – James Stewart, Peter Finch, Sir Richard Attenborough, Ernest Borgnine and […]
TED KNIGHT (1923 – 86) The hilarious Ted Knight dropped out of high school to enlist in the United States Army during World War Two. As a member of A Company, 296th Combat Engineer Battalion, he earned five battle stars whilst serving in Europe and was in one of the […]
The Blue Bird (1940) was 20th Century Fox’s intended answer to The Wizard of Oz (1939). It starred 12 year-old Shirley Temple, yet it flopped dismally. Audiences were not willing to accept her in a ‘not too nice’ role. Consequently, it became the picture that ended her remarkable run […]
MIDWAY (1976) World War Two – A blow by blow account of the crucial Battle of Midway in June 1942, between carrier-forces of the USA and the Empire of Japan. Historically, this is an accurate account of the most important naval confrontation of World War Two. It features an […]
Pola Negri & Rudolph Valentino There has never been a shortage of prima donnas among movie stars, especially in Hollywood. Back in the Roaring Twenties it was the outrageously publicity addict Pola Negri who made sure reporters and cameramen were present when she swooned with crying fits at the casket […]
1961 West Side Story – Best Picture Maximilian Schell – Best Actor for Judgment at Nuremberg George Chakiris – Best Supporting Actor for West Side Story Except for Fanny, I have seen each of the nominees – West Side Story, Judgment at Nuremberg, […]
In this, the fourth and final part of the ‘Hollywood & WW2’ series, I look at more movie stars and how they spent the years between 1939 and 1945. Not all of them saw action, but most of them were in uniform. I have added in a couple of unique […]
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