ROMAN HOLIDAY (1953) This delightful film is, in the eyes of many fans, a shining example of the heights to which movie-making was capable of rising in the early 1950s. It takes us to one of the world’s great cities and allows us to become involved in an […]
ALBERT, Eddie […]
Down the decades there have always been actors and actresses that have come across on the screen as genuinely nice people, the kind of men and women one would assume must be a really fine people to get to know away from the screen. Of course, looks can be […]
Part two of ‘Stars Who Went To War 1939-45’ looks at some of the ‘lesser lights’ who signed up to fight for their country – and a few who chose not to. Eddie & his son Edward Jr EDDIE ALBERT: The future star of Green Acres won a […]
DOUGLAS FAIRBANKS SR (1883 – 1939) – Born in Denver, Colorado. Acting credits: 51. He and his wife, Mary Pickford, became the most famous celebrity couple in the world in the 1920s. HIS SON DOUGLAS FAIRBANKS JR (1909 – 2000) – Born in New York City, New York. […]
After starring in A Summer Place in 1959, Blonde-haired, blue-eyed Troy Donahue had the acting world at his feet. Then he blew it with drugs and booze. ‘I was loaded all the time’, he recalled. ‘I’d wake up about 6:30 in the morning, take three aspirins mixed with codeine, […]
So far, in the entire history of Hollywood movie stars, only five have managed to reach the ripe old age of 100 – three women and two men. There are, however, quite a few beating down the door to ‘The Hundred Club’, plus a handful who fell just a […]
It is impossible to accurately assess Hollywood’s contribution to the winning of World War 2, but it would be fair to say that it was substantial. Apart from the thousands of industry people (including many actors and directors) who actually got into uniform, it was the impact on national […]
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