Articles about "old hollywood"
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News5 years agoMarlene Dietrich Was ‘Happiest’ When Supporting the U.S. Troops in WWII, Grandson Says
Everyone remembers Marlene Dietrich for her glamorous roles and unflinching style, but the Berlin-born actress was much more than a Hollywood star. “She was happiest serving...
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News6 years agoHollywood’s Forgotten Heroine Norma Shearer Was ‘One of the First Feminist Movie Stars’
In The Divorcee, Norma Shearer’s character has an affair to take revenge on her cheating husband. Before the Hays Code dictated morality in movies, this risqué...
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News6 years ago‘Gone With the Wind’ Actress Olivia De Havilland Dies at 104
Rest in peace. Hollywood golden age actress Olivia de Havilland died on Sunday, July 26. The starlet, who was best known for her role in the...
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Entertainment6 years agoSecrets of ‘All About Eve’: Bette Davis’ Feud With Celeste Holm, Her Off-Screen Romance With Gary Merrill and More
Fasten your seatbelts: The making of All About Eve was a bumpy ride! The wickedly funny 1950 drama about aging Broadway star Margo Channing (Bette Davis),...
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News6 years agoActor Tyrone Power’s Daughters Share Their Fondest Memories of the Star
She recalls laughter, sunshine and the smell of Coppertone suntan lotion in her fondest recollection of her father, Tyrone Power. “I have this memory of hanging...
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News6 years agoMamie Van Doren Tells All About Romances With Frank Sinatra, Clark Gable, Johnny Carson, Elvis and More
When she was 18 in 1949, Mamie Van Doren was crowned “Miss Eight Ball” by the Los Angeles Press Club, succeeding the previous year’s winner, an...
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Entertainment6 years agoCharlton Heston’s Son on ‘The Ten Commandments’ and His Dad — ‘A Great Father and Wonderful Husband’
There’s no question that the late Charlton Heston knew how to make an impression, whether it was on screen in such classic films as The Ten...
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News6 years agoInside Greta Garbo’s ‘Ironclad’ Friendship With Salka Viertel: ‘They Genuinely Loved Each Other’
“I vant to be alone!” Greta Garbo’s ballerina character declared in 1932’s Grand Hotel. Little did the actress know that line would haunt her for the...
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Entertainment6 years agoWe Remember the Late Kirk Douglas with a Behind-the-Scenes Look at a Dozen of His Greatest Roles
Let’s face it, Kirk Douglas has always been a fighter, and it’s not just from the image that he created in his wide variety of film roles. He...
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Famous Families6 years agoIngrid Bergman’s Kids Remember Her For Being a ‘Warm and Open’ Mom: ‘She Was Wonderful’
“I was the shyest human ever invented,” Ingrid Bergman once said. “But I had a lion inside me that wouldn’t shut up.” Perhaps no one saw...
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Famous Families6 years agoSoupy Sales’ Son Remembers Dad as Someone Who ‘Gave People Joy’ and ‘Loved What He Did’
Soupy Sales learned a valuable valuable lesson on January 1, 1965. He jokingly asked kids watching The Soupy Sales Show to go into their parents’ wallets...
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Famous Families6 years agoJohn Garfield’s Daughter Julie Remembers Him as an ‘Unusually Kind and Generous’ Hollywood Legend
There’s a reason why John Garfield played such convincing tough guys in classic movies like Body and Soul and The Postman Always Rings Twice. “He grew up in...
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Entertainment6 years agoJimmy Hawkins, Little Tommy Bailey Himself, Remembers the Making and Magic of ‘It’s a Wonderful Life’
Pretty much everyone has their own perspective of the Jimmy Stewart and Donna Reed holiday classic It’s a Wonderful Life, but how many people can talk...
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Couples6 years agoAnn-Margret May Have Lost Husband Roger Smith, But Their ‘Love Story Doesn’t End With Death’
You can’t keep Ann-Margret down. She survived the loss of her beloved husband of 50 years, Roger Smith, in 2017, and she’s staying busy at 78,...
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Famous Families6 years agoAnnette Funicello’s Kids Remember Her as a Great Mom: ‘She Was Very Loving and Family-Oriented’
When Annette Funicello’s daughter, Gina Gilardi Bleifer, and a friend came home from a high school dance one night in the ’80s, she was surprised to...
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Famous Families7 years agoKarl Malden’s Daughters Remember Their Oscar-Winning Dad as a Man Who Cherished Family Over Fame
He may have become one of Hollywood’s biggest actors, but Karl Malden loved his family more than anything else — including his more than 70-year marriage...
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News7 years agoChris Evans and Zelda Williams Slam Movie Casting a CGI Version of James Dean: ‘This Is Awful’
Late actor James Dean will be returning to the big screen as a CGI version of himself more than 60 years after his death. The actor,...
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Entertainment7 years agoHow Paul Newman and Robert Redford Hit Box Office Gold With ‘Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid’
The legendary screen partnership of Paul Newman and Robert Redford almost got shot down before it ever began. Paul was a superstar who’d earned Oscar nods...
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Entertainment7 years agoWe Remember Hollywood Legend Burt Reynolds With a Complete Guide to All His Movies
While we’re remembering the late Burt Reynolds a little more than a year after his passing, we’re reminded of what an incredible Hollywood success story he...
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Entertainment7 years agoRenée Zellweger Reveals What it Was Like to Transform Herself Into Movie Icon Judy Garland for ‘Judy’
No matter what road her life ultimately took, it’s difficult to think of Judy Garland and not remember of her as Dorothy Gale, heading down the...
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Entertainment7 years agoBurt Reynolds’ Friends and Family Remember the ‘Loving’ and ‘Generous’ Star 1 Year After His Death
Gone but not forgotten. Burt Reynolds wasn’t known as the world’s biggest box office star in the ’70s for no reason! His closest friends and family...
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Couples7 years agoMitzi Gaynor Reveals the Secret Behind Her Happy Marriage to Jack Bean: ‘We Were Never Apart’
A-lister Mitzi Gaynor exudes more energy and enthusiasm than most people half her age, especially when talking about her seven magnificent decades in showbiz. “Fun is...
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Entertainment7 years agoTony Danza Explains Why a ‘Who’s the Boss?’ Reboot Would Never Work: ‘We’ve Got No Katherine Helmond’
Reboots may be on the rise, but Tony Danza wants Who’s The Boss? fans to know he won’t be reprising his role of beloved housekeeper Tony Micelli. While stopping by...
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Entertainment7 years agoLucille Ball’s Final Show ‘Life With Lucy’ Was a ‘Terrible Burden’ on the Actress
On TV, Lucille Ball had it all! She was the fun-loving, hysterical actress who fans couldn’t bear to hate, but behind the scenes, the Hollywood icon...
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News7 years agoCarroll Baker Remembers The Moment She Learned Her Friend James Dean Had Tragically Died
Carroll Baker will never forget sharing meals with James Dean on the set of 1956’s Giant. “We’d gone to The Actors Studio in New York together,...
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Entertainment7 years agoHappy 90th Birthday, Bob Newhart! See the Legendary Stand-Up Comedian’s Life Through the Years
Can you believe Bob Newhart is 90 years old?! The beloved stand-up comedian — best known for eponymous variety show — is celebrating his milestone 90th...
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News7 years agoJulie Andrews Can’t Stop Kissing the Golden Lion for Lifetime Achievement Award at the Venice Film Festival
Celebration time! Julie Andrews looked happier than ever while attending the Venice Film Festival in Lido, Italy, on Tuesday, September 3. The beloved Princess Diaries actress...
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Style7 years agoActress Kathleen Nolan’s Son Spencer Helps His Mom Walk As the Pair Enjoy a Day in LA — Pics!
Aside from playing Kate McCoy on the classic ABC sitcom The Real McCoys, Kathleen Nolan has always been known for having a full and wonderful spirit —...
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Style7 years agoHow Max Factor Transformed the Looks of Hollywood’s Most Iconic Leading Ladies
Actors stood tall during the Golden Age of movies, but it’s the actresses who supplied all the sparkle. “There were the glamour girls. They always had...
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News7 years agoWhy Barbara Stanwyck Was Able to Portray a ‘Fury of This Tough Woman’ and a ‘Sense of Inner Pain’
When Barbara Stanwyck shot the climax of 1953’s Titanic in a giant outdoor tank of water, “it was bitter cold, and I was 47 feet in...
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News7 years agoHollywood ‘Was at Its Peak’ During the Golden Age in 1939 and Gave Us Some of the Best Movies Ever
Yes, Hollywood did have a golden age and, for those of you who don’t know when that time period was, it was 1939. During that year,...
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Reality TV7 years agoEd Sullivan’s Family Remembers Him as a Devoted Family Man: ‘To Me, He Was Just Grandpa’
Wherever Ed Sullivan went, it was a really big show. When Robert Precht, the eldest of his five grandkids, starred in a sixth-grade production of The...
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News7 years agoA History of the Beach Party Movies That Were All the Rage With Teens in the 1960s
Connie Francis remembers when one of the first beach party movies, Where the Boys Are, set off a virtual tsunami in the Florida town where it was...
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Misc7 years agoJack LaLanne’s Kids Remember the Iconic Exercise Guru as a Dad Who Practiced What He Preached
Growing up with Jack LaLanne as your dad could be hazardous to your health, ironically. “He was always joking around, showing his muscles, and he’d go,...
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Style7 years agoKurt Russell’s New Role Reminds Him of the Old Days in Hollywood: ‘I Grew Up in That World’
You will soon be able to see Kurt Russell play a small, but memorable role in Quentin Tarantino‘s new film, Once Upon a Time … in Hollywood — a...
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News7 years agoAngela Lansbury’s Stepson Reveals the Actress ‘Always Put Family First’ and Is a ‘Great Lady’
Even though Murder, She Wrote actress Angela Lansbury has two kids of her own with second husband Peter Shaw, she still treated her husband’s kid from a...
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Style7 years agoThe Gabor Sisters: Everything to Know About the Hollywood Trio’s Money, Marriages and Madness
Even in nightclubs accustomed to celebrities, the arrival of the Gabor sisters, Zsa Zsa Gabor, Eva Gabor and Magda Gabor had heads turning. Dripping in diamonds, furs...
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Style7 years agoDetails About Sophia Loren’s First Return to the Big Screen After a Decade Away From the Spotlight!
She’s making a comeback! After being ten years away from the big screen, Sophia Loren is making her return and working with someone quite familiar to her....
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News7 years agoInside the Life, Career, and Loves of the Legendary — and ‘Feisty as Hell’ — Actress Shelley Winters
Having Shelley Winters as a godmother was “the greatest thing that could ever happen,” raves Laura Dern, whose mother, Diane Ladd, was one of the legendary...
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News7 years agoComedians Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis Were Lifelong Best Friends: They ‘Truly Loved Each Other’
Seasons come and go, but true friendships last forever! Comedian Jerry Lewis knew musician Dean Martin would be his partner in crime when they first met...
Heather Locklear and Lorenzo Lamas ‘Looked Strong’ at Daughter Ava Sambora’s Montecito Wedding
Heather Locklear and boyfriend Lorenzo Lamas stepped out together as a couple at a very personal affair over the weekend...
Netflix Quietly Bringing Back Fan-Favorite Series, But There’s a Catch
'Hawaii Five-0' is returning to Netflix in June, but there is a catch that will likely leave fans disappointed.