It took two years and hundreds of auditions to cast Scarlett O’Hara in 1939’s “Gone With the Wind.” But Vivien Leigh, born 100 years ago today, knew from the start …
Academy Award Winners
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From handsome tough guy to great filmmaker: 10 facts about Burt Lancaster…
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Gig Young made his mark as a character actor, but it is his eerie interview with James Dean — where Dean discusses driving safety shortly before his death in a …
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A Los Angeles Times writer once described them as “Windex eyes.” If you are missing actor-racer-entrepreneur-philanthropist Paul Newman’s baby blues, just stroll down the grocery aisle and they’ll be peering back at you …
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Whether singing or writing, he was a musical legend.
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One of the most distinctive stars of classic Hollywood, Katharine Hepburn, died 10 years ago today. We look back on her legendary – and sometimes bumpy – career.
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Sammy Cahn was born to write for Frank Sinatra…
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Of Gregory Peck in “To Kill a Mockingbird,” author Harper Lee said, “Atticus Finch gave him an opportunity to play himself.”
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We look at five of history’s most moving Oscar acceptance speeches…
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Audrey Hepburn starred in some of the most memorable films of her era.