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From the Golden Age of Hollywood only one man had 11 Oscar nominations. Laurence Olivier. Of course all of Olivier’s nominations weren’t in the Acting categories. Remember, he also produced and directed. There’s no question that Olivier was among the most lauded actors of mid-20th century. Besides his considerable Oscar action, he won a raft […]
Although Glenn Close has overtaken Deborah Kerr (above) as the actress with the most Oscar nominations with NO wins (Close has seven, four in the Best Supporting Actress category), all of Kerr’s six Academy Award nominations were in the Best Actress category. Kerr’s sole Oscar win was an honorary one, awarded in 1994 citing her […]
Katherine Hepburn still holds the record for winning the most best-actress Academy Awards — four wins, from 12 nominations. Here she is above with her most famous costar, Spencer Tracy. The two, of course, were very close, and made nine films together. Their liaison still provokes speculation. According to author James Robert Parish, “more urbane […]
We’ve heard it dozens of times, “It’s an honor just to be nominated.” And, like all cliches, it’s true. Scores of actors have been nominated and voted on by their peers. And they know their obits will begin with “Oscar nominated actor….” Most of the nominees have been tapped only once. A few have 2 […]
Of course James Stewart had a phenomenally long (nearly 60 years in all) and successful career. He remains and always will be an iconic presence of the classic Hollywood era. Sensitive question: in his final years, especially on TV with Johnny Carson, he seemed a bit too old and feeble to be out in public. […]
One of Frank Capra’s brightest stars (the director’s favorite actress, he said), Jean Arthur retired from the silver screen on a high note. There she is (above) shooting the breeze with James Stewart and Capra. The former Glady Green from upstate New York made her screen debut deep in the silent movie era, 1923, in […]
How much did you know about the famed director of so many classics? (Yup, the stars of the classic below are pictured with the director above.) Did you know that his immigrant Italian back round left him with a hatred of being poor, and a determination to pursue chemical engineering at CalTech — which changed […]
He was one of the most famous directors of his time. Indeed, in Hollywood history. Truly extraordinary. Movie fans knew what to expect if they went to a Frank Capra film: a sympathetic story about the “faceless little man;” a superb technical approach (Capra is mentioned in the same breath with D.W. Griffith) favoring inventive […]
Recognize this guy? He could have been a romantic leading man. Instead,the former William Claude Dukinfield became this…. Who is he? Did you like this? Share it:Tweet
Every once in a while we like to dip into Goodness Had Nothing To Do With It, the book Mae West wrote about herself in 1959, and then updated 11 years later. Herewith a small sampling of her words of wisdom: — After I’m No Angel, her 1933 romantic comedy opposite Cary Grant, Mae West […]