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Apr 24, 2020Apr 2020

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Peter Falk 1927-2011 Born in New York City. Had his right eye removed at age 3 and replaced with glass eye due to retinoblastoma. Started acting career on Broadway in 1956. Won 4 Emmy Awards for his acting on TV series 'Columbo.' Nominated twice for...

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Feb 13, 2020Feb 2020

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Joel McCrea 1905-1990 Born in South Pasadena, California. Studied acting at Pomona College and performed with the Pasadena Community Playhouse. Started film career in 1928 as a stunt man, making his first feature film acting role in 1929's "The ...

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Feb 7, 2020Feb 2020

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Willem Dafoe Born in Appleton, Wisconsin in 1955. Began his acting career touring the U.S. and Europe with Theatre X. Nominated 4 times for an Oscar in "Platoon" 1986, "Shadow of the Vampire" 2000, "The Florida Project" 2017, & "At Eternity's Gate"...

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Jan 20, 2020Jan 2020

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James Garner 1928-2014 Born James Scott Bumgarner in Norman, Oklahoma. Dropped out of high school at age 16. Later joined the U.S. Army and fought in the Korean War, being wounded and awarded a purple heart. Briefly attended the Univ. of Oklahoma, ...

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Dec 27, 2019Dec 2019

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Ben Johnson 1919-1996 Born in Foraker, Oklahoma. Was a rancher and rodeo cowboy before starting a movie career, beginning as a stuntman and doubling for many actors such as Henry Fonda in "Fort Apache" in 1948. Won Best Supporting Actor Oscar in ...

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Dec 25, 2019Dec 2019

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Forest Whitaker Born Forest Steven Whitaker lll in Longview, Texas in 1961. He is also a film producer and director. Feature film debut in the 1982 "Fast Times at Ridgemont High." Won Best Actor Oscar for "The Last King of Scotland" in 2007. The ...

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Dec 3, 2019Dec 2019

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John Cleese Born John Marwood Cleese in Weston-Super-Mare, England in 1939. Studied law at Cambridge Univ. Began appearing with the Monty Python series in 1969. Created TV series "Fawlty Towers" in 1975. Bestselling memoir "So Anyway..." released in ...

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Nov 26, 2019Nov 2019

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Colin Firth Born in Grayshott, Hampshire, England in 1960. Received Best Actor Oscar for "The King's Speech" -2010, and BAFTA Award for Best Actor in "A Single Man." 2 min. video of humorous speech by Colin Firth.

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Nov 26, 2019Nov 2019

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Ernest Borgnine 1917-2012 Born: Ermes Borgnino in Hamden, Connecticut - son of Italian immigrants. Served in the U.S. Navy during WW2. Film debut in 1951, "China Corsair." Won Best Actor Oscar for title role in 1955 film "Marty." Starred in TV ...

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Nov 25, 2019Nov 2019

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Sir John Hurt 1940-2017 Born in Chesterfield, England. Was knighted in 2015. Died from pancreatic cancer age 77. BBC tribute:

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Nov 23, 2019Nov 2019

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Peter Fonda 1940-2019 Born in New York City. Made film debut in the 1963 film "Tammy and the Doctor." Received 2 Oscar nominations: "Easy Rider"-1969, which he also produced and co-wrote. "Ulee's Gold"-1998 Died from lung cancer in August, 2019 at ...

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Nov 22, 2019Nov 2019

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Ben Kingsley Born Krishna Bhanji in Yorkshire, England in 1943.Kingsley's father was an Indian physician and his mother an English model. He began acting in theater productions, usually in Shakespearean roles. He was discovered by British ...

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Nov 19, 2019Nov 2019

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Ray Milland 1904-1986 Born Reginald Truscott-Jones in Neath, Wales. Began acting in British Films under the name Spike Milland. After coming to the U.S. in the early 30s he was cast in supporting roles and often in light comedies. Won Best Actor ...

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Nov 17, 2019Nov 2019

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Tom Hanks Born Thomas Jeffrey Hanks in Concord, California in 1956. He studied theater acting at Chabot College in Hayward, Ca. Made his movie debut in the 1980 thriller "He Knows You're Alone." Hanks became popular on the TV series 'Bosom Buddies" ,...

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Nov 15, 2019Nov 2019

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Sam Elliott Born in Sacramento, California in 1944. Began his career on stage, making his film debut in a small part in the 1969 popular film "Butch Cassidy & the Sundance Kid." Usually cast as a tough guy, or a stranger helping out with good advice,...

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Nov 7, 2019Nov 2019

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NOTE: Flying down to Georgia tomorrow to visit my son on his 40th birthday. This will be my last post here for about a week. George Kennedy 1925-2016 Born in New York City, he started making stage appearances at 2 years of age, and doing disc ...

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Nov 5, 2019Nov 2019

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Edmond O'Brien 1915-1985 Born Eamon Joseph O'Brien in New York City. After doing a few small roles on Broadway, he joined Orsen Welles' Mercury Theatre and acted in their stage and radio productions. He made an amazing film debut as Pierre Gringoire ...

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Nov 4, 2019Nov 2019

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John Carradine 1906-1988 Born Richmond Reed Carradine in New York City, but grew up in Poughkeepsie, N.Y. He attended Graphic Art School studying sculpture. He traveled the south-eastern U.S. attempting to sell his art work. Made his acting debut in...

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Nov 3, 2019Nov 2019

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Alan Arkin Born Alan Wolf Arkin in New York City in 1934. His first effort in show business was as a folk singer with the group The Tarriers in the 1950s. He later worked with the Second City troupe in Chicago, which led to some acting on Broadway. ...

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Oct 31, 2019Oct 2019

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Here are two actors I want to work in before Halloween is over. They both had short film careers because they both died rather young: Colin Clive 1900-1937, became famous as Dr. Frankenstein in the 1931 film and again in the 1935 sequel Bride of ...

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Oct 30, 2019Oct 2019

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Claude Rains 1889-1967 Born in South London, the son of a theatrical actor, Rains began acting on stage in British theaters at age 11. After serving in the military during WW1 he made his way to New York and the Broadway stage. His first film ...

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Oct 29, 2019Oct 2019

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Lon Chaney, Jr. 1905-1973 Born Creighton Chaney in Oklahoma City, the son of silent film star Lon Chaney ( 1883-1930 ) . Lon Jr. grew up touring the country with his parents with their vauldeville show. After they separated he stayed with his Dad ...

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Oct 28, 2019Oct 2019

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Bela Lugosi 1882-1956 Born Bela Blasko in Lugos, Hungary. He attended school for six years, leaving his home and overly-strict father at age eleven - with the sole idea of being an actor. He worked in mines, as a railroad laborer, and a machinist's ...

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Oct 27, 2019Oct 2019

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Boris Karloff 1887-1969 Born William Henry Pratt in Dulwich, England. He left England for Canada in 1909, hoping to become a professional actor. He worked his way across Canada to Vancouver - doing almost everything except acting: truck driver, ...

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Oct 24, 2019Oct 2019

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Donald Sutherland Born in St. John, New Brunswick, Canada in 1935. After attending the University of Toronto, he went to England to study at the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art, making several appearances on the London stage before his ...

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Movie Actor and Actress Fans

Oct 22, 2019Oct 2019

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Eli Wallach 1915-2014 Born Eli Herschel Wallach in Brooklyn, N.Y. Wallach was a stage actor for nearly 20 years before appearing in his first feature film, "Baby Doll," in 1956. After serving in the U.S. Army during WW2 he studied acting at the ...

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Movie Actor and Actress Fans

Oct 20, 2019Oct 2019

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Glenn Ford 1916-2006 Born Gwyllyn Samuel Ford in Quebec, Canada. Because of his young boyish looks he began acting on stage playing juvenile roles. His film career started slow in 1939, and was interrupted for several years while he served in the ...

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Movie Actor and Actress Fans

Oct 19, 2019Oct 2019

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Albert Finney 1936-2019 Born in Salford, England. He attended the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art, and acted with the Birmingham Reperatory Theatre performing Shakespearean roles for several years. Made his motion picture debut in "The Entertainer" in ...

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Oct 16, 2019Oct 2019

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Harvey Keitel Born in Brooklyn, N.Y. in 1939. After serving in the U.S. Marines, Keitel studied acting at New York's Actors' Studio. His movie debut was actually in a N.Y. University student's graduation project that became a feature film in 1968 ...

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Oct 14, 2019Oct 2019

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Walter Matthau 1920-2000 Born Walter Matuschanskayasky in New York City. Growing up poor, Matthau worked menial jobs until he entered the Army Air Force during WW2. During his early acting career he had steady work on stage and television. He made ...

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Movie Actor and Actress Fans

Oct 14, 2019Oct 2019

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Orson Welles 1915-1985 Born George Orson Welles in Kenosha, Wisonsin, into a wealthy family - his father was a well-to-do inventor, his mother a concert pianist. Welles acted on stage at Dublin's Gate Theatre when only 16, and was doing Broadway at ...

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Oct 11, 2019Oct 2019

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Karl Malden 1912-2009 Born Mladen George Sekulovich in Chicago. His parents were from Serbia and Czech Republic, and Karl did not speak English until he started school. He studied acting at the Goodman Theater in Chicago, also with the Actors' Studio...

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Movie Actor and Actress Fans

Oct 10, 2019Oct 2019

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David Niven 1910-1983 Born James David Graham Niven in Kirriemuir, Scotland. Coming from a long line of professional soldiers, Niven attended the Royal Military Academy at Sandhurst, England, and served with the Highland Light Infantry in Malta. ...

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Movie Actor and Actress Fans

Oct 9, 2019Oct 2019

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Gene Hackman Born in San Bernadino, California in 1930. Hackman quit school and joined the U.S. Marines in 1947. After military service he drifted from town to town before deciding to try acting. He joined the Pasadena Playhouse in 1956, where he ...

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Movie Actor and Actress Fans

Oct 5, 2019Oct 2019

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Leonardo Dicaprio Born in Los Angeles in 1974. He made his first appearance on TV at age 5 on the children's show 'Romper Room.' He also did TV commercials and later had a recurring role on the TV series "Growing Pains." He has received four Oscar ...

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Movie Actor and Actress Fans

Oct 4, 2019Oct 2019

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Jack Lemmon 1925-2001 Born in Boston, Massachusetts, educated at Phillips Andover Academy and Harvard College. After serving in the Navy, he worked as a piano player, radio actor, off-Broadway productions and some television. His second year in ...

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Movie Actor and Actress Fans

Oct 3, 2019Oct 2019

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Sean Penn The actor, director, writer and activist was born in Santa Monica, California in 1960. He started his acting career on stage and doing some TV appearances. He made his screen debut in the 1981 film "Taps." In his next film he played a much ...

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Oct 2, 2019Oct 2019

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William Holden 1918-1981 Born William Franklin Beedle,Jr. in O'Fallon, Illinois. He started his career acting on the stage, and was seen by a movie talent scout while performing at Pasadena Junior College. He quickly became a star in his first major...

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Sep 30, 2019Sep 2019

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Rod Steiger 1925-2002 Born Rodney Stephen Steiger in Westhampton, N.Y. He quit school at age 16 and joined the U.S. Navy, serving on a destroyer in the Pacific during WW2. After the war he went to New York City and studied acting at the Actors' ...

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Sep 29, 2019Sep 2019

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Tommy Lee Jones Born in San Seba, Texas in 1946. He attended Harvard University where he played for the Harvard Varsity team, and graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in English. After Harvard he moved to New York City where he pursued an acting career ...

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Movie Actor and Actress Fans

Sep 26, 2019Sep 2019

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Morgan Freeman Born Morgan Porterfield Freeman, Jr. In Memphis, Tennessee in 1937. He decided to be an actor after being in a school play at age 12, but joined the U.S. Air Force after graduating high school in 1955. After four years in the military...

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Movie Actor and Actress Fans

Sep 25, 2019Sep 2019

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Daniel Day-Lewis Born in London in 1957, the son of poet Cecil Day-Lewis and actress Jill Balcon. Daniel started out in theatre, attended the Bristol Old Vic Theatre School. Received 6 Oscar nominations for Best Actor, winning 3 for: "My Left Foot" ...

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Movie Actor and Actress Fans

Sep 22, 2019Sep 2019

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Frank Sinatra 1915-1998 Born Francis Albert Sinatra in Hoboken, New Jersey. Started out as a band singer, eventually joined Tommy Dorsey's band. He first appeared in two of Dorsey's movies - although uncredited - "Las Vegas Nights" 1941 and "Ship ...

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Sep 20, 2019Sep 2019

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Liam Neeson Born in Ballymena, N. Ireland in 1952. He attended college for two years to be a teacher but left in 1976 and joined the Lyric Players Theatre in Belfast. The 6' 4" tall actor presented such a powerful image on stage that he was noticed ...

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Sep 14, 2019Sep 2019

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Bill Murray Born William James Murray in Chicago in 1950. Murray considered careers in medicine and baseball before joining his brother Brian in Chicago's Second City troupe... which led to his being a cast member of Saturday Night Live's TV program ...

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Sep 12, 2019Sep 2019

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Matthew McConaughey Born in Uvalde, Texas in 1969. He attended the University of Texas and graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Radio-Television-Film. He started his acting doing TV commercials. Won an Academy Award Best Actor Oscar for "Dallas ...

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Sep 10, 2019Sep 2019

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Bruce Dern Born in Winnetka, Illinois in 1936. Dern attended the University of Pennsylvania then dropped out and started his training as an actor at the Actors' Studio in New York and did some Off-Broadway stage acting. He appeared as a psychopath ...

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Sep 8, 2019Sep 2019

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Richard Gere Born in Philadelphia, Pa. on August 31, 1949 - he is now 70 years old. He attended the University of Massachusettes on a scholorship for gymnastics. After having a try at Broadway, Gere was cast in his first big part on the London stage...

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Sep 6, 2019Sep 2019

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Roger Moore 1927-2017 Born Roger George Moore in London, England. After appearing in a few bit parts and supporting roles throughout the 1950s, he was cast as a regular on the television western series 'Maverick' as Beau Maverick. Later he was again ...

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Sep 4, 2019Sep 2019

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Lee J. Cobb 1911-1976 Born Leo Jacoby in New York City. He was a well known stage actor before venturing into mivies, having received fame as Willy Loman on Broadway in Arthur Miller's "Death of a Salesman." In films he was usually given supporting ...

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Sep 3, 2019Sep 2019

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Kurt Russell Born in Springfield, Massachusetts in 1951. He made an uncredited film debut at age 11 in the 1963 Elvis Presley feature "It Happened at the World's Fair." His early films were usually comedy and Disney features, but in 1979 he starred,...

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Movie Actor and Actress Fans

Sep 1, 2019Sep 2019

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Fredric March 1897-1975 Born Ernest Frederick McIntyre Bickel in Racine, Wisconsin. After serving as an officer in the U.S. Army during WW1, he continued his college education and graduated with a degree in economics - but having participated in ...

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Aug 29, 2019Aug 2019

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Benicio Del Toro Born in Puerto Rico in 1967. His mother died when he was 9 years old, and his father moved the family to the U.S., settling in rural Pennsylvania. Del Toro studied acting at the Circle in the Square Theatre School in New York City, ...

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Movie Actor and Actress Fans

Aug 28, 2019Aug 2019

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Basil Rathbone 1892-1967 Born in Johannesburg, South Africa, his parents moved the family to England when he was still a young child. He began acting in stage productions in 1913, usually doing Shakespeare. During WW1 he served in the military as an ...

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Movie Actor and Actress Fans

Aug 26, 2019Aug 2019

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Viggo Mortensen Born Viggo Peter Mortensen, Jr. in New York City in 1958 of Danish-Scottish descent. Besides acting he is also an accomplished painter, photographer, and musician. Mortensen made his film debut as a young Amish farmer in the 1985 ...

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Movie Actor and Actress Fans

Aug 25, 2019Aug 2019

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Sidney Poitier Born in Miami, Florida in 1927, Poitier grew up in the Bahamas. He spent several years studying acting and performing on the stage in N.Y.C. before making his film debut in the 1950 drama "No Way Out." He was nominated twice for Best ...

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Aug 24, 2019Aug 2019

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Robert Duvall Born in San Diego, California in 1931. He is a Korean War veteran, and attended the Neighborhood Playhouse School in N.Y.C. on the G.I. Bill. He made an impressive film debut - although his screen time was short - as the mysterious Boo ...

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Aug 21, 2019Aug 2019

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Richard Burton 1925-1984 Born Richard Walter Jenkins in South Wales, the son of a coal miner. He received a scholarship to Oxford University after serving in the Royal Air Force. He was well known as a brilliant stage actor before making films, and ...

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Aug 16, 2019Aug 2019

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Rex Harrison 1908-1990 Born Reginald Carey Harrison in Huyton, England. Family moved to Sheffield during WW1. Due to a severe case of measles as a child, Rex was left nearly blind in one eye. He attended Liverpool College where he studied drama, and ...

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Aug 14, 2019Aug 2019

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Robert De Niro Born in Greenwich Village, New York City, in 1943. He studied acting with Stella Adler and Lee Strasberg. Off-Broadway roles, touring companies and films followed. Made his first major film appearance as the slow-witted baseball ...

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Aug 12, 2019Aug 2019

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Dustin Hoffman Born in Los Angeles in 1937. He attended Santa Monica College and dropped out to become an actor. He went to New York and did odd jobs and summer stock. He appeared in a few minor films in bit parts, and was part of the cast on the TV ...

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Aug 11, 2019Aug 2019

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Peter Lorre 1904-1964 Born Lazlo Lowenstein in Rosenberg, Hungary. He trained for stage acting in Vienna, Austria. In 1928 Lorre began acting in German-made flims, and in 1931 was picked by German director Fritz Lang to star as the disturbing child ...

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Aug 8, 2019Aug 2019

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Brad Pitt Born William Bradley Pitt in Shawnee, Oklahoma in1963, and grew up in Missouri. He studied to be a journalist, but quit to try his luck at acting and moved to Hollywood. He worked on television, but little of it was memorable. His feature...

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Movie Actor and Actress Fans

Aug 5, 2019Aug 2019

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Dennis Hopper. 1936-2010 Born in Dodge City, Kansas. He began his acting career on TV, appearing on "The Medic" 1954-1956. His first big film role was in "Rebel Without a Cause" in 1956. He became good friends with James Dean and appeared with him ...

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Aug 3, 2019Aug 2019

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Anthony Perkins 1932-1992 Born in N.Y.C., the son of stage and film actor Osgood Perkins ( 1892-1937 ) , Anthony spoke of feeling deep anguish over his father's death when he was 5 yrs. old. At age 15 Perkins joined Actors Equity and began ...

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Aug 2, 2019Aug 2019

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Pierce Brosnan Born Pierce Brendan Brosnan in Navan, Co. Meath, Ireland in 1953. Began training in commercial Illustration, then attended the Drama Centre in London. Brosnan started his career in acting as an assistant stage manager, then began ...

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Jul 30, 2019Jul 2019

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Steve McQueen. 1930-1980 aka: 'King of Cool' Born Terence Stephen McQueen in Beech Grove, Indiana. He was one of the hottest stars of the 1960s & 1970s, hitting box-office top ten year after year. A rebel in real life as in many of his movies: his ...

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Jul 28, 2019Jul 2019

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Donald O'Connor. 1925-2003 Born in Chicago, he was the son of former circus performers-turned-vaudevillians. Donald was a professional entertainer by the time he was 13, making his screen debut in 1938 in "Sing You Sinners," in which he and Bing ...

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Jul 25, 2019Jul 2019

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"His life was one of highs and lows, and he burned himself out much too soon." - Greer Garson on her friend... Errol Flynn 1909-1959 Born in the seaport town of Hobart, Tasmania, Australia. His father, Professor Theodore Thomson Flynn, was a ...

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Jul 24, 2019Jul 2019

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Jack Palance. 1919-2006 Born Volodymyr Palahniuk in Lattimer, Pennsylvania, the son of Russian immigrants. He worked in the coal mines during his youth, becoming a professional boxer, under the name Jack Brazzo, in the late 1930s. He later served in...

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Jul 22, 2019Jul 2019

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Max von Sydow Born Carl Adolf von Sydow in Lund, Sweden in 1929. Know for his many films made with director Ingmar Berman ( 1918-2007 ) Von Sydow attended Stockholm's Royal Dramatic Theatre School, and appeared in his first film before graduating - ...

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Jul 21, 2019Jul 2019

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Peter Cushing 1913-1994 Born Peter Wilton Cushing in Kenley, Surrey, England, but grew up in Purley. Cushing received a scholarship and attended the Guildhall School of Music and Drama. In 1939 he moved to Hollywood and had a small bit part, but very...

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Jul 17, 2019Jul 2019

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Peter O'Toole 1932-2013 Born in Connemara, Ireland, he began his acting career on stage and on British television. He made his screen debut in the remake of Robert Lewis Stevenson's novel "Kidnapped" in 1960. Only a few years later he became an ...

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Jul 15, 2019Jul 2019

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On June 1, 1943, over the Bay of Biscay, Flight 777 was shot down by the German's. All passengers were lost at sea, including: Leslie Howard - 1893-1943 Born Leslie Stainer, son of Hungarian immigrants, in London, England. He attended Dulwich ...

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Jul 13, 2019Jul 2019

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James Cagney 1899-1986 Born in New York City, he attended Columbia University until a lack of income forced him to leave. He began doing vaudeville shows (occassionally as a female impersonator) and later made it to Broadway. After moving to ...

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Theatre Folk and Friends

Jul 10, 2019Jul 2019

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Theatre people unite. Thoughts? Memories? Deep psychological yearnings? Shop talk about anything theatre related. Pictures encouraged. Promotion, advertisement allowed. Speak your mind and have fun.

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Jul 9, 2019Jul 2019

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Gary Cooper. 1901-1961 Born Frank James Cooper in Helena, Montana. His father, Charles H. Cooper, imagrated from England to the U.S.A. in 1885. He later returned to England with his wife and two sons, Frank (Gary) and Arthur, who were both schooled ...

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Jul 7, 2019Jul 2019

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Laurence Olivier. 1907-1989 Born in Surrey, England into a clergyman's family, Olivier joined the Birmingham Repertory in 1926 doing plays in London. He began his film career in England in the early 1930s, and came to the U.S.A. in 1939 to star in ...

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Jul 5, 2019Jul 2019

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Michael Douglas Born in New Brunswick, New Jersey in 1944. Even though the son of famous film star Kirk Douglas, Michael's film career did not get off the ground until he was in his mid 30s. He was first noticed on the small screen, as police ...

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Jul 3, 2019Jul 2019

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Cary Grant. 1904-1986 Born Archibald Leach in Bristol, England. After enduring a life of poverty, Cary ran away from home in his early teens, eventually joining an acrobatic troupe and came to New York on a tour in 1921. After doing vaudeville shows ...

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Jul 1, 2019Jul 2019

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Robert Redford Born Charles Robert Redford,Jr. In Santa Monica, California in 1936. He was a high school athlete and attended the University of Colorado on a baseball scholarship. He dropped out to study art at the Pratt Institute in Brooklyn, N.Y. ...

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Jun 27, 2019Jun 2019

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George Clooney Born in Lexington, Kentucky in 1961, Clooney's first major success as an actor came with his role as Dr. Doug Ross in the television series 'E.R.' 1994-2009, which Clooney left in 1999. He had small parts in several films, his first ...

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Jun 23, 2019Jun 2019

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George C. Scott. 1927-1999 Born George Campbell Scott in Wise, West Virginia. After attending the University of Missouri he joined the U.S. Marines, serving four years. He was a teacher and writer before he decided to try acting. He performed in ...

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Jun 20, 2019Jun 2019

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James Stewart. 1908-1997 Born in the small town of Indiana, Pennsylvania where, as a boy, he did small amateur acting roles, was an amateur magician, and played the accordion. He attended Princeton University, appeared in college plays, and ...

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Jun 19, 2019Jun 2019

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Michael Caine Born Maurice Joseph Mickelwhite,Jr. in London, England in 1933. He finished school at age 16, never attended acting or drama schools, but did amateur theatrical productions while working as a laborer. He joined the Royal Fusiliers and...

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Jun 15, 2019Jun 2019

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Kirk Douglas Born Issur Danielovitch Demsky in Amsterdam, New York in 1916, to Russian Jewish parents who had come to the United States in 1910. He attended St Lawrence University, and after graduating he went to the American Academy of Dramatic Art ...

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Jun 14, 2019Jun 2019

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Marlon Brando. 1924-2004 Born in Omaha, Nebraska, Brando was educated at Shattuck Military Academy, where he was eventually expelled. He made his way to New York where he attended the Actors' Studio. He appeared in several plays, being voted ...

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Jun 12, 2019Jun 2019

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Sean Connery Born in 1930 in Edinburgh, Scotland. As a young man Connery held jobs as a life guard, a model for swimming trunks, and small stage roles. He made his film debut in a bit part in a 1957 British film, "No Road Back." After getting the ...

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Jun 11, 2019Jun 2019

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Another birthday to remember: GENE WILDER- Born June 11, 1933/Died 2016 Born Jerome Silberman in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Besides being a gifted actor he was also a screenwriter, director, singer-songwriter and author. Wilder took drama classes at the ...

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Jun 5, 2019Jun 2019

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Robert Shaw. 1927-1978 Born in Lancashire, England and raised in Scotland. After serving in the Royal Air Force during WW2, he began studying acting at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art. He made his stage debut at the Shakespeare Memorial Theatre and...

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Jun 1, 2019Jun 2019

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Anthony Hopkins Born in Port Talbot, Wales, in 1937. He started out as a concert pianist before turning to acting while attending the Welsh College of Music and Drama. He began his acting career on the stage, at one time employed by Laurence Olivier ...

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May 29, 2019May 2019

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Robert Mitchum 1917-1997 Born in Bridgeport, Connecticut, his pre-acting jobs included boxing, a crewman on a freighter, a night club bouncer, and an employee for Lockheed Aircraft. But in 1942 he tried his hand at acting as a member of the Long ...

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May 27, 2019May 2019

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Vincent Price. 1911-1993 Born Vincent Leonard Price, Jr. In St. Louis, Missouri on May 27, 1911. His father was the president of the National Candy Company, which made jelly beans and jaw breakers. Vincent was educated as an art historian at Yale ...

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May 21, 2019May 2019

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Jack Nicholson: Born in Neptune, New Jersey in 1937, he visited California as a teen and became hooked on motion pictures. He found work as an office boy in M.G.M.'s cartoon dept. He joined the Players Ring Theater and appeared on stage and some TV ...

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May 14, 2019May 2019

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Gregory Peck 1916-2003 Born Eldred Gregory Peck in La Jolla, California, an only child raised by his grandmother after his parents divorced. He enrolled in New York's Neighborhood Playhouse, making his Broadway debut in 1942 in "The Morning Star." ...

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May 11, 2019May 2019

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Harrison Ford Born in Chicago, Illinois in 1942, he started acting in films as extras and bit parts until his side job, as a freelance carpenter, gave him the chance to meet George Lucas - who offered him a small part as a hot rod driver in "American...

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May 8, 2019May 2019

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Peter Sellers 1925-1980 Born Richard Henry Sellers in Seathsea, England, to a family of music hall entertainers. He started acting when still a young boy, and was later a part of a BBC radio show, "The Goon Show," in 1949. He also joined the RAF ...

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May 6, 2019May 2019

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Anthony Quinn 1915-2001 Born in Chihauhau, Mexico but grew up in the United States. He won two Best Supporting Actor Oscars for "Viva Zapata" 1952 and "Lust for Life" 1956. Died from pneumonia in 2001. Some notable films: The Ox-Bow Incident -1943...

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May 5, 2019May 2019

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Henry "Hank" Fonda 1905-1982 Born in Grand Island, Nebraska, his parents moved the family to Omaha when Henry was only a few months old. As a youngster, Henry planned to be a writer and attended the University of Minnesota as a journalism major. He ...

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May 3, 2019May 2019

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Montgomery Clift 1920-1966 Born Edward Clift in Omaha, Nebraska, he was one of the most promising young film stars of the 1950s. Clift played in summer stock at age 14 and soon made his way to Broadway. In one of his early films, "The Search" 1948,...

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