Katy Jurado (ne María Cristina Estela Marcela Jurado Garcia) was born on January 16, 1924; she died July 5, 2002. Jurado had already established herself as an actress in Mexico in the 1940s when she came to Hollywood, becoming a regular in Western films of the 1950s and 1960s. She worked with Hollywood’s greatest stars. including Gary Cooper […]
Oscar: Fontaine and De Havilland, Feuding Sisters
December 15, 2013 by
There was no amicable sportsmanship in 1941, when sisters Joan Fontaine (Suspicion) and Olivia de Havilland (Hold Back the Dawn) were nominated for Best Actress, thus competing against each other Rumors of the “feuding sisters,” who were close in age, circulated in the movie colony. De Havilland's beginning was more auspicious than her sister's, having made a number of popular films opposite Errol Flynn.
Oscar Actors: Fontaine, Joan–Oscar Winner Actress (Suspicion) Dies at 96
December 15, 2013 by
Joan Fontaine, who appeared in two classic Hitchcock films, Rebecca and Suspicion, died Sunday at her home in Carmel, California, age 96.
Oscar 2013: Make-Up/Hairstyle Short List
December 15, 2013 by
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences unveiled seven semi-finalists in the makeup and hairstyling category, with the films competing for three nomination slots. The contenders are “American Hustle” “Dallas Buyers Club” “The Great Gatsby” “Hansel & Gretel Witch Hunters” “The Hunger Games: Catching Fire” “Jackass Presents: Bad Grandpa” “The Lone Ranger” This is […]
Oscar Movies: Sorcerer by William Friedkin
December 13, 2013 by
“Sophie's Choice” was nominated for five Oscars, including Screenplay, winning one, Best Actress for Meryl Streep.
