Western movies amounted to over one third (39 out of 96 pictures) of his film output. Next to John Wayne, Cooper was second in making so many major contributions to the genre,
Movie Stars: Lamarr, Hedy–Hollywood Career (“Algiers,” “Samson and Delilah”)
August 10, 2016 by
Hedy Lamarr was typecast as the archetypal, glamorous seductress of exotic origin.
Movie Stars: Williams, Esther–Swimming Actress
August 8, 2016 by
Like the Norwegian ice skater Sonja Henie before her, Esther Williams was one of the few female athletes to cross over to widespread entertainment success.
Movie Stars: Cooper, Gary–Screen Image, Sex Appeal
July 27, 2016 by
Early on in his career, in the Western The Virginian, Gary Cooper’s heroic character stated: “A man has to do what a man has to do,” and this became his motto for the rest of his life. Cooper achieved sex-star status in his early roles by playing romantically dying or romantically wounded heroes. But later […]
Marshall, Garry: Film and TV Director (Happy Days, Pretty Woman)
July 19, 2016 by
Garry Marshall, who created some of the 1970s most iconic sitcoms, including Happy Days, The Odd Couple, Laverne and Shirley, and Mork and Mindy, and directed hit movies such as Pretty Woman and The Princess Diaries, died Tuesday of complications from pneumonia. He was 81. Marshall began as a TV writer before creating sitcoms that touched the […]
