Shirley Temple, the child star of the Depression era who saved Fox from bankruptcy, died Tuesday at age 85.
Death in Hollywood: Hoffman, Philip Seymour, Oscar Winner Found Dead
February 2, 2014 by
Oscar-winning actor Philip Seymour Hoffman was found dead in his New York apartment on Sunday. He was 46.
Oscar Actors: Schell, Maximilian: Oscar-Winner (Judgment at Nurmebrg) Dies
February 1, 2014 by
Actor and director Maximilian Schell, who won the lead Oscar for his role as a defense attorney in “Judgment at Nuremberg,” has died. He was 83. Schell’s agent, Patricia Baumbauer, said he died overnight at a hospital in Innsbruck following a “sudden and serious illness,” the Austria Press Agency reported. It was only his second […]
Cukor, George: A Life–1917-1929–Theater
January 27, 2014 by
In 1917 and 1918, theater in New York was booming, affording Cukor thorough theatrical education. He tried to see everything–good and bad.
Cukor, George: A Life–1899-1916
January 27, 2014 by
George Cukor arrived in Los Angeles on February 13, 1929. Born and bred in New York, his relocation to the West Coast was the single most important event of his life.
