A year before she died in 1961 from heart attack at age 56, she joked that her epitaph should be, “I died a thousand deaths.”
Movie Stars: Wong, Anna May–First Asian American Star, Celebrated in L.A. Museum Show
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Movie Genres: World War II Movies at the Box-Office
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Universal’s Oppenheimer is in its third outing, racing past $500 million worldwide.
Movie Genres: Comedy–Select Biblio
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Movie Genres: Comedy–Select Biblio Durgnat, Raymond. The Crazy Mirr0r. Hollywood Comedy and the American Image. Delta, 1969. (0ver 500 films) Lahue, Kalton. Classic Princes and Court Jesters. 1970. Lang, Candace D. Irony/Humor: Critical Paradigms. John Hopkins Univ. Press, 1987. Robinson, David. The Great Funnies. History of American Comedy. Dutton, 1969. Sennett, Ted. Lunatics and Lovers. […]
Movie Genres: Comedy–Pee Wee’s Big Adventure (1985), Starring Paul Reubens, E.G. Daily, Mark Holton, Diane Salinger, Judd Omen
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The impeccable art direction, cinematography, and performances are impressive, elevating this road-trip comedy to a classic status.
Paradine Case, The: Hitchcock’s Flawed Courtroom Mystery-Drama–What You Need to Know
Garbo did consider starring, but she ultimately turned it down, as she decided to retire from acting.