John Wayne had appeared in nearly 250 movies, some of epic scale
Oscar Actors: Perkins, Anthony–Filmography, 1953-1992 (Oscar Nom, “Paycho”)
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Anthony Perkins, who died of AIDS, could never get rid of his image as Norman Bates, which killed his screen career.
Anderson, Paul Thomas: Auteur, Vision, Films Ranked–Licorice Pizza (5th)
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Set in 1973 and named for a beloved SoCal record chain, Licorice Pizza brings writer-director Paul Thomas Anderson back to the neighborhoods where he grew up.
Death in Hollywood: Charleson, Ian (“Chariots of Fire”), Dead at 40 of AIDS, Now Film Subject
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Charleson requested that it be announced after his death that he had died of AIDS, to publicise the condition.
Directors: Vidor, Charles–Background, Career, Awards
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Back at Columbia, Vidor directed the studio’s first Technicolor movie, The Desperadoes (1943).
