In 1947, Hunt and her second husband, screenwriter Robert Presnell Jr., joined the Committee for the First Amendment, which challenged the legality of the House Un-American Activities Committee that was seeking to flush communists out of the entertainment industry.
Movie Stars: Murphy, Audie–Background, Career, Filmography
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During acting career spanning from 1948 to 1969, Murphy made more than 40 features and one TV series.
Gay Geniuses and Icons: Samuel Barber (1910-1981)
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Basic Facts about Samuel Barber Barber produced most of best-known work in his 20s During the 1930s, Samuel Barber emerged as an implausibly promising young composer whose refreshing style would change American classical music forever. But his subsequent style was very much in their spirit—and it was clear that critics had expected him to constantly […]
This Is My Life (1992): Nora Ephron’s Directing Debut, Tale of Abandonment and Siblings Bond (Female Friendship)
September 5, 2022 by
Female Friendship on Screen Twentieth Century Fox Writer Nora Ephron’s directorial debut, This Is My Life, focuses on a cosmetics saleswoman, Dottie, who leaves cosmetics to pursue her dream of becoming a stand-up comedian. This Is My Life Theatrical release poster When her career takes off, Dottie leaves behind her two daughters, Opal and Erica. […]
Movie Stars: Bogart, Humphrey–Politics Offscreen
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Unlike John Wayne, Clark Gable, and Gary Cooper, to name a few staunch Republicans, Bogart was famous for his decidedly liberal and democratic values.
