Grant turned down the lead role in Gentleman’s Agreement in the late 1940s, playing a non-Jewish character who pretends to be Jewish, because he believed that he could not effectively play the part.
Oscar Actors: Grant, Cary–Circumcised; Partly Jewish; Rejection to Play Gentleman’s Agreement
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Movie Stars: Grant, Cary–Accent; Screen Test; Screen Name
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The slight Cockney accent that Grant had picked up during his time with the Pender troupe in Bristol and London, blended with his efforts to sound American, resulted in his unique manner of speaking.
Directors: Andrew V. McLaglen Filmography
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Andrew V. McLaglen Filmography; 1956-1991; 35 years; Output: 34
Death in Hollywood: Pearlman, Lindsey–“General Hospital” Actress–Suicide
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General Hospital actress Lindsey Pearlman’s cause of death has been revealed nearly six months after she was found dead in Los Angeles: Suicide.
Death in Hollywood: Petersen, Wolfgang–‘Das Boot’ German-Born Director and Hollywood Blockbusters (Troy, Air Force One) Filmmaker, Dies at 81
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German director Wolfgang Petersen, who rode his acclaimed German-language film Das Boot into a career directing Hollywood blockbusters such as “In the Line of Fire,” “Air Force One,” “The Perfect Storm” and “Troy,” has died. He was 81.
