Research in Progress: June 17, 2021. Alan Ladd Career Summary: Occupational Inheritance: Social Class: Race/Ethnicity/Religion Family: father died when he was 4 Education: Training: Teacher/Inspirational Figure: Radio Debut: TV Debut: Stage Debut: Broadway Debut: Film Debut: Breakthrough Role: This Gun for Hire, 1942; aged 29 Oscar Role: No Other Noms: No Other Awards: Frequent Collaborator: […]
1 Hitchcock: Lead Men and Women–Filmography (A to Z)
June 14, 2021 by
Hitchcock: Filmography (A to Z)
Directors: De Cordova, Fred– (Obscure Directors)
June 14, 2021 by
Films Directed by Fred De Cordova Over a period of 20 years, Fred De Cordova directed 19 features, beginning with Too Young to Know, in 1945, and ending with Frankie and Johnny in 1966. Too Young to Know (1945) Her Kind of Man (1946) That Way with Women (1947) Love and Learn (1947) Always Together (1947) Wallflower (1948) The Countess […]
Death in Hollywood: Charles Grodin–Brilliant “Everyday” Comedian Dies at 86
June 13, 2021 by
Charles Grodin Dies at 86: Many viewers remember his iconic role in the 1988 comic thriller Midnight Run, a quintessential buddy-buddy movie, opposite heavy weigh actor Robert De Niro.
Movie Stars: Talent–Detection, Trial and Error (Hit or Miss), Luck? Accident? Fate? Opportunity?
June 12, 2021 by
Research in progress: June 12, 2021. Entry into the acting profession, and later on, achieving success, often demonstrate Carlyle‘s adage that, “fame is an accident, sometimes accompanied by talent.” The problem with acting is that, unlike other profession, there is no precise definition of what acting talent is, nor how to assess or measure it. […]
