As a cantankerous river steam launch skipper with Katharine Hepburn’s missionary in the World War I adventure The African Queen (1951), Bogart received the Best Actor Oscar.
Movie Stars: Roland, Gilbert–Hollywood Latin Lover (The Bad and the Beautiful)
October 10, 2020 by
Mostly cast as “the Latin Lover,” Gilbert Roland was nominated twice for two Golden Globe Awards, for The Bad and the Beautiful (1952) and Cheyenne Autumn (1964).
1 Oscar Actors: Grant, Cary–Background, Career, Awards, Filmography
October 9, 2020 by
Grant was nominated for Academy Awards for Penny Serenade (1941) and None But the Lonely Heart (1944), but he never won a competitive Oscar; he received a special Academy Award for Lifetime Achievement in 1970. The inscription on his statuette read “To Cary Grant, for his unique mastery of the art of screen acting with respect and affection of his colleagues”.
Oscar Directors: Brest, Martin–Background, Career, Awards, Filmography
October 7, 2020 by
Scent of a Woman won four Oscar nominations: Best Picture, Best Director, Best Adapted Screenplay, and Best Actor, with Al Pacino winning Best Actor.
Movie Stars: Bardot, Brigitte–Woman that Was More than Actor, Star, or Sex Symbol
October 7, 2020 by
Brigitte Bardot may have been the most famous and the most iconic French femme since Jeanne D’Arc.
