In 1991, Van Sant introduced Kier to American audiences with his drama My Own Private Idaho, loosely based on Shakespeare’s “Henry IV.”

With her independent production company, she co-wrote and co-produced several social-message films and became the first woman to direct a film noir, The Hitch-Hiker, in 1953.

He also directed John Wayne’s final film, the Western The Shootist (1976).

John Barrymore (born John Sidney Blyth; February 14 or 15, 1882 – May 29, 1942), famous American actor on stage, screen, and radio, was member of the Drew and Barrymore theatrical families. He initially tried to avoid the stage and briefly attempted a career as an artist, but appeared on stage together with his father, […]