COMMENTARY

Myths in American Culture: (No) Quitting

Myths in American Culture: (No) Quitting

Movie Stars: Withers, Jane–Child Star of 1930s and 1940

Jane Withers (born April 12, 1926) became one of the most popular child stars in Hollywood in the 1930s and early 1940s, with her films ranking in the top ten list for box-office gross in 1937 and 1938.

1 Cinema 101: Scenes–Greatest–Psycho

The estimable Guardian film critic Philip French interviewed great fillmmakers about their favorite and most significant film scenes ever shot. There are some predictable responses, such as the murder scene in Psycho, but also some unpredictable ones.

What are yours?

Movie Stars: Ciara Bravo–Cherry’s New Star

She stars in the new Russo brothers movie, where she plays Tom Holland’s wife, who becomes a drug addict.

Death in Hollywood: McNamara, Maggie (Oscar Nominee)–Suicide

On February 18, 1978, McNamara was found dead on the couch of her apartment in New York City. She had taken a deliberate overdose of sleeping pills and tranquilizers and left a suicide note on her piano.

Death in Hollywood: Eagles, Jeanne (Oscar Nominee, The Letter), Suicide

Toxicology reports revealed that Jeanne Eagels still had alcohol in her organs when she died in addition to heroin and chloral hydrate (a sedative that Eagels regularly for sleep). Her death was attributed to an overdose of the chloral hydrate.

Israel: Movie Theaters–Cinema Hen (Dizengoff Square)

Open gallery view Tel Aviv’s Dizengoff Square in the ’60s. Credit: Moshe Milner / GPO

Mother’s Day: Screen Mothers

Lead and supporting actresses include Shirley MacLaine, Frances McDormand, Brie Larson, Allison Janney, Sophia Loren, Julia Roberts, Joan Crawford and others.