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Stanley Kubrick (July 26, 1928 – March 7, 1999) was an American film director, writer, producer, and photographer who lived in England during most of the last four decades of his career. Kubrick was noted for the scrupulous care with which he chose his subjects, his slow method of working, the variety of genres he worked in, his technical perfectionism, and his reclusiveness about his films and personal life. |
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| Posted: | March 20, 2011 |
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Ernest Borgnine is an American actor of television and film. His career has spanned more than six decades. He was an unconventional lead in many films of the 1950s, including his Academy Award-winning turn in the 1955 film "Marty". |
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| Posted: | March 23, 2011 |
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Viggo Mortensen is a terrific actor who isn't as well known as the leading men in Hollywood. However, he has great ability to play a variety of roles, as evidenced by his career, |
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| Posted: | May 20, 2011 |
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| By: | Chris Kubala | |
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James Dean is a cultural icon, best embodied in the title of his most celebrated film, Rebel Without a Cause (1955), in which he starred as troubled Los Angeles teenager Jim Stark. |
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| Posted: | July 6, 2011 |
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Immortalized by his role of Vito Corleone ('the Don') in in 1972's "The Godfather", Marlon Brando had a significant impact on film acting, and was the foremost example of the "method" acting style. |
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| Posted: | July 9, 2011 |
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This 6ft 5in (1.96 m) tall actor was one of the most popular and well-known movie stars of his time. Rock Hudson was also one of the first major Hollywood celebrities to die from an AIDS-related illness. |
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| Posted: | July 9, 2011 |
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Grace Kelly was the object of the tabloids and gossip throughout her life. Her love life was a particular focus of speculation. In April 1956, Grace Kelly married Rainier III, Prince of Monaco, to become Princess consort of Monaco. |
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| Posted: | July 10, 2011 |
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Through a career that spanned 45 of her 47 years, Judy Garland attained international stardom as an actress in musical and dramatic roles, as a recording artist, and on the concert stage. |
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| Posted: | August 2, 2010 |
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| By: | MastersOfTrivia | |
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Mitchum is largely remembered for his starring roles in several major works of the film noir style, and is considered a forerunner of the anti-heroes prevalent in film during the 1950s and 1960s. |
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| Posted: | August 2, 2010 |
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Tarantino's films have earned him Academy, Golden Globe, BAFTA and Palme d'Or Awards and he has been nominated for Emmy and Grammy Awards. |
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| Posted: | August 2, 2010 |
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Kirk Douglas (December 9, 1916) is an American stage and film actor, film producer and author. His popular films include Champion (1949), Ace in the Hole (1951), The Bad and the Beautiful (1952), Lust for Life (1956), Paths of Glory (1957), Gunfight at the O.K. Corral (1957) Spartacus (1960), and Lonely Are the Brave (1962). |
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| Posted: | March 22, 2011 |
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Steve McQueen was a well known actor through the 1960s and 1970s and became a bit of a pop culture icon. He was a big fan of automobiles and motorcycles, and got into racing a bit as well. |
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| Posted: | May 20, 2011 |
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| By: | Chris Kubala | |
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Tom Selleck has had a successful acting career for over four decades. He's best known for two things: his role as Thomas Magnum on the hit series "Magnum, P.I." during the 1980s on CBS, and his mustache. |
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| Posted: | June 9, 2011 |
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| By: | Chris Kubala | |
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In addition to being a film actress and dancer, Rita Hayworth was a top glamour girl in the 1940s. She was a pin-up girl for military servicemen and a beauty icon for women. |
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| Posted: | July 6, 2011 |
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Gary Cooper's career spanned from 1925 until shortly before his death, and comprised more than one hundred films. Cooper received five Academy Award nominations for Best Actor, winning twice for "Sergeant York" and "High Noon". |
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| Posted: | July 9, 2011 |
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In 1999, the American Film Institute named Gregory Peck among the Greatest Male Stars of All Time, ranking at #12. Peck is remembered, among others, for his breakthrough performance as Atticus Finch in the 1962 film "To Kill a Mockingbird." |
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| Posted: | July 10, 2011 |
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Natalie Wood began acting in movies at the age of four[ and became a successful child actor in such films as "Miracle on 34th Street" (1947). Wood drowned near Santa Catalina Island, California at age 43. |
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| Posted: | July 10, 2011 |
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For his work in the films "Unforgiven" (1992) and "Million Dollar Baby" (2004), Eastwood won Academy Awards for Best Director, producer of the Best Picture, and received nominations for Best Actor. |
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| Posted: | August 1, 2010 |
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The British filmmaker and producer who pioneered many techniques in the suspense and psychological thriller genres. |
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| Posted: | January 28, 2011 |
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Sir Thomas Sean Connery is an Academy Award, Golden Globe, and BAFTA Award winning Scottish actor and producer. |
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| Posted: | August 2, 2010 |
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