The Rough Film Noir Anti-Hero Glenn Ford was one of the biggest Hollywood stars throughout the 1940s, and 50s, a film noir icon and one of Hollywood’s most notorious womanizers. Listen on Catch up on Other Episodes of the Podcast A new episode out every Wednesday. Sidney Poitier Sidney Poitier Rock Hudson Rock Hudson Elinor […]
The Inventor of “The Pie in the Face” He was one of the most popular stars of silent cinema and also one of the highest-paid ones during the 1920s. Then, a scandal destroyed his career, his legacy – and ultimately his life. Today we are taking a look at one of the first on-screen comedians,
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Screenwriter & Socialist Activist She was a socialist activist, a supporter of communism and the suffragist movement, she was a secretary, a writer, and a screenwriting genius. Sonya Levien might not be the first name that comes to your mind when thinking Old Hollywood, but she was once one of the highest paid screenwriters of
The Woman Behind Lorelai Lee Anita Loos was a woman able to turn everyday observations into sharp and witty anecdotes, silent movie intertitles into artforms and men’s obsession with dumb but beautiful women into a perennial classic. She was the woman whose humour and intellect defined some of the most successful productions of Old Hollywood.
The Man with the Perfect Profile Robert Taylor was known as “The Man with the Perfect Profile.” And for a time, it seemed he lived the perfect Hollywood life: impossibly handsome, effortlessly dashing, the leading man to nearly every major actress of the Golden Age. But behind the polished studio image was a man grappling
Hollywood’s First Action Comedian You are currently viewing a placeholder content from Default. To access the actual content, click the button below. Please note that doing so will share data with third-party providers. Unblock content Accept required service and unblock content More Information Harold Lloyd was a daring comic genius whose on-screen personality was a