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Whose performances keep your eyes glued to the screen? Bogart in Casablanca… Fonda in The Grapes of Wrath… Streep in Sophie’s Choice… Megan Fox in Jennifer’s Body. Wait – Megan Fox? Don’t worry, she’s not in here.


Actor: Clark Gable

Posted by on Nov 28, 2009 in Actor | Comments Off on Actor: Clark Gable

Admit it. When you hear “Clark Gable,” you think “Rhett Butler.” Gable was an excellent actor who appeared in many...

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Actor: Fred Astaire

Posted by on Nov 13, 2009 in Actor | Comments Off on Actor: Fred Astaire

You’ll get a kick out of the studio’s evaluation of Fred Astaire’s initial screen test. It’s purported to have...

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Actor: James Garner

Posted by on Oct 30, 2009 in Actor | 2 comments

This is one cool dude. From his earliest days as Maverick, through the halcyon era of The Rockford Files, into mature roles in movies such...

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Actors: Abbott and Costello

Posted by on Oct 19, 2009 in Actor | Comments Off on Actors: Abbott and Costello

Today, Bud Abbott and Lou Costello are best known for their wonderful “Who’s on First” routine, perhaps the single best...

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Actor: Bob Hope

Posted by on Oct 7, 2009 in Actor | Comments Off on Actor: Bob Hope

No one has ever done as much to entertain our troops overseas as Bob Hope did. It began normally enough, when Bob was one of many Hollywood...

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Actor: Robert De Niro

Posted by on Sep 24, 2009 in Actor | Comments Off on Actor: Robert De Niro

“You talkin’ to me?” No, Bobby, I was just doing today’s… “You talkin’ to me?”...

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Actor: Jack Nicholson

Posted by on Sep 12, 2009 in Actor | 3 comments

Jack Nicholson has played some of the most fascinating roles in movie history. He’s been the Joker in Batman… J.J. Gittes in...

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Actress: Grace Kelly

Posted by on Aug 30, 2009 in Actor | 1 comment

There have been lots of beautiful women in Hollywood history who made great movie posters. Grace Kelly was a beautiful woman who actually...

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Actor: Robert Duvall

Posted by on Aug 21, 2009 in Actor | Comments Off on Actor: Robert Duvall

This man is an actor’s actor. Seldom has anyone had such a rich career and performed so many roles so flawlessly. And yet, when the...

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Actor: Humphrey Bogart

Posted by on Aug 11, 2009 in Actor | 1 comment

Humphrey Bogart had a decade of acting in Hollywood before he got his statuette. No, I don’t mean Oscar – I’m talking...

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