Archive for 'Movie Stars'
Happy 100th Birthday Lucille Ball
Posted on 06. Aug, 2011 by admin.
Happy Birthday to Lucille Ball, arguably one of televisions most popular comedians ever and who starred on the most popular and universally beloved sitcoms of all time-I Love Lucy. Was she an even better movie star? What do you think? We still love Lucy as we celebrate what would be her 100th Birthday today. TCM [...]
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Summer of the Stars
Posted on 02. Aug, 2011 by admin.
Look for TCM to once again pump up the summer heat with the Summer of the Stars. The Summer of the Stars features a different star every day in August. Look for higher viewer ratings from this but also as a result of the blistering summer heat over much of the US. This month’s schedule has [...]
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Elizabeth Taylor, a Leading Lady
Posted on 24. Mar, 2011 by admin.
Elizabeth Taylor, A Leading Lady An actress, a philanthropist and a Hollywood legend known as one of the most beautiful women in the world, Elizabeth Taylor – who died of congestive heart failure at age 79 on March 23 – leaves behind a legacy every bit as colorful as any of her screen roles. “Elizabeth [...]
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Celebrity Deaths-2010
Posted on 31. Dec, 2010 by admin.
Celebrity Deaths-2010 Remembering those we lost: Classic Movie World pays tribute to those actors we lost in 2010. Let me know if I missed some. I have seen list after list with many actors and directors omitted. I will add more as I get more. Happy New Year! Dennis Hopper-Hoosiers, Apocalypse Now, Easy Rider, True [...]
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Patricia Neal
Posted on 09. Aug, 2010 by admin.
Patricia Neal Dead at 84 Classic Movie World celebrates the life of another classic movie star who has passed away-Patricia Neal. “Actress Patricia Neal, who won an Academy Award for 1963′s ‘Hud’ and then survived several strokes, died on Sunday. She was 84. Neal had lung cancer and died surrounded by her family at her [...]
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Ingrid Bergman
Posted on 06. Aug, 2010 by admin.
Ingrid Bergman is featured all day on TCM Friday, August 6th. Ingrid Bergman (29 August 1915 – 29 August 1982) was a Swedish actress noted for her starring roles in American films. She won three Academy Awards, two Emmy Awards, and the Tony Award for Best Actress. She is ranked as the fourth greatest female [...]
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Dennis Hopper Tribute
Posted on 04. Jun, 2010 by admin.
Turner Classic Movies to Pay Tribute To Actor-Director-Screenwriter Dennis Hopper Tuesday, June 8 Turner Classic Movies to Pay Tribute To Actor-Director-Screenwriter Dennis Hopper Tuesday, June 8 Turner Classic Movies (TCM) will dedicate its Tuesday, June 8, primetime and overnight lineup to celebrating the life and career of OscarÒ-nominated actor-director-screenwriter Dennis Hopper, who passed away May [...]
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Robert Taylor Movies
Posted on 13. Apr, 2010 by admin.
Right now and through tomorrow, check out Robert Taylor movies on TCM-Turner Classic Movies such as Conspirator, Time Square Lady, Devil’s Doorway, and Small Town Girl. Taylor made many movies from the 30′s through the 60′s. Toward the end of his career, he ended up mostly in television. He took over the narrator position of [...]
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Sabrina
Posted on 23. Feb, 2010 by admin.
Continuing Column: A 13 Year Old’s Perspective on Classic Movies-Article #5 by Emily Hodges “Sabrina” Emily Hodges “Sabrina” is a romantic comedy from 1954 by Paramount Films Audrey Hepburn plays the part of Sabrina Fairchild who goes to Paris to learn cooking. Did I mention that her father sent her there so she could get [...]
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Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers
Posted on 30. Nov, 2009 by admin.
For your viewing pleasure, watch the YouTube videos of Ginger Rogers and Fred Astaire. They are one of the most fun-loving duos in classic film. Too Hot to Handle Top Hat – The Piccolino Cheek to Cheek Let Yourself Go The Kiss
