1928 - 2014
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The Stars, Films, and Fashion of Old Hollywood
Showing posts with label rest in peace. Show all posts
Showing posts with label rest in peace. Show all posts
Tuesday, February 11, 2014
Monday, January 20, 2014
Rest in Peace, Audrey Totter
I only just discovered a few days ago that Audrey Totter passed away on December 12 at the age of 95. Sometimes, unless it's about a huge star such as Peter O'Toole, you just don't hear about these things!
Audrey Totter mostly appeared in films noir of the late 1940s and early 1950s, then went on to appear in various television shows. Her last television appearance, according to IMDb, was in an episode of Murder, She Wrote which aired in 1987.
Here is a link to a New York Times article about her death.
Audrey Totter mostly appeared in films noir of the late 1940s and early 1950s, then went on to appear in various television shows. Her last television appearance, according to IMDb, was in an episode of Murder, She Wrote which aired in 1987.
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| Audrey Totter and Robert Montgomery in Lady in the Lake (1947). |
Rest in Peace, Audrey Totter
December 20, 1917 - December 12, 2013
Thursday, January 9, 2014
JOANuary!
I've had the flu since Christmas so I haven't been feeling well enough to use the computer much lately, so I'm mentioning this a bit late, but Joan Crawford is TCM's Star of the Month for January and I am so thrilled about it! Joan is one of my all-time favorite stars and there are still quite a few of her films I've yet to see, so now I have the chance to see most of them! She was so beautiful and such an amazing actress, and I highly recommend watching as many of her films as you can.
Last Thursday TCM showed many of Joan's silent films, such as Our Dancing Daughters, as well as a few of her early talkies. Tonight they will be showing many of her pre-code films, such as Grand Hotel and Rain. They will continue showing films all through the night, ending Friday afternoon with 1937's The Last of Mrs. Cheyney, co-starring William Powell and Robert Montgomery. On January 16th, they will show the amazing, all-star film The Women (1939) as well as many of Joan's films from the late 1930s and early 1940s. The evening of the 23rd will start off with Mildred Pierce (1945), for which Joan won her only Academy Award. And on January 30th, things will wrap up with movies she made late in her career, including What Ever Happened to Baby Jane? (1962), co-starring Bette Davis.
On another note, I should mention that two stars passed recently. On January 1st, Juanita Moore passed away at the age of 99. Juanita is most known for co-starring with Lana Turner in 1959's Imitation of Life. And on January 3rd, Alicia Rhett passed away at the age of 98. At the time of her death, Alicia was the oldest surviving cast member of Gone with the Wind, in which she played India Wilkes.
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| Joan Crawford with Dorothy Sebastian in Our Dancing Daughters (1928). Original image via doctormacro.com. |
Last Thursday TCM showed many of Joan's silent films, such as Our Dancing Daughters, as well as a few of her early talkies. Tonight they will be showing many of her pre-code films, such as Grand Hotel and Rain. They will continue showing films all through the night, ending Friday afternoon with 1937's The Last of Mrs. Cheyney, co-starring William Powell and Robert Montgomery. On January 16th, they will show the amazing, all-star film The Women (1939) as well as many of Joan's films from the late 1930s and early 1940s. The evening of the 23rd will start off with Mildred Pierce (1945), for which Joan won her only Academy Award. And on January 30th, things will wrap up with movies she made late in her career, including What Ever Happened to Baby Jane? (1962), co-starring Bette Davis.
On another note, I should mention that two stars passed recently. On January 1st, Juanita Moore passed away at the age of 99. Juanita is most known for co-starring with Lana Turner in 1959's Imitation of Life. And on January 3rd, Alicia Rhett passed away at the age of 98. At the time of her death, Alicia was the oldest surviving cast member of Gone with the Wind, in which she played India Wilkes.
Tuesday, December 17, 2013
Rest in Peace x2
We lost two great stars this past weekend.
Peter O'Toole died December 14 at the age of 81. He achieved stardom playing the title role in Lawrence of Arabia (1962), and holds the record for the most Academy Award acting nominations (eight!) without a win. He was the recipient of an Honorary Academy Award in 2003.
On December 15, Joan Fontaine died at the age of 96. She was nominated for a Best Actress Oscar in 1941 for Rebecca, and won the following year for her role in Suspicion, making her the only actor to receive an Academy Award for a film directed by Alfred Hitchcock.
Joan Fontaine was the younger sister (by one year) of Olivia de Havilland. The two had a lifelong feud, and supposedly hadn't spoken to each other since the 1970s.
In 1978, Joan said in an interview, "I married first, won the Oscar before Olivia did, and if I die first, she'll undoubtedly be livid because I beat her to it!"
Olivia issued a statement the day after Joan's death saying that she was "shocked and saddened" by the news of her sister's passing.
TCM will be showing seven of Joan Fontaine's films and three of Peter O'Toole's films on December 29.
Links:
TCM Remembers Joan Fontaine
TCM Remembers Peter O'Toole
Peter O'Toole died December 14 at the age of 81. He achieved stardom playing the title role in Lawrence of Arabia (1962), and holds the record for the most Academy Award acting nominations (eight!) without a win. He was the recipient of an Honorary Academy Award in 2003.
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| Peter O'Toole in How to Steal a Million (1966) |
On December 15, Joan Fontaine died at the age of 96. She was nominated for a Best Actress Oscar in 1941 for Rebecca, and won the following year for her role in Suspicion, making her the only actor to receive an Academy Award for a film directed by Alfred Hitchcock.
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| Joan Fontaine in 1942, photographed by Bob Landry. |
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| Joan Fontaine and Olivia de Havilland take a break from their lifelong feud to play a card game in 1945. |
Olivia issued a statement the day after Joan's death saying that she was "shocked and saddened" by the news of her sister's passing.
TCM will be showing seven of Joan Fontaine's films and three of Peter O'Toole's films on December 29.
Links:
TCM Remembers Joan Fontaine
TCM Remembers Peter O'Toole
Thursday, December 12, 2013
Rest in Peace, Eleanor Parker
Three-time Academy Award nominee Eleanor Parker died on Monday, December 9th, of complications from pneumonia. She was 91 years old.
TCM will be showing seven of Eleanor's films on December 17th, including Of Human Bondage (1946) and Scaramouche (1952). (Article on TCM.com)
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| Eleanor Parker in the 1940s. |
TCM will be showing seven of Eleanor's films on December 17th, including Of Human Bondage (1946) and Scaramouche (1952). (Article on TCM.com)
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| Eleanor Parker in the 1950s. |
Rest in Peace, Eleanor Parker
(June 26, 1922 - December 9, 2013)
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