Donal McCann
DONAL MCCANN OBITUARY IN “THE INDEPENDENT” IN 1999. Primarily a stage actor Donal McCann has made very few films since his debut in 1966 in Walt Disney’s “The Fighting Pr
Claire Trevor
Claire Trevor was born Claire Wemlinger in the Bensonhurst section of Brooklyn, New York, the only child of Fifth Avenue merchant-tailor Noel Wemlinger, an immigrant Frenchman from
Diana Wynyard
Had she wanted it, Diana Wynyard might have had a screen career as long and distinguished as that of Davis or Hepburn. As a stage actress she was excellent but seldom outstandi
Jill Esmond
TCM Overview: Elegant, sophisticated British lead and supporting actress who fluctuated between stage and screen on both sides of the Atlantic. First wife of Laurence Olivier (1930
Carroll Baker
TCM Overview: A talented former dancer and magician’s assistant, voluptuous, blonde bombshell Carroll Baker came under the private tutelage of Lee Strasberg once in NYC, eventual
Robert Evans
ROBERT EVANS OBITUARY IN “THE GUARDIAN” IN 2019. Robert Evans, who has died aged 89, was an extravagant film producer whose exciting, glamorous and sometimes grotesque life thr
Dolores Michaels
Dolores Michaels was born in Kansas City, Missouri, to Raymond Roscoe Michaels and his wife Esther Marie Holcomb.). Her father had been a professional baseball player who was acatc
Janet Leigh
Janet Leigh is one of the key players from the Golden Age of Hollywood. She h as a good number of classic movies to her credit including “Little Women” in 1949, “If Winter
Douglas Fairbanks Jnr.
Douglas Fairbanks Jr. was born in 1909 in New York City. He was never eclipsed by his father’s fame and made many fine films including “The Prisioner of Zenda” in 1937 wi
Laya Raki
She was born Brunhilde Marie Jorns in Hamburg, Germany on July 27, 1927. Her mother left when Laya was only five years old. Her father remarried soon thereafter. He worked with the