This week: Updated tributes to Debbie Reynolds, Alec Guinness, Marlon Brando, Doris Day, Bette Davis, Gregory Peck and Spencer Tracy.
This coming week, besides Debbie and Doris, we celebrate birthdays for living legends Shirley Jones (March 31, 1934), Ali McGraw (April 1, 1938), Jane Powell (April 1, 1928), and Roger Corman (April 5, 1926). For more information, check out our birthday calendar:
Classic Birthdays
Our condolences to the family of actress June Havoc, who died last week at the age of 97.
New/Updated Features
A Tribute to Spencer Tracy
He was one of the most respected actors in Hollywood and the first to win back-to-back Best Actor Oscars.
A Tribute to Spencer Tracy.
A Tribute to Gregory Peck
We stand in tribute to the star of To Kill a Mockingbird, who played some of the best heroes in the movies.
A Tribute to Gregory Peck.
A Tribute to Bette Davis
Often brilliant, sometimes annoying, but always fighting the good fight, Bette Davis was one of the greatest stars in Hollywood, as ten Best Actress Oscar nominations will attest. Updated for her 100th birthday.
A Tribute to Bette Davis.
A Tribute to Doris Day
Doris Mary Ann von Kappelhoff had some tough breaks, but on screen she was almost always sunny and bright, and gave us many memorable moments and songs.
A Tribute to Doris Day.
A Tribute to Marlon Brando
He had eight Oscar nominations and at least an equal number of roles that were universally panned. He influenced a generation of actors. We salute the man who many believe was America's greatest actor.
A Tribute to Marlon Brando.
A Tribute to Alec Guinness
You may know him as Obi-Wan Kenobi, but when it came to pure acting, the force was always with him. One of the all-time greats.
A Tribute to Alec Guinness.
A Tribute to Debbie Reynolds
A love letter to the perky, energetic, and most of all talented Ms. Reynolds, who continues to entertain us both on stage and with her wonderful collection of film memorabilia.
A Tribute to Debbie Reynolds.
A Tribute to Gloria Swanson
She was once the highest-paid and most popular actress in America, but today she is remembered primarily for playing a character much like herself, in one of the most popular movies of all time.
A Tribute to Gloria Swanson.
New on DVD
Last week we celebrated the long-awaited release of The African Queen (1955) on DVD and Blu-Ray. In addition, two more classic movies were released by the Warner Archive Collection: My Wild Irish Rose (1947) and Chasing Rainbows (1930).New On DVD
Parting Words
Coming up next week: Our annual salute to baseball movies!
Brad Lang
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