Your Classic Movies Newsletter for May 25, 2010

Welcome to your Classic Movies Newsletter for the week of May 25, 2010.

This week: Updated tributes to John Wayne, Vincent Price, Clint Eastwood, Bob Hope, and Marilyn Monroe.

This coming week, in addition to Clint Eastwood, we celebrate birthdays for living legends James Arness (May 26, 1923), Christopher Lee (May 27, 1922), Carroll Baker (May 28, 1931), Keir Dullea (May 30, 1936), Michael J. Pollard (May 30, 1939), Clint Walker (May 30, 1927), Rene Auberjonois (June 1, 1940), Morgan Freeman (June 1, 1937) and Andy Griffith (June 1, 1926). For more information, check out our birthday calendar:
Classic Birthdays

New/Updated Features

A Tribute to Marilyn Monroe
We offer an updated and expanded tribute to Marilyn Monroe on what would have been her 84th birthday. One of the most consistently popular sections of this site.
A Tribute to Marilyn Monroe

A Tribute to Clint Eastwood
He went from B-movie actor to TV star to spaghetti western star to Oscar-nominated director and living legend, constantly reinventing himself along the way.
A Tribute to Clint Eastwood

A Tribute to Bob Hope
We celebrated the centennial birthday of one of America's greatest entertainers on May 29th, 2003, and two months later he passed away. We revisit the tribute on what would have been his 107th birthday.
A Tribute to Bob Hope

A Tribute to Vincent Price
Although known primarily as the star of numerous gothic horror films, Vincent Price was also an accomplished art historian, writer, and gourmet chef.
A Tribute to Vincent Price

A Tribute to John Wayne
A tribute to the beloved "B" movie, western, and war film star who became an American patriotic icon.
A Tribute to John Wayne

WW II Movies
No event in world history has inspired more movies than World War II. Here are the ones you can't afford to miss, in honor of Memorial Day 2010 in the U.S.
WW II Movies

A Tribute to Laurence Olivier
Affectionately dubbed "Sir Larry" by his many fans, Laurence Olivier is widely recognized as the greatest English-speaking actor who ever lived.
A Tribute to Laurence Olivier

A Tribute to Jimmy Stewart
Of all the actors who ever appeared on the screen, Jimmy Stewart seemed least like an actor. It wasn't that he couldn't act, but that he rarely seemed to be acting at all. Here's a salute to everybody's favorite Everyman originally created on what would have been his 100th birthday.
A Tribute to Jimmy Stewart

A Tribute to Frank Capra
Very few directors have had words coined from their names to describe their style. "Capra-esque" is one of them.
A Tribute to Frank Capra

A Tribute to Maureen O'Sullivan
Though best known as the actress who played Jane in a half-dozen Tarzan movies, Maureen O'Sullivan had a film career that included many roles in which she was fully dressed!
A Tribute to Maureen O'Sullivan

New on DVD

This week we highlight a great new collection of MGM shorts, plus some classic titles from funnymen Peter Sellers and Jerry Lewis. Visit the link below for more information:
New On DVD

Parting Words

Coming up next week: Our updated tribute to living legend Tony Curtis, plus our annual salute to Fathers Day.

Brad Lang
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Your Classic Movies Newsletter for May 18, 2010

Welcome to your Classic Movies Newsletter for the week of May 18, 2010.

This week: Updated tributes to Laurence Olivier and Jimmy Stewart, plus our annual salute to World War II movies, in honor of Memorial Day in the U.S.

This coming week we celebrate birthdays for living legends Nancy Kwan (May 19, 1939), Edith Fellows (May 20, 1923), and Joan Collins (May 23, 1933). For more information, check out our birthday calendar:
Classic Birthdays

Our condolences to the family of actress and singer Lena Horne, who died May 9 at the age of 92.

New/Updated Features

WW II Movies
No event in world history has inspired more movies than World War II. Here are the ones you can't afford to miss, in honor of Memorial Day 2010 in the U.S.
WW II Movies

A Tribute to Laurence Olivier
Affectionately dubbed "Sir Larry" by his many fans, Laurence Olivier is widely recognized as the greatest English-speaking actor who ever lived.
A Tribute to Laurence Olivier

A Tribute to Jimmy Stewart
Of all the actors who ever appeared on the screen, Jimmy Stewart seemed least like an actor. It wasn't that he couldn't act, but that he rarely seemed to be acting at all. Here's a salute to everybody's favorite Everyman originally created on what would have been his 100th birthday.
A Tribute to Jimmy Stewart

A Tribute to Frank Capra
Very few directors have had words coined from their names to describe their style. "Capra-esque" is one of them.
A Tribute to Frank Capra

A Tribute to Maureen O'Sullivan
Though best known as the actress who played Jane in a half-dozen Tarzan movies, Maureen O'Sullivan had a film career that included many roles in which she was fully dressed!
A Tribute to Maureen O'Sullivan

A Tribute to Henry Fonda
Henry Fonda was one of the most believable actors in Hollywood. There was a time when he probably could have been elected President; after all, he played the role many times, often better than the guys who had the job!
A Tribute to Henry Fonda

A Tribute to Katharine Hepburn
There was only one Kate Hepburn. Four Academy Awards and 12 nominations put her in a class by herself.
A Tribute to Katharine Hepburn

A Tribute to Eddie Cantor
Though almost forgotten today, Cantor was one of the most popular stage, screen, radio and TV entertainers of his era, known for his acting, singing, dancing, and humanitarianism.
A Tribute to Eddie Cantor

A Tribute to Fred Astaire
An update to the article originally written to celebrate the Centennial of one of the greatest hoofers in classic film history.
A Tribute to Fred Astaire

A Tribute to Gary Cooper
The former silent movie extra and Western star was once the highest-paid person in America. So popular was he that when the studio wanted a new name for a fellow named Archie Leach, they just reversed Gary Cooper's initials and came up with "Cary Grant."
A Tribute to Gary Cooper

New on DVD

We are still promoting the release of a collection of great old Torchy Blane movies, a 3-movie collection of films based on the novels of Louis L'Amour, a re-release of 1965's blockbuster Dr. Zhivago, and the first release of the much-requested Flap (1970). We promise to announce several more titles very soon. Visit the link below for more information:
New On DVD

Parting Words

Coming up next week: Updated tributes to John Wayne, Vincent Price, Clint Eastwood, Bob Hope, and Marilyn Monroe.

Brad Lang
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Your Classic Movies Newsletter for May 11, 2010

Welcome to your Classic Movies Newsletter for the week of May 11, 2010.

This week: Updated tributes to Frank Capra, Maureen O'Sullivan, Henry Fonda, Eddie Cantor and Katharine Hepburn.

This coming week we celebrate birthdays for living legends Harvey Keitel (May 13, 1941), George Lucas (May 14, 1944) and Dennis Hopper (May 17, 1936). For more information, check out our birthday calendar:
Classic Birthdays

New/Updated Features

A Tribute to Frank Capra
Very few directors have had words coined from their names to describe their style. "Capra-esque" is one of them.
A Tribute to Frank Capra

A Tribute to Maureen O'Sullivan
Though best known as the actress who played Jane in a half-dozen Tarzan movies, Maureen O'Sullivan had a film career that included many roles in which she was fully dressed!
A Tribute to Maureen O'Sullivan

A Tribute to Henry Fonda
Henry Fonda was one of the most believable actors in Hollywood. There was a time when he probably could have been elected President; after all, he played the role many times, often better than the guys who had the job!
A Tribute to Henry Fonda

A Tribute to Katharine Hepburn
There was only one Kate Hepburn. Four Academy Awards and 12 nominations put her in a class by herself.
A Tribute to Katharine Hepburn

A Tribute to Eddie Cantor
Though almost forgotten today, Cantor was one of the most popular stage, screen, radio and TV entertainers of his era, known for his acting, singing, dancing, and humanitarianism.
A Tribute to Eddie Cantor

A Tribute to Fred Astaire
An update to the article originally written to celebrate the Centennial of one of the greatest hoofers in classic film history.
A Tribute to Fred Astaire

A Tribute to Gary Cooper
The former silent movie extra and Western star was once the highest-paid person in America. So popular was he that when the studio wanted a new name for a fellow named Archie Leach, they just reversed Gary Cooper's initials and came up with "Cary Grant."
A Tribute to Gary Cooper

A Tribute to Orson Welles
We celebrate the 95th anniversary of the birth of the "boy genius" who created arguably the greatest film ever made, but never again reached quite the same heights during the rest of his nevertheless varied and interesting career.
A Tribute to Orson Welles

A Tribute to Tyrone Power
The third member of a four-generation family of actors with the same name, he was one of the most popular stars of his generation, but died much too young.
A Tribute to Tyrone Power

A Tribute to Audrey Hepburn
Perhaps the most universally beloved of all classic Hollywood actresses, Audrey was also the epitome of class right to the very end.
A Tribute to Audrey Hepburn

New on DVD

Last week we announced the release of a collection of great old Torchy Blane movies, a 3-movie collection of films based on the novels of Louis L'Amour, and a re-release of 1965's blockbuster Dr. Zhivago. After the newsletter was sent, we also added the first release of the much-requested Flap (1970). Look for more titles next week, and visit the link below for more information:
New On DVD

Parting Words

Coming up next week: Updated tributes to Laurence Olivier and Jimmy Stewart, plus our annual salute to World War II movies, in honor of Memorial Day in the U.S.

Brad Lang
Classic Movies
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Your Classic Movies Newsletter for May 4, 2010

Welcome to your Classic Movies Newsletter for the week of May 4, 2010.

This week: Updated tributes to four giants of the industry: Tyrone Power, Orson Welles, Gary Cooper, and Fred Astaire.

This coming week we celebrate birthdays for living legends Albert Finney (May 9, 1936) and Glenda Jackson (May 9, 1936), who share exactly the same birth date! For more information, check out our birthday calendar:
Classic Birthdays

New/Updated Features

A Tribute to Fred Astaire
An update to the article originally written to celebrate the Centennial of one of the greatest hoofers in classic film history.
A Tribute to Fred Astaire

A Tribute to Gary Cooper
The former silent movie extra and Western star was once the highest-paid person in America. So popular was he that when the studio wanted a new name for a fellow named Archie Leach, they just reversed Gary Cooper's initials and came up with "Cary Grant."
A Tribute to Fred Astaire

A Tribute to Orson Welles
We celebrate the 95th anniversary of the birth of the "boy genius" who created arguably the greatest film ever made, but never again reached quite the same heights during the rest of his nevertheless varied and interesting career.
A Tribute to Orson Welles

A Tribute to Tyrone Power
The third member of a four-generation family of actors with the same name, he was one of the most popular stars of his generation, but died much too young.
A Tribute to Tyrone Power

A Tribute to Audrey Hepburn
Perhaps the most universally beloved of all classic Hollywood actresses, Audrey was also the epitome of class right to the very end.
A Tribute to Audrey Hepburn

Moms in the Movies
Our annual Mother's Day article -- a time to look at how classic Hollywood treated the subject of motherhood. It's a mixed bag, it seems. For every Stella Dallas, there's a Mommie Dearest.
Moms in the Movies

A Tribute to Glenn Ford
Though he retired more than a decade ago, and passed away in 2006, the durable star of Gilda still has many loyal fans.
A Tribute to Glenn Ford

A Tribute to Shirley MacLaine
A salute to the indomitable Ms. MacLaine. The 5-time Oscar nominee, who won for Terms of Endearment in 1983, is a favorite among classic movie fans for films like The Apartment (1960), Irma La Douce (1963), and Some Came Running (1958).
A Tribute to Shirley MacLaine

A Tribute to Shirley Temple
America's most beloved child star grew up to be an ambassador and a businesswoman, but before that she was Dimples and Curly Top.
A Tribute to Shirley Temple

New on DVD

This week we announce the release of a collection of great old Torchy Blane movies, a 3-movie collection of films based on the novels of Louis L'Amour, and a re-release of 1965's blockbuster Dr. Zhivago. See the link below for more information:
New On DVD

Parting Words

Coming up next week: Updated tributes to Frank Capra, Maureen O'Sullivan, Henry Fonda, Eddie Cantor and Katharine Hepburn.

Brad Lang
Classic Movies
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