Welcome to your Classic Movies Newsletter for the week of December 28, 2010.
This week: Our year-end review of classic stars who died in 2010, plus an updated tribute to Jane Wyman.
This week we celebrate birthdays for living legends Jon Voight (Dec. 29, 1938), Joe Bologna (Dec. 30, 1936), Anthony Hopkins (Dec. 31, 1937) and Ben Kingsley (Dec. 31, 1939). For more information about birthdays for classic movie people living and dead, check out our birthday calendar:
Classic Birthdays
New/Updated Features
A Tribute to Jane Wyman
Though mostly known these days as the first wife of Ronald Reagan, or for her role on TV's Falcon Crest, Jane Wyman had a great movie career, as well.
A Tribute to Jane Wyman
2010: A Year-End Review
Here's a listing of 50 movie and TV people who left us during 2010, including brief comments and a link to the Internet Movie Database or other sites where you can read more.
2010: A Year-End Review
A Tribute to Marlene Dietrich
Once the highest paid actress of her time, German-born Marlene Dietrich is today viewed by many movie fans as an icon.
A Tribute to Marlene Dietrich
A Salute to Richard Widmark
He made a big splash in his screen debut, then spent much of his career trying to overcome the impact of that Oscar-nominated performance. Luckily for us, Richard Widmark was successful, and turned in dozens of memorable performances from the 40s to the 90s.
A Salute to Richard Widmark
Humphrey Bogart, Simply the Greatest
One of the unlikeliest of heartthrobs, Bogart could play tough, romantic, or craven, but always with an edginess that sometimes bordered on insanity.
Humphrey Bogart, Simply the Greatest
A Tribute to Ava Gardner
The beautiful star of Mogambo and Night of the Iguana is also remembered for her three famous husbands.
A Tribute to Ava Gardner
Favorite Holiday Movies
My annual list of my favorite classic Christmas and New Years films.
Favorite Holiday Movies
Edward G. Robinson, The Best Actor Who Never Won an Oscar
He was a Romanian Jew with an English-sounding name who gained fame by creating the prototypical Italian gangster.
Edward G. Robinson, The Best Actor Who Never Won an Oscar
Pinup Girl: Betty Grable
She went from chorus girl (one of the original "Goldwyn Girls") and bit player in the 30s to one of American's most popular stars in the 40s, known for her pinup shot that ended up on so many WWII soldiers' lockers.
Pinup Girl: Betty Grable
More New Titles Have Been Added to the Classic Movies DVD Store!
These are classic films on commercial DVD, mostly from the Warner Archive Collection, priced at up to 25% off the usual retail price. Here are more than two dozen titles we've just added: 3 Sailors & a Girl, The 4 Horsemen of the Apocalypse, Broadway Rhythm, Everybody Sing, The Fastest Gun Alive, Flying High, George White Scandals, Holiday in Mexico, Interrupted Melody, The Kiss, Love, Luxury Liner, Meet the People, The Money Trap, Mrs. Parkington, Rich, Young and Pretty, Rosalie, The Rounders, The Sheepman, The Single Standard, Small Town Girl, Sunrise at Campobello, The Temptress, Thousands Cheer, Two Girls And A Sailor, The Valley of Decision, When Ladies Meet. These titles were added last week (minus those that were sold before this newsletter was written): The Great Garrick, Princess O'Rourke, Hard To Get, Call It A Day, Break Of Hearts, Spitfire, Quality Street, A Woman Rebels, The Little Minister, Along the Great Divide, Barricade, Wichita, Cattletown, Man From God's Country, and The Oklahoman. These are almost all one-of-a-kind titles at this point (ie., we only have one copy), so be sure to order soon.
Check out the complete list.
New on DVD
The last "New on DVD" feature of 2010 includes the Vitaphone Cavalcade Of Musical Comedy Shorts, Clint Eastwood: 35 Films 35 Years, The Window (1949) and The World, the Flesh and the Devil (1949). Visit the link below for more information:New On DVD
Parting Words
Coming up next week: Updated tributes to Loretta Young and Elvis Presley.Brad Lang
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