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Welcome to your Classic Movies Newsletter for the week of April 26, 2011.

This week: An updated tribute to Glenn Ford, plus our annual salute to Mothers Day.

This week we celebrate birthdays for living legends Jack Klugman (April 27, 1922), Celeste Holm (April 29, 1917), Danielle Darrieux (May 1, 1917), and Theodore Bikel (May 2, 1924). (We apologize for listing Edie Adams in this area two weeks ago; of course, she left us in 2008 at the age of 81.) For more information about birthdays for classic movie people living and dead, check out our birthday calendar:
Classic Birthdays

New/Updated Features

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. And there's a new biography by his son Peter!
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

A Tribute to Jack Nicholson
A living legend if ever there was one, Jack is one of the younger members of the classic actors club, an 11-time Oscar nominee who appeared in a number of 60s and 70s classics and continues to entertain us in the 21st century.
A Tribute to Jack Nicholson

A Tribute to Anthony Quinn
The Oscar-winning Mexican-born actor was known for his robust portrayals of characters of varied ethnicities, including one particularly memorable Greek named Zorba.
A Tribute to Anthony Quinn

Easter & Passover Movies
Here's a rundown on some of the movies you'll be coming across on TV during this Holiday season.
Easter & Passover Movies

A Tribute to William Holden
The Golden Boy achieved stardom almost overnight, and was voted #25 on the American Film Institute greatest actors list. Three Oscar nominations are proof that he deserved his fame.
A Tribute to William Holden

A Tribute to Charlie Chaplin
He was the first movie star millionaire, the biggest star of the silent film era, and an astute businessman who made sure that he would not be forgotten. He hasn't been.
A Tribute to Charlie Chaplin

A Tribute to Rod Steiger
Rod Steiger was a tough-minded Method actor who appeared in over 120 films. With all those movies, he was never accused of sleep-walking through a role.
A Tribute to Rod Steiger

New on DVD

This week's new DVD releases include more than a half dozen titles which you can pre-order now from Movies Unlimited for release in May or June, including Naughty Marietta (1935), Sweethearts (1938), The Boy Friend (1971), Hold On! (Remastered - 1966), The Fastest Guitar Alive (1967), Get Yourself A College Girl (Remastered - 1964), and The Prizefighter And The Lady (1933). Visit the link below for more information:
New On DVD

Parting Words

Coming up next week: Updated tributes to Fred Astaire, Gary Cooper, Orson Welles, Tyrone Power, and Audrey Hepburn.

Brad Lang
Classic Movies
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