Actors:  Stars  &  Unknowns
       
       
       
The site is perpetually under construction. As new people and films and subjects are added,
we begin with hyperlinks – webpage link, IMDb & Wikipedia listings, and books & videos/DVDs & posters
for purchase – then expand each person to detailed page/s with
biographical information, filmography, and further links to official sites, fansites, etc.
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here on page one
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on page two:
Actors G thru L
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Actors M thru R
on page three:
Actors S thru Z
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Books  About  Movie  Actors  &  Acting
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"New Constellations: Movie Stars of The 1960s" [2012]  ![]() Edited by Pamela Robertson Wojcik Chapters/topics include: Julie Andrews, Mia Farrow, Zsa Zsa Gabor, Dustin Hoffman, Paul Newman, Sidney Poitier, Edie Sedgwick, Peter Sellers & Elizabeth Taylor Rutgers Univ Press pb [DUE Jan 2012] for $22.31 Rutgers Univ Press hardcover [DUE Jan 2012] for $72.00 |
  | "Shining In Shadows: Movie Stars of The 2000s" [2011]  ![]() Edited by Murray Pomerance Chapters/topics include: Jennifer Aniston, Jack Black, George Clooney, Johnny Depp, Robert Downey Jr., Will Ferrell, Tina Fey, Morgan Freeman, Angelina Jolie, Brad Pitt, Hilary Swank, Kate Winslet & Renee Zellweger Rutgers Univ Press pb [10/2011] for $25.95 Rutgers Univ Press hardcover [10/2011] for $72.00 |
  | "Disney Voice Actors: A Biographical Dictionary" [2011]  ![]() by Thomas S. Hischak McFarland & Co. hardcover [9/2011] for $75.00 |
  | "Falling Stars: Ten Who Tried To Be A Movie Star" [2011]  ![]() by David W. Menefee Profiles include Maude Adams, Enrico Caruso, Eleonora Duse, Mary Garden, Harry Houdini, Helen Keller, Anna Pavlova, Lottie Pickford, Babe Ruth, and Otis Skinner CreateSpace 9x6 pb [8/2011] for $14.95 |
  | "Flickers of Desire: Movie Stars of The 1910s" [2011] Edited & Introduction by Prof. Jennifer M. Bean Chapters/topics include 'Broncho Billy' Anderson, Roscoe 'Fatty' Arbuckle, Theda Bara, George Beban, Charlie Chaplin, Grace Cunard, Douglas Fairbanks, Geraldine Farrar, Lillian Gish, Sessue Hayakawa, Mary Pickford & Pearl White Rutgers Univ Press pb [7/2011] for $24.95 Rutgers Univ Press hardcover [7/2011] for $59.40 |
  | "Glamour In A Golden Age: Movie Stars of The 1930s" [2011] Edited by Adrienne L. McLean stars covered include: Fred Astaire, Gary Cooper, Joan Crawford, Bette Davis, Olivia de Havilland, Marlene Dietrich, Errol Flynn, Clark Gable, Greta Garbo, Jean Harlow, Myrna Loy, William Powell, Ginger Rogers, Norma Shearer & Shirley Temple Rutgers Univ Press 9x6 pb [1/2011] for $22.45 Rutgers Univ Press 9½x6¼ hardcover [1/2011] for $72.00 |
  | "Dangerous Curves Atop Hollywood Heels: The Lives, Careers, and Misfortunes of 14 Hard-Luck Girls of The Silent Screen" [2010] by Michael G. Ankerich featuring Silent Era actresses Agnes Ayres, Olive Borden, Grace Darmond, Elinor Fair, Juanita Hansen, Wanda Hawley, Natalie Joyce, Barbara La Marr, Martha Mansfield, Mary Nolan, Marie Prevost, Lucille Ricksen, Eve Southern & Alberta Vaughn BearManor Media 9x6 pb [12/2010] for $26.95 |
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"Larger Than Life: Movie Stars of The 1950s" [2010] Edited by R. Barton Palmer Rutgers Univ Press 9x6 pb [8/2010] for $24.95 Rutgers Univ Press 9x6½ hardcover [8/2010] for $72.00 |
  | "Acting For America: Movie Stars of the 1980s" [2010] Edited by Robert Eberwein Chapters/topics include: the Brat Pack, John Candy, Tom Cruise, Robert De Niro, Clint Eastwood, Sally Field, Harrison Ford, Michael J. Fox, Mel Gibson, Goldie Hawn, Jessica Lange, Steve Martin, Eddie Murphy, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Sissy Spacek, Sylvester Stallone, Meryl Streep, Sigourney Weaver & Bruce Willis Rutgers Univ Press 9x6 pb [6/2010] for $24.95 Rutgers Univ Press 9½x6¼ hardcover [6/2010] for $72.00 |
  | "Confessions of A Scream Queen" [2010] by Matt Beckoff, Foreword by Bob Burns 15 interviews, with actresses famed for their work in horror movies: Adrienne Barbeau, Karen Black, Marilyn Burns, Janet Ann Gallow, Coleen Gray, Jessica Harper, Kathleen Hughes, Carla Laemmle, Judith O'Dea, Betsy Palmer, Ingrid Pitt, P.J. Soles, Lupita Tovar, Elena Verdugo & Dee Wallace • Matt Beckoff's radio blog BearManor Media 9x6 pb [6/2010] for $17.95 |
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"Hollywood Reborn: Movie Stars of The 1970s" [2010] Edited by James Morrison Chapters/topics include: Warren Beatty, Julie Christie, Divine, Faye Dunaway, Jane Fonda, Jodie Foster, Robert Redford, Vanessa Redgrave, Richard Roundtree, Brooke Shields, Donald Sutherland & Shelley Winters Rutgers Univ Press 9¼x6 pb [4/2010] for $24.95 Rutgers Univ Press 9¼x6 hardcover [4/2010] for $0.00 |
  | "Idols of Modernity: Movie Stars of The 1920s" [2010] Edited by Patrice Petro Chapters/topics include: Clara Bow, Marie Dressler, Douglas Fairbanks, Greta Garbo, Emil Jannings, Noble Johnson, Al Jolson, Buster Keaton, Colleen Moore, Ernest Morrison, Lincoln Perry, Evelyn Preer, Gloria Swanson, the Talmadge Sisters, Rudolph Valentino & Anna May Wong Rutgers Univ Press 9x6¼ pb [3/2010] for $25.95 Rutgers Univ Press 9¼x6 hardcover [3/2010] for $72.00 |
  | "Forgotten Hollywood, Forgotten History" [2009] by Manny Pacheco
Book Publrs Network mass pb [9/2009] for $14.21 actors/subjects include Eddie 'Rochester' Anderson, Lionel Barrymore, William Bendix, Ward Bond, Beulah Bondi, Walter Brennan, John Carradine, Donald Crisp, Gloria Grahame, Van Heflin, Arthur Kennedy, Thomas Mitchell, Claude Rains, Basil Rathbone & Thelma Ritter official book site |
  | "Silent Lives: 100 Biographies of The Silent Film Era" [2008] by Lon Davis, Foreword by Kevin Brownlow BearManor Media 9x6 pb [2/2008] for $22.45 |
  | "501 Movie Stars: A Comprehensive Guide To The Greatest Screen Actors" [2007] by Steven Jay Schneider Cassell Illustrated 8x6¼ pb [1/2008] out of print/used Barron's Educational 8¼x6½ hardcover [11/2007] for $9.79 |
  | "Inside Inside" [2007] by James Lipton: founder & dean of Actors Studio Drama School since 1994, and executive producer & host of Bravo's "Inside The Actors Studio" program N.A.L. Trade pb [9/2008] for $10.20 Dutton 9¼x6¼ hardcover [10/2007] for $18.45 |
  | "The Star Machine" [2007] by Jeanine Basinger random pile of anecdotes & opinion; over 200 photos Knopf 9¼x6 hardcover [10/2007] for $23.10 |
  | "The First Male Stars" [2007] by David W. Menefee BearManor Media 9x6 pb [10/2007] for $29.95 |
  | "Hollywood Blondes: Golden Girls of The Silver Screen" [2007] by Michelle Vogel & Liz Nocera Wasteland Press 9x5¾ pb [3/2007] for $22.45 chapter/subjects include Alice Faye, Betty Grable, Jean Harlow, Judy Holliday, Grace Kelly, Veronica Lake, Carole Landis, Carole Lombard, Jayne Mansfield, Marie McDonald, Marilyn Monroe, Barbara Payton, Lana Turner, Thelma Todd & Mae West |
  | "The Complete Stanislavsky Toolkit" [2007] by Bella Merlin Quite Specific Media 8¼x5¼ pb [4/2007] for $17.94 Nick Hern Books, UK 8¼x5½ pb [1/2007] for $16.40 Stanislavsky's System entry at Wikipedia |
  | "Leading Men: The 50 Most Unforgettable Actors of The Studio Era" [2006] Turner Classic Movies Film Guide Chronicle Books 8¾x7 pb [9/2006] for $13.57 |
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"The Complete Movie Extras Guidebook: How To Make Good Money As A Background Actor In Film & TV" [orig 1986, rev 2006] by Cullen Chambers & Elisha Choice Back To One Publns 19th Edition pb [7/2006] for $24.95 |
  | "Leading Ladies: The 50 Most Unforgettable Actresses of The Studio Era" [2006] Turner Classic Movies Film Guide Chronicle Books 8½x7 pb [3/2006] for $13.57 |
  | "The Truth About Being An Extra: How To Become A Good Background Actor" [2006] by Jo Kelly
"The do's and don'ts of getting your foot in the Hollywood door" August II Prodns 7¼x4¼ pb [3/2006] for $18.95 |
  | "Serial Film Stars: A Biographical Dictionary, 1912-1956" [2005] by Buck Rainey McFarland & Co. 10x7¼ hardcover [3/2005] for $95.00 |
  | "The Leading Men of M-G-M" [2005] by Jane Ellen Wayne
This companion book to Wayne's sleazy gossip tome "The Golden Girls of M-G-M" [2002] covers fourteen male stars & execs of M.G.M.: Clark Gable, John Gilbert, Billy Haines, Van Johnson, Peter Lawford, Louis B. Mayer, Ramon Novarro, Elvis Presley, Mickey Rooney, Frank Sinatra, Jimmy Stewart, Robert Taylor, Irving Thalberg & Spencer Tracy Da Capo Press 8¾x6 pb [4/2006] for $13.73 Da Capo Press 9x6½ hardcover [2/2005] for $26.00 |
  | "An Encyclopedic Dictionary of Women In Early American Films, 1895-1930" [2004] by Denise Lowe Routledge 8¼x6 pb [12/2004] for $59.95 Routledge 9x6¼ hardcover [12/2004] for $120.60 |
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"The First Female Stars: Women of The Silent Era" [2004] by David W. Menefee Chapters/subjects include Theda Bara, Beverly Bayne, Sarah Bernhardt, Pauline Frederick, Carol Dempster, Gene Gauntier, Janet Gaynor, Dorothy Gish, Mae Marsh, Mae Murray, Alla Nazimova, Constance Talmadge, Norma Talmadge, Laurette Taylor & Pearl White Praeger Publrs 9¼x6½ hardcover [3/2004] for $46.95 |
  | ”Kid Kowboys: Juveniles In Western Films” [2003] by Bob Nareau featuring more than 70 juvenile actors, including Lee Aaker, Armida, Buzz Barton, Noah Beery Jr., Bobby Blake, Bill Cody Jr, Junior Coghlan, Tommy Cook, Frankie Darro, Sugar Dawn, Johnny Duncan, Billy & Gary Gray, Buzz Henry, Tim Holt, Dick Jones, Mary Lee, Harry & Sammy McKim, Mickey Rooney, Betsy King Ross, Dean Stockwell, and Jane Withers Empire Publng 11X8&FRAC12 pb [8/2003] for $20.00 |
  | "Encyclopedia of Hollywood Film Actors, Volume 1: From The Silent Era To 1965" [2003] Edited by Barry Monush Applause 11x8½ hardcover [4/2003] for $23.10 |
  | "The Golden Girls of M-G-M: Greta Garbo, Joan Crawford, Lana Turner, Judy Garland, Ava Gardner, Grace Kelly & Others" [2002] by Jane Ellen Wayne fifteen portraits of M.G.M.'s female stars, including June Allyson, Joan Crawford, Greta Garbo, Ava Gardner, Judy Garland, Jean Harlow, Katherine Hepburn, Grace Kelly, Hedy Lamarr, Jeanette MacDonald, Debbie Reynolds, Norma Shearer, Elizabeth Taylor, Lana Turner & Esther Williams; online reviewers describe the book as tasteless & dull, mere repetition of unfounded gossip Da Capo Press 8½x5½ pb [12/2003] for $14.00 Carroll & Graf 9½x6½ hardcover [11/2002] out of print/used |
  | "The New Biographical Dictionary of Film" [orig 1975, 4th edition 2002] by David Thomson "The finest reference book on the movies." — Benjamin Schwarz Knopf 9¼x6¾ pb [11/2004] for $15.61 Knopf 9½x7¼ hardcover [10/2002] for $23.10 |
  | "Silent Players: A Biographical & Autobiographical Study of 100 Silent Film Actors & Actresses" [2002] by Anthony Slide Univ Press KY 10¼x7¼ hardcover [9/2002] for $30.40 |
  | "International Stars At War" [2002] by James E. Wise & Scott Baron U.S. Naval Institute Press 9¼x6¼ hardcover [8/2002] for $29.95 |
  | "Screening Asian Americans" [2002] Edited by Peter X. Feng Rutgers Univ Press 9x6¼ pb [2/2002] for $22.95 Rutgers Univ Press 9¼x6½ hardcover [2/2002] for $60.00 |
  | "On Politics and The Art of Acting" [2001] by Arthur Miller Amazon bargain edition 7x5¼ hardcover [10/2001] for $4.50 Viking 7x5¼ hardcover [10/2001] for $15.00 see also Spirit of America Bookstore's Arthur Miller [1915-2005] Page |
  | "Starlet: First Stage At The Hollywood Dream Factory" [2001] Photographs by Nancy Ellison, Introduction by Paul Theroux Photos taken over the last 25 years of Isabelle Adjani, Anne Archer, Rosanna Arquette, Kim Basinger, Jennifer Beals, Barbara Carrera, Jamie Lee Curtis, Angelica Huston, Jessica Lange, Molly Ringwald, Sharon Stone, and many others. Universe Publng 10½x8½ hardcover [10/2001] out of print/used |
  | "The Women of Warner Brothers: The Lives and Careers of 15 Leading Ladies With Filmographies For Each" [2001] by Daniel Bubbeo
The lives & careers of fifteen Warner Brothers screen legends: Joan Blondell, Nancy Coleman, Bette Davis, Olivia de Havilland, Glenda Farrell, Kay Francis, Ruby Keeler, Andrea King, Priscilla Lane, Joan Leslie, Ida Lupino, Eleanor Parker, Ann Sheridan, Alexis Smith & Jane Wyman McFarland & Co. 10x7 pb [10/2001] for $39.95 |
  | "Golden Images: 41 Essays On Silent Film Stars" [2000] by Eve Golden, Foreword by Bob King no other book covers the lives & careers of Harrison Ford {the 1884-1957 one}, May Irwin, Arthur Johnson, Ormer Locklear, Martha Mansfield, Marie Prevost, Wallace Reid, Clarine Seymour & Milton Sills; others also covered elsewhere include Clara Bow, William Haines, the Talmadge Sisters, Rudolph Valentino & Pearl White; plus 27 more McFarland & Co. 10x7 pb [12/2000] for $39.95 |
  | "Stars In Khaki: Movie Actors In The Army & The Air Services" [2000] by James E. Wise & Paul Wilderson U.S. Naval Institute Press 9¼x6¼ hardcover [10/2000] for $22.76 |
  | "Movie Extra 101: The Shortcut To Stardom" [2000] by Gary Michael Smith Chatgris Press 9x6 pb [9/2000] for $11.66 |
  | "Fame: The Psychology of Stardom" [1999] by Andrew Ewans & Glenn D. Wilson Vision 9x6 pb [6/2001] for $15.95 Frog Ltd. 9¼x6¼ pb [9/99] out of print/used |
  | "Stars In The Corps: Movie Actors In The United States Marines" [1999] by James E. Wise & Anne Collier Rehill U.S. Naval Institute Press 9½x6½ hardcover [8/99] for $29.95 |
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"Silent Stars" [1999] by Jeanine Basinger
Wesleyan Univ Press pb [11/2000] for $21.24 Diane Publng hardcover [4/99] for $35.00 Knopf 9x7 hardcover [10/99] out of print/used featured stars include Clara Bow, Lon Chaney, Marion Davies, Douglas Fairbanks, Greta Garbo, John Gilbert, William S. Hart, The Keystone Cops, Tom Mix, Colleen Moore, Pola Negri, Mabel Normand, Mary Pickford, Rin-Tin-Tin, Gloria Swanson, Constance & Norma Talmadge, and Rudolph Valentino |
  | "Stars In Blue: Movie Actors In America's Sea Services" [1997] by James E. Wise & Anne Collier Rehill U.S. Naval Institute Press 9¼x6¼ hardcover [9/97] for $28.45 |
  | "Hurrell's Hollywood Portraits" [1997] by Mark A. Vieira Harry N. Abrams 12¼x9¼ hardcover [2/97] for $26.37 George Hurrell's official website |
"Classic Movie Comedians" [1992] by Neil Sinyard
Smithmark Publrs 12½x9½ hardcover [5/92] out of print/used
"Eighty Silent Film Stars: Biographies & Filmographies of The Obscure
To The Well Known" [1991] by George A. Katchmer
McFarland & Co. 9x6½ hardcover [11/91] out of print/scarce
  | "Stars of The Silents" [1987] by Edward Wagenknecht Scarecrow/Rowman & Littlefield 8¾x5½ hardcover [6/87] for $37.95 |
  | "Hollywood Glamor Portraits: 145 Photos of Stars, 1926-1949" [1976] Edited by John Kobal Dover Publns 11¼x8½ pb [7/76] for $11.06 |
  | "The Fox Girls: Starring 15 Beautiful Vixens and One Adorable Cub" [1971] by James Robert Parish, with 850 b&w photographs featuring Theda Bara, Anne Baxter, Jeanne Crain, Linda Darnell, Alice Faye, Janet Gaynor, Betty Grable, June Haver, skater Sonja Henie, Carmen Miranda, Marilyn Monroe, Sheree North, Shirley Temple {the 'cub'}, Gene Tierney, Raquel Welch & Loretta Young Arlington House hardcover [1972] out of print/used Arlington House hardcover [1971] out of print/many used |
"Attack of The B Queens" (Aug 2003) by Jon Keeyes
http://www.amazon.com/Attack-B-Queens-Jon-Keeyes/dp/1887664084/
"Whatever  Became  of . . ?"  books
by Richard Lamparski, published by Crown Books
First Series: Bantam/Ace pb [1/2000] out of print/many used
Second Series: hardcover [6/68] out of print/used
Third Series: hardcover [1/70] out of print/many used
Fourth Series: hardcover [9/73] out of print/many used
Fifth Series: hardcover [1/75] out of print/many used
Eighth Series: hardcover [9/82] out of print/many used •
bargain edition
Ninth Series: hardcover [1/85] out of print/used •
bargain edition
Tenth Series: hardcover [11/86] out of print/used •
pb [11/86]
Eleventh Series:
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Videos  About  Actors  &  Acting
  | "Hollywood Sex Symbols" [1988 video release]
Some Amazon reviewers of the VHS edition suggest poor quality reproduction of press material, but the probable rarity of the clips may be of interest to some fans. Stars covered include Theda Bara, Brigette Bardot, Charlie Chaplin, Clark Gable, Cary Grant, Rita Hayworth, Sophia Loren, Jayne Mansfield, Marilyn Monroe, Paul Newman, Tyrone Power, Elvis Presley, Robert Redford, Elizabeth Taylor, Rudolph Valentino & Mae West Front Row Ent. color/b&w DVD [12/2007] for $19.98 Front Row Ent. color/b&w VHS [undated] out of print/used full credits at IMDb |
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Bravo's "Inside The Actors Studio" [est. 1994] hosted by James Lipton
Vol. 1 Icons: Clint Eastwood, Paul Newman, Robert Redford & Barbra Streisand Shout!Factory color DVD [11/2006] 3 disks for $34.99 Vol. 2 Leading Men: Russell Crowe, Robert De Niro, Al Pacino & Sean Penn Shout!Factory color DVD [9/2007] 3 disks for $35.99 |
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"The Slanted Screen" [indep 2007]
60-minute documentary that examines the portrayal of Asian men in film & television. Co-produced, written & directed by Jeff Adachi; featuring director Eric Byler, director Gene Cajayon, producer Terence Chang, playwright Frank Chin, comedian Bobby Lee, Jason Scott Lee, Will Yun Lee, casting director Heidi Levitt, Tzi Ma, actor Mako, Dustin Nguyen, Phillip Rhee, James Shigeta & Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa Passion River color DVD [5/2007] for $22.49 available at IndieFlix: on DVD for $9.95, as 30-day webstream for $4.95 full credits at IMDb • official movie site |
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"Hollywood Chinese: The Chinese In American Feature Films" documentary [DeepFocus May 2008] A captivating look at cinema history and the Asian faces that have graced the silver screen, from the silent era to the current new wave of Asian- American cinema. Written & directed by Arthur Dong video/DVD not yet available • full credits from IMDb • official movie site |
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Art Acord  [1890-1931]
acted in 110 films, 1910-1930 - http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0010134/
"Art Acord and The Movies" [] by Grange B. McKinney
http://www.amazon.com/Art-Acord-Movies-Grange-McKinney/dp/0615117201/
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      | 'Readers of The Purple Sage' Western Bookstore's Gilbert M. 'Broncho Billy' Anderson [1880-1971] Page He wrote, produced, directed & starred in almost 400 silent movies |
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Magic Lantern's
silent-era comedian
Roscoe 'Fatty' Arbuckle [1887-1933] Page
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"Roscoe 'Fatty' Arbuckle: A Biography of The Silent Film Comedian, 1887-1933" [2005] by Stuart Oderman McFarland & Co. 8¾x5¾ pb [7/2005] for $35.00 |
Edward Arnold  [1890-1956]
browse Edward Arnold on DVD • IMDb listing •
Wikipedia
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Mary Astor  [1906-87]
browse Mary Astor on DVD • IMDb listing •
Wikipedia
portrayed Brigid O'Shaughnessy in "The Maltese Falcon" [1941]
"My Story: An Autobiography" [1959 bestseller]
later book "A Life On Film" [1969 bestseller] specifically about her career
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Jean Arthur  [1900-91]
browse Jean Arthur on DVD • IMDb listing •
Broadway credits •
Wikipedia
  | ”Jean Arthur: The Actress Nobody Knew” [1997] by John Oller Limelight Editions 9x6 pb [6/2007] for $12.89 Limelight Editions 9¾x6¼ hardcover [3/97] out of print/used |
  | "Shane" [Paramount April 1953] Directed by George Stevens, screenplay by A.B. Guthrie Jr. from the Jack Schaefer story; starring Alan Ladd, Jean Arthur, Van Heflin, Brandon DeWilde, Jack Palance & Ben Johnson; Oscar nominations for Best Picture, Best Director, Best Script, Best Supporting Actor (JP & BDW), won for Best Cinematography; listed at National Film Registry 1993 Paramount color DVD [8/2000] for $22.49 Hungry Minds color VHS [4/98] for $9.95 full credits from IMDb "Shane" posters at AllPosters.com |
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Lucille Ball  [1911-89]
"Laughs, Luck ... and Lucy: How I Came To Create The Most Popular Sitcom of All Time"
(with "I Love Lucy's Lost Scenes" on audio CD) [] by Jess Oppenheimer /0815605846/
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Tallulah Bankhead  [1902-68]
browse Tallulah Bankhead on DVD • IMDb listing •
Wikipedia
  | ”Tallulah: My Autobiography” [1952 bestseller] by Tallulah Bankhead Univ Press of MS 8x5½ pb [7/2004] for $22.50 V. Gollancz hardcover & other editions [1952+] out of print/used |
  | ”Tallulah!: The Life and Times of A Leading Lady” [2004] by Joel Lobenthal Harper 9x5¾ pb [6/2008] for $15.26 HarperEntertainment 8¾x6 hardcover [10/2004] for $29.95 |
Vilma Bánky  [1901-91]
http://www.amazon.com/More-Than-Dream-Rediscovering-Films/dp/0982770928/
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Magic Lantern's
silent-era star  Theda Bara  [1885-1955] Page
  | "Vamp: The Rise and Fall of Theda Bara" [1997] by Eve Golden Vestal Press 9x5¾ pb [11/97] for $13.57 Vestal Press 9x6 hardcover [11/97] out of print/used |
The  Barrymore  Clan
  | "The Barrymores: Hollywood's First Family" [2001] by Carol Stein Hoffman; Foreword by Leonard Maltin Univ Press of KY 13¼x10¼ hardcover [10/2001] for $34.80 |
  | "The House of Barrymore" [1990] by Margot Peters Touchstone 9¼x6¼ pb [11/91] out of print/many used Knopf 9½x6¾ hardcover [11/90] out of print/many used |
"Rasputin and The Empress" [1932] /tt0023374/
the only movie in which John & Ethel & Lionel all appeared together
Ethel Barrymore  [1879-1959]
browse Ethel Barrymore on DVD • IMDb listing •
Wikipedia
John Barrymore  [1882-1942]
browse John Barrymore on DVD • IMDb listing •
Wikipedia
  | "Good Night, Sweet Prince: The Life & Times of John Barrymore" [1943] by Gene Fowler Mercury House 8½x5½ pb [5/89] out of print/many used Viking hardcover [1/43] out of print/used |
"Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde" silent feature film
[Famous Players-Lasky / Paramount-Artcraft March 1920]
Directed by John S. Robertson; based on the 1886 novella by Robert Louis Stevenson; starring John Barrymore,
Charles Lane & Nita Naldi •
full credits at IMDb •
movie entry at Wikipedia
watch free online [1:21:59] at Internet Archive
Lionel Barrymore  [1878-1954]
browse Lionel Barrymore on DVD • IMDb listing •
Wikipedia
daughter of John, Diana Barrymore  [1921-60]
no browse/Amazon entry • IMDb listing •
Wikipedia
son of John, John Drew Barrymore  [1932-2004]
browse John Drew Barrymore on DVD • IMDb listing •
Wikipedia
granddaughter of John, Drew Barrymore
browse Drew Barrymore on DVD • IMDb listing •
Wikipedia
listed as Top Ten Actress by Hollywood Reporter (12/2007)
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  Richard Barthelmess  [1895-1963]
browse Richard Barthelmess on DVD • IMDb listing [1916-42] •
Broadway credits •
Wikipedia
  | "Richard Barthelmess: A Life in Pictures" biography [2009] by David W. Menefee BearManor Media 8¾x6 pb [2/2009] for $29.95 author entry at Wikipedia |
    | Warner Baxter [1889-1951] browse Warner Baxter on DVD • IMDb listing • Wikipedia |
starred in a series of Cisco Kid films at Fox in the 1930s
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| Magic Lantern's Warren Beatty Page 
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author-actor  Robert Benchley  [1889-1945]
browse Robert Benchley on DVD • browse books •
IMDb listing •
Wikipedia
The Robert Benchley Society [est. 2003]
DB's "Benchley Mania!" fansite
Algonquin Round Table official site
Robert Benchley Radio Collection - 16 performances on CD
"Robert Benchley: A Biography" [McGraw-Hill 1955] by Nathaniel Benchley
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”Robert Benchley: His Life and Good Times” [1970] by Babette Rosmond Paragon House Publrs pb [5/89] out of print/used Doubleday hardcover [1970] out of print/used |
  | ”Laughter's Gentle Soul: The Life of Robert Benchley” [1997] by Billy Altman W.W. Norton 8¾x6 pb [4/97] for $23.95 W.W. Norton 9¾x6½ hardcover [4/97] out of print/many used |
  | "Robert Benchley and The Knights of The Algonquin" [2000]
26 Paramount comedy shorts [1928-42], with 3 that feature Alexander Woollcott & Donald Ogden Stewart Kino Video b&w DVD [2/2006] for $26.99 Kino Video b&w VHS [6/2000] out of prodn/used |
The Bennett Sisters
Barbara Bennett  [1906-58]
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Constance Bennett  [1904-65]
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Joan Bennett  [1910-90]
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Richard Bennett  [1872-1944]
father of Barbara, Constance & Joan; a veteran stage & vaudeville actor before his movie career [1914-43]
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Ingrid Bergman  [1915-82] |
starred in "Casablanca" [1942] with Humphrey Bogart [1899-1957]
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daughter Pia  Lindström
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daughter Isabella  Rossellini
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  | "Ingrid Bergman 1: Portrait of A Star" [1991]
M.P.I. Home Video VHS [5/94] out of prodn/used "Ingrid Bergman 2: Remembered" [2000] narrated by daughters Pia Lindström & Isabella Rossellini M.P.I. Home Video VHS [6/2000] out of prodn/used |
[blacklistee] Betsy Blair [1923-2009]
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wife of Gene Kelly [1912-96] from 1941-57
starred in "Marty" [1955], Oscar nomination for Best Actress
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Ernest Borgnine  [b. 1917]
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silent-era star  Clara Bow  [1905-65]
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  | "The Actors: Rare Films Of Clara Bow" [2009]
Classic Video Streams b&w DVD [8/2009] for $14.99 contains two Famous Players-Lasky silent features: "Mantrap" [1926] directed by Victor Fleming, with Ford Sterling; and "Dancing Mothers" [1926] |
Peter Boyle  [1935-2006]
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      | Marlon Brando  [1924-2004]
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  | "The Marlon Brando Collection" DVD box set [2006]
Warner Home Video b&w color DVD set [11/2006] 6 disks for $53.99 contains "Julius Caesar" [1953] co-starring James Mason & John Gielgud; "The Teahouse of The August Moon" [1956] co-starring Glenn Ford, Eddie Albert & Machiko Kyô; "Mutiny On The Bounty" [1962] co-starring Trevor Howard; "Reflections In A Golden Eye" [1967] directed by John Huston, co-starring Elizabeth Taylor; "The Formula" [1980] co-starring George C. Scott & John Gielgud |
Charles Bronson  [1921-2003]
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Joe E. Brown  [1891-1973]
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  | "Joe E. Brown Comedy Collector's Set" on DVD [2006]
V.C.I. Home Video b&w DVD [7/2006] 4 movies on 2 disks for $17.99 contains 4 feature films: "Earthworm Tractors" [1936] with June Travis; "The Gladiator" [1938] with June Travis; "Wide Open Faces" [1938] with Jane Wyman; and "Flirting With Fate" [1938] with Leo Carrillo; extras include trailers, actor bios, "Fractured Flickers Sampler" |
"The Tenderfoot" [First National Pictures / Warner Bros. 1932] /tt0023560/
starring Joe E. Brown & Ginger Rogers
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"Alibi Ike" [1935]
"A Midsummer Night's Dream" [1935]
"Earthworm Tractors" [Warner Bros. July 1936]
  | Alexander Botts gets a job as salesman for the Earthworm Tractor Company; he isn't really good at sales and he's not as good a mechanic as he believes, but he perseveres in selling to grouchy lumberman Johnson, who refuses to mechanize, and eventually wins the contract – and Johnson's pretty daughter. Directed by Ray Enright; based on stories by William Hazlett Upson; starring Joe E. Brown, June Travis, Guy Kibbee, Dick Foran, Carol Hughes & Gene Lockhart Alpha Video b&w DVD [6/2004] for $7.98 V.C.I. Home Video b&w VHS [11/2000] out of prodn/used Movies Unlimited b&w VHS [undated] for $54.99 {sic} full credits at IMDb • movie entry at Wikipedia watch "Earthworm Tractors" [1936] free online at Internet Archive |
"Fit For A King" [1937]
"Wide Open Faces" [1938]
"Pin Up Girl" [1944] Starring Betty Grable
"The Tender" Years [1948]
"Show Boat" [1951]
"The Joe E. Brown Show" [1950s]
"This Is Your Life" TV series [1954] /tt0721397/
starred in Billy Wilder's "Some Like It Hot" [1959]
"Comedy of Terrors" [1963]
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    | Yul Brynner  [1920-85] browse Yul Brynner on DVD • IMDb listing • Wikipedia |
starred in "The Magnificent Seven" [1960]
"Yul Brynner: The Man Who Was King" [2000]
Hollywood Collxn VHS [6/2000] out of prodn/used
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character actor Walter Burke  [1908-84]
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George Burns  [1896-1996]
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"Oh, God!" [1977]
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Francis X. Bushman  [1883-1966]
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Francis X. Bushman at Golden Silents
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James Cagney  [1899-1986]
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silent-era star  Alice Calhoun  [1900-66]
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John Candy  [1950-94] from Canada
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stuntman  Yakima Canutt  [1896-1986] no browse/Amazon entry • IMDb listing • Wikipedia |
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The Carradine Clan
John Carradine  [1906-88]
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son  Bruce Carradine
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son  David Carradine  [1936-2009]
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son  Keith Carradine
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son  Robert Carradine
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Robert's daughter  Ever Carradine
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Lon Chaney  [1883-1930]
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  | "Smile When The Raindrops Fall: The Story of Charley Chase" [1997] by Brian Anthony & Andy Edmonds Scarecrow Press 8¾x5¾ hardcover [12/97] for $38.49 |
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Charles Coburn  [1877-1961]
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Ronald Colman  [1891-1958]
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Hans Conreid  [1917-82]
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Gary Cooper  [1901-61]
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"The Hollywood Collection: Gary Cooper - The Face of A Hero" [2000] MPI Home video b&w/color VHS [6/2000] out of prodn/scarce |
  | "Gary Cooper: The Signature Collection" [2006]
contains "Sergeant York" [1941] directed by Howard Hawks; Ayn Rand's "The Fountainhead" [1949] directed by King Vidor, co-starring Patricia Neal; "Dallas" [1950]; "Springfield Rifle" [1952] directed by André De Toth; and "The Wreck of The Mary Deare" [1959]; extras include 'new' featurettes on "Fountainhead" & "Sgt. York" Warner Home Video b&w/color DVD set [11/2006] 5 disks for $38.99 |
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"Gary Cooper M-G-M Movie Legends Collection" [2007]
contains "The Winning of Barbara Worth" [1926 silent] directed by Henry King, co-starring Vilma Bánky & Ronald Colman; "The Cowboy and The Lady" [1938] co-starring Merle Oberon; "The Real Glory" [1939] directed by Henry Hathaway, co-starring David Niven; and "Vera Cruz" [1954] co-starring Burt Lancaster M.G.M. Home Video b&w/color DVD set [5/2007] 4 disks for $35.99 |
Jackie Cooper  [1922-2011]
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set footprints in the forecourt at Grauman's Chinese Theatre {12 Dec 1931}
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Buster Crabbe  []
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Joan Crawford  [1905-77]
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  | "The Joan Crawford Collection" DVD box sets [2005 & 2008]
Volume 1: Warner Home Video DVD set [6/2005] 5 disks for $44.99 contains "The Women" [1939] directed by George Cukor, co-starring Norma Shearer; "Mildred Pierce" [1945] directed by Michael Curtiz, based on the novel by James M. Cain, co-starring Ann Blyth & Zachary Scott; "Humoresque" [1946] directed by Jean Negulesco, co-starring John Garfield; "Possessed" [1947] co-starring Van Heflin; and "The Damned Don't Cry" [1950] Volume 2: Warner Home Video DVD set [2/2008] 5 disks for $37.99 contains "Sadie McKee" [1934] co-starring Franchot Tone & Edward Arnold; "Strange Cargo" [1940] directed by Frank Borzage, co-starring Clark Gable, Ian Hunter & Peter Lorre; "A Woman's Face" [1941] directed by George Cukor, co-starring Melvyn Douglas; "Flamingo Road" [1949] directed by Michael Curtiz, co-starring Zachary Scott & Sydney Greenstreet; and "Torch Song" [1953] |
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actor-director [blacklistee] John Cromwell [1887-1979]
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comedian Rodney Dangerfield  [1921-2004]
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actress Bebe Daniels  [1901-71]
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Royal Dano  [1922-94]
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Marion Davies  [1897-1961]
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  | "The Times We Had: Life With William Randolph Hearst - The Publishing Czar & The Hollywood Star" [1975] by Marion Davies, Edited by Pamela Pfau & Kenneth S. Marx, Foreword by Orson Welles - "with more than 150 outrageous photographs" Ballantine Books mass pb [3/85] for $7.99 Bobbs-Merrill 10x7¼ hardcover [1975] out of print/many, many used |
  | "Captured On Film: The True Story of Marion Davies" [2001 Turner/Milestone TV documentary] Co-written & directed by Hugh Munro Neely; narrated by Charlize Theron Image Ent. color/b&w DVD [12/2002] for $26.99 Milestone color/b&w VHS [1/2002] out of prodn/used documentary's credits at IMDb the DVD includes the 1-hour documentary, a stills gallery, and the silent period comedy feature "Quality Street" [1927] co-starring Conrad Nagel |
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Bette Davis  [1908-89]
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  | "Bette Davis: Larger Than Life" biography [2009] by Richard Schickel & George Perry Running Press 12¼x9¼ bargain hardcover [10/2009] for $12.98 Running Press 12½x9½ hardcover [10/2009] for $25.20 |
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Doris Day  [b. 1922]
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"Doris Day Collection" vols 1 & 2
"I'll See You In My Dreams" [1951]
"On Moonlight Bay" [1951] & sequel "Light of The Silvery Moon"
"Calamity Jane" [1953] > Western
"Love Me or Leave Me" [1955] mus + gangsters
"The Pajama Game" [1957] from play
"Please Don't Eat The Daisies" [1960] with David Niven
"The Glass Bottom Boat" [1966]
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James Dean  [1931-55]
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Andy Devine  [1905-77]
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Anthony Dexter  [1913-2001]
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Marlene Dietrich  [1901-92]
"The Devil Is A Woman" [1935] by Josef von Sternberg
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Kirk Douglas  [b. 1916]
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listed as Amazon bestselling action star in 2008
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Melvyn Douglas  [1901-81]
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  | "See You At The Movies: The Autobiography of Melvyn Douglas" [1986] by Melvyn Douglas & Arthur Tom Univ Press of America 9x6 textbook hardcover [1/86] out of print/used Univ Press of America hardcover [11/86] out of print/used |
Marie Dressler  [1868-1934]
autobiography "The Life Story of An Ugly Duckling" []
"Marie Dressler: The Unlikeliest Star" []
"Marie Dressler: A Biography" []
"A Great Big Girl Like Me: The Films of Marie Dressler" []
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Irene Dunne  [1898-1990]
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Minta Durfee  [1889-1975]
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first wife of silent comedy star Roscoe 'Fatty' Arbuckle [1887-1933]
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Dan Duryea  [1907-68]
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Denholm Elliott  [1922-92]
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his son  Douglas Fairbanks, Jr.  [1909-2000]
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Peter Falk  [1927-2011]
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Frances Farmer  [1913-70]
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  | "Frances" [Brooksfilms/Universal Dec 1982] A rebellious Seattle teenage beauty is signed for a 7-year Hollywood contract, but resists the promotion game. She is accepted by the Group Theater in New York City, but against her wishes they exploit her Hollywood fame. Her attempt to restart her film career falters; she resorts to heavy drinking, suffers a mental breakdown, and is committed to a series of mental institutions. (The lobotomy never happened.) She works at a series of menial jobs, finally breaks with her overbearing mother, is honored on the TV program "This Is Your Life", and then finds success on a local TV interview show in Indianapolis. Directed by Graeme Clifford; starring Jessica Lange, Kim Stanley & Sam Shepard; Oscar noms for Best Actress (JL) & Best Supporting Actress (KS) Republic Pictures widescreen color DVD [6/99] out of prodn/used Republic Pictures color VHS [1998] out of prodn/many used full credits at IMDb • movie entry at Wikipedia |
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Richard Farnsworth  [1920-2000]
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The Fonda Clan
      | Henry Fonda  [1905-82]
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son  Peter Fonda
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Glenn Ford  [1916-2006]
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autobiography "Glenn Ford R.F.D. Beverly Hills" []
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