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Paulette Goddard

Paulette Goddard was a Hollywood leading lady from her breakthrough in 1936 -- opposite then-husband Charlie Chaplin in Modern Times -- until her retirement in 1958 as the wife of writer Erich Maria…

Ernest Edward WOOD, Congress, MO (1875-1952)

WOOD Ernest Edward , a Representative from Missouri; born in Chico, Butte County, Calif., August 24, 1875; attended the public schools and was graduated from the Stockton (Calif.) High School in…

Mae West

Before Marilyn and before Madonna, there was Mae West, Hollywood's first superstar sex symbol and the original blonde bombshell. A performer since childhood, she wrote her own comedic material and…

Bonnie Hunt

Bonnie Hunt is a Chicago actress who took her comedy improvisation skills to Hollywood and made a name playing wisecracking moms, sisters and wives in movies such as Beethoven (1992), Jerry Maguire (…

Pam Grier

Actress Pam Grier grew up on U.S. Air Force bases in Europe and near Denver, Colorado. She moved to Hollywood and worked as a production assistant, eventually falling into the role of actress in…

Movies and Film: The Directors

The DirectorsMovies and FilmFilm DirectingHow to Recognize a Great DirectorTheories of DirectingThe DirectorsSome Films on Directing Now to the directors themselves. We've tried to be inclusive by…

Marlon Brando 2004 Deaths

Marlon BrandoAge: 80 Academy Award–winning actor considered a singular practitioner of Method acting. His inward-looking style and rough sex appeal established him as one of Hollywood's most…

Get Bruce!

Director:Andrew KuehnMiramax Films; R; 93 minutesRelease:9/99With:Bruce Vilanch, Whoopi Goldberg, Bette Midler, Billy Crystal Bruce Vilanch is ghostwriter to the stars, and Get Bruce! is his…

Peter Fonda

Actor Peter Fonda was the star of the counterculture classic Easy Rider, the son of actor Henry Fonda, the brother of Jane Fonda and the father of Bridget Fonda. Peter Fonda grew up in a Hollywood…

Thomas Gedney PATTEN, Congress, NY (1861-1939)

PATTEN Thomas Gedney , a Representative from New York; born in New York City September 12, 1861; attended Mount Pleasant Academy, Ossining, N.Y., Columbia College, New York City, 1877-1879, and…