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Norman Wexler Biography

Norman WexlerAge: 73 Harvard-educated screenwriter known for his astute portrayals of street-smart characters. Wexler wrote Saturday Night Fever (1977) and co-wrote Serpico (1973), for which…

Saul Chaplin 1997 Deaths

Saul Chaplinsongwriter, producer, musical director, vocal arranger Chaplin was nominated for five Oscars and won three for his scores of An American in Paris, Seven Brides for Seven Brothers…

Arthur Widmer 2006 Deaths

Arthur WidmerAge: 92 special-effects pioneer who won a lifetime achievement Oscar for his innovations, which include the blue screen process. The technology allows two different images filmed…

Mako 2006 Deaths

MakoAge: 72 Japanese actor who was nominated for an Oscar for his role in the 1966 film The Sand Pebbles. He was a cofounder of East West Players, the first Asian-American theater troupe.…

The Graduate <span class="date" >(1967)</span>

Director: Mike NicholsCast: Dustin Hoffman, Anne Bancroft and Katharine Ross The defining comedy of the 1960s, The Graduate is timeless in its treatment of youthful angst and surreal suburbia…

To Kill a Mockingbird (1962)

Universal Studios Home Video; $19.99Feature; NRDirector: Robert Mulligan Cast: Gregory Peck, Brock Peters and Mary Badham For its 35th anniversary, this poignant adaptation of Harper Lee's…

As Good As It Gets

Columbia Tristar; $22.99Feature; PG-13Director:James L. BrooksCast:Jack Nicholson, Helen Hunt and Greg Kinnear Jack Nicholson plays a crusty, crass and cynical ... Jack Nicholson? Well, he's…

James Cameron Biography

James CamerondirectorBorn: 8/16/1954Birthplace: Kapuskasing, Ontario, Canada If he does nothing else, Cameron will always be remembered as the Oscar-winning director of Titanic (1997), the top-…

Robin Williams Biography

Robin Williamscomedian, actorBorn: 7/21/1951Birthplace: Chicago A brilliant comedian with amazing improvisational talents, Williams has also proven himself to be a fine dramatic actor. His films…

Buddy Rogers Biography

Buddy Rogers(Charles Rogers)Age: 94 dashing star of Wings (1927), the first film to win an Oscar. He was a versatile actor and musician who was also known for his 42-year marriage to “America…