Greta Garbo retired from acting in 1941 to lead a reclusive life far from the public eye. Despite her need for solitude, at times she d...

Cary Grant always looked good. Dashingly handsome, Grant was always impeccably dressed in both tailored suits and casual attire. When it ...

I had never heard of Lois Weber before today. A little ashamed am I to admit it, as she is one of the most important female directors the A...

George Cukor is best known for his successful collaborations with women and has often been labelled a "woman's director" (e...

In 1978, staff members of the Marshall District Library (located in Marshall, Michigan) sent letters to celebrated people in literature,...

Love letter from Humphrey Bogart to Lauren Bacall Source:  letters of note

On 14 May 1939, Barbara Stanwyck and Robert Taylor got married. Their marriage had been arranged with the help of Taylor's studio MGM. ...

In June 1951, John Ford's wonderful Irish tale The Quiet Man  (1952) was shot on location in the west of Ireland (in County May...

Michael Curtiz's film noir Mildred Pierce  (1945) is based on the novel by crime writer James M. Cain and stars Joan Crawford in the ti...

The original Broadway production of West Side Story  premiered on 26 September 1957 at the Wintergarden Theatre and became a big hit. The p...