The Conqueror  (1956) was John Wayne's final picture for RKO as part of a three-picture deal Wayne had signed with the studio . Directe...

Two days ago, Kirk Douglas passed away at the age of 103. While he was never a personal favourite of mine, Douglas was certainly one of Hol...

Barbara Stanwyck and Ronald Reagan made one film together, the (only mildly interesting) western  Cattle Queen of Montana  (1954). In a let...

Starting with Clash By Night (1952) Marilyn Monroe refused to film a scene unless her acting coach  Natasha Lytess was  present on the ...

Today's letter enticed me to watch Love Among the Ruins (1975), a film made especially for television, directed by George Cukor and s...

Lela Rogers, mother of Ginger Rogers, was not your typical stage mom. Apart from managing Ginger's career, Rogers had  a ...

At one time Audrey Hepburn considered playing the role of Nancy in Oliver!, the film version of Lionel Bart's stage musical of the sam...

Judy Garland and Frank Sinatra were not only lifelong friends but they were also romantically involved - twice.  The first time was in ...

By the late 1940s, Swedish-born Ingrid Bergman had become one of Hollywood's biggest and most beloved stars. Brought to the United Stat...