While Billy Wilder's Some Like It Hot (1959) is now regarded as one of the greatest comedies ever made, at the time its leading lady M...

Just a sweet little note from a friend to a friend. Ava Gardner and George Cukor were good friends -- Cukor seemed to have been friends wit...

David O. Selznick made practically every decision for Jennifer Jones when it came to her film career. Having discovered Jones in 1941 -- ...

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...