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Happy Birthday: Rock Hudson!

Noir and Chick Flicks Posted by Dawn on Nov 17, 2010

Rock Hudson( November 17, 1925 – October 2, 1985). In 1959 playboy, Rock Hudson and girl next door Doris Day, were first paired for their trilogy of movies: Pillow Talk(1959), Lover Come Back(1961) and Send me No Flowers(1964). Perfect comedies with great performances by Hudson and Day. Th read more

Happy Birthday: Veronica Lake!

Noir and Chick Flicks Posted by Dawn on Nov 14, 2010

Veronica Lake (November 14, 1922 – July 7, 1973) was an accomplished aviatrix, she took up flying in 1946 and in 1948 flew her small plane from Los Angeles to New York. Please click on Veronica Lake's picture located on the side bar to read her bio. read more

Happy Birthday: Grace Kelly!

Noir and Chick Flicks Posted by Dawn on Nov 12, 2010

Grace Kelly (November 12, 1929 – September 14, 1982), was an Oscar-winning movie actress who married Prince Rainier III of Monaco. Grace Kelly, performed in just over 10 movies in her life time: The Swan( 1956). Remake of a 1925 film (also remade in 1930 as One Romantic Night). The fil read more

Happy Birthday: Robert Ryan!

Noir and Chick Flicks Posted by Dawn on Nov 11, 2010

Ryan wanted a career in show business as a playwright, but had to turn to acting to support himself. He studied acting in Hollywood and performed on stage and in small film parts during the early 1940s. In January 1944, after winning a contract with RKO Radio Pictures, Ryan enlisted in the Unite read more

Happy Birthday: Claude Rains!

Noir and Chick Flicks Posted by Dawn on Nov 10, 2010

Claude Rains (10 November 1889 – 30 May 1967), his career spanned over 47 years. Rains came relatively late to film acting, his distinctive voice won him the title role in, The Invisible Man (1933). Rains later credited director Michael Curtiz with teaching him, "what not to do in front of a read more

Happy Birthday: Edna May Oliver!

Noir and Chick Flicks Posted by Dawn on Nov 9, 2010

Edna May Oliver, was a descendant of the sixth American president, John Quincy Adams. She left school at age fourteen in order to perform on Broadway in Jerome Kern's musical comedy, Oh, Boy! (1917). Her film debut was in the film, Wife in Name Only(1923). Oliver first gained notice for her perfor read more

Happy Birthday: Heddy Lamarr!

Noir and Chick Flicks Posted by Dawn on Nov 9, 2010

Hedy Lamarr(November 9, 1913 – January 19, 2000). Was best known for her film career as a major star of MGM's "Golden Age", she also co-invented an early technique for spread spectrum communications, a key to many forms of wireless communication. To learn more about Lamarr, please click here. read more

Happy Birthday Vivien Leigh (1913 - 1967)

Noir and Chick Flicks Posted by monty on Nov 5, 2010

Forever remembered as Scarlett O'Hara, actress Vivien Leigh's birthday is today. But I recently have seen more films by Leigh that shows she was more than just Scarlett. Her performance in Waterloo Bridge is even more impressive than her stellar turn in Gone With The Wind, in my humble opinion. Any read more

Happy Birthday: Vivien Leigh, Elke Summer and Joel Mc Crea!

Noir and Chick Flicks Posted by Dawn on Nov 5, 2010

Vivien Leigh, Lady Olivier (5 November 1913 – 7 July 1967), won two Best Actress Academy Awards for playing "southern belles": Scarlett O'Hara in Gone with the Wind (1939) and Blanche DuBois in A Streetcar Named Desire (1951). Vivien Leigh was considered one of the most beautiful actresses o read more

Happy Birthday Ann Rutherford (1920 - present)

Noir and Chick Flicks Posted by monty on Nov 2, 2010

A very Happy Birthday to Ann Rutherford, who turns 90 today. Ann Rutherford was born in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada on November 2, 1920. The daughter of a former Metropolitan Opera singer, John Rutherford and her actress mother, Lillian Mansfield, was destined for show business. She appeare read more

Happy Birthday: Burt Lancaster!

Noir and Chick Flicks Posted by Dawn on Nov 2, 2010

At the age of 9, Lancaster met Nick Cravat, with whom he worked with throughout his life. Together they formed the acrobat duo "Lang and Cravat" and joined the Kay Brothers circus. Unfortunately, in 1939, an injury would force Lancaster to give up the profession. He would later be reunited with C read more

Happy Birthday Teresa Wright (1918 - 2005)

Noir and Chick Flicks Posted by monty on Oct 27, 2010

Happy Birthday to Teresa Wright, my all time movie crush. I absolutely adore her. She was an amazing actress. My favorite films of hers are The Little Foxes (1941), Mrs. Miniver (1942), Shadow of a Doubt (1943), The Best Years Of Our Lives (1946) and The Pride of the Yankess (1942). A very talent read more

Happy Birthday: Coleen Gray!

Noir and Chick Flicks Posted by Dawn on Oct 23, 2010

Coleen Gray (October 23, 1922), performed in many leading roles in the Los Angeles stage productions, Letters to Lucerne and Brief Music, which won her a 20th Century Fox contract in 1944. After playing a small part in, State Fair (1945), she became pregnant and briefly stopped working, only to r read more

Happy Birthday: Constance Bennett!

Noir and Chick Flicks Posted by Dawn on Oct 22, 2010

Constance Bennett (October 22, 1904 – July 24, 1965),was born in New York City, the daughter of actor Richard Bennett and actress Adrienne Morrison, whose father was the stage actor Lewis Morrison. Her younger sisters were actress/dancer Barbara Bennett and actress Joan Bennett. Constance Ben read more

Happy Birthday: Joan Fontaine!

Noir and Chick Flicks Posted by Dawn on Oct 22, 2010

Joan Fontaine, (born October 22, 1917). Is the younger sister of actress Olivia De Havilland(pictured below), also an Academy Award winner. Video: Joan Fontaine talks about her relationship with her sister, Olivia de Havilland (1979). Her film debut was a small role in, No More Ladies (1935) read more

Thrillers and Chillers, Happy Birthday: Count Dracula.. I mean, Béla Lugosi !

Noir and Chick Flicks Posted by Dawn on Oct 20, 2010

Béla Lugosi (20 October 1882 – 16 August 1956) . Was best known for playing Count Dracula in the Broadway play and Film . Lugosi was approached in the summer of 1927 to star in a Broadway production of Dracula adapted by Hamilton Deane and John L. Balderston from Bram Stoker's novel. read more

Happy Birthday: Miriam Hopkins!

Noir and Chick Flicks Posted by Dawn on Oct 18, 2010

Miriam Hopkins (October 18, 1902 – October 9, 1972) was an American actress known for her versatility in a wide variety of roles Listed below are the Miriam Hopkins movies TCM will feature, October 18, 2010: Dr. Jekyll And Mr. Hyde (1932). Robert Louis Stevenson's classic tale of a scient read more

Happy Birthday: Linda Darnell !

Noir and Chick Flicks Posted by Dawn on Oct 16, 2010

Linda Darnell (October 16, 1923 – April 10, 1965). Film actress that began her career as a child model, and moved onto theater and film acting. She made her first film in 1939, and performed in supporting roles for 20th Century Fox throughout the 1940s. She rose to fame with co-starring role read more

Happy Birthday Jean Peters (1926 - 2000)

Noir and Chick Flicks Posted by monty on Oct 15, 2010

An American actress, known as a star of 20th Century Fox films in the late 1940s and early 1950s and as the second wife of Howard Hughes. Although possibly best remembered for her siren role in Pickup on South Street (1953), Peters was known for her resistance to be turned into a sex symbol, pref read more

Happy Birthday: Lillian Gish!

Noir and Chick Flicks Posted by Dawn on Oct 14, 2010

Lillian Gish, was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress in one of my favorite movies, Duel in the Sun(1946). Please click here to read Duel In Sun-(1946) Movie review. Another Lillian Gish favorite film and my Halloween movie pick, The Night of the Hunter(1955). Thriller di read more
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