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The wonderful Diana Rigg turns 72 today.Wish her a happy birthday as she is continuing to work to this day. She is most known as Ms. Emma Peel from the TV series, The Avengers. read more

James Cagney, first performing role was dancing dressed as a woman in the chorus line of the 1919 revue Every Sailor. He spent several years in vaudeville as a hoofer and comedian until his first major acting role in 1925. He performed in many roles, receiving good reviews before landing the lead i read more

Donald Sutherland's, 50 year acting career began In the early 60s, with small parts in British films and TV, landing roles in horror films: Castle of the Living Dead (1964) and Dr. Terror's House of Horrors (1965) and twice performing in the The Saint. The episodes were directed by, Roger Moore, wh read more

(1907-1990) TCM is celebrating Barbara Stanwyck today with a slew of her films including The Two Mrs. Carrolls, The Strange Love of Martha Ivers, Cry Wolf and others. Happy Birthday Miss B. read more

Ginger Rogers, made a total of 73 films, and is best known for her role as Fred Astaire's romantic interest and dancing partner in a series of ten Hollywood musical films. She also achieved success in a variety of film roles, and won the Academy Award for Best Actress for her performance in Kitty F read more

About MeBlogger, Out of the Past - A Classic Film Blog and more. Please add my Google profile to your circles. Ginger is so upset at being overlooked by Stanwyck fans that she is threatening to clonk you all over the head with her trusty wrench! Thank you to Jonas for the picture. read more

Janet Leigh, was discovered by the actress Norma Shearer, in the winter of 1945. Shearer's late husband Irving Thalberg had been a senior executive at Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. Shearer showed talent agent Lew Wasserman a photograph she had seen of Leigh while vacationing at Sugar Bowl, the ski resort w read more

Fearless Fagan (1952).When a circus clown is drafted, he tries to sneak his pet lion into the service. Cast: Carleton Carpenter, Janet Leigh, Keenan Wynn. Dir: Stanley Donen. My Sister Eileen (1955). (The only movie I have seen in, Janet Leigh, birthday tribute line up). Two sisters from Ohio, on read more

Leslie Caron was a ballet dancer when Gene Kelly discovered her, and cast her to perform with him in the musical An American in Paris(1951), a role in which a pregnant Cyd Charisse was originally cast. This led to a MGM contract in films, The Glass Slipper (1955) and the drama Gaby (1956). She also read more

Olivia Mary de Havilland (born July 1, 1916), is the older sister of actress Joan Fontaine. Along with her sister, de Havilland is one of the last surviving female stars from 1930s Hollywood. She is also the last living lead cast member from Gone with the Wind (1939). Epic film from Margaret Mitche read more

Susan Hayward, performed in small parts until she was cast in Beau Geste (1939) opposite Gary Cooper. During the war years, she played leading lady to John Wayne, in Reap the Wild Wind (1942) and The Fighting Seabees (1944). She also performed in the film version of The Hairy Ape (1944). Later in 1 read more

Eleanor Jean Parker, versatile talent led to her being called a Woman of a Thousand Faces, the title of her biography by Doug McClelland. Parker was born in Cedarville, Ohio. At an early age, her family moved to East Cleveland, Ohio and she attended public schools. She is a graduate of Shaw High read more

Born Ernestine Jane Geraldine Russell, in Bemidji, Minnesota, she was eldest child and only daughter of the five children of Roy William Russell.Her father was a First Lieutenant in the U.S. Army and her mother was a former actress with a road troupe. Her parents spent the early years of their marr read more

Errol Flynn, was born in Hobart, Tasmania, where his father, Theodore Thomson Flynn, was a lecturer and later professor of biology at the University of Tasmania (UTAS). Flynn, described his mother, Lily Mary Young's, family as "seafaring folk" and this is where his life-long interest in boats and t read more

A Happy Birthday to one of my top 5 favorite actresses of all time, Gail Patrick (1911-1980) Gail appeared in three certified screwball comedy classics: My Man Godfrey (1936), Stage Door (1937) and My Favorite Wife (1940) among other things. And Dawn, you will like this, Gail along with her husband read more

Pier Angeli Photos(1932-1971) Anna Maria Pierangeli was born June 19, 1932, in Cagliari, Sardinia, Italy. Anna and her twin sister, Marisa Pavan, both had their eyes on become film stars, since that was one of the big Italian pastimes. Anna adopted her surname and split it in half, and it was as Pi read more

Jeanette MacDonald, was a singer and actress best remembered for her musical films of the 1930s with Maurice Chevalier (Love Me Tonight, The Merry Widow) and Nelson Eddy (Naughty Marietta, Rose-Marie, and Maytime). During the 1930s and 1940s she starred in 29 feature films, four nominated for Best read more

(1916-2001) Happy Birthday to Dorothy McGuire Dorothy McGuire Photos My favorite McGuire films are: Claudia (1943) A Tree Grows In Brooklyn (1945) Till The End Of Time (1946) Three Coins in the Fountain (1954) Old Yeller (1957) Swiss Family Robinson (1960) read more

(1912-1995) Happy Birthday PriscillaPriscilla Lane attended the Eagin School of Dramatic Arts in New York before she began touring with her sisters in the Fred Waring and the Pennsylvanians Dance Band. She was a popular singer with her sisters and, after 5 years, she was signed to a Hollywood contr read more

(1921-1993) Just recently saw Alexis in the screwball comedy, The Doughgirls, and she was awesome. Normally known for dramatic roles, she showed a natural flair for comedy. Happy Birthday Alexis. Alexis Smith Photos read more