Hollywood Classics

  =============================================== Friday, January 01, 2021. 10:01. AM. Anna Magnani - Actress. ------------------------------------------------- 1. Profile : *Magnani in The Peddler and the Lady (1943),  Born Anna Maria Magnani7 March 1908, Rome, Kingdom of Italy Died 26 September 1973 (aged 65), Rome, Italy Occupation Actress Years active 1928–1972 ------------------------------ Spouse(s) Goffredo Alessandrini - ​(m. 1935; div. 1950)​ --------------------------------- 2. Introduction : Anna Maria Magnani (Italian pronunciation: [ˈanna maɲˈɲaːni]; 7 March 1908 – 26 September 1973) was an Italian stage and film actress. She was known for her explosive acting and earthy, real life portrayals of characters. Born in Rome, she worked her way through Rome's Academy of Dramatic Art by singing at night clubs. During her career, her only child was stricken by polio when he was 18 months old and remained disabled. She was referred to as "La Lupa," the ...

  ============================ Saturday, December 26, 2020. 06:18. PM. Judy Holliday -Actress & Singer -------------------------------------------------------------- 1. Profile : #Judy Holliday Born Judith Tuvim June 21, 1921 New York City, U.S. Died June 7, 1965 (aged 43) New York City, U.S. Occupation Actress Years active 1938–63 Spouse(s) David Oppenheim ​ ​(m. 1948; div. 1958)​ Children Jonathan Oppenheim Holliday in her dressing room, Los Angeles Civic Light Opera, 1959 Judy Holliday (born Judith Tuvim, June 21, 1921 – June 7, 1965) was an American actress, comedienne and singer. She began her career as part of a nightclub act before working in Broadway plays and musicals. Her success in the 1946 stage production of Born Yesterday as Billie Dawn led to her being cast in the 1950 film version for which she won an Academy Award for Best Actress and a Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy. She appeared in several films during the 1...

============================ Wednesday, December 23, 2020. 10:36. AM. Alice Brady - Actress. ---------------------------- 1. Profile : *Brady c. 1916 Born Mary Rose Brady, November 2, 1892, New York City, U.S. Died October 28, 1939 (aged 46), New York City, U.S. Resting place Sleepy Hollow Cemetery ---------------------- Occupation Actress Years active 1914–1939 ------------------------------ Spouse(s) James L. -  Crane (m.1919–div.1922) Children 1. ------------------------ 2. Introduction: Alice Brady (born Mary Rose Brady; November 2, 1892 – October 28, 1939) was an American actress who began her career in the silent film era and survived the transition into talkies. She worked until six months before her death from cancer in 1939. Her films include My Man Godfrey (1936), in which she plays the flighty mother of Carole Lombard's character, and In Old Chicago (1937) for which she won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress. In 1960, Brady received a motion pict...

  ========================== Sunday, December 20. 2020. 11:36. AM. Gale Sondergaard - Actress. ---------------------------------- Profile : *in the trailer for Dramatic School (1938) Born Edith Holm Sondergaard, February 15, 1899, Litchfield, Minnesota, U.S. Died August 14, 1985 (aged 86), Woodland Hills, California, U.S. Resting place Cremains scattered into the Pacific Ocean Occupation Actress Years active 1936–1983 ------------------------------- Spouse(s) - 1.  Neill O'Malley, ?(m. 1922; div. 1930)? 2. Herbert J. Biberman - ?(m. 1930; died 1971)? Children 2 ------------------------------------- 2. Introduction: Gale Sondergaard (born Edith Holm Sondergaard; February 15, 1899 – August 14, 1985) was an American actress. Sondergaard began her acting career in theater and progressed to films in 1936. She was the first recipient of the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for her film debut in Anthony Adverse (1936). She regularly played supporting roles in ...