Happy Birthday
David Soul (65)
August 28, 1943
(Magnum force)
Ingrid Bergman †
August 29, 1915
August 29, 1982
(Casablanca)
William Friedkin (73)
August 29, 1935
(The exorcist)
Eliott Gould (70)
August 29, 1938
(Mash)
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Charlie Chaplin poisoned himself
In the classic silent movie The gold rush took the scene where The Lone Prospector and Big Jim have a boot for supper three days and 63 takes to suit director Charles Chaplin. The boot was made of licorice, and Chaplin was later rushed to hospital suffering insulin shock.
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John Huston died
His father Walther was a director. His daughter Angelica an actor. John Huston was both, but he will be remembered as the director of some very classic movies. Including the Humphrey Bogart films The Maltese Falcon (1941), The Treasure of the Sierra Madre (1948) and The African Queen
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Robert de Niro the method actor
In preparation for his role as Noodles in Once upon a time in America, Robert De Niro requested a private meeting with renowned crime boss Meyer Lansky. The request was denied.
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The Titanic was found
This week 23 years ago (September 1th, 1985) the wreck of the Titanic was located in the North Atlantic ocean 13,000 feet (2.5 miles, 4 kilometers) below sea level. The ship sank in 1912. The rampage inspired director James Cameron in making the biggest film hit of the nineties.
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The father of Frodo died
35 years ago (September 2, 1973) John R.R. Tolkien, British story writer, died at 81. He was born in Bloemfontein, South Africa and his work included The Hobbit and the Lord of the Rings trilogy. Peter Jackson directed the trilogy which became a huge success.
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It’s a family affair
For The Godfather II director Francis Coppola hired:
- Sister Talia Shire to play the daughter of the Don.
- Daughter Sofia Coppola to be the three year old daughter.
- Son Roman to play the role of the young Sonny Corleone.
- Father Carmine to compose the score.
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Spotlight
John Wayne
Remarkable:
Wayne told a group of friends after a private screening of Midnight cowboy that he thought that actors Hoffman and Voight were great. A few days later he wondered: “Whoever thought I’d say good things about a movie featuring a gigolo, a homeless Italian dwarf, and gang rape”.
Born:
May 26, 1907
Born as:
Marion Robert Morrison
Died:
June 11, 1979
Raised in California, Marion went to USC on a football scholarship. During summer vacations he was employed as a third-string prop man in the Fox-studio's and on the set he became close friends with director John Ford for whom he began doing bit parts.
Wayne got his break winning the the lead in Fox's upcoming Western epic The big trail. He changed his name in John Wayne and became in 1939 a star in the role of The Ringo kid in Stagecoach.
In 1948 for the first time, critics sat up and took notice when the duke starred in Howard Hawks' Red River (1948). The 50s gave Wayne an opportunity to depth and poignancy in films like She wore a yellow ribbon (1949), Rio Grande (1950), The Searchers (1956) and Rio Bravo (1959).
In real life he was a patriot, an ultra-American who reflected his right-wing political stance in The Alamo (1960) and in The green berets (1968). John won his only Academy Award with True Grit (1969).
Academy awards
1970 Won Best actor for: True grit (1969)
1961 Nominated Best picture for: The Alamo(1960)
1950 Nominated Best actor for: Sands of Iwo Jima (1949)
Selected Movies:
- The searchers (1956)
- The man who shot Liberty Valance (1962)
- Red River (1948)
- Stagecoach (1939)
- Quiet Man, The (1952)
- Rio Bravo (1959)
- She Wore a Yellow Ribbon (1949)
- The longest day (1962)
Books:
S. Zmijewsky and B. Zmijewsky and M. Ricci -> The Complete Films of John Wayne (1983/1995)
Randy Roberts and James S. Olson -> John Wayne, American (1995)
Ronald L. Davis -> Duke: The Life and Image of John Wayne (1998)
Emanuel Levy -> John Wayne: Prophet of the American Way of Life (1988/1998)
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