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Eileen Evelyn Greer Garson (September 29, 1904-April 6, 1996) was a British and American actress and singer. She was a major star at MGM who became popular during the Second World War for her portrayal of strong women on the homefront and was listed by the Motion Picture Herald as one of America's Top 10 box office draws from 1942 to 1946.

The speeches of film legend Sidney Poitier—given at commencement addresses, awards shows, memorials, and more, on topics ranging from entertainment history to filmmaking, civil rights, and parenthood—come to vibrant life in this inspirational and stunningly packaged volume from the Poitier...

Barbara Stanwyck, born Ruby Catherine Stevens (July 16, 1907 - January 20, 1990), was an American actress, model and dancer. During her 60-year professional career, Stanwyck was known for her strong, realistic screen presence and versatility.

Gloria Mae Josephine Swanson (March 27, 1899 to April 4, 1983), born in Chicago, was an American actress who joined United Artists in 1925 as one of the film industry's pioneering women filmmakers. She produced and starred in the 1928 film Sadie Thompson, earning a nomination for Best Actress at the first annual Academy Awards. The following recordings are from two tv interviews, one in 1965 and one in 1957.

Natalie Wood (née Zacharenko; July 20, 1938-November 29, 1981) was an American actress who began acting at age four and co-starred at age eight in Miracle on 34th Street (1947). As a teenager, she was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for her performance in Rebel Without a Cause (1955), followed by a role in John Ford's The Searchers (1956). The following recording is from a 1979 interview.

The following recording is a 1977 interview with Steve McQueen (March 24, 1930 - November 7, 1980) was an American actor whose antihero personae, emphasized during the height of the counterculture of the 1960s, made him a top box-office draw for his films of the 1960s and 70s.

Stationen eines ungewöhnlichen Lebens Erwin Geschonneck zählt zu den wenigen charismatischen Bühnen- und Filmstars der DDR. Seine schauspielerische Individualität ist legendär. Trotz seines Erfolges ist er sich selbst sein Leben lang treu geblieben und nutzte seine exponierte Stellung immer wieder, um Verhältnisse und Entscheidungen, mit denen er nicht einverstanden war, kritisch zu beleuchten. 1906 als Sohn eines einfachen Flickschusters in der ostpreußischen Kleinstadt Bartenstein geboren, fühlte er sich doch stets als Berliner.

Eugene Allen Hackman (January 30, 1930 - February 17, 2025), a former US Marine, was an American actor with a career that spanned over four decades, winning two Academy Awards and four Golden Globe Awards. Hackman's two Oscars were for Best Actor for his role as Jimmy "Popeye" Doyle in William Friedkin's action thriller The French Connection (1971) and for Best Supporting Actor for his role as a villainous sheriff in Clint Eastwood's Western film Unforgiven (1992). The following recordings are of his two Academy Award acceptance speeches.

Back in print after two decades, the story of Hollywood’s most exclusive hotel and its star-studded guest list Raymond Sarlot bought the Chateau Marmont in 1975, but what was originally a business purchase became a love affair as he delved into the hotel’s incredible history. From its perch...

Sofia Costanza Brigida Villani Scicolone (born on September 20, 1934), known professionally as Sophia Loren, was an Italian actress considered one of the last major stars from the Golden Age of Hollywood cinema. The following is a recording from 1958 when Loren was 23-years-old.

Gene Eliza Tierney (November 19, 1920-November 6, 1991), born in New York City, was an American stage and film actress. Acclaimed for her great beauty, Tierney was a prominent leading lady during the Golden Age of Hollywood. She starred in Otto Preminger's Laura (1944), a film noir classic, and in John M. Stahl's Leave Her to Heaven (1945), which earned Tierney a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Actress. Darryl F. Zanuck, co-founder of 20th Century Fox, said Tierney was "unquestionably, the most beautiful woman in movie history."

Constance Frances Marie Ockelman (November 14, 1922-July 7, 1973), born in Brooklyn, NY, known professionally as Veronica Lake, was an American film, stage, and television actress. Lake was best known for her femme fatale roles in films noir with Alan Ladd during the 1940s, her peek-a-boo hairstyle, and films such as Sullivan's Travels (1941) and I Married a Witch (1942). The following audio recording is from a 1971 television interview.

Dorothy Lamour, born Mary Leta Dorothy Slaton (December 10, 1914-September 22, 1996) was an American actress and singer from New Orleans. Lamour began her career in the 1930s as a big band singer. In 1936, she moved to Hollywood, where she signed with Paramount Pictures. She is best remembered for having appeared in a series of successful comedies starring Bing Crosby and Bob Hope, and for her appearance as Ulah in The Jungle Princess (1936), which brought her fame and marked the beginning of her image as the "Sarong Queen." The following interview is from 1978.

Susan Hayward, born Edythe Marrenner (June 30, 1917 - March 14, 1975) was a fashion model and Oscar-winning American actress. By the late 1940s, Hayward achieved recognition for her dramatic abilities with the first of five Academy Award Best Actress nominations for her performance as an alcoholic in Smash-Up, the Story of a Woman (1947).

Gloria Mae Josephine Swanson (March 27, 1899 - April 4, 1983) was an American actress. She first achieved fame acting in dozens of silent films in the 1920s and was nominated three times for the Academy Award for Best Actress, most famously for her 1950 turn in Billy Wilder's Sunset Boulevard, which earned her a Golden Globe Award. The following recording includes interview clips from 1965 and 1980.

Helen Hayes MacArthur (October 10, 1900 - March 17, 1993) was an American actress. Often referred to as the "First Lady of American Theatre," she was the second person and first woman to win the EGOT (an Emmy, a Grammy, an Oscar, and a Tony Award), and the first person to win the Triple Crown of Acting.

Charming and classically handsome, John Gilbert (1897-1936) was among the world's most recognizable actors during the silent era. He was a wild, swashbuckling figure on screen and off, and accounts of his life have focused on his high-profile romances with Greta Garbo and Marlene Dietrich, his legendary conflicts with Louis B. Mayer, his four tumultuous marriages, and his swift decline after the introduction of talkies.

Ingrid Bergman (August 29, 1915 - August 29, 1982) was a Swedish actress often regarded as one of the most influential screen figures in cinematic history, having won four Golden Globe Awards, two Primetime Emmy Awards, a Tony Award, and 3 Academy Awards. Bergman won Best Actress Oscars for Gaslight in 1944 and Anastasia in 1956, and a Best Supporting Actress Oscar for 1974's Murder On The Orient Express. The following recording is from a 1973 television interview.

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Myrna Loy, born Myrna Adele Williams in Helena, MT, (August 2, 1905-December 14, 1993) was an American film, television and stage actress. Trained as a dancer, Loy devoted herself fully to acting following a few minor roles in silent films. Originally typecast for exotic roles, Loy's career prospects improved greatly following her portrayal of Nora Charles in The Thin Man (1934) and helped elevate her reputation as a versatile actress. Although Loy was never nominated for an Academy Award, in 1991 she received an Honorary Academy Award in recognition of her life's work.