Merle Oberon Was Way, Way Ahead of Her Time
His instincts proved correct when reviews praised Oberon as a revelation. “Miss Oberon, abandoning the Javanese slant of the ...
The Unsung Pioneer of the Oscars
Christopher Hughes, who was one of the stars of the hit TV show Eggheads, has died. Hughes was in the original line-up and joined the show more than 20 years ago after winning Mastermind and ...
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BFI to celebrate Tom Cruise with a BFI Fellowship
The Fellowship recognises Cruise’s achievements as an extraordinary, versatile actor whose career has spanned everything from critically acclaimed dramas and romances to dark thrillers and high-octane ...
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These 125 Influential Women Will Inspire You To Crush Your Goals
Bette Davis ... Author of The Color Purpose. George Eliot, 1819-1880. Author of Middlemarch and Silas Marner. Zora Neale Hurston, 1891-1960. Author of Their Eyes Were Watching God.
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Merle Oberon Was Hollywood’s First South Asian Star. It Came at a Cost.
Norton & Company, Inc. At the start of 1935, a year before she would become the first performer of color and Asian actress ... two of the frontrunners, Bette Davis and Katharine Hepburn, were ...
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A Hollywood Star With a Secret That Could Have Ended Her Career
The award instead went to Bette Davis for her portrayal of a blonde actress in “Dangerous.” In the following years, Merle’s career declined. “This coincided with the popularity of color ...
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A Hollywood Star With a Secret That Could Have Ended Her Career
The award instead went to Bette Davis for her portrayal of a blonde actress in "Dangerous." In the following years, Oberon's career declined. "This coincided with the popularity of color technology ..
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A Hollywood Star With a Career-Ending Secret
The award instead went to Bette Davis for her portrayal of a blonde actress in “Dangerous.” In the following years, Merle’s career declined. “This coincided with the popularity of color ...