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Henry Silva, the rugged New York actor who portrayed heavies and heroes of various ethnicities in a career highlighted by turns in A Hatful of Rain, The Manchurian Candidate and Johnny Cool, has died. He was 95.
Silva died Wednesday of natural causes at the Motion Picture & Television Country House and Hospital in Woodland Hills, his son Scott Silva told The Hollywood Reporter.
Silva also played the Draconian commander “Killer” Kane in Buck Rogers in the 25th Century (1979), just one in a lineup of his bad guys seen in The Tall T (1957), The Bravados (1958), Il Boss (1973), Sharky’s Machine (1981), Above the Law (1988), Dick Tracy (1990) and Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai (1999).
“Henry Silva is one of those guys you most likely will recognize even if you don’t know his name,” onetime Crimespree magazine writer Dave Wahlman wrote in 2016. “His face is something straight...
Henry Silva, the rugged New York actor who portrayed heavies and heroes of various ethnicities in a career highlighted by turns in A Hatful of Rain, The Manchurian Candidate and Johnny Cool, has died. He was 95.
Silva died Wednesday of natural causes at the Motion Picture & Television Country House and Hospital in Woodland Hills, his son Scott Silva told The Hollywood Reporter.
Silva also played the Draconian commander “Killer” Kane in Buck Rogers in the 25th Century (1979), just one in a lineup of his bad guys seen in The Tall T (1957), The Bravados (1958), Il Boss (1973), Sharky’s Machine (1981), Above the Law (1988), Dick Tracy (1990) and Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai (1999).
“Henry Silva is one of those guys you most likely will recognize even if you don’t know his name,” onetime Crimespree magazine writer Dave Wahlman wrote in 2016. “His face is something straight...
- 9/16/2022
- by Mike Barnes
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Tony Sokol Jul 30, 2019
Western movies, and Once Upon a Time in Hollywood, wouldn't have been the same without the infamous ranch owned by George Spahn.
Quentin Tarantino's Once Upon a Time in Hollywood attempts to take back stolen potential via the kind of fantasy fulfillment that's made only possible on celluloid. As with the Beatles' song "Helter Skelter," Sharon Tate, and the peace and love generation as a whole, the icons of hope in the 1960s were all tainted by mere association with Charles Manson. None of these needed to be linked to the murderous narcissist. Tate, magnificently captured Margot Robbie in the film, would have continued the rising trajectory of her film and modeling career; "Helter Skelter" would be remembered as the song that invented heavy metal, when it was just Paul McCartney trying to make as much noise on vinyl as possible; peace and Love would...
Western movies, and Once Upon a Time in Hollywood, wouldn't have been the same without the infamous ranch owned by George Spahn.
Quentin Tarantino's Once Upon a Time in Hollywood attempts to take back stolen potential via the kind of fantasy fulfillment that's made only possible on celluloid. As with the Beatles' song "Helter Skelter," Sharon Tate, and the peace and love generation as a whole, the icons of hope in the 1960s were all tainted by mere association with Charles Manson. None of these needed to be linked to the murderous narcissist. Tate, magnificently captured Margot Robbie in the film, would have continued the rising trajectory of her film and modeling career; "Helter Skelter" would be remembered as the song that invented heavy metal, when it was just Paul McCartney trying to make as much noise on vinyl as possible; peace and Love would...
- 7/30/2019
- Den of Geek
“To ask ‘Whatever happened to Tab Hunter?'” a reporter for The New York Times once wrote, “is to ask ‘Whatever happened to America?'”
As we remember Hunter — the Hollywood heartthrob who died this week a few days shy of his 87th birthday — it’s clear that his own career and personal path follows America’s (and Hollywood’s) arc of understanding homosexuality in the post-wwii era. A performer who was once deeply closeted in the industry could, in his later years, make two outrageous comedies in which his romantic co-lead was played by legendary drag queen Divine.
Born Arthur Gelien, Tab Hunter was one of a stable of performers groomed for stardom by agent Henry Willson, who gave the neophyte performer his name and his first forays onto the big screen.
Hunter made his big-screen debut in 1950 and would become one of the decade’s biggest stars, both...
As we remember Hunter — the Hollywood heartthrob who died this week a few days shy of his 87th birthday — it’s clear that his own career and personal path follows America’s (and Hollywood’s) arc of understanding homosexuality in the post-wwii era. A performer who was once deeply closeted in the industry could, in his later years, make two outrageous comedies in which his romantic co-lead was played by legendary drag queen Divine.
Born Arthur Gelien, Tab Hunter was one of a stable of performers groomed for stardom by agent Henry Willson, who gave the neophyte performer his name and his first forays onto the big screen.
Hunter made his big-screen debut in 1950 and would become one of the decade’s biggest stars, both...
- 7/9/2018
- by Alonso Duralde
- The Wrap
By Lee Pfeiffer
Actor Tab Hunter has died at age 86 after sudden complications from a blood clot lead to a fatal heart attack. Hunter's blonde hair and hunky build made him a natural for the kind of beefcake leading men that characterized 1950s Hollywood. He was put under contract at Warner Brothers and became the studio's top grossing star during the years 1955-1959. Among Hunter's biggest hits of the era was the WWII film Battle Cry and the screen adaptation of the Broadway musical Damn Yankees. Hunter's popularity briefly extended to singing and his recording of "Young Love" was a smash hit, displacing Elvis Presley at the top of the charts. However, changing attitudes among fickle movie-goers in the 1960s swerved away from the traditional studio concept of a leading man. Hunter continued to work but in less-than-stellar productions. He did, however, have memorable cameos in big studio productions such...
Actor Tab Hunter has died at age 86 after sudden complications from a blood clot lead to a fatal heart attack. Hunter's blonde hair and hunky build made him a natural for the kind of beefcake leading men that characterized 1950s Hollywood. He was put under contract at Warner Brothers and became the studio's top grossing star during the years 1955-1959. Among Hunter's biggest hits of the era was the WWII film Battle Cry and the screen adaptation of the Broadway musical Damn Yankees. Hunter's popularity briefly extended to singing and his recording of "Young Love" was a smash hit, displacing Elvis Presley at the top of the charts. However, changing attitudes among fickle movie-goers in the 1960s swerved away from the traditional studio concept of a leading man. Hunter continued to work but in less-than-stellar productions. He did, however, have memorable cameos in big studio productions such...
- 7/9/2018
- by nospam@example.com (Cinema Retro)
- Cinemaretro.com
Fans of Tab Hunter, who died at the age of 86 on Sunday, have taken to social media to pay tribute to the late actor.
“Rip to the most handsome and special man. ‘Young Love’ forever. #RIPTabHunter E xx,” legend Elton John posted on Twitter.
Actor Zachary Quinto, who is producing and starring in a film about Hunter, wrote, “so sad to wake up to the news of the passing of tab hunter. i was honored to get to know him in the past year and am so grateful to have experienced his sheer joy and love of life.”
Also Read: Tab Hunter, Actor and '50s Hollywood Golden Boy, Dies at 86
“Tab passed away tonight three days shy of his 87th birthday,” his Facebook page announced late Sunday night. “Please honor his memory by saying a prayer on his behalf. He would have liked that.”
Hunter, who starred in such films as 1955’s “Battle Cry,...
“Rip to the most handsome and special man. ‘Young Love’ forever. #RIPTabHunter E xx,” legend Elton John posted on Twitter.
Actor Zachary Quinto, who is producing and starring in a film about Hunter, wrote, “so sad to wake up to the news of the passing of tab hunter. i was honored to get to know him in the past year and am so grateful to have experienced his sheer joy and love of life.”
Also Read: Tab Hunter, Actor and '50s Hollywood Golden Boy, Dies at 86
“Tab passed away tonight three days shy of his 87th birthday,” his Facebook page announced late Sunday night. “Please honor his memory by saying a prayer on his behalf. He would have liked that.”
Hunter, who starred in such films as 1955’s “Battle Cry,...
- 7/9/2018
- by Beatrice Verhoeven
- The Wrap
Tab Hunter, the 1950s epitome of the blond Hollywood heartthrob and teen icon pin-up, whose career included early A-list fare like Damn Yankees! and Battle Cry to later (much later) cult classics Polyester, Lust in the Dust, Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman and authorship of a memoir in part describing his life as a closeted gay movie star, has died. He was 86.
Hunter came out as gay with his 2005 autobiography Tab Hunter Confidential: The Making of a Movie Star – later the basis for Jeffrey Schwarz’ 2015 Netflix documentary Tab Hunter Confidential – clearing up longstanding Hollywood rumors that. Since his ’80s resurgence in the John Waters and Paul Bartel films costarring Divine, Hunter had relaxed into a more self-amused, even self-deprecating attitude about the vast chasm between the man born Arthur Gelien in 1931 and the teen idol manufactured and rechristened Tab Hunter by Henry Willson, the agent behind such creatively named Hollywood hunks as Rock Hudson,...
Hunter came out as gay with his 2005 autobiography Tab Hunter Confidential: The Making of a Movie Star – later the basis for Jeffrey Schwarz’ 2015 Netflix documentary Tab Hunter Confidential – clearing up longstanding Hollywood rumors that. Since his ’80s resurgence in the John Waters and Paul Bartel films costarring Divine, Hunter had relaxed into a more self-amused, even self-deprecating attitude about the vast chasm between the man born Arthur Gelien in 1931 and the teen idol manufactured and rechristened Tab Hunter by Henry Willson, the agent behind such creatively named Hollywood hunks as Rock Hudson,...
- 7/9/2018
- by Greg Evans
- Deadline Film + TV
Tab Hunter, who rose to fame as a movie star in 1950s Hollywood with his California surfer-boy looks, has died at age 86, according to a Facebook page closely tied to the star.
The cause of death was not disclosed. A rep for the actor did not immediately respond to TheWrap’s request for comment.
Hunter, who starred in such films as 1955’s “Battle Cry,” 1956’s “The Burning Hills” and the 1958 musical “Damn Yankees,” also parlayed his onscreen success into music, scoring a Billboard hit with the 1956 single “Young Love.”
Also Read: Tab Hunter Remembered by Elton John, Zachary Quinto and More: 'Most Handsome and Special Man'
The star later found a younger cult audience playing opposite the drag queen Divine in John Waters’ 1981 film “Polyester” and Paul Bartel’s 1985 film “Lust in the Dust.”
In his 2005 memoir “Tab Hunter Confidential,” he disclosed that he had remained a closeted gay man...
The cause of death was not disclosed. A rep for the actor did not immediately respond to TheWrap’s request for comment.
Hunter, who starred in such films as 1955’s “Battle Cry,” 1956’s “The Burning Hills” and the 1958 musical “Damn Yankees,” also parlayed his onscreen success into music, scoring a Billboard hit with the 1956 single “Young Love.”
Also Read: Tab Hunter Remembered by Elton John, Zachary Quinto and More: 'Most Handsome and Special Man'
The star later found a younger cult audience playing opposite the drag queen Divine in John Waters’ 1981 film “Polyester” and Paul Bartel’s 1985 film “Lust in the Dust.”
In his 2005 memoir “Tab Hunter Confidential,” he disclosed that he had remained a closeted gay man...
- 7/9/2018
- by Thom Geier
- The Wrap
Welcome to Random Roles, wherein we talk to actors about the characters who defined their careers. The catch: They don’t know beforehand what roles we’ll ask them to talk about.
The actor: Her status as a multi-generation fixture in television and movies makes it easy to forget that singing is how Lainie Kazan became a star. In 1965, Kazan stepped in for her old high school classmate Barbra Streisand in Broadway’s Funny Girl and never looked back. She moved on to a series of variety shows in the 1960s, finally establishing herself in iconic movie roles in films like Lust In The Dust, most famously in the super-hit My Big Fat Greek Wedding, and a series of Adam Sandler movies. She also had roles in TV series for decades, from The Nanny and Paper Chase to St. Elsewhere and Desperate Housewives.
Kazan returns to her true love ...
The actor: Her status as a multi-generation fixture in television and movies makes it easy to forget that singing is how Lainie Kazan became a star. In 1965, Kazan stepped in for her old high school classmate Barbra Streisand in Broadway’s Funny Girl and never looked back. She moved on to a series of variety shows in the 1960s, finally establishing herself in iconic movie roles in films like Lust In The Dust, most famously in the super-hit My Big Fat Greek Wedding, and a series of Adam Sandler movies. She also had roles in TV series for decades, from The Nanny and Paper Chase to St. Elsewhere and Desperate Housewives.
Kazan returns to her true love ...
- 10/21/2016
- by Pete Croatto
- avclub.com
Tab Hunter Confidential now screens Monday, April 27th at 7pm at Landmark’s Tivoli Theater (6350 Delmar) as part of this year’s QFest St. Louis. For ticket information, go Here
Hollywood can destroy people. For every survivor of the Hollywood system, whether from years ago or any current actors, there are dozens of actors and other artists who crashed and burned, had serious substance abuse issues, committed suicide or never made it at all.
Just from memory I can name Barbara Payton, Jayne Mansfield, Jeanne Eagles, Marilyn Monroe, James Dean, Diana Sands and Montgomery Clift. For a complete rundown you can’t do much better than Kenneth Anger’s incredible book Hollywood Babylon and it’s even more depressing sequel Hollywood Babylon Part Two. Vincent Price called Hollywood “the most evil place on Earth!” And Vincent Price would know something about evil!
A few short years ago I read Tab Hunter...
Hollywood can destroy people. For every survivor of the Hollywood system, whether from years ago or any current actors, there are dozens of actors and other artists who crashed and burned, had serious substance abuse issues, committed suicide or never made it at all.
Just from memory I can name Barbara Payton, Jayne Mansfield, Jeanne Eagles, Marilyn Monroe, James Dean, Diana Sands and Montgomery Clift. For a complete rundown you can’t do much better than Kenneth Anger’s incredible book Hollywood Babylon and it’s even more depressing sequel Hollywood Babylon Part Two. Vincent Price called Hollywood “the most evil place on Earth!” And Vincent Price would know something about evil!
A few short years ago I read Tab Hunter...
- 4/20/2015
- by Sam Moffitt
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
Tab Hunter Confidential screens Monday, April 20th at 7pm at Landmark’s Tivoli Theater (6350 Delmar) as part if this year’s QFest St. Louis. For ticket information, go Here
Hollywood can destroy people. For every survivor of the Hollywood system, whether from years ago or any current actors, there are dozens of actors and other artists who crashed and burned, had serious substance abuse issues, committed suicide or never made it at all.
Just from memory I can name Barbara Payton, Jayne Mansfield, Jeanne Eagles, Marilyn Monroe, James Dean, Diana Sands and Montgomery Clift. For a complete rundown you can’t do much better than Kenneth Anger’s incredible book Hollywood Babylon and it’s even more depressing sequel Hollywood Babylon Part Two. Vincent Price called Hollywood “the most evil place on Earth!” And Vincent Price would know something about evil!
A few short years ago I read Tab Hunter...
Hollywood can destroy people. For every survivor of the Hollywood system, whether from years ago or any current actors, there are dozens of actors and other artists who crashed and burned, had serious substance abuse issues, committed suicide or never made it at all.
Just from memory I can name Barbara Payton, Jayne Mansfield, Jeanne Eagles, Marilyn Monroe, James Dean, Diana Sands and Montgomery Clift. For a complete rundown you can’t do much better than Kenneth Anger’s incredible book Hollywood Babylon and it’s even more depressing sequel Hollywood Babylon Part Two. Vincent Price called Hollywood “the most evil place on Earth!” And Vincent Price would know something about evil!
A few short years ago I read Tab Hunter...
- 4/20/2015
- by Sam Moffitt
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
Digital Release Date: April 1, 2014; DVD Release Date: April 8, 2014
Price: DVD $24.95
Studio: Wolfe Video
Divine takes aim in John Waters' 1972 cult favorite Pink Flamingos.
Documentary filmmaker Jeffrey Schwarz (Spine Tingler! The William Castle Story, Wrangler: Anatomy of an Icon) turns his camera on the plus-sized “cinematic terrorist” turned international icon of bad taste in the 2013 docu I Am Divine.
Harris Glenn Milstead, a.k.a. Divine, comes to life in this complex documentary that traces his humble beginnings as an overweight, teased Baltimore youth to internationally-recognized drag superstar and cult movie icon. The film includes interviews with many key figures from Divine’s life, including legendary filmmaker John Waters (Pink Flamingos, Hairspray), co-stars Ricki Lake (Hairspray), Tab Hunter (Polyester, Lust in the Dust) and Mink Stole (Female Trouble, Desperate Living), and his mother.
I Am Divine received numerous awards on the film festival circuit over the past year, including the...
Price: DVD $24.95
Studio: Wolfe Video
Divine takes aim in John Waters' 1972 cult favorite Pink Flamingos.
Documentary filmmaker Jeffrey Schwarz (Spine Tingler! The William Castle Story, Wrangler: Anatomy of an Icon) turns his camera on the plus-sized “cinematic terrorist” turned international icon of bad taste in the 2013 docu I Am Divine.
Harris Glenn Milstead, a.k.a. Divine, comes to life in this complex documentary that traces his humble beginnings as an overweight, teased Baltimore youth to internationally-recognized drag superstar and cult movie icon. The film includes interviews with many key figures from Divine’s life, including legendary filmmaker John Waters (Pink Flamingos, Hairspray), co-stars Ricki Lake (Hairspray), Tab Hunter (Polyester, Lust in the Dust) and Mink Stole (Female Trouble, Desperate Living), and his mother.
I Am Divine received numerous awards on the film festival circuit over the past year, including the...
- 2/6/2014
- by Laurence
- Disc Dish
★★★☆☆You've got to hand it to Arrow Video for assembling an increasingly bizarre collection of lost obscurities for new generations to enjoy. One such oddity is Paul Bartel's Lust in the Dust (1985), a film which almost defies description. Starring Tab Hunter, Divine and Lainie Kazan, this amalgamation of western homage and sex farce is so bad it's actually quite enjoyable. A lone cowboy (Hunter) and a good-time showgirl (Divine) drift into the New Mexican town of Chili Verde, bringing with them a whole lot of trouble. For in this town is hidden a legendary treasure - but its inhabitants don't take kindly to strangers.
- 1/7/2014
- by CineVue UK
- CineVue
Every scene in Pink Flamingos without Divine is a little less filthy. Baltimore-based trash king John Waters put the drag queen on a pedestal worthy of a sideshow. But Divine, the subject of Bam's six-film "I Am Divine" retrospective, shone even without Waters's carnival barker hype. She even exudes beguiling charm in Lust in the Dust, Paul Bartel's otherwise snoozeworthy 1985 kitsch western. But Pink Flamingos remains the ur-text for Divine and Waters fans because it is a manifesto. Divine is introduced as "The World's Filthiest Person," a title that villainous power couple Raymond and Connie Marble (David Lochary and Mink Stole) covet. But Divine earns it throughout Pink Flamingos thanks to what Waters argues is a natural perversity. Try, if you can, to ig...
- 9/18/2013
- Village Voice
Arrow Video:Lust in the Dust! Pneumatic girls, crazed old men and a spate of bizarre murders are the order of the day in Pervert, a degenerate tale of sex, meat sculpture and chainsaw wielding good time girls that picks up were Russ Meyer left off! James has come out to his father's dusty ranch in an obscure corner of the desert only to find that his dad has lost his mind. With cast members dropping like flies and flies unzipping at every opportunity, James has to work out whether his father is icing the locals while trying to keep a procession of local girls satisfied. There more to the murders than meets the eye but will he be able to keep it in his trousers...
- 6/15/2011
- Screen Anarchy
I Am Divine is a new documentary by Jeffrey Schwarz that is currently still in production and isn’t due out until next year. However, there’s already a teaser trailer to help promote the film, which is embedded above.
The trailer includes tons of great clips of the drag queen icon from classic John Waters films such as Pink Flamingos, Female Trouble, Polyester Multiple Maniacs and Hairspray. Plus, there are brief interview snippets with both Divine and her male alter ego Glen Milstead, as well as with her Polyester and Lust in the Dust co-star Tab Hunter; and, of course, John Waters.
Although the film isn’t due out for a year, there’s already tremendous interest in the film based on its Facebook page gaining nearly 10,000 Likes in just a couple of days. As of this writing, the trailer also has about a 1,000 views and its only been up less than two days.
The trailer includes tons of great clips of the drag queen icon from classic John Waters films such as Pink Flamingos, Female Trouble, Polyester Multiple Maniacs and Hairspray. Plus, there are brief interview snippets with both Divine and her male alter ego Glen Milstead, as well as with her Polyester and Lust in the Dust co-star Tab Hunter; and, of course, John Waters.
Although the film isn’t due out for a year, there’s already tremendous interest in the film based on its Facebook page gaining nearly 10,000 Likes in just a couple of days. As of this writing, the trailer also has about a 1,000 views and its only been up less than two days.
- 5/30/2011
- by Mike Everleth
- Underground Film Journal
In honor of the newly announced upcoming documentary I Am Divine, directed by Jeffrey Schwarz (Spine Tingler!), let us know what you think is the best role of transvestite acting icon Divine, star of so many awesome John Waters films and the non-Waters lensed Lust in the Dust.
The documentary isn’t due out until next year sometime, but you can follow updates on the film’s Facebook page and official website.
Take the poll!
What is Divine's Best Role?Market Research Read More:Movie Trailer: I Am DivineJohn Waters’ Role ModelsJohn Waters On The Colbert Report2010 Boston Underground Film Festival: Official Lineup...
The documentary isn’t due out until next year sometime, but you can follow updates on the film’s Facebook page and official website.
Take the poll!
What is Divine's Best Role?Market Research Read More:Movie Trailer: I Am DivineJohn Waters’ Role ModelsJohn Waters On The Colbert Report2010 Boston Underground Film Festival: Official Lineup...
- 5/27/2011
- by Mike Everleth
- Underground Film Journal
Muscled lean, smooth, tanned, blonde, blue-eyed, and incredibly handsome, Tab Hunter was the post war Golden Boy, the Brad Pitt of the 50′s. The american actor, singer, former teen idol and author landed a role in the film Island of Desire opposite Linda Darnell. With a fabricated name and extreme good looks, Tab Hunter was never taken seriously as an actor, but his co-starring role as young Marine Danny in 1955′s World War II drama Battle Cry cemented his position as one of Hollywood’s top young romantic leads. An instant success, Tab went on to star in over 50 major motion pictures, including The Pleasure of His Company, That Kind of Woman, Gunman’s Walk, They Came to Cordura, Ride the Wild Surf, The Loved One, The Life and Times of Judge Roy Bean, and the Academy Award-nominated Damn Yankees. Hunter was a number-one box office attraction who dominated the...
- 11/13/2010
- by Staff
- SoundOnSight
With today’s release of Takers, a few things have been on my mind...no, it’s not really about the movie in itself nor the pretty…and there’s a lot of pretty in that film! Nah, Today my mind is on crime culture cinema. The first question I would like to pose to you all is: What is this curious fascination some of us have with films that highlight the criminal class of our society?
I thought I would start by examining my own obsession with gangster cinema. I vividly remember the first time I saw Scarface (83); it blew my mind and may have contributed to changing my world view. Watching Al Pacino as Tony Montana stand on that balcony, assault rifle in hand, yelling “You f****** Cockroaches!” was the most surreal thing I had ever seen in my short life. Back then, it was like a dirty...
I thought I would start by examining my own obsession with gangster cinema. I vividly remember the first time I saw Scarface (83); it blew my mind and may have contributed to changing my world view. Watching Al Pacino as Tony Montana stand on that balcony, assault rifle in hand, yelling “You f****** Cockroaches!” was the most surreal thing I had ever seen in my short life. Back then, it was like a dirty...
- 8/27/2010
- by Noelani
- ShadowAndAct
Hollywood star who won an Oscar for her role as a saintly peasant girl in the 1943 film The Song of Bernardette
On the day of her 25th birthday, 2 March 1944, a fresh-faced, hitherto unknown performer stepped on to the stage of Grauman's Chinese Theatre, in Los Angeles, to receive her best actress Oscar for her performance in the title role of The Song of Bernadette. It was officially the debut of Jennifer Jones, who has died aged 90. She had appeared four years earlier under her real name of Phyllis Isley, but only in a Dick Tracy serial and a B-western. (Actually, she had been born Phylis, but had added an "l".)
Ingrid Bergman, nominated for her performance in For Whom the Bell Tolls, said of The Song of Bernadette: "I cried all the way through, because Jennifer was so moving and because I realised I had lost the award." Jones,...
On the day of her 25th birthday, 2 March 1944, a fresh-faced, hitherto unknown performer stepped on to the stage of Grauman's Chinese Theatre, in Los Angeles, to receive her best actress Oscar for her performance in the title role of The Song of Bernadette. It was officially the debut of Jennifer Jones, who has died aged 90. She had appeared four years earlier under her real name of Phyllis Isley, but only in a Dick Tracy serial and a B-western. (Actually, she had been born Phylis, but had added an "l".)
Ingrid Bergman, nominated for her performance in For Whom the Bell Tolls, said of The Song of Bernadette: "I cried all the way through, because Jennifer was so moving and because I realised I had lost the award." Jones,...
- 12/20/2009
- by Ronald Bergan
- The Guardian - Film News
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