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Explore: Jul 5, 2008 #280. A promotional shot for Oliver O'Dea, the former Cambridge boxer who is now focussing again on his acting career. I wanted to convey a sense of the future, with him looking to the future and the path ahead! He tells me he has a role in The Hunt for Gollum, a Lord of the Rings fan film, which is due out by the end of the year.
More on Oliver at www.oliverodea.com/index.html
and the film at www.hunt4gollum.com/ .
Photoshoot with Matthew Raetz
Actor/Model
Learn more about Matt here
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Lake Vista
New Orleans, Louisiana
Aspiring actor and model. I've been stepping out of my comfort zone and doing more photo shoots lately. Watch out for Matthew, I believe he has it in him to do well in the business. Learn more about him here
City Park
New Orleans, Louisiana
President of the Berlinale Jury;
famous for Un amour de Swann • Mission • Die Hard 3 • Lolita • Kingdom of Heaven • Casanova • Elizabeth I • The Color of Magic • Beautiful Creatures • High-Rise • Race • Batman v Superman;
1991 Oscar and Golden Globe for Reversal of Fortune
French postcard by Editions Filma, no. 84. Photo: Abel.
Sessue Hayakawa (1889–1973) was a Japanese Issei actor who starred in American, Japanese, French, German, and British films. He was the first Asian actor to find stardom in the United States and Europe. His 'broodingly handsome' good looks and typecasting as a sinister villain with sexual dominance made him a heartthrob among American women. Several years before Rudolph Valentino, he was Hollywood's first male sex symbol. During those early years, Hayakawa was as well known and as popular as Charlie Chaplin and Douglas Fairbanks, although today his name is largely unknown to the public.
One of the greatest actors who ever lived deserves to be immortalized in a 1/6 scale figure. This custom made figure is based on the 1980 Popeye movie starring the late Robin Williams. This figure was created through the collaboration of Michael Garver from Irongate Artisan for the Sculpts which were Painted by Peter Walker. The Clothing set is custom tailored by Geewhiz Customs. Hope you enjoy our little tribute to Robin Williams!
Title: ['The Unguarded Hour']
Creator: Sassoon, Elias Victor (1881-1961)
Date: 1939
Part Of: Sir Ellice Victor Elias Sassoon papers and photographs
Series: China and Second Sino-Japanese War, 1937-1939, album
Place: Shanghai, Shanghai, China
Physical Description: 1 photograph album cover: part of 1 volume (24 gelatin silver prints); 29 x 38 cm
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Belgian collectors card by CLARK Tendermint. Illustration: Tibet.
Steve McQueen (1930-1980) was the ultra-cool Hollywood star of the 1960s and is still an icon of our popular culture. In the 1960s, he was the highest-paid actor of his generation, with an average salary of $5 million. With only 27 films, his film career was rather short.
Terence Steve McQueen was born in Beech Grove, a suburb of Indianapolis, in 1930. His childhood was spent on his uncle's farm in Missouri, as his father left home when he was only six months old. His mother followed suit shortly afterwards. As a teenager, he moved to Los Angeles, where he joined a gang. When he was arrested after an attempted robbery, he ended up in a reform school, the Chino Reform School. He spent a year and a half there and was set straight again. Years later, he set up a fund for that school and even left it $200,000. In 1947, he joined the Navy, where he clashed several times with his superiors. Three years later, however, he was given an honourable discharge for heroic conduct. This was followed by a series of 12 trades and 13 accidents: construction sites, oil fields, a lumberjack in Canada and even a courier in New York. McQueen enrolled in a few well-known acting schools and his drive earned him a scholarship from the famous Actors Studio. Long enamoured of cars and motorcycles, McQueen began to earn money by competing in weekend motorcycle races at Long Island City Raceway. He purchased the first two of many motorcycles, a Harley-Davidson and a Triumph. He soon became an excellent racer, winning about $100 each weekend (equivalent to $1,000 in 2022). In 1955, he made his Broadway debut in the play 'A Hatful of Rain', starring Ben Gazzara. In late 1955 at the age of 25, McQueen left New York and headed for Los Angeles. He moved into a house on Vestal Avenue in the Echo Park area and sought acting jobs in Hollywood.
Steve McQueen's first breakout role came on television. When McQueen appeared in a two-part Westinghouse Studio One television presentation entitled The Defenders, Hollywood manager Hilly Elkins took note of him. McQueen's first film role was a bit part in Somebody Up There Likes Me (Robert Wise, 1956), starring Paul Newman. He appeared on Dale Robertson's NBC Western series Tales of Wells Fargo as Bill Longley. McQueen next filmed a pilot episode for what became the series titled Wanted: Dead or Alive, which aired on CBS in September 1958. This became his breakout role. He would later cross over into comparable status on the big screen, making him the first TV star to do so. His first lead role in the cinema was in the low-budget Sci-Fi film The Blob (Irvin S. Yeaworth Jr., 1958), but his breakthrough was as Vin, alongside Yul Brynner, in the Western The Magnificent Seven (John Sturges, 1960). McQueen's focused portrayal of the taciturn second lead catapulted his career and led to his withdrawal from Wanted: Dead or Alive. Steve McQueen delivered another crowd-pleaser, the war film The Great Escape (John Sturges, 1963) with James Garner. This film established McQueen's box-office clout and secured his status as a superstar. McQueen earned his only Academy Award nomination in 1966 for his role as an engine-room sailor in The Sand Pebbles (Robert Wise, 1966), in which he starred opposite Candice Bergen and Richard Attenborough. Riding a wave of popularity, he starred in such hits as The Cincinnati Kid (Norman Jewison, 1965) opposite Ann-Margret, the provocative crime drama The Thomas Crown Affair (Norman Jewison, 1968) with Faye Dunaway, and the mega-hit Bullitt (Peter Yates, 1968), which co-starred Jacqueline Bisset, Robert Vaughn, and Don Gordon and won an Oscar for Best Film Editing (Frank P. Keller). Bullitt is famous for its car chase scene through the streets of San Francisco, which is regarded as one of the most influential in film history.
Steve McQueen teamed up with maverick Hollywood director Sam Peckinpah for the modern Western Junior Bonner (1972), and The Getaway (1972) with Ali McGraw. His last great hits were Papillon (Franklin J. Schaffner, 1973) with Dustin Hoffman and the 'disaster' movie The Towering Inferno (John Guillermin, Irwin Allen, 1974) with Faye Dunaway and Paul Newman. On a personal level, Steve McQueen was as he usually was on the big screen: virile, petulant, slightly paranoid, tormented. He was obsessed with speed and regularly performed very well in national and international motor races. He was also a good marksman and a lover of oriental martial arts. He had a black belt 9th dan in Taekwondo. Together with James Coburn, he was one of the pallbearers of Bruce Lee's coffin. His last two films were loosely based on true stories: Tom Horn (William Wiard, 1980), a Western about a former Army scout-turned-professional gunman who worked for the big cattle ranchers hunting down rustlers, and was later hanged for murder in the shooting death of a sheepherder, and The Hunter (Buzz Kulik, 1980), an action thriller about a modern-day bounty hunter. In December 1979, he was diagnosed with lung cancer, caused by asbestos. But he kept this a secret until a month before his death. In January 1980, he suffered a heart attack shortly after marrying his third wife. At the end of 1980, he died of a heart attack in Mexico, less than a day after a successful operation to remove tumours from his right lung. Steve McQueen was only 50 years old. He was married to Neile Adams from 1956 to 1972, with whom he had two children. His second wife was Ali MacGraw from 1973 to 1978 and his last wife was Barbara Minty from 16 January 1980 until his death on 7 November of that year.
Sources Wikipedia (Dutch and English) and IMDb.
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British postcard. Photo: Warner Bros. Publicity still for The Letter (William Wyler, 1940).
American film star Bette Davis (1908-1989) was one of the greatest actors in world cinema history. She dared to play unsympathetic, sardonic characters and was reputed for her performances in a range of film genres, from contemporary crime melodramas to historical and period films and occasional comedies. Her greatest successes were her roles in romantic dramas.
After appearing in Broadway plays, Davis moved to Hollywood in 1930. Her early films for Universal were unsuccessful or she only had a small role, such as in James Whale's Waterloo Bridge (1931). Davis was preparing to return to New York when actor George Arliss chose Davis for the female lead in the Warner Brothers picture The Man Who Played God (John G. Adolfi, 1932), which would be her 'break' in Hollywood. Warner Bros. signed her a five-year contract. The role of the vicious and slatternly Mildred Rogers inOf Human Bondage (John Cromwell, 1934) earned Davis her first major critical acclaim. She established her career with several other critically acclaimed performances. For her role as a troubled actress in Dangerous (Alfred E. Green, 1935), she won her first Oscar. In 1937, she attempted to free herself from her contract and although she lost a well-publicized legal case, it marked the beginning of the most successful period of her career. In Marked Woman (Lloyd Bacon, 1937), she played a prostitute in a contemporary gangster drama inspired by the case of Lucky Luciano. For her role she was awarded the Volpi Cup at the 1937 Venice Film Festival. Her next picture was Jezebel (William Wyler, 1938), and during production Davis entered a relationship with director William Wyler. The film was a success, and Davis' performance as a spoiled Southern belle earned her a second Academy Award. Dark Victory (Edmund Goulding, 1939) became one of the highest grossing films of the year, and the role of Judith Traherne brought her an Academy Award nomination. The Private Lives of Elizabeth and Essex (Michael Curtiz, 1939) with Errol Flynn, was her first colour film. To play the elderly Elizabeth I of England, Davis shaved her hairline and eyebrows. Davis was now Warner Bros.' most profitable star, and she was given the most important of their female leading roles. Her image was considered with care; she was often filmed in close-ups that emphasized her distinctive eyes.
Until the late 1940s, Bette Davis was one of American cinema's most celebrated leading ladies, known for her forceful and intense style. Davis gained a reputation as a perfectionist who could be highly combative, and confrontations with studio executives, film directors and co-stars were often reported. After The Letter (William Wyler, 1940), William Wyler directed Davis for the third time in Lillian Hellman's The Little Foxes (1941), but they clashed over the character of Regina Giddens. Taking a role originally played on stage by Tallulah Bankhead, Davis felt Bankhead's original interpretation was appropriate and followed Hellman's intent, but Wyler wanted her to soften the character. Davis refused to compromise. Her forthright manner, clipped vocal style and ubiquitous cigarette contributed to a public persona which has often been imitated and satirized. In 1941, she became the first female president of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences and a year later, she was the co-founder of the Hollywood Canteen. Her best films include the women's picture Now Voyager (Irving Rapper, 1942) and Watch on the Rhine (Herman Shumlin, 1943). In 1947, at the age of 39, Davis gave birth to a daughter, Barbara Davis Sherry (known as B.D.) At the end of the 1940s, her box office appeal had noticeably dropped and she was labelled 'Box Office Poison'. Then producer Darryl F. Zanuck offered her the role of the aging theatrical actress Margo Channing in All About Eve (Joseph L. Mankiewicz, 1950). During production, she had a romantic relationship with her leading man, Gary Merrill, which led to marriage. Her career went through several of such periods of eclipse, and she admitted that her success had often been at the expense of her personal relationships. Married four times, she was once widowed and thrice divorced, and raised her children as a single parent. Later successes include the Grand Guignol horror film What Ever Happened to Baby Jane? (Robert Aldrich, 1962) with Joan Crawford, and the follow-up Hush… Hush, Sweet Charlotte (Robert Aldrich, 1964) with Olivia de Havilland. Her final years were marred by a long period of ill health, but she continued acting until shortly before her death from breast cancer, with more than 100 films, television and theatre roles to her credit. She was the first person to accrue 10 Academy Award nominations for acting, and in 1977, she was the first woman to receive a Lifetime Achievement Award from the American Film Institute. One of her last films was Lindsay Anderson's film The Whales of August (1987), in which she played the blind sister of Lillian Gish.
Source: Wikipedia.
Was sad to hear of the recent passing of the actor Bernard Cribbins. So this is my small tribute to a fine actor who was the voice of "The Wombles" the annoying guest Mr Hutchinson in a Fawlty Towers episode and many other acting roles that a lot of us may remember from our childhood. But perhaps best remembered for playing Albert Perks the station porter in the 1970 all time great family film "The Railway Children" May he rest in peace.
Bernard Cribbins (1928- 2022)
© PJR 2022
German autograph card, 2017.
Jo Weil (1977) is a German actor and TV presenter. He is best known for his role as Oliver Sabel in the soap-opera Verbotene Liebe/Forbidden Love. He had played the character for 15 years before trying out other pursuits, including releasing 2 singles, acting in a musical, and several films.
Johannes 'Jo' Hermann Bruno Anton Weil was born in 1977 in Frankfurt, Germany. He is the son of a Degree in Business Administration owner and a physiotherapist. He grew up with a brother, Michael who is three years younger and a lawyer, in Petersberg. He finished his high school diploma at the Freiherr-vom-Stein-Schule in Fulda. After high school and community service, he attended drama school in Cologne and took private acting and singing lessons. He made his screen debut in the romantic drama series Geliebte Schwestern/Beloved sisters (1997), but the series was a flop. Then, throughout 1998 through 2006, he studied in drama workshops at the Arturo Drama School. Weil played in TV productions and on the stage. He also took over modeling (including his own calendars) and guest appearances jobs and worked as a (synchronous) speaker or voice-over artist.
In 2000, Jo Weil started playing a young bisexual waiter Oliver Sabel, a lead role in the evening drama series Verbotene Liebe (Forbidden Love). Oliver later falls in love with his roommate Christian Mann (Thore Schölermann), and with whom he has formed one of the leading couples of the series since 2007. The impact of Christian and Oliver's stories has spread outside Germany via the Internet, such as Brazil, the United States, Canada, Spain, China, and other countries, even though the series is not broadcast outside of German-speaking countries. They were also invited to attend Whistler in Canada for the Winterpride. He attended fashion shows and was in the jury for the election of the "Mr. Gay World ". From November 2007, Jo Weil, after a five-year break, returned to the role of 'Oliver'. In September 2010, 'Oliver' marries 'Christian' in a church wedding. In 2011, he and co-star Thore Schölermann won the 'most beautiful lovers' award at the German Soap Awards and he won the 'Fan Price Male' award. He won another soap award, in 2012, he won 'Fan Prize Male' again at the Soap Award in Berlin, Germany. In August 2012, due to other commitments, Thore Schölermann left the show, breaking up "Chrolli", as the couple was called by fans. Weil then left the show in February 2015.
Since 2009, Jo Weil wrote his own star column in the English lifestyle magazine "reFRESH". He volunteers as an ambassador for the "Aidshilfe Köln". From 2002 - 2004, he portrayed the character of Florian Lenz in the television series, Medicopter 117/Medicopter, about rescue operations. In 2010, Weil participated in the cooking show The Perfect Celebrity Dinner. He also appeared in such films as Das Leben ist keine Autobahn (Dennis Albrecht, 2011), Sodom (Mark Wilshin, 2017), and the horror film The Toymaker (Andrew Jones, 2017). Since August 2016, Weil presents format Lifestyle with Jo Weil, on the online channel Wirtschaft TV. In 2017, he participated with Mirja du Mont as a dance partner on the program Dance Dance Dance. In that year, he also starred in the film comedy Oskar - leave on a high note (Thomas Schwedler, 2018). From autumn 2018, he took over the role of 'Frank Farmer' in The Bodyguard at the Ronacher Theatre in Vienna. Jo Weil has kept his sexuality private, despite portraying gay characters.
Sources: Wikipedia and IMDb.
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STAND UP TO CANCER - GREEN ROOM - An extraordinary lineup of actors, musicians, athletes and journalists banded together for "Stand Up To Cancer" (SU2C), the groundbreaking initiative aimed at raising funds to accelerate innovative cancer research bringing new therapies to patients quickly that will save lives now. "Stand Up To Cancer" (www.standup2cancer.org) returned to primetime TV on SEPTEMBER 10 (8:00-9:00 p.m., ET/PT). The one-hour fundraising event was simulcast live and commercial-free on ABC, CBS, FOX, NBC, Bio, current tv, Discovery Health, E!, G4, HBO, HBO Latino, MLB Network, mun2, Showtime, Smithsonian Channel, The Style Network, TV One and VH1. All rights reserved. NO ARCHIVE. NO RESALE. (ABC/KEVIN MAZUR)
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"Harry Potter E A Pedra Filosofal."
‘Harry Potter and the Philosophers' Stone, was the original UK. title.
It was changed to "Sorcerer's Stone."
Thanks to Missive Maven's info.
November 1986: Actor Michael Parris Newman portrays Howard Hughes in a one-person, two-act musical in Los Angeles. He posed for me next to a retired Lockheed Constellation aircraft at Camarillo Airport. #howardhughes #camarilloairport #lockheedconstellation
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