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5 days ago · Jeanne Eagels (born June 26, 1890, Kansas City, Mo., U.S.—died Oct. 3, 1929, New York, N.Y.) was an American actress who, through force of will and personality rather than training, forged a successful career onstage and in motion pictures.
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3 days ago · In this biopic, waitress Jeanne Eagels (Kim Novak) is desperate for fame and joins the carnival to try to achieve it. Under the watchful eye of impresario Sal Satori (Jeff Chandler), Eagels becomes a dancer -- a position that eventually brings her to New York City.
2 days ago · Documentary. Directed by Page Hurwitz. A new Netflix documentary showcases comedy as a source of queer liberation, featuring Margaret Cho, Tig Notaro, Joel Kim Booster and more. By Chris Azzopardi.
2 days ago · Jeanne Eagels, nominated for Best Actress for The Letter (1929) First posthumous nomination for an actor. James Dean, nominated for Best Actor for East of Eden (1955) First posthumous nomination for a Black actor. Chadwick Boseman, nominated for Best Actor for Ma Rainey's Black Bottom (2020)
1 day ago · Jeanne Eagels: Jeanne Eagels: Kim Novak: The Joker is Wild: Joe E. Lewis: Frank Sinatra: A Lesson in History: Georgi Dimitrov: Stefan Savov: Made in Germany - Die dramatische Geschichte des Hauses Zeiss: Ernst Abbe: Carl Raddatz: Mahnı belə yaranır: Süleyman Stalski: K. Slanov: Man of a Thousand Faces: Lon Chaney: James Cagney: Monkey on My ...
2 days ago · Broadway Baby Birthdays: Rita Pietropinto Chris O'Donnell Kevin Adams Miller Wright Joseph Kolinski Bill Kux Patti Allison Joyce Ebert D.D. Ryan Barbara Brady Eleanor Parker Sara Anderson Frances Rowe Joseph Downing Hugh Cuénod Gerald Oliver Smith Octavus Roy Cohen Sidney Howard Jeanne Eagels Lee Simonson Mitchell Lewis Ernest Torrence George ...
5 days ago · The other contenders for Best Actress were Ruth Chatterton ("Madame X"), Betty Compson ("The Barker"), Corinne Griffith ("The Divine Lady"), Bessie Love ("The Broadway Melody"), and Jeanne Eagels ("The Letter"). Eagels received the first posthumous Academy Award nomination, having died sixth months after her film had been released.
