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3 days ago · She wanted to play the title role in Mildred Pierce (1945), but director Michael Curtiz instead lobbied for the casting of Barbara Stanwyck. Curtiz demanded Crawford prove her suitability by taking a screen test; she agreed and ultimately received the role. Mildred Pierce was a resounding critical and commercial success.
4 days ago · Despite going their separate ways, Stanwyck's enduring love for Taylor is evident in her actions and words years after their split. Featuring insights from interviews and accounts from those close to the couple, this video offers a glimpse into the personal lives of these Hollywood legends.
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2 days ago · Shirley MacLaine (born Shirley MacLean Beaty; April 24, 1934) [1] is an American actress and author. With a career spanning over 70 years, she has received numerous accolades, including an Academy Award, an Emmy Award, two BAFTA Awards, six Golden Globe Awards, two Volpi Cups, and two Silver Bears.
5 days ago · In Hugo Fregonese's action adventure film Blowing Wild (1953) with Barbara Stanwyck, he plays a wildcatter in Mexico, who gets involved with an oil-company executive and his unscrupulous wife with whom he once had an affair.
2 days ago · Joan's decision to undergo a sex change was immediate. She changed her name to John and demanded male-hormone treatments and surgery to complete her metamorphosis back from girl to boy. That fall, he had his breasts surgically excised; the following summer, a rudimentary penis was constructed.
4 days ago · The first time is when she is pretending to be Joey's agent in season three. Then she uses it when talking to Emily's mother in the season premiere of season 5, after Ross says Rachel's name at the wedding. She says that her name is Dr. Phalange.
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3 days ago · In the decades since Barbara Kingsolver published Holding the Line (1989), her compelling account of what became known as the Great Arizona Mine Strike of 1983, she has become one of the greatest novelists writing in English. Most recently her 2022 novel Demon Copperhead, an Appalachian reworking of David Copperfield, won both the Pulitzer ...
