Nyree Dawn Porter
The Guardian obituary in 2001. Nyree Dawn Porter, who has died aged 61, became a star when she was one of the popular television players used by the producer Donald Wilson to persu
Eithne Dunne
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Hurd Hatfield
His obituary by Tom Vallance in “The Independent”: THE ACTOR Hurd Hatfield will always be associated with the film role that made him a star, that of the aesthetic youn
John Payne
John Payne (1912–1989) is one of the most fascinating “evolutionary” studies in Hollywood history. A critical analysis of his work reveals a career split perfectly in
Joan Caulfield
New York times obituary Joan Caulfield, an actress who starred in films of the 1940’s and in television situation comedies of the 1950’s, died on Tuesday at Cedars-Sina
Gilbert Roland
Gilbert Roland was born in 1905 in Mexico. His first major role was in 1927 in “The Plastic Age” with Clara Bow. This was the beginning of a very long career. His f
Terry Moore
Terry Moore (born 1929) is one of the last living links to the Golden Age of Hollywood. A former child star who successfully transitioned into a quintessential “girl next doo
Fenella Fielding
FENELLA FIELDING OBITUARY IN “THE GUARDIAN” IN 2018. There was always something exotic and possibly louche about Fenella Fielding. You never felt that she had skimped on mascar
Stephen McNally
Stephen McNally (1911–1994) was a distinctive presence in post-war American cinema, an actor whose career was defined by a transition from “Horace,” the mild-mannered
Rory Calhoun
RORY CALHOUN OBITUARY IN ‘THE GUARDIAN” IN 1999. Rory Calhoun has become a cult name thanks to “The Simpsons”. He was avery popular actor throughout the 1950’s especi