All Entries Tagged With: "Alfred Hitchcock"
Jules Dassin
Date of Birth: 18 December 1911 Birth Name: Julius Dassin Mini Biography: Jules Dassin was an Academy Award-nominated director, screenwriter and actor best known for his films Du rififi chez les hommes (1955), Pote tin Kyriaki (1960), and Topkapi (1964).He was born Julius Samuel Dassin on 18 December 1911, in Middletown, Connecticut, USA. He was [...]
Salvador Dalí
Date of Birth: 11 May 1904 Birth Name: Salvador Felipe Jacinto Dalí y Domenech Nickname: Avida Dollars Height: 5′ 7¾” (1.72 m) Mini Biography: Surrealist-turned-catholic painter Dalí worked on various movies as well. While a member of the French surrealist group, he co-wrote Un chien andalou (1929) and Âge d’or, L’ (1930) with Luis Buñuel. [...]
Jon Finch
Date of Birth: 2 March 1941 Mini Biography: Dark, broodingly handsome Jon Finch was the son of a merchant banker. His first stage role was in elementary school at age 13 playing a Roman noblewoman(!). After gaining experience in amateur theatre groups and following a short stint with a folk singing group, he suddenly left [...]
C.O. Erickson
Date of Birth: 17 December 1923 Birth Name: Clarence Oscar Erickson Nickname: Doc Mini Biography: C.O. “Doc” Erickson, an executive producer, has over thirty years’ experience as a producer and production manager on many of Hollywood’s biggest films. He began his career at Paramount Pictures, serving as production manager on five Alfred Hitchcock films: Rear [...]
Julie Andrews
Date of Birth: 1 October 1935 Birth Name: Julia Elizabeth Wells Height: 5′ 8″ (1.73 m) Mini Biography: Julie Andrews made her debut on Broadway in 1954 at age 19. Later, she worked in television until 1964 when her first successful movie as a protagonist was released: it was Mary Poppins (1964) by Robert Stevenson, [...]
Robert Altman
Date of Birth: 20 February 1925 Birth Name: Robert Bernard Altman Height: 6′ (1.83 m) Mini Biography: Robert Altman was born on February 20th, 1925 in Kansas City, Missouri, to B.C. (an insurance salesman) and Helen Altman. He entered St. Peters Catholic school at the age six, and spent a short time at a Catholic [...]
James B. Allardice
Date of Birth: 20 March 1919 Mini Biography: James B. Allardice was born in Canton, Ohio, the son of James and Lula Allardice. He attended the College of Wooster where he wrote musicals with James Wise, who later wrote the Broadway musical, “Dames at Sea.” While serving in World War II, Allardice wrote the play, [...]
John Addington
Date of Birth: 19 April 1952 Mini Biography: American character actor, playwright, and film historian. A native (and devoted) Texan, Addington attended Southern Methodist University as a theatre student. He lived his entire life in Dallas, acting in scores of theatrical productions and making appearances in numerous locally- filmed movies and television programs. In addition [...]