Orson Welles once said that he was the greatest clown in the history of film: Buster Keaton is said to have disliked reading books himself, …
Charlton Heston: The Monumental Actor
No other Hollywood actor could portray biblical roles with such conviction as Charlton Heston: Heston’s role of Moses in The Ten Commandments (1956), directed by …
Ava Gardner: A Shop Window Discovery
Ava Gardner was the type of actress who could afford to not really act: it was enough for her to stand in front of the …
Kirk Douglas: A Hollywood Titan
He embodied the genre of the Western like hardly any other actor: whether in the role of Doc Holliday or a sheriff, Douglas mastered a …
Leonard Nimoy: Mind-melted with Spock
Although he became known largely through a single role, he is considered a character actor. He was trained, among others, by the acting teacher Jeff …
Gloria Swanson: The Pictures Got Small
“If she were thirty-five instead of twenty-five, she could run for president. There is no one like her,” said Hollywood director Allan Dwan about Gloria …
Paul Newman: Hombre (2.)
Continued from part one After Hollywood had made him several offers, he decided to accept the film offer of The Silver Chalice (1954), in which …
Paul Newman: Hombre (1.)
His mother wanted him to do something artistic: In his youth, Paul Newman and his mother went to the Cleveland Play House. Newman’s mother wanted …
Robin Williams: Ahead of his time
He attended the Juilliard School together with Christopher Reeve: Robin Williams became known to a wide audience primarily as a comedian. Without question, however, he …
Hardy Krüger: The Cosmopolitan
In 1906, Margarete Trappe, a hunter, emigrated to German East Africa to run a farm with her husband: During her time there, she was considered …