One of his teachers reportedly once said to Spencer Tracy that he was “born to be a jurist”: In the end, the role of a …
Keye Luke: Ambassador of Asian Culture in Hollywood
In the thirties and forties, few could imagine a Hollywood actor who did not conform to the usual stereotypes: the stereotype of a Hollywood star …
Heinz Rühmann: Comedian and Character Actor at the same time
He wanted to stand out, Heinz Rühmann wrote in his memoirs about his early years as an actor. Nothing was more important as a young …
Hans Albers: « Hamburger Jung »
At the age of thirteen, the young Hans Albers is said to have scribbled his name all over the wallpaper of his childhood bedroom: When …
Carole Lombard & Clark Gable: Love Beyond Death
“Will Carole Lombard’s marriage end her career?” read the headline of one of the most important U.S. film magazines in July 1939. For society at …
Walter Matthau: “I don’t look like an actor.”
The actor duo Walter Matthau and Jack Lemmon went down in Hollywood history as one of the most legendary duos: critics even compared the duo …
Noël Coward: Dancing on the Edge of the Volcano
Noël Coward grew up at a time when British theater culture was experiencing its first ever upswing: in 1895, four years before Coward’s birth, Queen …
James Mason: The Classic Movie Actor (2.)
Continued from part one Although James Mason enjoyed some success in British cinemas in the mid-forties, he was anything but fond of the British film …
James Mason From Architect to Actor (1.)
When young James Mason began studying classical philology, who would have expected that he would one day become one of the most accomplished British character …
Louis de Funès: A Comedian on his Way to the Cinema (2.)
Continued from part one The comedian had a hard time leaving the theater stage behind: The theater had one great advantage. At every performance, a …