Continued from part one After the triumph of Ordinary People, Robert Redford seemed untouchable: As an actor and director, he had won Hollywood’s crown jewels, …
Robert Redford: More Than a Face (1.)
Part one When his name was mentioned, even the most renowned Hollywood producers were impressed: His presence on the screen—quiet, aloof, marked by a natural …
Tony Curtis: Comedian and dramatic actor at the same time
Whether it was a comedy or a deadly serious drama made little difference to Tony Curtis – he was equally brilliant in both film genres. …
Peter Sellers: The eternal comedian
When he was two years old, he is said to have already appeared on stage at the King’s Theatre in Southsea, Portsmouth: He accompanied his …
Josef von Sternberg: The vision of film
He was one of the most influential directors of all time who was never honoured with an Academy Award for his work as a director: …
Ingrid Bergman: It all started with photography (1.)
Part one “German was my second mother tongue,” Ingrid Bergman once wrote in her memoirs, looking back on her early experiences in front of the …
Billy Wilder: From Ghost Writer to Director of the Century
His career began as a ghostwriter in Berlin in the twenties: between 1927 and 1929, Wilder is said to have worked on almost fifty scripts …
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 …
Zarah Leander: The Unforgotten
“Zarah, we’ll never forget you!“ read a graffiti inscription on the Berlin Wall in June 1981, a few days after the death of the famous …
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 …