From the age of seven it was clear that he would one day become an actor, Alan Rickman once said. But before Rickman became an …
James Dean: The Hollywood Rebel
His lifespan was only short: But although he only starred in relatively few films, James Dean is one of Hollywood’s greatest cult figures. In various …
Roger Moore: The Man Who Introduced James Bond to Humour
In the mid-forties, Roger Moore’s father, who was a police officer, led the investigation of a robbery at the home of Irish director Brian Desmond …
Audrey Hepburn: fashion icon, actress, dancer (2.)
Continued from part one Audrey Hepburn was fluent in French: that predestined her for a role in the French production Monte Carlo Baby (1951): The …
Audrey Hepburn: fashion icon, actress, dancer (1.)
Audrey Kathleen van Heemstra Ruston was born in Brussels on May 4, 1929: although her mother belonged to the Dutch aristocracy, she did not spend …
Debbie Reynolds: actress and curator
When her name comes up, many Hollywood connoisseurs immediately think of the golden age of Hollywood: Debbie Reynolds was the epitome of the golden age …
Lex Barker: The legendary Karl May actor
He was one of the few Hollywood actors who were better known in Europe than in their native America: Lex Barker. His portrayal of Old …
Robert Mitchum: From vagabond to actor
Since he first appeared on a movie screen in the early 1940s, he has thrilled movie audiences like no other actor of his generation: Robert …
Christopher Reeve: From Shakespeare to Superman
At the end of 1975, Christopher Reeve took part in the casting of the Broadway play A Matter of Gravity: it was to be the …
Marlon Brando: The character actor
In the fall of 1943, Marlon Brando was drawn to New York: there he enrolled at the Theatre Wing Professional School to learn the art …