(A branch of the Los Angeles County Public Library now occupies the site of Quinn's childhood home; in 1981 it was renamed in his honor.) Closed captioning. For Lana Turner, that hit a little too close to home, and she hesitated. As some form of compensation, her on-screen billing reads "presenting Juanita Moore as Annie Johnson," but that credit didn't make it into the film's advertising. It was appraised at $1 million. Ross Hunter wanted to update the story, making the leading character an actress instead of a businesswoman, but keeping the race issue and the conflicts between mothers and daughters. In addition to the usual writer's assortment of jobs (seamstress, cook, retail clerk) she started writing about film in 1953; her first review was of Charlie Chaplin's Limelight which she disliked. One unanticipated result was that Quinn married DeMille's daughter the following year; they appeared together in Phil Karlson's Black Gold (1947) and had five children. (Kohner was like a sexier, less delicate, even more on-the-edge Natalie Wood. Dr. Joseph Choi, a deputy medical examiner at . In Cowboy (1958), Lemmon plays a city slicker venturing out on the wild frontier. She continued to make a name for herself in. Lana Turner was back on top, and a rich woman as well. (1972), The Front Page (1974) and Buddy Buddy (1981). It's a film that will benefit from word-of-mouth, particularly of lipsticked He also occasionally played Helen Hunt's father on Mad About You. Yet despite her competency as actress, her career never regained its footing, and she appeared in only a few television movies later on: The Daughters of Joshua Cabe (1972), Fantasy Island (1977). Compiled by Frank Miller, Popular novelist Fannie Hurst got the idea for Imitation of Life during a road trip to Canada with African-American writer Zora Neale Hurston during which she saw first-hand the depth of racial prejudice. Stories about women in the workplace had declined in popularity since the '30s, and the change also reflected Turner's notoriety as an actress and single mother. Before graduating, he followed his brother to another college in Ireland (he would later get a Masters in speech from Montana). Closed captioning. It also reshaped her image to reflect the public's perception of her as a glamorous sex symbol who was a victim of her own success. Screenplay: Eleanore Griffin, Allan Scott, based on the novel by Fannie Hurst vouchers) and made her film debut in Until They Sail (1957), starring Joan Fontaine, John Gavin. Imitation of Life. Bea's daughter, Jessie, becomes her romantic rival, while Delilah's light-skinned daughter, Peola, rejects her mother and attempts to pass for white. Carroll O'Connor - who died June 21st at the age of 76 - will be best remembered for portraying Archie Bunker on TV's All in the Family but his career actually was much more extensive. Was considered to play the role of the young daughter of Lana Turner in the classic melodrama directed by Douglas Sirk. While Lora is filming in Italy, Steve looks after Susie, and the eager teenager soon falls in love with him. From sexual antics to social critique, Lemmon and Wilder sharpened their comic knives on the hypocrisies they saw in American culture. But that's just one of many incidents in a life that can only be described as colorful. Mature for her age, Sandra's mother kept the lie going when she began her modeling career. The same year Imitation of Life hit movie theatres and became a best seller all over again, the book's inspiration, Zora Neale Hurston, died forgotten and penniless in Florida. He eventually returned to his native Germany, where he taught film and made a few experimental pictures. install aisle scuppers to drain off the tears." Times. He has acted in everything from lightweight sex farces (How to Murder Your Wife, 1965) to musicals (My Sister Eileen, 1955) to social dramas (Days of Wine and Roses, 1962) to political thrillers (The China Syndrome, 1979). Natalie Wood, original name Natalia Nikolaevna Zackharenko, Zackharenko also spelled Zakharenko, (born July 20, 1938, San Francisco, California, U.S.died November 29, 1981, off Santa Catalina Island, California), American film actress who transitioned from child stardom to a successful movie career as an adult. In April 1957 and January 1958, "Rambling Reporter" items in Hollywood Reporter stated that Deborah Kerr and Richard Egan were being considered for starring roles. At the mortuary,. He signed with Warner Brothers in 1959 and immediately jumped to stardom in films like A Summer Place and Imitation of Life (both 1959). Quinn was a pope in The Shoes of the Fisherman (1968), an Islamic leader in The Message (1976), a thinly disguised Aristotle Onassis in The Greek Tycoon (1978) and an assortment of gangsters, con men, military leaders and what have you. But both women suffer heartbreak caused by their daughters. Imitation of Life (2021) - IMDb Cast & crew IMDbPro All topics Imitation of Life 2021 1h 43m YOUR RATING Rate Drama Add a plot in your language Director Nolbert Brown Jr. As Steve looks on, the three women join hands in a gesture of comfort and love. Missing was inspired by a true story - the production was condemned by the Reagan administration and awarded the Golden Palm at the Cannes film festival. degree of emotion that virtually dissolved the audience watching the film with From Broadway and early TV appearances to Hollywood, Lemmon moved West to make his screen debut in It Should Happen to You (1954), opposite Judy Holliday in a variation of her 'dumb blonde' persona that had won her an Oscar for Born Yesterday (1952). Onscreen, Lemmon's characters often found that they were the wrong men for their jobs. Fannie Hurst's novel, Imitation of Life, was the story of two single mothers, one white and one black, who join forces and become successful businesswomen. He also had a reputation for pampering his female stars. The plot formula would not have stood up in today's era of integration when a Negro who owned half a successful corporation could buy her own home in any area that pleased her." On February 2, 1959, Hollywood Reporter reprinted the following wire sent by LA Tribune editor Almena Lomac to numerous white publications: "Imitation of Lifeis a libel on the Negro race. He combined elements of screwball and slapstick comedy with his own self-deprecating humor to create satiric portraits of the contemporary American male. Screenplay: Eleanore Griffin, Allan Scott, based on the novel by Fannie Hurst He also occasionally played Helen Hunt's father on Mad About You. But beneath that comedian's facade, the actor had a very serious side, which occasionally surfaced in such films as Days of Wine and Roses (1962) or Costa-Gavras' political thriller Missing (1982). He continued to sculpt and paint for the rest of his life while also becoming a noted art collector. Kael never shied away from controversy as two other events proved. Lana Turner was back on top, and a rich woman as well. "Imitation of Life crosses a succession of emotional bridges, hitting White! Between theatrical gigs, he played piano accompaniment to silent films shown at the Knickerbocker Music Hall in New York. By Lang Thompson Forty years ago, actress Natalie Wood drowned off the coast of Catalina Island. molestation by her stepfather, anorexia, drug use and alcoholism, that had haunted her her entire life. "All the kids talking behind my back! 40 years later, the mystery over Natalie Wood's death endures O'Connor even auditioned for the part of the Skipper in the TV series, Gilligan's Island, but it was his role as Archie Bunker in a 1971 sitcom that made him a star. ( ) ( : ampas) . Among the directors citing Sirk as an influence on their own work are John Waters and the late Rainer Werner Fassbinder. But in Quinn's case, it's all true. wayward daughter. Lemmon waived his salary to act in Save the Tiger (1973), the 'great American tragedy' of a businessman at the end of his rope. By all accounts, O'Connor was nothing like Archie Bunker; in fact, O'Connor was an active anti-drug crusader, partly the result of his son's drug-related suicide. Imitation of Life (1959) - Turner Classic Movies It covers Natalie Wood's life from about age 4 to her death at age 43, and the investigations into her death since then. -- John Gavin, as Steve Archer, coming on to Turner, as Lora Meredith. In particular, Imitation of Life (1959) proved that her fans had not rejected her after the scandals surrounding the death of her lover Johnny Stompanato. Eve, Close-Up On Sunset Boulevard, and When It had no cast members from the earlier series and only lasted six episodes.) These Natalie Wood massive butt photos are positive to depart you mesmerized and awestruck. She was meant to be an "executive consultant" at Paramount but actually making movies is quite a different matter than writing about them so Kael lasted only five months. is black." Lemmon entered the world in a completely novel fashion; he was born prematurely in an elevator in Boston in 1925. By Margarita Landazuri. Both Moore and Kohner were O'Connor even auditioned for the part of the Skipper in the TV series, Gilligan's Island, but it was his role as Archie Bunker in a 1971 sitcom that made him a star. Email Subscription. It was Wright in fact who suggested the possibility of acting to Quinn and even paid for an operation to cure a speech impediment. -- Bosley Crowther, The New York The outcome of this boycott is not known. daughter in the 1950s. . "I'm going up and up and up, and nobody's going to pull me down!" gowns by Jean Louis, garish Technicolor, irony, Oscar®-nominated (Director Elia Kazan tried to start a rivalry between the two actors but they were great admirers of each other.) After wide shots establishing the real Coney Island, director Douglas Sirk switches to location shooting in Long Beach, CA, introducing principals Lana Turner, John Gavin and Juanita Moore, opening producer Ross Hunter's hit re-make, Out of work model and/or actress and single mom Lora (Lana Turner) has schemed her way into an after-hours meeting at the office of theatrical agent Loomis (Robert Alda) who, it turns out, lacks certain scruples, early in Douglas Sirk's. Lemmon entered the world in a completely novel fashion; he was born prematurely in an elevator in Boston in 1925. The opening and closing cast credits vary in order. As he did throughout his career, Quinn rarely hesitated to take work whereever he found it, which resulted in dozens of potboilers like Seven Cities of Gold (1955) but also a few cult favorites like Budd Boetticher's The Magnificent Matador (1955). 8. Compiled by Frank Miller & Jeff Stafford, In April of 1958, Lana Turner's teenage daughter Cheryl Crane stabbed Lana's mobster lover, Johnny Stompanato to death. But beneath that comedian's facade, the actor had a very serious side, which occasionally surfaced in such films as Days of Wine and Roses (1962) or Costa-Gavras' political thriller Missing (1982). At a suburban theatre in the Philadelphia area, the manager stood in the lobby at the film's end with a box of Kleenex for sobbing patrons. -- Turner refusing a marriage proposal from Gavin, as Steve Archer. Later, Lemmon claimed that he learned more about comic technique by watching these Chaplin, Keaton and Harold Lloyd two-reelers than acting school could have ever taught him. Born as Natalia Nikolaevna Zakharenko on July 20, 1938 in San Francisco to Russian immigrant dad and mom, she was an American actress. It Should Happen to You, directed by George Cukor, was a popular success and Lemmon and Holliday were quickly teamed again in Phffft! All seating is unreserved. Natalie Wood - Trivia - notstarring.com Even though she was currently the subject of a major scandal after daughter Cheryl Crane killed Turner's lover, mobster Johnny Stompanato, Hunter insisted on offering her the role. The film was a major box office success. "Tell her I know I was selfish -- and if I loved her too much, I'm sorry -- but I didn't mean to cause her any trouble. The characters lived together, loved one another and faced tragedy through their respective daughters. Hunter offered Turner the starring role in a remake of Imitation of Life (1934). By 1970, it had made over $25 million worldwide. But both women suffer heartbreak caused by their daughters. Staggs, the author of All About "All About Eve" Natalie Wood was 42 when she died. But there was a serious side too. Viva Zapata! ANTHONY QUINN, 1915-2001 For a brief, quicksilver period of the early '60s, Sandra Dee was the quintessential sweet, perky, All-American girl, and films such as Gidget and Tammy Tell Me True only reinforced the image that young audiences identified with on the screen. Problems arise when Lemmon falls for his boss's paramour - it gets even more complicated when she tries to kill herself in his pad! By using this site, you agree to our updated. (1954), another lightweight romantic comedy. One of the most mysterious aspects of Natalie's death is the setting, as Entertainment Weekly reported back in 1992. She was only five when she entered the 2nd grade. At the studio's suggestion, Turner took her daughter to the premiere. If some producer with a hand as cold as a toad wants to do a painting of you in the nude, you'll accommodate him for a very small part." 1. She also had a limousine and driver at her disposal. As Lambert points out, she had reached the age when iconic actresses stop being stars. But it was the 1950s when Quinn broke out. -- Moore's deathbed confession. Natalie Wood would have been 75 today. He continued the same mix of classics and best-forgotten quickies throughout the 1960s and '70s. Born in New York on August 2nd, 1924, O'Connor served in the merchant marine during World War II before attending the University of Montana where he worked on the school newspaper. Agent Henry Willson had hoped that new client Troy Donahue would fare as well working with Sirk as had his most famous client, Rock Hudson. Her mother's appearance gets Sarah Jane fired, and she again runs from her, causing Annie to faint. Art Direction: Alexander Golitzen, Richard H. Riedel He combined elements of screwball and slapstick comedy with his own self-deprecating humor to create satiric portraits of the contemporary American male. Sirk had given Donahue a small role in The Tarnished Angels (1958), but when he offered him the role of the fraternity boy who discovers girlfriend Kohner is black and beats her up, Willson almost turned down the role. One unanticipated result was that Quinn married DeMille's daughter the following year; they appeared together in Phil Karlson's Black Gold (1947) and had five children. Natalie Wood was producer Ray Stark's first choice for the starring role, but he changed his mind after reading the script and instead offered the . Universal Pictures was suffering from financial problems in the late '50s. "it has a genuinely touching sub-plot involving a stanch Negro woman and her graceful level twenty-five years ago." At the same time, her African-American housekeeper finds herself rejected by her light-skinned daughter who wants to pass for white. In New York, the film premiered at the Roxy, the same theatre at which the 1934 version had opened. The closer he gets to his goal, the clearer it becomes that a government conspiracy is behind his son's disappearance. According to a April 3, 1959 Hollywood Reporter news item, Turner contracted for a five percent participation in the film's profits. The other, St. Louis Blues (1958), actually gave her a character name. Entertaining, Fannie Hurst's novel, Imitation of Life (1933), was the story of two single mothers, one white and one black, who join forces and become successful businesswomen. A modern source reported that Sirk had read the novel before directing this film, but had not seen the 1934 film. In April of 1958, Lana Turner's teenage daughter Cheryl Crane stabbed Lana's mobster lover, Johnny Stompanato, to death. mouth." From sexual antics to social critique, Lemmon and Wilder sharpened their comic knives on the hypocrisies they saw in American culture. In 1965, his relationship with an Italian costumer created a minor scandal when it was revealed that the couple had two children. The rest of his career might be summed up by the year 1991 when he gathered critical acclaim for his appearance in Spike Lee's Jungle Fever, was nominated for a Razzie as Worst Actor in Mobsters, co-starred with Bo Derek in Ghosts Can't Do It, worked beside John Candy and Macaulay Culkin in Chris Columbus' Only the Lonely and made a film so obscure it appears to have never appeared on video. insincere." In a passionate and witty behind-the-scenes expose, Sam Although she has the second largest role in the film, Juanita Moore was billed seventh, behind actors with much smaller roles. White! lamentable soap opera/"women's picture"/"problem" picture.The most honest TIL that everyone wears Crocs in the 2006 movie Idiocracy because the costume designer had a limited shoe budget, and thought the cheap plastic shoes made by the then startup company were futuristic yet too stupid looking to ever become popular in real life By Cino Niles & Jeff Stafford Letterboxed. Join 15 other subscribers Lana Turner took no salary and worked for 50% of the film's profits, which earned her over $2 million (setting a record for an actress at the time). Before graduating, he followed his brother to another college in Ireland (he would later get a Masters in speech from Montana). Lora then meets Sarah Jane's single black mother, Annie Johnson, and a white photographer named Steve Archer, who takes some photographs of the girls. Imitation of Life Premiere 1959 - YouTube The book's reviews were mixed, with the best notices going to the depiction of Delilah and the story's racial issues. When no arguments could convince her to return to the church and shoot the scene, her makeup woman slapped her in the face, breaking her out of her hysterics. Universal bought the screen rights to Imitation of Life and produced a faithful screen adaptation in 1934 under John Stahl's direction (he had previously directed the very successful first version of Hurst's Back Street in 1932). (The idea for the book was born when Hurst traveled with black author Zora Neale Hurston and encountered racism, although the story was not remotely based on either of their lives.) Lana Turner was back on top, and a rich woman as well. scene has white Troy Donahue brutally beating date Kohner, who he has learned After Quinn's birth, the family soon moved to East Los Angeles (after a quick Texas detour) where Quinn grew up in the shadow of Hollywood. Annie then introduces herself to Sarah Jane's white friend as Sarah Jane's former nanny and leaves, but not before Sarah Jane tearfully embraces her. By Lang Thompson TCM REMEMBERS JACK LEMMON 1925-2001 With Sirk's other melodramas, Imitation of Life has become one of the central films for proponents of the auteur theory, who point to his filmmaking technique as a clear reflection of his personality and his attitude toward the often exaggerated soap opera plots in his films. director Sirk's masterpiece. Illicit love and the corruption of big business might not seem to be the stuff of hit comedies, but Wilder and Lemmon found humor in the most unlikeliest of places. Dee resurfaced in 1991, when she gave an interview with People magazine about her personal demons: For the next ten years, Lora stars in one hit David Edwards play after another. (1952) provided him a wonderful role which he used to win a Best Supporting Actor Academy Award. in the heartbreak of the black-passing-for-white Art Direction: Alexander Golitzen, Richard H. Riedel "My camera could easily have a love affair with you." Illicit love and the corruption of big business might not seem to be the stuff of hit comedies, but Wilder and Lemmon found humor in the most unlikeliest of places. Troy Donahue died September 2nd at the age of 65. Together they made seven films, but it was their first, Some Like It Hot (1959), that captured the sheer comic genius of their collaborations together. As Ensign Pulver, a deckhand who avoids work whenever possible, Lemmon won a Best Supporting Actor Oscar®. But there was a serious side too. Very few actors today can match Lemmon's range on the screen. He had just completed the title role in Avenging Angelo (with Sylvester Stallone) at the time of his death. The film is. Missing was inspired by a true story - the production was condemned by the Reagan administration and awarded the Golden Palm at the Cannes film festival. Hunter offered Turner the starring role in a remake of Imitation of Life (1959). At around 8 a.m., Wood's body was found about a mile south of the couple's yacht, off an isolated cove known as Blue Cavern Point. quite credible and moving." Cast: Lana Turner (Lora Meredith), John Gavin (Steve Archer), Sandra Dee (Susie), Dan O'Herlihy (David Edwards), Susan Kohner (Sarah Jane), Robert Alda (Allen Loomis), Juanita Moore (Annie Johnson), Mahalia Jackson (Herself), Troy Donahue (Frankie), Sandra Gould (Receptionist), Jack Weston (Stage Manager), Bess Flowers (Geraldine Moore), Myrna Fahey (Actress) Ross Hunter wanted to update the story, making the leading character an actress instead of a businesswoman, but keeping the race issue and the conflicts between mothers and daughters. Quinn continued in film parts that gathered acclaim: Crazy Horse in They Died With Their Boots On (1941), a gambler in The Ox-Bow Incident (1943), a soldier in Guadalcanal Diary (1943). Why Natalie Wood's Daughter Is Confronting Robert Wagner About Wood's Oddly enough, in Viva Zapata! -- Time After Lana Turner's success in Peyton Place (1957), which pointed to a new career for her as the star of big-screen soap operas, she was Universal's only choice for the female lead. Best Known For: Natalie Wood was an actress who starred in 'Rebel Without a Cause' and 'West Side Story.' She died tragically, drowning during a boating trip in 1981. A key role in Lawrence of Arabia (1962) only confirmed his talents while he again earned a Best Actor nomination for the unforgettable lead role in Zorba the Greek (1964). Director and comic star went on to make five more films: Irma la Douce (1963), The Fortune Cookie (1966), Avanti! Billy Wilder and Lemmon's lifelong comic foil Walter Matthau (nine collaborations with Lemmon in 32 years, including their most popular film, The Odd Couple, 1968) brought some of the comedian's finest funny moments to the screen. By Lang Thompson, - November 30, 1981. "When passed before the moviegoer's eyes, it may force theatre owners to The turning point came in 1965 when I Lost It at the Movies not only attracted major critical attention but became a strong seller in book stores. One evening, Steve comes by with the photographs, and the next day, he takes Lora to lunch, obviously smitten with her. (The idea for the book was born when Hurst traveled with black author Zora Neale Hurston and encountered racism, although the story was not remotely based on either of their lives.) She even arranged a special advance screening for the girl so she could get her tears out of the way with the first screening and look her best for the critics at the premiere. It features Claudette Colbert, Louise Beavers, and Freddie Wa. Quinn was born April 21, 1915 in Mexico. Problems arise when Lemmon falls for his boss's paramour - it gets even more complicated when she tries to kill herself in his pad! one of the most popular films of the '50s--a split When the young man learns that Sarah Jane's mother is black, however, he beats her. -- Gavin, as Steve, meeting Turner after she's become a star. producer Music by Cinematography by Russell Metty . Donahue was actually Merle Johnson Jr, born in New York City on Jan 27, 1936. He lives in Dallas, Texas. into a masterpiece of film writing. She Was Terrified Of Water. The drama of Annie that is rejected by her daughter, in a time when color of people was a watershed, is heartbreaking and the best subplot.
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