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Henry Fonda’s performances - in The Grapes of Wrath, Young Mr. Lincoln, The Lady Eve, 12 Angry Men, On Golden Pond - helped define "American" in the 20th century. He worked with movie masters from Ford and Sturges to Hitchcock and Leone. He was a Broadway legend. He fought in World War II and was loved the world over. Yet much of his life was rage and struggle. McKinney’s Fonda is dark, complex, fascinating, and a product of glamour and acclaim, early losses, and Midwestern demons - a man haunted by what he’d seen and who he was.

Un actor de suceso en Hollywood, famoso actor de televisión, británico de corazón, es ampliamente conocido por su papeles en los filmes If..., La naranja mecánica y Calígula, realizando papeles de carácter rebelde y cruel, pero aún así seductor y de gran arrastre mediático.

Inolvidable actor cómico mexicano, mundialmente célebre con el nombre de su más famoso personaje Cantinflas, al que dio vida en la mayoría de los filmes que rodó. De orígenes humildes, se enroló en una compañía de cómicos ambulantes y recorrió todo México. En el circo desarrolló todo tipo de trabajos, entre ellos interpretar pequeños papeles, hasta que llegó al cine, donde alcanzó la inmortalidad.

Una vida de cuento en el mundo real. Célebre por su estilizada y perturbadora belleza, esta actriz estadounidense, famosa por ser una de las favoritas de Alfred Hitchcock, cambió su vida para siempre cuando se casó con el Príncipe Raniero III de Mónaco, convirtiéndose en su Alteza Serenísima la Princesa Gracia de Mónaco.

Ganadora del Óscar en 1978, Vanessa Redgrave es considerada una de las máximas estrellas del teatro, la televisión y el cine, donde su magistral actuación hizo de casi todas sus películas clásicos absolutos (Blow-up, Isadora, Un hombre para la eternidad, etc.). Tan coherente y enérgica como polémica y repudiada por sus detractores ideológicos, ha sabido defender las causas que ha apoyado y el camino que sigue su instinto, trascendiendo su éxito del mundo del celuloide.

La biografía de este actor y director de cine estadounidense, que saltó a la fama al dirigir y actuar al lado de Peter Fonda en la película Easy Rider: Buscando mi Destino de 1969, la serie "24”, o Máxima Velocidad, en un audiolibro que estamos seguros, le gustará de principio a fin.

Been there, done that, indeed. Texas-born and Harvard-educated, Jack Valenti led several lives, any one of which could have provided ample material for an unforgettable memoir. As it is, This Time, This Place is the gripping story of a man who saw the terrible face of war; who was in the room as political decisions were made that would benefit or devastate countless lives; and who championed the interest of the vast and globally influential movie industry with tenacity and vision.

Although she came of age in an era when Hollywood studios were looking for blonde bombshells like Marilyn Monroe, and she followed that path to instant stardom, Jayne Mansfield had one of the most unique Hollywood careers in the 1950s and 1960s.

Mae West will always be remembered as one of Hollywood's biggest icons, and the American Film Institute named her the 15th greatest actress of the 20th century in its Top 100 list, but she also transcended the entertainment industry and became a critical part of Americana itself. Over the course of 7 decades, Mae redefined the boundaries of sexuality in ways that made more conservative Americans of the early 20th century uncomfortable, and for good measure she did so boldly and in people's faces.

Romy Schneider (1938 bis 1982) war eine der größten Schauspielerinnen des 20. Jahrhunderts. Ihr künstlerisches Gesamtwerk, ihre faszinierende Persönlichkeit, ihre große Schönheit und ihr kurzes, von Schicksalsschlägen überschattetes Leben ergreifen jede Generation aufs Neue.

One of the more well-known Mel Brooks quips is his statement, in reference to his birth, that "we were so poor, my mother couldn't afford to have me; the lady next door gave birth to me." While obviously fabricated, the story is worthy of note, as it illustrates Brooks' self-deprecatory Jewish humor and his way of transforming a childhood of deep adversity into fodder for comedy.

Since the early 20th century, film has been embraced as arguably the preeminent international art form. Not only is Hollywood cinema immensely popular around the world, but other nationalities (Bollywood being the greatest current example) have their own thriving industries. Major actors and actresses are not only icons in their parent countries but reach tremendous international fame.

Die Schauspielerin Elena Uhlig, Mutter von drei kleinen Kindern, will zurück ins Geschäft und bekommt prompt ein Problem: Um wieder die Figur zu haben, die die Filmleute von ihr wollen, muss sie ins Fitnessstudio und nicht nur eine Diät machen. Doch sie hasst Crosstrainer und liebt gutes Essen. In diesem fröhlichen Mutmacher erzählt Elena Uhlig, wie sie es geschafft hat, sich vom Diät- und Fitnesswahn zu befreien.

Fritz Muliars persönliche Erlebnisse in der Zeit der Kriegsgefangenschaft in Auxerre in den Jahren 1942-43. Für den gerade 23 Jahre alten Jungschauspieler...

Karlheinz Böhm spricht über sein Leben, seinen Vater, die Schauspielerei, Äthiopien und seine Hilfsorganisation "Menschen für Menschen".

The late film icon and screen legend Kirk Douglas was married to Anne Buydens for more than six decades. Here they both look back on a lifetime filled with drama both on and off the screen. Sharing priceless correspondence with each other as well as the celebrities and world leaders they called friends, Kirk and Anne is a candid portrayal of the pleasures and pitfalls of a Hollywood life lived in the public eye. Compiled from Anne's private archive of letters and photographs, this is an intimate glimpse into the Douglases' courtship and marriage.

From the moment Elizabeth Taylor and Michael Jackson met, they were hooked on each other. Soon a deep friendship blossomed unexpectedly, unlike anything either had ever experienced. Through thick and thin, through their various emotional upheavals, through the peaks and valleys of their careers, through their personal traumas and heartaches, through the unending health issues and extreme physical pain that each experienced, and through the glare of the often merciless public spotlight, their bond held them together, and their love for each other endured.

Charisma, machismo, sex appeal and a huge on-screen persona: John Wayne had it all. From his humble early roles on the silver screen when talkies began to oust the silent movie to his Oscar-winning performance in True Grit, Duke would star in 142 leading roles. From Western hero to Hollywood legend, this publication follows the career of one of history's most celebrated actors.

Hollywood's biggest star at the box office in 1938 was French actress Claudette Colbert, who had already won an Oscar for Best Actress in It Happened One Night (1934) and used her Broadway experience from the previous decade to become perhaps the industry's most famous screwball comedienne. The fact that Colbert had gotten that far was impressive, given that Hollywood loved to cast foreign actresses in stereotypical roles....

Luise Lunow ist Schauspielerin. Sie erzählt in ihrem Hörbuch "Auch eine Rosine hat noch Saft" in ernsten und heiteren Episoden aus ihrem ereignisreichen, spannenden 80-jährigen Leben. In Babelsberg geboren, erlebte sie den Bomben-Krieg und den Hunger der Nachkriegszeit, pendelte täglich zwischen Ost- und Westberlin, erfüllte sich ohne Geld und fremde Hilfe ihren großen Wunsch, Theater zu spielen, arbeitete mit interessanten Kollegen und Regisseuren und lieh als Synchronsprecherin ihre markante Stimme vielen ausländischen Schauspielerinnen.