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Rollyson fully explores Brennan's work with Hollywood's greatest directors, such as Howard Hawks, John Ford, and Fritz Lang. As a father and grandfather, Brennan instilled generations of his family with an outlook on the American Dream that remains a sustaining feature of their lives today. His conservative politics, which grew out of his New England upbringing and his devout Catholicism, receive meticulous attention and a balanced assessment in A Real American Character.

Hollywood has never had a shortage of actors who thrived in one genre, whether it was John Wayne in Westerns or James Cagney in gangster films, but few had success across the entire spectrum like Gary Cooper, who managed to earn five Academy Award nominations despite an untimely death that cut short his career. Those nominations came for comedies, Westerns, and dramas, with wins for High Noon and the World War I film Sergeant York.

When the American Film Institute ranked its top 50 screen legends of the 20th century, many of the people named had careers spanning several decades, but one of them managed the feat despite living less than three decades. Ranked as the 22nd greatest actress of the 20th century, Jean Harlow was on the screen for less than 10 years, but in that time the "blonde bombshell" became the most popular actress of the 1930s. The platinum blonde was a leading lady for just five years before her premature death of renal failure at just 26 years old.

Am 14. April 1912 streifte das berühmteste Schiff der Welt im Nordatlantik einen Eisberg und begann zu sinken...

Der junge Theologe Helmut Gollwitzer erlebt fünf Jahre eine Liebesgeschichte mit Eva Bildt, der Tochter von Paul Bildt, dem berühmten Schauspieler. Eva Bildt begeht mit ihrem Vater beim Anrücken der Roten Armee Selbstmord...

Er ist als Schauspieler auf der Bühne genauso erfolgreich wie im Film. Er hat als Talkshow-Moderator Fernsehgeschichte geschrieben. Er betreibt seit vielen Jahren ein Entwicklungshilfeprojekt in Nicaragua. Und er hat im Jahr 2000 seinen ersten Roman veröffentlicht. Über diese und weitere Themen spricht Dietmar Schönherr mit Wolfgang Heim.

Andi Peters Leidenschaft und Passion ist das Wracktauchen - aber nicht irgendwo in südlichen Gefilden, wo das Wasser kristallklar und das Wracktauchen ein Urlaubsvergnügen ist, sondern in der rauen Nordsee. Gefährliche Strömungen und schlechte Sichtverhältnisse machen den wohl größten Schiffsfriedhof der Welt zu einer Herausforderung für Mann und Gerät.

From best-selling author Julie Klam comes a lively and engaging exploration of celebrity: Why celebrities fascinate us, what it means to be famous today, and why celebrities are so important. “When I was young I was convinced celebrities could save me”, Julie Klam admits in The Stars in Our Eyes, her funny and personal exploration of fame and celebrity. As she did for subjects as wide-ranging as dogs, mothers, and friendship, Klam brings her infectious curiosity and crackling wit to the topic of celebrity.

Rod Taylor: An Aussie in Hollywood is the first full-length biography of this pioneering Australian film star. It's the thrilling story of a working-class Sydney boy who went to Hollywood, took on the Americans at their own game on their own turf in one of the toughest industries there is - and won. It's also the story of a talented actor who was almost brought down by the demons of alcohol and ego, but who ultimately overcame them to triumph.

Before Jet Li, Jacki Chan, Jean Claude Van Damme, and Steven Seagal, there was Bruce Lee. Bruce Lee's legend is considered one of the unique success tales in Hollywood. Just like any other man who thrived to succeed, Lee's journey was also full of ups and downs. But he justly did overcome the obstacles and all adversities to achieve stardom which at first was seemingly obscure to him.

From the Ringo Kid in Stagecoach to "Rooster" Cogburn in True Grit, John Wayne was a screen legend whose stellar performances ensured that his legacy as an icon of the American West would live on forever. But what of the man away from the cameras? What drove him to succeed as an actor and win every major award in show business? Journey through this incredible life and learn how Wayne got his big break....

Buckle up for the ride through the lesser known side of Hollywood. The side you don't see on the screen and have only heard about on the news. In this book we will take a deeper look into the lives and deaths of ten of Hollywood's most famous and infamous deaths. You already know their names and their movies - now learn what drove them to death's door and what finally pushed them through.

Rita Hayworth's life and career remain fascinating to both the general public and avid movie fans alike. Even people with just a casual interest in movies appreciate her performances in films such as Gilda (1946), The Lady from Shanghai (1947), and Salome (1953), and few actresses could rival Hayworth's popularity during the late 1940s and early 1950s.

Der ehemalige Bergmann Lothar Köhling erzählt seine ganz persönlichen Erinnerungen an den Steinkohlenbergbau an der Ruhr...

Ihre Tragik war ein Dasein zwischen höchstem Ruhm und Depressionen. Romy Schneider erzählt hier über ihr Leben mit großer Offenheit...

Dino Paul Crocetti, su verdadero nombre, fue un inigualable cómico, actor y cantante estadounidense, que desde la segunda mitad del siglo XX hizo reír a muchas generaciones de estadounidenses. Junto con Jerry Lewis, otro notable cómico, hicieron las delicias del público de su tiempo. Su influencia se siente hasta hoy.

Norteamericano de nacimiento y actor de corazón, es una de las figuras emblemáticas del cine de mitad del siglo XX. Su porte duro, su ortodoxa manera de hablar y su aspecto físico (que no se correspondía con el del clásico galán), marcaron el compás no sólo de la actuación en Hollywood, sino de la escena mundial. "Casablanca", probablemente la mejor película de todos los tiempos, lo llevó a la fama, una popularidad que no se quitaría ni con la muerte.

Paul Newman, the Oscar-winning actor with the legendary blue eyes, achieved superstar status by playing charismatic renegades, broken heroes, and winsome antiheroes in such revered films as The Hustler, Cool Hand Luke, Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid, The Verdict, The Color of Money, and Nobody’s Fool. But Newman was also an oddity in Hollywood: the rare box-office titan who cared about the craft of acting, the sexy leading man known for the staying power of his marriage, and the humble celebrity who made philanthropy his calling card long before it was cool.

Kathy Garver, the teenage heartthrob from the hit series Family Affair (1966 - 1971), was no one-hit wonder, but a talented actress who appeared in such classic films as Night of the Hunter and The Ten Commandments long before she became a television icon.