Classic film stars

A Rank executive, Kendall later claimed, although she didn’t name him, called her into his office to release her. ‘You are a very ugly girl,’ she recalled him saying. ‘You have no talent. You are too tall and you photograph horribly. Find some nice man and get married.’

After the six months of work on the 100 most beautiful actresses of all-time list it seemed daunting to do all of this again. Please note: this list has nothing to do with talent or character or lack thereof. The question was superficial - who are the best looking actors of all-time. That was it. You could vote for one person or ten. Thank you to the media mavens for sharing your favorites. Thankfully, there are tons of television and movie fans who know what they are talking about. This…

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Actor. Born William Claude Rains in London, England, the son of British stage actor Frederick Rains, he made his stage debut at the age of eleven, and learned the technical end of the business working first as a page, then working up to stage manager. He came to the United States in 1913 but returned to England during...

Actor. Born under the name William Clark Gable, his early life was ordinary, unhappy, and confusing. Two towns claim him as a native son, Cadiz, Ohio, and Meadville, Pennsylvania. His mother died when he was but a few months of age. He attended the Hopedale Schoolhouse in Hopedale, Ohio, which then was both a grammar...

Holiday Affair (1949) Janet Leigh's film career began when retired actress Norma Shearer saw a photograph of the young Leigh dressed in ski-wear. Shearer was so impressed with the picture that she used what persuasive powers she had left with MGM and helped get Leigh a contract. Some years later, MGM loaned Janet Leigh out to RKO for a three picture deal. This arrangement made Leigh uncomfortable considering her previous dealings with RKO owner Howard Hughes. We all know Hughes was a…

Brando was a frequent guest at Neverland Ranch in Santa Barbara County where his son Miko was employed as a security guard.