In Gloria Swanson’s most engaging autobiography Swanson on Swanson (1980), she describes—in typically grand Swanson style—the industry response to the first big screening of Billy Wilder’s Sunset Blvd. In this case, judging by the…
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Joan Crawford, Barbara Stanwyck, & Shirley Eder: Hollywood’s Original Two-Faced Women
By Stargayzing guest blogger Corinna Tomrley* Shirley Eder may be known to those who are serious about their classic Hollywood trivia, but to many her name will not ring a bell. Although not as renowned…
Barbara Stanwyck: The Greatest Actress Who Never Won an Oscar
If you or someone you know is prone to saying they don’t like Hollywood films from the classic period, or that they find film acting of that era mannered and melodramatic, I would answer…
The Worst Internship of All-Time, or Annie Liebowitz Hates Me
“Annie Liebowitz hates me!” So began my journal entry of May 9, 1986. I was just about to graduate from N.Y.U. and complete a semester-long internship with iconic filmmaker Jim Jarmusch, who was best…
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