October 22 Joan Fontaine (1916) - Criminally underrated actress and star of Gunga Din, Rebecca, and Suspicion.
October 22 Catherine Deneuve (1943) - Euro auteur favorite and star of The Umbrellas of Cherbourg, Repulsion, and Belle de jour.
Re: Re: Born on this Day - The Cinema October 23 Philip Kaufman (1936) - Best American director nobody's ever heard of. Films include The Wanderers, The Right Stuff, and The Unbearable Lightness of Being.
Re: Re: Re: Born on this Day - The Cinema October 24 F Murray Abraham (1940) - Academy Award winner for Best Actor. Films include Amadeus and Scarface.
Re: Re: Re: Re: Born on this Day - The Cinema October 25 Abel Gance (1889) - Surpassed only by Griffith as the cinema's greatest pioneer . Films include Napoleon and The End of the World.
Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Born on this Day - The Cinema October 27 Teresa Wright (1918) - Another one of Hollywood's criminally underrated actresses. Films include Shadow of a Doubt, The Best Years of Our Lives and The Men.
Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Born on this Day - The Cinema October 30 Louis Malle (1932) - This favorite uncle of the French New Wave is one of the most competently versatile filmmakers in the history of cinema. Films include Elevator to the Gallows , Le Voleur and Atlantic City.
Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Born on this Day - The Cinema November 1 Bibi Andersson (1935) - Ingmar Bergman's greatest Muse, after Liv Ullman. Films include Brink of Life , Persona and The Passion of Anna.
Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Born on this Day - The Cinema November 1 René Clair (1898) - Stands with Vigo and Renoir as the giants of pre-War French cinema. Films include Entr'acte, Le Million and A Nous la Liberté .
Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Born on this Day - The Cinema November 2 Luchino Visconti (1906) - Arguably the greatest Italian director ever and all but forgotten in America. Films include Rocco and His Brothers , The Leopard and Death in Venice.
Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Born on this Day - The Cinema November 2 Burt Lancaster (1913) - Starred in more great films than any American actor. Masterpieces include Vera Cruz, The Leopard and Sweet Smell of Success.
November 2 Garce Kelly (1929) - Magical career cut tragically short at the age of 27 by some prince of a fake kingdom. Hottest actress ever? Films include High Noon, Rear Window and To Catch a Thief.
November 3 Boris Karloff (1887) - Hollywood's greatest bogeyman. Films include Bride of Frankenstein, The Black Cat and Targets.
November 3 Jean Seberg (1938) - Hollywood Actress and nursemaid to the French New Wave. Films include Saint Joan, Bonjour Tristesse and Breathless.
"KARLOFF"?!! *#*#*#*# you!! Karloff doesn't deserve to smell my *#*#*#*#! That limey *#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*# can rot in hell, for all I care!!!"
November 4 Louise Brooks (1906) - The silent film star who was an eternity ahead of her time. Films include Beggars of Life, Pandora's Box and Diary of a Lost Girl.
November 5 Joel McCrea (1905) - The accidental movie star. Capable of any genre. Films include Foreign Correspondent, Sullivan's Travels and Ride the High Country.
January 17 Moira Shearer (1926) - The muse of British cinema based on a single role. Only starring role is inThe Red Shoes.
Yes, Grace Kelly was the hottest actress ever. I guess its an insult to numerous more talented actresses, but she was so beautiful that I can barely remember the movies she was in, since I wasn't paying any attention to anything but her. EDIT: Hold on a minute. Grace Kelly was certainly not 27 when she died. Did Grace have a twin sister named "Garce" who died at that age?
She didn't die, she married the prince of monocle and quit making movies. I think she actually died from a stroke-caused car accident when she was only in her fifties, however.