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character actor
S.Z. 'Cuddles' Sakall  [1884-1955]

no browse/Amazon entry • IMDb listing [1915-54]Wikipedia

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vaudevillian & actor & author
Charles 'Chic' Sale  [1885-1936]

no browse/Amazon entry • IMDb listing [1920-37]official family fansiteWikipedia

The Champion Corn-Husker Crashes The Movies comic novel by Charles 'Chic' Sale  "The Champion Corn-Husker Crashes The Movies" [1933]
by Charles 'Chic' Sale, Introduction by Scoop Conlon

Specialist Publng 9x6½ hardcover [1933] out of print/used
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Will Sampson  [1933-87]
browse Will Sampson on DVDIMDb listing [1975-87]Wikipedia

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Maria Schell  [1926-2005]

Maximilian Schell  [1930-2014]

"The Pedestrian" aka "Der Fußgänger" [Germany 72?]
Directed by Maximilian Schell; Oscar-nominated for Best Foreign Language Film

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won Oscar for Best Actor for "A Man For All Seasons" [1966]    Paul Scofield  [1922-2008]
browse Paul Scofield on DVDIMDb listing [1955-2008]Wikipedia

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won Oscar for Best Actor for "Patton" [1970]    George C. Scott  [1927-99]
browse George C. Scott on DVDIMDb listing [1958-99]Wikipedia
received 4 Oscar nominations [1960-1972]; won in 1971

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Randolph Scott  [1898-1987] Page
at 'Readers of The Purple Sage' Western Bookstore

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Alexander Scourby  [1913-85]
credits at IMDbWikipedia

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Magic Lantern's
action movie star Steven Seagal Page

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silent comic Lawrence 'Larry' Semon  [1889-1928]
credits at IMDbWikipedia

"Wizard of Oz" silent feature [Chadwick Pictures April 1925]
lobby card (or glass slide) for Larry Semons's 1925 'Wizard of Oz' feature film  The Land of Oz suffers under the rule of Prime Minister Kruel while the people await the return of Princess Dorothea, who arrives by tornado from Kansas with her uncle and some farmhands; original film speed was 7/fps which runs 110 minutes; later/faster videos run 65 to 85 minutes; copyrighted 2005 T.C.M. restoration runs 72 minutes • Co-written, co‑produced & directed by and starring silent comic Larry Semon; co-written by Frank Joslyn Baum & Leon Lee; also starring Dorothy Dwan, Mary Carr, Virginia Pearson, Bryant Washburn, Josef Swickard, Charles Murray, Oliver N. Hardy, William Hauber, William Dinus, Frank Alexander, Otto Lederer, Frederick Ko Vert, Spencer Bell, Jean Johnston
100-minute Miracle Pictures b&w DVD [2/2002] for $8.00
68-minute Grapevine Video b&w DVD [8/2016] for $14.95
also available on the 'Wizard of Oz' silent movie 4-pack {with three 1914 silent 'Oz' shorts}
B.C.I. / Eclipse B&W silent DVD [7/2005] 2 disks - out of prodn/used
full credits at IMDbmovie entry at Wikipediawatch full movie [7/2011 upload; 1:25:00] online at YouTube

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star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame  won Oscar for Best Actress for "The Divorcee" [1930]    actress Norma Shearer  [1902-83]
browse Norma Shearer on DVDIMDb listing 1919-42]Wikipedia
received 6 Oscar nominations [1930-1939]; won in 1930

Vox Populi's Norma Shearer fansite

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author-actor Sam Shepard [1943-2017]
browse Sam Shepard on DVDbrowse booksBroadway creditsIMDb listingWikipedia

Bucknell University's Sam Shepard site

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Walter Slezak  [1902-83]
browse Walter Slezak on DVDIMDb listing [1922-80]Wikipedia

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actress Alexis Smith  [1921-93]
browse Alexis Smith on DVDIMDb listing [1940-93]Broadway credits [1971-78]Wikipedia

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won the first-ever Oscar for Best Supporting Actress for "Anthony Adverse" [1936]    actress Gale Sondergaard  [1899-1985]
browse Gale Sondergaard on DVDIMDb listing [1936-83]
Broadway credits [1928-80]Wikipedia
on H.U.A.C.'s Hollywood Blacklist in the 1940s & 1950s

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Eve Southern [38 credits, 1916-36]

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Lionel Stander  [1908-94]
no browse/Amazon entry • IMDb listing [1932-95]Wikipedia
on H.U.A.C.'s Hollywood Blacklist in the 1940s & 1950s

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Arnold Stang  [b. 1925]
no browse/Amazon entry • IMDb listing [1942-2004]Wikipedia

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star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame      actress Barbara Stanwyck  [1907-90]
browse Barbara Stanwyck on DVDIMDb listing [1927-87]Wikipedia
received 4 Oscar nominations [1938-1949]; won Honorary Oscar in 1982

"A Life of Barbara Stanwyck: Steel-True, 1907-1941" [(Simon & Schuster, 2013] by Victoria Wilson
volume 1 has 1,056 pages

Strange Love of Martha Ivers movie poster directed by Lewis Milestone  "The Strange Love of Martha Ivers" [Paramount July 1946]
A teenage heiress kills her nasty aunt, seen by two local boys; when her boyfriend leaves town, she stays behind. Years later, he returns to find her a ruthless power in the town and married to the feckless district attorney. At first diverted by a lovely blond, he is forced to fend off the blackmail and betrayal of his childhood friends. Directed by Lewis Milestone; script by Robert Rossen, from a story by John Patrick; cinematography by Victor Milner; music by Miklos Rozsa; starring Van Heflin, Barbara Stanwyck, Kirk Douglas, Lizabeth Scott, Ann Doran, Judith Anderson, Darryl Hickman, James Flavin & Mickey Kuhn
Paramount b&w DVD [10/2005] for $12.99
Alpha Video b&w DVD [11/2002] for $7.98
Timeless Multimedia b&w VHS [12/91] for $12.99
full credits from IMDb
Clash By Night 1952 movie starring Barbara Stanwyck   "Clash By Night" [R.K.O. Radio Pictures June 1952]
A bitter & cynical woman returns from New York City to her small coastal hometown. She agrees to marry, has a baby, and becomes bored; when the wife of her brother's best friend leaves him, the two unhappy people begin an affair. Directed by Fritz Lang; adapted by Alfred Hayes from the 1941 play by Clifford Odets; starring Barbara Stanwyck, Robert Ryan, Paul Douglas, Marilyn Monroe, J. Carrol Naish, Keith Andes & Silvio Minciotti
Turner Home Ent. b&w DVD [7/2005] for $17.99
Turner Home Ent. b&w VHS [8/96] out of prodn/many used
full credits at IMDb
Executive Suite 1954 movie starring William Holden & Barbara Stanwyck  "Executive Suite" [M.G.M. May 1954]
When the president of Tredway Corp. dies suddenly without naming a clear successor, the candidates to replace him are the five senior vice presidents • Directed by Robert Wise; script by Ernest Lehman, from the novel by Cameron Hawley; starring William Holden, June Allyson, Barbara Stanwyck, Fredric March, Walter Pidgeon, Shelley Winters, Paul Douglas, Louis Calhern, Dean Jagger, Nina Foch & Tim Considine; nominated for 4 Oscars, D.G.A. & W.G.A. Awards
Warner Home Video b&w DVD [10/2007] for $17.99
M.G.M./Warner b&w VHS [9/98] out of prodn/used
full credits at IMDb
Hollywood Collection Barbara Stanwyck video  
"Hollywood Collection: Barbara Stanwyck, Straight Down The Line" [Feb 1997 TV]
Written & directed by Gene Feldman & Suzette Winter
M.P.I. Home Video VHS [6/2000] out of prodn/used
full credits at IMDb
Barbara Stanwyck Signature Collection DVD box set   "The Barbara Stanwyck Signature Collection" DVD Box Set [2007]
Warner Home Video b&w DVD set [10/2007] 5 disks for $28.99
contains "Annie Oakley" [1935] directed by George Stevens, co-starring Preston Foster & Melvyn Douglas; "My Reputation" [1946] co-starring George Brent; "East Side, West Side" [1949] directed by Mervyn LeRoy, with James Mason, Van Heflin & Ava Gardner; "To Please A Lady" [1950] co-starring Clark Gable; "Jeopardy" [1953] directed by John Sturges, co-starring Barry Sullivan & Ralph Meeker; and "Executive Suite" [1954] co-starring William Holden; extras include commentary, trailers, shorts, cartoons & radio shows

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Ford Sterling  [1882-1939]
no browse/Amazon entry • IMDb listing [1911-37]Wikipedia

Ford Sterling / Life & Films  
"Ford Sterling: The Life and Films" [2007]
by Wendy Warwick White

McFarland & Co. 10x7 pb [2/2007] for $45.00
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won Oscar for Best Actor for "The Philadelphia Story" [1940]  won Honorary Oscar in 1985    James Stewart  [1908-97]
browse James Stewart on DVDWesterns on DVDWesterns on VHS
IMDb listing [1934-95]Wikipedia
received 5 Oscar nominations [1940-1960]; won in 1941 & 1985

Jimmy Stewart Museum [est. 1995] in Indiana, Pennsylvania

Jimmy Stewart in World War II book by Robert Matzen  "Mission: Jimmy Stewart and The Fight for Europe" [2016]
by Robert Matzen, Foreword by Leonard Maltin

Kindle Edition from GoodKnight Books [10/2016] for $10.99
Paladin Commns 9x6 hardcover [10/2016] for $28.95
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star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame  Dean Stockwell [1936-2021]
browse Dean Stockwell on DVDIMDb listingWikipedia

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star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for Television  star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for Recordings  star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for Radio  actress Gale Storm  [1922-2009]
browse Gale Storm on DVDofficial websiteIMDb listing [1940-2002]Wikipedia

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Woody Strode  [1914-94]
browse DVDsIMDb listing [1939-95]Wikipedia

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Shepperd Strudwick  [1907-83]

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Yvonne Suhor [1961-2018]
http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0837609/

portrayed Louise in 67 episodes of "The Young Riders" TV series [1989-92] /tt0096732/

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star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame  Patrick Swayze  [1952-2009]
browse Patrick Swayze on DVDIMDb listing ;1979-2009]Wikipedia

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Lyle Talbot  [1902-96]
"The Entertainer: Movies, Magic, and My Father's Twentieth Century" [2012] by Margaret Talbot

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Akim Tamiroff  [1899-1972]
browse Akim Tamiroff on DVDIMDb listing [1932-92]Wikipedia

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star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame  won Oscar for Best Actress for "BUtterfield 8" [1960]  won Oscar for Best Actress for "Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?" [1966]  received the Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award in 1993    Magic Lantern's
Elizabeth Taylor  [1932-2011] Page
received 5 Oscar nominations [1958-1967]; won in 1961, 1967 & 1993

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Special Oscar Juvenile Award in 1935    Shirley Temple [Black] [1928-2014]
browse Shirley Temple on DVDIMDb listing [1932-2006]Wikipedia
Hollywood Collection video
http://www.amazon.com/Shirley-Temple-Collection/dp/B0001ZZ4P0/

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actress Alice Terry  [1899-1987]
no browse/Amazon entry • IMDb listing [1916-33]Wikipedia

"Scaramouche" Directed by Rex Ingram, starring Lloyd Ingraham & Alice Terry /B002IC1EI0/

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silent-era star  Olive Thomas  [1894-1920]
A Ziegfield beauty and early film star at Triangle and Selznick, she married Jack Pickford [1895-1933]
in 1916, and died from an accidental dose of poison in Paris, France in 1920

no browse/Amazon entry • IMDb listing [1916-20]Wikipedia

Flapper Jane's Olive Thomas fansite
Olive Thomas pages at Silent Ladies & Gents

Olive Thomas Silent Film Beauty biography by Michelle Vogel  "Olive Thomas: The Life and Death of A Silent Film Beauty" [2007]
by Michelle Vogel

McFarland & Co. 10x7 pb [10/2007] for $35.95
author's official booksite
Olive Thomas Collection DVD box set  "The Olive Thomas Collection" [Timeline 2005]
Image Ent. DVD [4/2005] 2 disks for $26.99
includes "The Flapper" [Selznick May 1920] directed by Alan Crosland; written by Frances Marion with Katherine Johnston, Arthur Housman, and Norma & Athole Shearer; the documentary "Olive Thomas: Everybody's Sweetheart" [indep 2003] co-written & directed by Andie Hicks, co-written by Sarah J. Baker, narrated by Rosanna Arquette; and extras including 1931 interview with her first husband, still photos & songs

"The Flapper" [Selznick May 1920]

"Olive Thomas: Everybody's Sweetheart" documentary [indep 2003]
co-written & directed by Andie Hicks, co-written by Sarah J. Baker, narrated by Rosanna Arquette

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silent movie cowboy star
Fred Thomson  [1890-1928] Page

at 'Readers of The Purple Sage' Western Bookstore

and his wife, screenwriter Frances Marion [1886-1973]

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star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame  actress Gene Tierney  [1920-91]
browse Gene Tierney on DVDIMDb listing [1940-80]Wikipedia

official Gene Tierney™ website [est. 11/2006]

Gene Tierney biography by Michelle Vogel  
"Gene Tierney: A Biography" [2005]
by Michelle Vogel

McFarland & Co. 10¼x7 hardcover [3/2005] for $45.00
publisher's book page
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Magic Lantern's
actress Thelma Todd  [1905-35] Page

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Emmy-winning actor {Elmore Rual} Rip Torn  [1931-2019]

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won Oscar for Best Actor for "Captains Courageous" [1937]  won Oscar for Best Actor for "Boys Town" [1938]    

Spencer Tracy  [1900-67]
browse Spencer Tracy on DVDIMDb listing [1930-67]Wikipedia

received 9 Oscar nominations [1937-1968]; won in 1938 & 1939

"Fury" [1936] directed by Fritz Lang

Edison, The Man 1940 movie starring Spencer Tracy  "Edison, The Man" [M.G.M. May 1940]
82-year-old inventor Thomas Edison recalls in flashback his life, from his invention at 22 of a stock market ticker. Directed by Clarence Brown; starring Spencer Tracy, Rita Johnson, Lynne Overman, Charles Coburn, Gene Lockhart & Henry Travers; Oscar nomination for Best Original Story
Warner Bros. b&w DVD [6/2009] for $26.99
M.G.M./Warner Bros. b&w VHS [9/98] out of prodn/used
11"x17" poster from Amazon for $14.99
full credits at IMDbmovie entry at Wikipedia
Dead At The Box Office mystery novel by John Dandola  "Dead At The Box Office" [1990] by John Dandola
M.G.M. decides to reap free publicity by premiering the 1940 Spencer Tracy movie "Edison, The Man" in Thomas Edison's hometown of West Orange, New Jersey. Studio publicity girl Edie Kos-low is already juggling the press, the personalities of the stars, and interference by the locals when several murders the week before the premiere threaten the festivities and her job – and her life.
Quincannon Publng Group pb [5/2001] out of print/used
Quincannon Publng Group 7¾x5¼ pb [5/93] out of print/used
book available at author's website
previously published as "West of Orange" [1990]
Tory Corner Editions mass pb [1990] out of print/used

"Father of The Bride" [1950] directed by Vincente Minnelli

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'Vitagraph Girl' Florence Turner  [1885-1946]
no browse/Amazon entry • IMDb listing [1907-43]Wikipedia

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star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame  actress Lana Turner  [1921-95]
browse Lana Turner on DVDIMDb listing [1937-91]Wikipedia

official Lana Turner™ website
CV's Lana Turner fansite

Lana Turner Lady, Legend, Truth autobiography  
"Lana: The Lady, The Legend, The Truth" [1982]
autobiography by Lana Turner

Pocket mass pb [9/83] out of print/many used
Dutton 9x5¾ hardcover [9/82] out of print/many, many used
Detour Hollywood Story book by Cheryl Crane  "Detour: A Hollywood Story - My Life With Lana Turner, My Mother" [1988] by {daughter} Cheryl Crane, with Cliff Jahr
British title "Detour: A Hollywood Tragedy"
Arbor House 8¼x5½ hardcover [3/88] out of print/many, many used
Avon Books mass pb [12/88] out of print/many, many used
Lana Turner Memories, Myths, Movies biography by Cheryl Crane  "Lana: The Memories, The Myths, The Movies" [2008]
by {daughter} Cheryl Crane, with Cindy De La Hoz

Running Press 12x9 bargain hardcover [10/2008] for $14.00
Running Press 12x9¼ hardcover [10/2008] for $26.60
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star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame  comedian  Ben Turpin  [1869-1940]
browse Ben Turpin on DVDIMDb listing [1907-40]Wikipedia

MTS's 'Ben Turpin Central' fansite

Turpin Time Ben Turpin Comedy Classics on DVD  "Turpin Time: Ben Turpin Comedy Classics" [2011]
Alpha Home Ent. b&w silent DVD [4/2011] for $7.06
contains four b&w two-reel comedy shorts: "He Looked Crooked, or, Why Ben Bolted" [1917] with Paddy McGuire {IMDb}; "Yukon Jake" [1924] {IMDb}; "A Harem Knight" [1926] {IMDb}; and "Broke In China" [1927] {IMDb}
The Turpinator Ben Turpin Comedy Classics on DVD  "The Turpinator: Ben Turpin Comedy Classics" [2011]
Alpha Home Ent. b&w silent DVD [8/2011] for $7.98
contains three b&w two-reel comedy shorts: "A Night Out" [1915] starring Charlie Chaplin & Edna Purviance {IMDb}; "A Clever Dummy" [1917] with Chester Conklin & Wallace Beery {IMDb}; and "Idle Eyes" [1928] {IMDb}
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silent movie cowboy star Tom Tyler  [1903-54]
browse Tom Tyler on DVDIMDb listing [1923-56]Wikipedia

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actress Minerva Urecal  [1894-1966]
no browse/Amazon entry • IMDb listing [1933-66]Wikipedia

"The Adventures of Tugboat Annie" TV series [1957-58]

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won Oscar for Best Supporting Actor for "Spartacus" [1960]  won Oscar for Best Supporting Actor for "Topkapi" [1964]    Sir Peter Ustinov  [1921-2004]
browse Peter Ustinov on DVDIMDb listing [1942-2004]Wikipedia
received 4 Oscar nominations [1952-1969]; won in 1961 & 1965

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Magic Lantern's
silent-era star  Rudolph Valentino  [1895-1926] Page

Rudolph Valentino Collection DVD box set  "The Rudolph Valentino Collection" DVD Box Set [2009]
Passport b&w/color DVD set [8/2009] 3 disks for $17.99
contains: "A Society Sensation" [1918 short]; "The Married Virgin" [1918 feature]; "The Sheik" [1921] co-starring Agnes Ayres; "Blood and Sand" [1922] directed by Fred Niblo, co-starring Nita Naldi & Lila Lee; "The Eagle" [1925] co-starring Vilma Bánky; and "Cobra" [1925]; extras include a 1941 retrospective tribute, and a 13-minute newsreel in which Valentino judges a beauty contest
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Vampira
born Maila Elizabeth Syrjaniemi in Finland; stage name Maila Nurmi  [1922-2008]
no browse/Amazon entry • IMDb listing [1947-2000]Facebook pageWikipedia

Nurmi commercialized a costume that she invented and won several prizes for; the 'ghost host' gimmick on Channel 7 was a huge success,
but she refused to sign over the rights to producer Hunt Stromburg; in 1956, she rebooted the show on Channel 9
"The Vampira Show" [KABC-TV Channel 7 1954-55] /tt0332555/
"Vampira Returns" [KHJ-TV Channel 9 1956] /tt1847484/

"Vampira: The Movie" video documentary [2006] /tt0816694/
http://www.amazon.com/Vampira-Movie/dp/B000SSONO8/ + http://www.vampirathemovie.com/

"Vampira and Me" radio documentary [2010] by R.H. Greene
http://media.scpr.org/audio/offramp/20101030_offramp.mp3
"Vampira and Me" documentary film [2012?] by R.H. Greene • not yet listed at IMDb

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Lee Van Cleef  [1925-89]
no browse/Amazon entry • IMDb listing [1952-90]Wikipedia

starred in the sequel "The Magnificent Seven Ride" [1972]

Lee Van Cleef Collection Volume 1  "The Lee Van Cleef Collection" Volume 1 [2008]
Pop Flix DVD set [1/2008] 2 disks for $6.98
includes "Bad Man's River" [Spain 1971] co-starring James Mason & Gina Lollobrigida; "Captain Apache" [1971] co-starring Carroll Baker & Stuart Whitman; "The Grand Duel" [Italy 1972]; and "Kid Vengeance" [1977] co-starring Jim Brown, Leif Garrett & Glynnis O'Connor
Best of Lee Van Cleef DVD box set  "Best of Lee Van Cleef" DVD Box set [2008]
St. Clair Ent. color DVD set [5/2008] 3 disks for $9.98
9 movies including "Death Rides A Horse" [Italy 1967] co-starring John Phillip Law; "Commandos"
[Italy 1968] co-starring Jack Kelly; "Beyond The Law" [Italy 1968] with Lionel Stander; "The Grand Duel" [Italy 1972]; "Escape From Death Row" [Italy 1973] co-starring Tony Lo Bianco & Jean Rochefort; "God's Gun" [Israel 1976] co-starring Jack Palance, Richard Boone, Sybil Danning & Leif Garrett; "The Squeeze" [1978] co-starring Karen Black, Edward Albert, Lionel Stander & Robert Alda; episode from "The Master" [1984] TV series co-starring Timothy Van Patten; and "Thieves of Fortune" [1990]; extras include trailers, poster gallery

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Alberta Vaughn [140 credits, 1921-35]
including "Randy Rides Alone" opposite John Wayne

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Eli Wallach  [1915-2014]
browse Eli Wallach on DVDIMDb listing [1951-2010]Wikipedia

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star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame  Henry B. Walthall  [1878-1936]
no browse/Amazon entry • IMDb listing [1908-36]Wikipedia

MW's Henry B. Walthall fansite

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Gladys Walton [37 credits, 1908-28]
including star of Herbert Blaché's 1923 "The Wild Party"

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Fred Ward  [1942-2022]
browse Fred Ward on DVDIMDb listingWikipedia

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star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame       

John Wayne  [1907-79] Page
at 'Readers of the Purple Sage' Western Bookstore

listed as Amazon bestselling action star in 2008

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child actress Virginia Weidler  [1927-69] /name/nm0917768/

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actress Gwen Welles  [1951–93]
http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0919924/

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star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame  co-won Oscar for Best Original Screenplay for "Citizen Kane" [1941]  won Honorary Oscar in 1971    Magic Lantern's
director-actor-writer
Orson Welles  [1915-85] Page

Produced, co-wrote, directed & starred in "Citizen Kane" [1941]

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actress Mae West  [1893-1980]
http://www.amazon.com/Mae-West-Icon-Black-White/dp/0195161122/

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star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame  James Whitmore  [1921-2009]
browse James Whitmore on DVDIMDb listing [1949-2009]Broadway creditsWikipedia

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star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame  Richard Widmark  [1914-2008]
browse Richard Widmark on DVDIMDb listing [1947-2002]Wikipedia

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nimbly neurotic comic Gene Wilder [1933-2016]
http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000698/
http://www.amazon.com/Gene-Wilder-Brian-Scott-Mednick/dp/1593936214/

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Warren William  [1894-1948]
http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0929925/
John's Magnificent Scoundrel Blog: Celebrating Warren William, Hollywood's Genius of Scurrility
Cliff's Warren William fansite

Warren William starred in four 'Perry Mason' movies, 1934-36 and nine 'The Lone Wolf' detective movies, 1939-43

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star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame   won Emmy Award in 1987   won Emmy Award in 1988   won Oscar for Best Supporting Actor for "Good Will Hunting" [1997]    comedian-actor Robin Williams [1951-2014]
browse Robin Williams on DVDofficial websiteIMDb listingWikipedia
nominated 8 times for Primetime Emmy Award, won in 1987 & 1988
received 4 Oscar nominations [1988-1998]; won in 1998

LS's Robin Williams fansite

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star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 1960   Magic Lantern's
actress Anna May Wong [1905-61] Page

she was a cousin of cinematographer James Wong Howe [1899-1976]

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star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame  Natalie Wood  [1938-81]
browse Natalie Wood on DVDIMDb listing [1943-83]Wikipedia

official Natalie Wood™ website
DMK's Natalie Wood Tribute fansite

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character actor Hank Worden  [1901-92]

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star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame  Fay Wray  [1907-2004]
browse Fay Wray on DVDIMDb listing [1923-2005]Wikipedia

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star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame  Ed Wynn  [1886-1966]
browse Ed Wynn on DVDIMDb listing [1927-67]Wikipedia

star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame  his son Keenan Wynn  [1916-86]
browse Keenan Wynn on DVDIMDb listing [1942-86]Wikipedia

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Burt Young [1940-2023]
browse Burt Young on DVDIMDb listingWikipedia


Animal  Actors

"Encyclopedia of TV Pets: A Complete History of Television's Greatest Animal Stars" [2002] by Ken Beck and Jim Clark
https://www.amazon.com/Encyclopedia-Pets-Complete-Televisions-Greatest/dp/1558539816/

"Beauty of the Beasts: Tales of Hollywood's Wild Animal Stars" [2007] by Ralph Helfer
https://www.amazon.com/Beauty-Beasts-Tales-Hollywoods-Animal/dp/0061136786/
https://www.amazon.com/Beauty-Beasts-Hollywoods-Animal-Helfer/dp/B004J27TPY/

Animal Stars Behind The Scenes book by Robin Ganzert & Allen & Linda Anderson   "Animal Stars: Behind The Scenes With Your Favorite Animal Actors" [2014]
by Robin Ganzert PhD and Allen & Linda Anderson, Foreword by Marty Becker DVM

Kindle Edition from New World Library [8/2014] for $10.19
New World Library 9¼x6½ hardcover [9/2014] for $5.69
New World Library hardcover [9/2014] out of print/used
TV Guide Greatest Animal Stars  "TV Guide Spotlight: TV's Greatest Animal Stars" compilation [2015]
20 TV episodes featuring the dogs, cats, horses, and other cuddly critters who warm our hearts and steal the show: Buck from "Married ... With Children" (3); Chester from "The Nanny"; Duke from "Beverly Hillbillies"; animated "Fraidy Cat" (4); Fury the Horse; Lassie the Dog; Mister Ed the Talking Horse; Murray from "Mad About You" (2); Pete the Pup from "The Little Rascals"; Rin-Tin-Tin from "... K9 Cop" (3); Silver & "The Lone Ranger"; and Trigger & Roy Rogers • not listed at IMDb
Mill Creek Ent. b&w/color DVD [8/2015] 2 disks for $6.99
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Asta the Dog of the 'Thin Man' Movies

Francis The Mule

Lassie the Dog

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"Mister Ed" TV series [Filmways/CBS-TV 1961–1966]
b&w ad for 'Mister Ed' TV series
'Mister Ed' complete TV series on DVD
  The series was sponsored from 1961 to 1964 by Studebaker-Packard Corporation and Studebaker Corporation, then by Ford 1965-66; the story concept originally appeared in short stories by Walter R. Brooks; a palomino horse speaks only to Wilbur, they have long conversations that appear as one-sided looniness to others • Produced by Arthur Lubin; series regulars included Mister Ed the Horse (voice by Allan 'Rocky' Lane), Alan Young, Connie Hines, Edna Skinner, Larry Keating, Leon Ames, Florence MacMichael, Al Roberts, Reed Howes, Barry Kelley, James Flavin, Jack Albertson, Joe Conley, Richard Deacon, Hazel Shermet, Barbara Morrison, Ray Kellogg, Nick Stewart; guest actors included Frank Wilcox, Donna Douglas, Chick Chandler, Norman Leavitt, Olan Soule, Les Tremayne, Sharon Tate, Jack LaLanne, Percy Helton, Nobu McCarthy, George Burns, Harry Blackstone, Johnny Crawford, Irene Ryan, William Bendix, Clint Eastwood, Zsa Zsa Gabor, Spring Byington, Thomas Gomez, Miyoshi Umeki, Abigail Van Buren, Mae West, Sebastian Cabot, Jon Provost, Alan Hale Jr., Hayden Rorke, Lyle Talbot, Hans Conried, Frankie Darro, Jeff Donnell, Jack Kruschen, Leo Durocher, Mike Mazurki, Virginia Christine, Yuki Shimoda, Kathleen Freeman, Sandy Koufax, Harold Gould, Samba the Lion, Victor French, Victor Sen Yung, Nancy Kulp, Iron Eyes Cody, Margie the Elephant, Will Wright, Moose Skowron, Helen Kleeb, Jack Big Head, Vin Scully, Eddie Little Sky, Linda Henning, Minta Durfee, Judy the Chimpanzee • full credits at IMDbseries entry at Wikipedia

"Mister Ed: The Complete Series" Region 1 DVD set containing all 143 episodes, plus bonus features
Shout! Factory b&w DVD set [12/2014] 22 disks for $41.22

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Pepper the Keystone Cat [circa 1913]

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animal star  Petey/Pete the Pup of the Little Rascals / Our Gang comedy shorts
IMDb credits [43 films 1929 to 1938]Wikipedia

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Rin-Tin-Tin [1918-1932]

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animal star Strongheart the Dog  [1917-29]
IMDb listing [1921-27]Strongheart entry at Wikipedia
star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, 1960

"The Return of Boston Blackie" silent feature
[Chadwick Pictures/First Division Aug 1927]
when Boston Blackie gets out of prison, his faithful dog is waiting for him  Apparently the only film of animal star Strongheart that still exists; reformed thief Boston Blackie gets out of prison and bumps into a girl who stole the Markham Necklace to prevent Denver Dan from stealing it . . . • Directed by Harry O. Hoyt; adapted by Leah Baird; starring Strongheart The Dog & Bob Custer/Raymond Glenn; also starring Corliss Palmer, Rosemary Cooper, Coit Albertson, William Worthington, Florence Wix, J.P. Lockney & Violet Palmer • credits at IMDb
indep 77-minute b&w DVD [9/2010] for $12.95
watch silent movie clip of Strongheart attacking the bad guy [1:45] free online at YouTube

"Kinship With All Life" [] by J. Allen Boone ISBN 0-06-060912-5

"Letters To Strongheart" [] by J. Allen Boone ISBN 0-933062-19-2 or 0-930852-34-6

Strongheart, The World's First Movie Star Dog book by Emily Arnold McCully  "Strongheart: The World's First Movie Star Dog" [ages 5-8; 2014]
Written & Illustrated by Emily Arnold McCully

A 40-page picture-book biography for kids aged 5-8
Kindle Edition from Holt/Macmillan [11/2014] for $9.99
Henry Holt & Co. BFYR 11¼x8¾ hardcover [11/2014] for $14.66
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animal star  Teddy the Dog
IMDb credits [57 films 1913 to 1924]Wikipedia

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animal star  Terry the Dog - most-known for portrayal of Toto in the 1939 "Wizard of Oz"
IMDb credits [23 films 1934 to 1945]Wikipedia

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Wishbone the Dog


The  'Hollywood Collection'  Videos

complete 28-volume set from MPI Home Video
28 VHS tapes [6/2000] for $368.98 (versus $419.44 if bought individually) now rare

Cary Grant DVD   "Cary Grant: The Leading Man" [1988]
VHS [5/94] for $14.98actor credits from IMDb
"Michael Caine: Breaking The Mold" [1991]
VHS [5/94] for $14.98actor credits from IMDb
"Hollywood's Children" [1991]
VHS [5/94] for $14.98
"Barbara Stanwyck: Straight Down The Line" [2000]
VHS [6/2000] for $14.98actor credits from IMDb
Gary Cooper   "Gary Cooper: The Face of a Hero" [2000]
VHS [6/2000] for $14.98actor credits from IMDb
"Shirley MacLaine: Kicking Up Her Heels" [1996]
VHS [6/2000] for $14.98actor credits from IMDbofficial website
"Audrey Hepburn: Remembered" [1994]
VHS [5/94] for $14.98actor credits from IMDb
"Fred MacMurray: The Guy Next Door" [2000]
VHS [6/2000] for $14.98actor credits from IMDb
Steve McQueen   "Steve McQueen: Man On The Edge" [1991]
VHS [5/94] for $14.98actor credits from IMDb
"Grace Kelly: The American Princess" [1987]
VHS [5/94] for $14.98actor credits from IMDb
"The Story of Lassie" [2000]
VHS [6/2000] for $14.98Magic Lantern's 'Lassie' Page
"Yul Brynner: The Man Who Was King" [2000]
VHS [6/2000] out of prodn/usedactor credits from IMDb
Robert Mitchum   "Robert Mitchum: The Reluctant Star" [1991]
VHS [5/94] for $14.98actor credits from IMDb
"Shirley Temple: America's Little Darling" [1994]
VHS [5/94] for $14.98actor credits from IMDb
"Burt Lancaster: Daring To Reach" [2000]
VHS [6/2000] for $14.98actor credits from IMDb
"Gregory Peck: His Own Man" [1990]
VHS [5/94] for $14.98actor credits from IMDb
Marilyn Monroe   "Marilyn Monroe: Beyond The Legend [1985]
VHS [10/94] usedcolor DVD [2/2008]actor credits from IMDb
"Alan Ladd: The True Quiet Man" [2000]
VHS [6/2000] for $14.98actor credits from IMDb
"Jack Lemmon: America's Everyman [2000]
VHS [6/2000] for $14.98actor credits from IMDb
"Joan Crawford: Always The Star" [2000]
VHS [6/2000] for $14.98actor credits from IMDb
William Holden   "William Holden: The Golden Boy" [1991]
VHS [5/94] for $14.98actor credits from IMDb
"Roger Moore: A Matter of Class" [1995]
VHS [6/2000] for $14.98actor credits from IMDb
"Walter Matthau: Diamond In The Rough" [2000]
VHS [6/2000] for $14.98actor credits from IMDb
"Anthony Quinn: An Original" [1991]
DVD [4/2009] for $24.95VHS [5/94] for $8.00actor credits from IMDb
Ingrid Bergman   "Ingrid Bergman 1: Portrait of A Star" [1991]
VHS [5/94] for $14.98actor credits from IMDb
"Ingrid Bergman 2: Remembered" [2000]
VHS [6/2000] for $14.98
narrated by daughters Pia Lindström & Isabella Rossellini
"Charlton Heston: For All Seasons" [?]
VHS [6/2000] for $14.98actor credits from IMDb
"The Horror of It All" [1983]
VHS [5/94] for $14.98


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