Birthday (1969)

Birthday (1969) was a Short Films - Short Films Film directed by Franc Roddam .

Happy Birthday, Marion! and Reflections

By Lara on Jan 29, 2024 From Backlots

Since 2012, the Santa Monica Conservancy of Santa Monica, CA, has thrown a large Marion Davies birthday party. It is held at the Annenberg Community Beach House, affectionately known as “the Beach House,” of which the Conservancy is the proud steward. The celebration is an opportunity fo... Read full article

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Day 28 of Noirvember: Happy 100th Birthday, Gloria!

By shadowsandsatin on Nov 28, 2023 From Shadows and Satin

I first met her decades ago as a sassy flirt in the 1946 Christmas classic, It?s a Wonderful Life. Since then, Gloria Grahame has become one of my favorite noir femmes, turning in standout performances in a spate of shadowy classics. Grahame was born Gloria Grahame Hallward in Los Angeles, 100 years... Read full article

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Happy Birthday, Jeanne Crain

By Stephen Reginald on May 25, 2023 From Classic Movie Man

Happy Birthday, Jeanne Crain I’m a huge fan of Jeanne Crain. She was one of the most popular movie stars from the mid-to-late 1940s to the early 1950s.A favorite of studio chief Daryl F. Zanuck at 20th Century-Fox, Crain was cast as the girl next door in the mold of Janet Gaynor, several ... Read full article

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Noirvember Day 28: Happy Birthday, Gloria!

By shadowsandsatin on Nov 28, 2022 From Shadows and Satin

There was nobody in Hollywood like Gloria Grahame. She could be sweetly na?ve, sexy and shrewd, broadly humorous, or just plain deadly. And she was equally adept at each. While I?ve enjoyed her performances in films like It?s a Wonderful Life (1946) and Oklahoma! (1955), it?s Grahame?s noirs, of cou... Read full article

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Noirvember Day 19: Happy Birthday, Gene Tierney

By shadowsandsatin on Nov 19, 2022 From Shadows and Satin

While she?s arguably one of classic Hollywood?s most beautiful stars, Gene Tierney ? in my opinion ? doesn?t always get the acclaim she deserves for her acting ability. But she was outstanding in films like The Razor?s Edge (1947) and The Ghost and Mrs. Muir (1947) and turned in memorable performanc... Read full article

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