Showing posts with label Marilyn Monroe. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Marilyn Monroe. Show all posts

Thursday, January 5, 2012

20th Century Fox

20th Century Fox

Twentieth Century Fox Film also known as 20th Century Fox, or just 20th or Fox is one of the six main American film studios as of 2011. The company was found on May 31, 1935, as the effect of the merger of Fox Film Corporation, founded by William Fox in 1915, and Twentieth Century Pictures, establish in 1933 by Darryl F. Zanuck, Joseph Schenck, Raymond Griffith and William Goetz. 20th Century Fox's mainly popular film franchises include Avatar, Star Wars, Ice Age, Garfield, plus famous TV shows such as The Simpsons, Family Guy, and American Dad!. Some of the most well-known actors to come out of this studio were Shirley Temple, who was 20th Century Fox's opening film star, Betty Grable, Gene Tierney, Marilyn Monroe and Jayne Mansfield.

Their most commercially winning production partners in later years have been 1492 Pictures, Lucasfilm, Lightstorm Entertainment, Davis Entertainment, Walden Media, Regency Enterprises, Blue Sky Studios, Troublemaker Studios, Ingenious Film Partners, Scott Free Productions, Marvel Studios, Gracie Films, EuropaCorp, Color Force, Centropolis Entertainment, Conundrum Entertainment, Bad Hat Harry Productions, Red Hour Productions, Dune Entertainment, Village Roadshow Pictures, Chernin Entertainment, The Donners' Company, 21 Laps Entertainment and Spyglass Entertainment. 20th Century Fox is a associate of the Motion Picture Association of America.

20th Century Fox

Industry
Film

Headquarters
Fox Plaza, Century City, Los Angeles, California, United States

Owner(s)
Independent (1914–1985)
News Corporation (1985-present)

Products
Motion pictures, television films

Key people
Stephen Blairson, CEO

Parent
Fox Entertainment Group

Divisions
20th Century Fox Animation
Fox 2000 Pictures

Subsidiaries
Fox Searchlight Pictures
Fox Atomic
Fox Interactive
20th Century Fox Home Entertainment
Fox Television Studios
Blue Sky Studios
20th Television/20th Century Fox Television
Fox Star Studios

Friday, December 2, 2011

Clark Gable - American Actor, The King of Hollywood

Clark Gable

William Clark Gable known as Clark Gable, was an American film actor most celebrated for his role as Rhett Butler in the 1939 Civil War epic film Gone with the Wind, in which he starred by Vivien Leigh. His performance earned him his third suggestion for the Academy Award for Best Actor; he won for It Happened One Night (1934) and was also nominated for Mutiny on the Bounty (1935). Later movies integrated Run Silent, Run Deep, a submarine war film, and his final film, The Misfits (1961), which paired Gable with Marilyn Monroe, also in her final screen appearance. In 1999, the American Film organization named Gable seventh among the best male stars of all time. He was nick-named 'The King of Hollywood.' 

Gable appears opposite a few of the most popular actresses of the time. Joan Crawford, who was his favorite actress to work with, was joined with Gable in eight films, Myrna Loy worked with him seven times, and he was paired with Jean Harlow in six productions. He also starred with Lana Turner in four features and with Norma Shearer and Ava Gardner in three every. In the mid-1930s, Gable was often name the top male movie star, and second just to the top box-office draw of all, Shirley Temple. 

Clark Gable


Birth name
William Clark Gable

Date Of Birth
February 1, 1901

Place Of Birth
Cadiz, Ohio, U.S.

Occupation
Actor

Spouse
Josephine Dillon, Lucas Langham, Carole Lombard, Sylvia Ashley, Kay Williams

Date Of Died
November 16, 1960

Place Of Died
Los Angeles, California, U.S.

Monday, June 28, 2010

Marilyn Monroe - Actress

http://the-american-history.blogspot.com/Marilyn Monroe (June 1, 1926 – August 5, 1962), born Norma Jeane Mortenson, but baptized Norma Jeane Baker, was an American actress, singer and model. After spend much of her childhood in foster homes, Monroe began a career as a model, which led to a film contract in 1946. Her early film appearances were minor, but her performances in The tarmac Jungle and All About Eve were seriously acclaimed. In a few years, Monroe reached stardom and was cast as the foremost lady in such films as Gentlemen Prefer Blondes, How to Marry a Millionaire, The Seven Year Itch, and Some Like It Hot.

The typecasting of Monroe's "dumb blonde" persona limited her career forecast, so she broadened her range. She studied at the Actors Studio and shaped Marilyn Monroe Productions. Her dramatic presentation in Bus Stop was hailed by critics, and she won a Golden Globe Award for Some Like it Hot.

http://the-american-history.blogspot.com/
The final years of Monroe's life were marked by illness, personal problems, and a standing for being unreliable and difficult to work with. The situation of her death, from an overdose of barbiturates, have been the subject of conjecture. Though officially secret as a "probable suicide," the possibility of an accidental overdose, as well as the possibility of homicide, have not been ruled out. In 1999, Monroe was ranked as the sixth most female star of all time by the American Film Institute.

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