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Phffft
''Phffft'' is a 1954 American comedy romance film starring Judy Holliday, Jack Lemmon, and Jack Carson and featuring Kim Novak in a supporting role. The picture was written by George Axelrod and directed by Mark Robson. It was the second film starring Holliday and Lemmon that year, after '' It Should Happen to You''. Plot Nina and Robert Tracey (Judy Holliday and Jack Lemmon), married for eight years, suffer marital problems and divorce. Robert shares the home of his womanizing Navy buddy Charlie Nelson (Jack Carson) while Nina looks to her interfering mother for guidance. Robert spends an evening with Janis (Kim Novak), who finds the dashing Robert "real cute", but he feels uncomfortable with Janis and other girls he dates. Nina also tries to date other men. Although they try to ignore each other when they accidentally meet, it is obvious that the past is not dead. Then one night, they find themselves in a nightclub, dancing the mambo together; they had both learned to dance ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arny Freeman
Arny Freeman (born Arthur Raymond Freedman;"Illinois, World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1940-1945", FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QPHC-B1TL : Sat Mar 09 20:42:01 UTC 2024), Entry for Arthur Raymond Freeman and Arthur R Freeman, 16 October 1940."United States Census, 1910", FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MKCB-6PF : Fri Jul 19 11:56:56 UTC 2024), Entry for Louis M Freedman and Emily A Freedman, 1910. August 28, 1908 – February 13, 1986"California Death Index, 1940-1997," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VPM9-56N : 26 November 2014), Arny Freeman, 13 Feb 1986; Department of Public Health Services, Sacramento.), sometimes credited as Arnold or Arnie Freeman, was a Chicago-born American character actor in commercials, television series episodes, Broadway plays, and motion pictures. A featured interviewee in Studs Terkel’s '' Working'' who also appeared in that book's Broadway musical adaptatio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kim Novak
Marilyn Pauline "Kim" Novak (born February 13, 1933) is an American retired actress and painter. Her contributions to cinema have been honored with two Golden Globe Awards, an Honorary Golden Bear, a Golden Lion for Lifetime Achievement, and a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. Novak began her career in 1954 after signing a contract with Columbia Pictures, and quickly became one of Hollywood's top box office stars, appearing in ''Picnic (1955 film), Picnic'' (1955), ''The Man with the Golden Arm'' (1955), and ''Pal Joey (film), Pal Joey'' (1957). She gained prominence for her performance in Alfred Hitchcock's thriller ''Vertigo (film), Vertigo'' (1958), which is recognized as one of the List of films considered the best, greatest films ever made. Other notable films include ''Bell, Book and Candle'' (1958), ''Strangers When We Meet (film), Strangers When We Meet'' (1960), and ''Of Human Bondage (1964 film), Of Human Bondage'' (1964). Although at the time still young, Novak with ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Judy Holliday
Judy Holliday (born Judith Tuvim, June 21, 1921 – June 7, 1965) was an American actress, comedian, and singer.Obituary ''Variety Obituaries, Variety'', June 9, 1965, p. 71. She began her career as part of a nightclub act before working in Broadway theatre, Broadway plays and musicals. Her success as Billie Dawn in the 1946 stage production of ''Born Yesterday (play), Born Yesterday'' led to her being cast in the Born Yesterday (1950 film), 1950 film version for which she won an Academy Award for Best Actress and a Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy. She was known for her performance on Broadway in the musical ''Bells Are Ringing (musical), Bells Are Ringing,'' winning a Tony Award for Best Performance by a Leading Actress in a Musical and reprising her role in Bells Are Ringing (film), the 1960 film adaptation. In 1952, Holliday was called to testify before the Senate Internal Security Subcommittee to answer claims she was associated with ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mark Robson (film Director)
Mark Robson (4 December 1913 – 20 June 1978) was a Canadian-American film director, producer, and editor. Robson began his 45-year career in Hollywood as a film editor. He later began working as a director and producer. He directed 34 films during his career, including ''Champion'' (1949), ''Bright Victory'' (1951), ''The Bridges at Toko-Ri'' (1954), '' Peyton Place'' (1957), '' The Inn of the Sixth Happiness'' (1958), '' Von Ryan's Express'' (1965), '' Valley of the Dolls'' (1967), and ''Earthquake'' (1974). Robson was twice nominated for the Academy Award for Best Director – for ''Peyton Place'' and ''The Inn of the Sixth Happiness'' – as well as four nominations for the Directors Guild of America Award for Outstanding Directing in Feature Films. Two of his films were nominated for the Cannes Film Festival's Palme d'Or. In 1960, he received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for his contributions to the motion picture industry. Early life and education Born in Montre ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charlotte Lawrence (actress)
Charlotte Lawrence (April 22, 1921 – October 20, 1993) was an American actress. She appeared in numerous films and TV series from the 1940s to the 1960s. Early life Lawrence was born Charlotte Sorkin in Los Angeles, California in 1921. She attended Fairfax High School where she acted in theatre in Los Angeles before moving to New York to begin her show business career. Career Lawrence started her career during the 1940s, appearing in films such as '' Half a Hero'', '' Phffft'', '' Three for the Show'', ''Trial'', '' The Solid Gold Cadillac'', and '' The Opposite Sex'' among others during the 1950s and 1960s. On television, Lawrence played a variety of roles on '' Life with Elizabeth''. She also appeared on ''Dragnet'', ''Climax!'', '' I Led 3 Lives'', '' I Married Joan'', '' Cavalcade of America'', '' Four Star Playhouse'', ''Schlitz Playhouse of Stars'', ''Highway Patrol'' and '' Chevron Hall of Stars'' among others. On old-time radio, Lawrence portrayed Stacy McGill o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George Axelrod
George Axelrod (June 9, 1922 – June 21, 2003) was an American screenwriter and producer. His play '' The Seven Year Itch'' (1952), was adapted into a film of the same name starring Marilyn Monroe. Axelrod was nominated for an Academy Award for his 1961 adaptation of Truman Capote's '' Breakfast at Tiffany's'' and also adapted Richard Condon's '' The Manchurian Candidate'' (1962). Early life and family Axelrod was born in New York City, the son of Beatrice Carpenter, a silent film actress, and Herman Axelrod, a Columbia graduate who had worked on the school's annual Varsity Show with Oscar Hammerstein and who later went into real estate. His father was Russian Jewish and his mother was of Scottish and English descent. He was the father of lawyer Peter Axelrod; Steven Axelrod, painting contractor and writer; Nina Axelrod, actress; and stepfather of screenwriter Jonathan Axelrod (who married the actress Illeana Douglas). George Axelrod is the grandfather of actor Talie ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jack Lemmon
John Uhler Lemmon III (February 8, 1925 – June 27, 2001) was an American actor. Considered proficient in both dramatic and comic roles, he was known for his anxious, middle-class everyman screen persona in comedy-drama films. He received numerous accolades including two Academy Awards, seven Golden Globe Awards, and two Primetime Emmy Awards. He also received the AFI Life Achievement Award in 1988, the Cecil B. DeMille Award in 1991, and the Kennedy Center Honors in 1996. ''The Guardian'' labeled him as "the most successful tragi-comedian of his age". Lemmon received two Academy Awards: for Best Supporting Actor for '' Mister Roberts'' (1955) and for Best Actor for '' Save the Tiger'' (1973). He was Oscar-nominated for ''Some Like It Hot'' (1959), '' The Apartment'' (1960), '' Days of Wine and Roses'' (1962), '' The China Syndrome'' (1979), ''Tribute'' (1980), and '' Missing'' (1982). He is also known for his roles in '' Irma la Douce'' (1963), ''The Great Race'' (1965), ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Seven Year Itch
''The Seven Year Itch'' is a 1955 American romantic comedy film directed by Billy Wilder, who co-wrote the screenplay with George Axelrod. Based on Axelrod's 1952 The Seven Year Itch (play), play of the same name, the film stars Marilyn Monroe and Tom Ewell, with the latter reprising his stage role. It contains one of the most iconic pop culture images of the 20th century, in the form of Monroe standing on a subway grate as Marilyn Monroe's white dress, her white dress is blown upwards by a passing train. The Seven-year itch (idiom), titular phrase, which refers to waning interest in a monogamous relationship after seven years of marriage, has been used by psychologists. Plot Richard Sherman is a middle-aged publishing executive in New York City, whose wife Helen and son Ricky are spending the summer in Ogunquit, Maine to escape the city's crippling heat. When he returns home from the train station with the kayak paddle Ricky accidentally left behind, he meets an unnamed woman, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jimmie Dodd
James Wesley Dodd (March 28, 1910 – November 10, 1964) was an American actor, singer, and songwriter best known as the master of ceremonies for the popular 1950s Walt Disney television series ''The Mickey Mouse Club,'' as well as the writer of its well-known theme song, "The Mickey Mouse Club March". A different version of this march, much slower in tempo and with different lyrics, became the ''alma mater'' that closed each episode. Dodd grew up in Cincinnati. where he was an outstanding amateur tennis player, even reaching the round of 16 twice at his hometown tournament, now known as the Cincinnati Open. Later, a heart ailment made him ineligible to serve in combat in World War II, but his wife Ruth and he traveled extensively, entertaining the troops. Career Dodd moved from Cincinnati to Florida, where he worked in radio before moving to California to become a songwriter. Of the estimated 400 songs he wrote, his best-known are "Amarillo", "He Was There", "I Love Girls", ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joyce Jameson
Joyce Jameson (born Joyce Beverly Kingsley; September 26, 1927 – January 16, 1987) was an American actress, known for many television roles, including recurring guest appearances as Skippy, one of the "fun girls" in the 1960s television series ''The Andy Griffith Show'' as well as "the Blonde" in the Academy Award-winning ''The Apartment'' (1960). Early life Jameson was born in Chicago. She graduated from UCLA with a Bachelor of Arts degree. Career Films Jameson began work in the early 1950s with numerous uncredited roles in films and television. She made her film debut in 1951 playing a chorus girl dancer in the motion picture ''Show Boat''. Other notable film credits of that early period included ''Problem Girls'' (1953), '' Tip on a Dead Jockey'' (1957) and ''The Apartment'' (1960). In 1962, she starred with Vincent Price and Peter Lorre in the Roger Corman horror film '' Tales of Terror'' as Annabel Herringbone. She played Lorre's vulgar, unfaithful wife, and during ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Merry Anders
Merry Anders (born Mary Helen Anderson; May 22, 1934 – October 28, 2012) was an American actress who appeared in a number of television programs and films from the 1950s until her retirement from the screen in 1972. Early life Anders was born in Chicago in 1934, the only child of Charles, a contractor, and Helen Anderson. Anders was of German, Irish and Swedish descent. In 1949, Anders and her mother visited Los Angeles for two weeks. They decided to remain in Los Angeles permanently while Charles Anderson remained in Chicago. While she was a student at John Burroughs Middle School (Los Angeles), John Burroughs Middle School, Anders met former actress Rita Leroy who encouraged her to begin a modeling career. While working as a junior model, Anders began studying acting at the Ben Bard Playhouse. It was there that a talent scout from 20th Century Fox spotted her and signed her to a film contract in 1951. Career Anders made her film debut in the 1951 musical ''Golden Girl (1951 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Donald Curtis
Donald Curtis (born Curtis D. Rudolf; February 27, 1915 – May 22, 1997) was an American actor who had roles in dozens of films and television series. Biography Curtis was born in Spokane, Washington, the son of Mr. and Mrs. Carl W. Rudolph. Before he began acting in films, he taught at Northwestern University, Allegheny College, and Duquesne University. Curtis's early acting experience included work at the Pasadena Community Playhouse. He also was in two Broadway plays, ''Caribbean Carnival'' (1947) and ''Anybody Home'' (1949). In the summer of 1950, Curtis portrayed Adam Conway in the comedy '' Detective's Wife'' on CBS television. Curtis resumed using his birth name when he became a religious leader. As Curtis D. Rudolf, he ministered in the First Church of Religious Science in New York City before he became leader-director of the Church of Religious Science in Philadelphia. He also was pastor of the Church of Religious Science in Santa Barbara, California and the Fir ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
