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OK .One of my favorites Errol Flynn

10 He & Barbara Bain separated in the very early 80's waiting till 1993 to divorce officially-they were not living together then,There was rumours of his philandering and of her past infidelity.

Totally agree, it was Rin Tin Tin on speed.. the phony stills were scarier than the whole film and they looked bad...

9 a -He flinged a fish at a coughing audience ' Busy yourselves with that,you dam*** walruses, while the rest of us get on with play' 9 b- While recording a segment from Romeo and Juliet on May 19, 1942, Barrymore collapsed in the studio. He was rushed to Hollywood Presbyterian Hospital where he died of cirrhosis of the liver complicated by kidney failure. After sixty years, John Barrymore had finally drunk himself to death.

7-I'm 50 years old and i want to look like Jackie Cooper 's grandson'. And he said later 'Die is the last thing i will do'.

5-Had multiples affairs,was married 4 times. He said 'You never realize how short a month is until you pay alimony'

3- A colour test he made for Hamlet in 1933 remain in New York's Museum of Modern Art.

He was a funny man:1a '' I like to be introduced as America's foremost actor. It saves the necessity of further efforts.'' 1 b-After his big tour of Hamlet,Barrymore was doing lectures on the subject in schools and universities: Student to lecturer:Tell me Mr Barrymore, in your view did Ophelia ever sleep with Hamlet? Barrymore to student,after much thought : '' Only in the Chicago company''.

JOHN BARRYMORE

10- He was the original choice for Steve McQueen's role in the Magnificent Seven in 1960

REUNION IN VIENNA 1933 John Barrymore i found this on imdb as i was always seeing this one in my incompleted list : It was last telecast on cable TV on Showtime in August 1985. Since that time, legal complications involving rights problems arose, and it was withdrawn from public exhibition. Presently, it's in the TCM library, but has yet to be shown, or released on Dvd because of this situation.

LAMIEL 1967 By Jean Aurel from an unfinished story by Stendhal,screenplay by Cécile St Laurent(Caroline Chérie writer) Erotic comedy with a great cast: Anna Karina in the title role is beautiful and has some nude scenes.Robert Hossein JC Brialy Michel Bouquet Bernadette Lafont Pierre Clémenti Claude Dauphin, released at 95 minutes in 1967, the print i have seen had some bad editing and was 88 minutes in length,This film was shown on cable a super rare showing , actually never seen on tv here!-no ads- no release on video or dvd. 6/10 Karina's beauty is a 9..

Celebrated French actor Michel Bouquet will be 95 on November 6th.

MODERATO CANTABILE 1960 Directed by Peter Brook adapted screenplay by Marguerite Duras from her book. Jeanne Moreau Jean Paul Belmondo. A married woman is a witness in a murder,falls in love with another witness.Slow but a good ending.Moreau won the best actress award au the 1960 Cannes Festival.7/10

Ashley had a brief affair with Albert Finney while married to Peppard

1-Meeting Robert Mitchum for the first time while filming Home From the Hill [1960], George Peppard asked, “Have you studied the Stanislavsky Method?” “No,” replied Mitchum, “but I’ve studied the Smirnoff Method.”

GEORGE PEPPARD

10-Was strongly considered by De Mille for the role of Samson in 1949 but lost out to Victor Mature . De Mille offered him a role in The Greatest Show on Earth 1952.De Mille must have liked him.:.he offered him the role of Joshua in the 10 Commandments 1956,Wilde turned it down over money and role importance,Wilde always regretted it saying he was a fool to have passed on it,De Mille never forgave him.

5- Was always in great physical shape,was often shirtless in his films,looked great in a speedo at 62 in 'Sharkfighters '

1-Late in his career he got into producing & directing,he directed 8 films

WAYNE FONTANA DIES https://www.theguardian.com/music/2020/aug/07/wayne-fontana-game-of-love-dies Tragic story. Major hit was 'The Game of Love' Wayne Fontana & the Mindbenders.

9 -During the filming of Samson & Delilah,Victor who was already suffering from various phobias was frightened by a number of the animals and mechanical props used in the production, including the lions, the wind machine, the swords and even the water. This infuriated DeMille, who bellowed through his megaphone at the assembled cast and crew: "I have met a few men in my time. Some have been afraid of heights, some have been afraid of water, some have been afraid of fire, some have been afraid of closed spaces. Some have even been afraid of open spaces -- or themselves. But in all my 35 years of picture-making experience, Mr. Mature, I have not until now met a man who was 100 percent yellow." DeMille has assured his star that Jacky, the lion who roared in the famous MGM logo, is miscast as a man killer. “DeMille thinks it will be very dramatic if there is a scene in which I put my head in the lion’s mouth,” Mature recalled. “ ‘Don’t worry, Victor,’ he calls out. ‘Jacky is harmless. He’s a very old lion and all his teeth have been pulled.’ I yell back, ‘That’s fine, Mr. DeMille, but I don’t want to be gummed to death, either!’ ” His father got into commercial refrigeration with great success,the family was wealthy. Victor was always more interested in business than schooling. At 15, fibbing that he was older, he got a job as a salesman with Bradas & Gheens, a candy-manufacturing company. It was around this time that he dropped out of school. Later, he went independent in his candy operation, making then more than $150 a week selling product made by “an old Italian candy-maker.” By age 17, he had earned enough to buy a restaurant, the College Corner, at Brook and Oak streets in Louisville. In August 1935, Mature sold the restaurant and took off for California to “do something different.”

I watched the film today Martin Balsam did a fantastic performance

6-Janet Leigh described what happened during the filming of Safari in Africa as one of the funniest thing on a set in her career.At one point Victor was supposed to jump in the water with crocodiles coming.The White Hunter consultant wanted to reassure him saying :Iwill shoot in the air and they will be scared,they will go the other way'' Mature answered back ' And suppose one of them is hard of hearing?'' The other version is this one: Apparently, the good natured Mature enjoyed playing golf and chasing women more than making movies, and he balked at the idea of going to Africa to shoot the film. Vic wanted to shoot the film on one of Hollywood's back lots while Director Terrence Young insisted on the realism and danger that only the jungle could afford. During the filming of "Safari" Vic was told that he had to run into a lake to rescue the heroine (Leigh). He immediately refused. Director Young demanded to know why he refused to do the scene. Vic told him that "There could be crocodiles in the water!" Young immediately called over the film's consultant to explain the situation to him. The Guide laughed and said, "Of course, there are crocodiles in the water....but you don't have to worry, Mr. Mature. I'll fire a couple shots off my rifle an hour or so before the scene, and all the crocks in the area will leave...in fact they will be miles away when we shoot the scene." Dumbfounded by the information, Vic asked, "Why would they leave the area when you fire your rifle?" The Hunter responded, "Because the crocks have sensitive ears...much more sensitive than we humans...and they will leave the area." Vic continued to refuse to shoot the scene. Frustrated, Director Young, demanded to know why Vic would not shoot the scene. Finally Vic responded by saying, "What if one of the crocodiles just happens to be deaf!" Eventually, a terrified Victor Mature gave in to Director Young's demands, and timidly entered the water while actress Janet Leigh nervously watched nearby.

4-He had a reputation as being frugal and generous: Mature's close friend, actor Jim Backus, insists that a steward on the Queen Mary once told him that “Mr. Mature, unlike my other Hollywood gentlemen, has a most unusual tailor, Property of 20th Century‐Fox.”)