Terrence1 Posted October 18, 2019 Author Share Posted October 18, 2019 5.) She played Dora Charleston (a spoof of Nora Charles) in "Murder by Death". 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peebs Posted October 18, 2019 Share Posted October 18, 2019 6. She was awarded the CBE (Commander of the Order of the British Empire) and the DBE (Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terrence1 Posted October 19, 2019 Author Share Posted October 19, 2019 7.) One of her greatest performances was in "The Lonely Passion of Judith Hearne", yet the movie was overlooked by the Oscars. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peebs Posted October 19, 2019 Share Posted October 19, 2019 8. Made several guest appearances on The Carol Burnett Show. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DJBeacon Posted October 19, 2019 Share Posted October 19, 2019 Maggie has won the "Triple Crown" of acting = Oscar (2), Emmy and Tony Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Princess of Tap Posted October 19, 2019 Share Posted October 19, 2019 10) Maggie starred in "A Private Function", which also featured "Downton Abbey" colleague Jim Carter. Next: Ingrid Bergman Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DJBeacon Posted October 19, 2019 Share Posted October 19, 2019 1) Was voted one of the Best Film Directors of all time Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peebs Posted October 19, 2019 Share Posted October 19, 2019 2. Ingrid Bergman was born in Stockholm, Sweden in 1915. Her mother died when she was 2 and her father when she was 12. She then lived with an uncle. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Princess of Tap Posted October 20, 2019 Share Posted October 20, 2019 3 hours ago, DJBeacon said: 1) Was voted one of the Best Film Directors of all time Ingrid Bergman-- The great Swedish actress 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Princess of Tap Posted October 20, 2019 Share Posted October 20, 2019 1) Ingrid's American debut was in "Intermezzo", co-starring with Leslie Howard. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Princess of Tap Posted October 20, 2019 Share Posted October 20, 2019 3) Ingrid's most famous film is "Casablanca", where she co-starred with Humphrey Bogart. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peebs Posted October 20, 2019 Share Posted October 20, 2019 4. She was married three times: Dr. Petter Lindstrom, Roberto Rossellini, and Lars Schmidt. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Princess of Tap Posted October 20, 2019 Share Posted October 20, 2019 5) Ingrid won 3 Academy Awards: 2 for best actress--" Gaslight " and " Anastasia " & 1 for best supporting actress--" Murder on the Orient Express". 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peebs Posted October 20, 2019 Share Posted October 20, 2019 6. Ingrid Bergman won two Emmys: In 1960 for "Startime" and in 1982 for "A Woman Called Golda" where she plays Golda Meir. "A Woman Called Golda" was her last role. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terrence1 Posted October 20, 2019 Author Share Posted October 20, 2019 7.) Her last Oscar nomination was for "Autumn Sonata". 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peebs Posted October 20, 2019 Share Posted October 20, 2019 8. In 1949 she left Hollywood to film Stromboli in Italy with Roberto Rossellini. They fell in love leading her to leave her husband and child. Bergman remained in Italy and had a son and twin girls with Rossellini. She continued to make movies in Italy but the resulting scandal about her personal life kept her away from Hollywood until 1956. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terrence1 Posted October 20, 2019 Author Share Posted October 20, 2019 9.) "Anastasia" was her first movie after returning to the U.S. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Det Jim McLeod Posted October 27, 2019 Share Posted October 27, 2019 10. She was one of Alfred Hitchcock's favorite leading ladies, appearing in 3 of his films Next-Laurence Olivier Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terrence1 Posted October 27, 2019 Author Share Posted October 27, 2019 1.) Married to Vivien Leigh. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DJBeacon Posted October 27, 2019 Share Posted October 27, 2019 2) Laurence perfected an Italian accent in order to play Don Vito Corleone in The Godfather (1972), and was signed to play the role. However, at the last moment, he fell sick and was replaced by Marlon Brando. (Thanks to IMDb) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peebs Posted October 27, 2019 Share Posted October 27, 2019 3. He was married to three actresses: Jill Esmond (1930-1940) who named Leigh in their divorce on the grounds of adultery Vivian Leigh (1940-1961) who named Plowright in their divorce on the grounds of adultery Joan Plowright (1961-until his death in 1989) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swithin Posted October 28, 2019 Share Posted October 28, 2019 4) He was lifelong friends with actress Fabia Drake. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Princess of Tap Posted October 28, 2019 Share Posted October 28, 2019 5) The American comedic actor, singer, dancer Danny Kaye was a close friend. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peebs Posted October 28, 2019 Share Posted October 28, 2019 6. Won best actor Oscar for Hamlet (1949) which he also directed and won best picture. He was nominated 9 times as best actor, once for best supporting actor, and once as best director. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Det Jim McLeod Posted October 28, 2019 Share Posted October 28, 2019 7. While working on Wuthering Heights (1939), he said he learned a lot about film acting from director William Wyler, who he said treated him in "the most rough and insulting manner". 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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