starliteyes Posted March 19, 2019 I'm thinking it's Anthony Quinn. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Princess of Tap Posted March 19, 2019 You're thinking exactly right! What an actor! What a man! 2 hours ago, starliteyes said: I'm thinking it's Anthony Quinn. Star, The ball is in your court..... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
starliteyes Posted March 20, 2019 Sorry, I haven't had time to come up with anything, so... Open thread. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cinemaspeak59 Posted March 20, 2019 I popularized a famous dance while working in the Ziegfeld Follies. I then made some silent films which, sadly, most are lost. F. Scott Fitzgerald also mentions me by name in The Great Gatsby. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
starliteyes Posted March 20, 2019 Is it Gilda Gray? For lack of a better word, she "invented" the shimmy due to nerves. I know she was in the Ziegfeld Follies and made a few movies. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
starliteyes Posted March 21, 2019 On 3/20/2019 at 11:55 AM, cinemaspeak59 said: I popularized a famous dance while working in the Ziegfeld Follies. I then made some silent films which, sadly, most are lost. F. Scott Fitzgerald also mentions me by name in The Great Gatsby. 23 hours ago, starliteyes said: Is it Gilda Gray? For lack of a better word, she "invented" the shimmy due to nerves. I know she was in the Ziegfeld Follies and made a few movies. cinemaspeak, is this correct? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cinemaspeak59 Posted March 21, 2019 2 hours ago, starliteyes said: cinemaspeak, is this correct? Yes, it's Gilda Gray. Sorry for the late reply. 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
starliteyes Posted March 22, 2019 Do you know me? I’m a character actress who had a career in the theater and also as an author/playwright. When talkies came along, I left the theater for Hollywood and started my career in films at the age of 57. Unfortunately, it was a rather short-lived career since I died at the age of 60. Still, in that relatively brief time, I managed to make 29 feature films. Who am I? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
starliteyes Posted March 22, 2019 17 hours ago, starliteyes said: Do you know me? I’m a character actress who had a career in the theater and also as an author/playwright. When talkies came along, I left the theater for Hollywood and started my career in films at the age of 57. Unfortunately, it was a rather short-lived career since I died at the age of 60. Still, in that relatively brief time, I managed to make 29 feature films. Who am I? I usually played disapproving characters with a tart tongue. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Princess of Tap Posted March 23, 2019 8 hours ago, starliteyes said: I usually played disapproving characters with a tart tongue. Definitely a childhood favorite-- Aunt Betsey Trotwood, Edna May Oliver Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
starliteyes Posted March 23, 2019 2 hours ago, Princess of Tap said: Definitely a childhood favorite-- Aunt Betsey Trotwood, Edna May Oliver Sorry, Princess, but I'm not Edna May Oliver. My time in the movies was briefer than hers. My 29 films were made between 1929 and 1933. Since I died from heat prostration in 1933, that was the end of my film career. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MilesArcher Posted March 24, 2019 You are Louise Closser Hale. She may be remembered for "Dinner At Eight", "The White Sister", and even "Duck Soup". In this promotional photo for "Dinner At Eight", she is seated next to Billie Burke. The whole cast is sipping Coca-Cola. 2 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
starliteyes Posted March 25, 2019 You're right, Miles, and I just saw her in another movie last night, which I had not seen before and enjoyed very much. It was Movie Crazy starring Harold Lloyd. Back to you, Miles. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MilesArcher Posted March 28, 2019 Do you know me? I had an older brother who was also an actor. We came to the U.S. from Europe as stage actors, but we were soon being offered roles in movies. Because of our heritage and accents, we tended to be typecast as priests, although we actually played a wide variety of roles. We were in several movies together and several for director John Ford. In the 1950's, I did much more television work than my brother, although he did some. I even appeared in a Mickey Mouse Club serial. In the late fifties and early sixties I was in my western period, guest starring in episodes of "Bat Masterson", "Bonanza", "Maverick", "Rawhide", and "Wagon Train", although no one would ever think of me as a western star. I was a character actor my entire career. My brother may have been better known, after all he did win an Oscar, but I worked more often. Do you know me? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Princess of Tap Posted March 28, 2019 28 minutes ago, MilesArcher said: Do you know me? I had an older brother who was also an actor. We came to the U.S. from Europe as stage actors, but we were soon being offered roles in movies. Because of our heritage and accents, we tended to be typecast as priests, although we actually played a wide variety of roles. We were in several movies together and several for director John Ford. In the 1950's, I did much more television work than my brother, although he did some. I even appeared in a Mickey Mouse Club serial. In the late fifties and early sixties I was in my western period, guest starring in episodes of "Bat Masterson", "Bonanza", "Maverick", "Rawhide", and "Wagon Train", although no one would ever think of me as a western star. I was a character actor my entire career. My brother may have been better known, after all he did win an Oscar, but I worked more often. Do you know me? Unbelievable that these two brothers who usually played priests were Irish Protestants. LOL The older brother was Barry Fitzgerald and his younger brother Arthur Shields were great character actors. Shields is the family name. And of course, Barry won the Oscar for " Going My Way ". BTW-- I've got a terrific DVD of Arthur on Perry Mason. Miles, good question and you're still up on Briefly Lyrical too. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MilesArcher Posted March 28, 2019 Very good, Princess. By the way, it was the "Hardy Boys" serial on "The Mickey Mouse Club" that Arthur Shields appeared in. It's your turn now, Princess. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
starliteyes Posted April 3, 2019 Princess, this is still your thread if you want it. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Princess of Tap Posted April 4, 2019 I was Bing Crosby's girl on and off screen. In the 1950s I had a classic TV comedy series. Do you know me? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
starliteyes Posted April 5, 2019 Joan Caulfield? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Princess of Tap Posted April 5, 2019 8 hours ago, starliteyes said: Joan Caulfield? Yes. And I'm old enough to remember how beautiful she was and how much fun "Sally" was with Marion Lorne. That was top rate, Star: Your turn. 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
starliteyes Posted April 6, 2019 Do you know me? My film career lasted 10 years and was over by the end of the 1930’s. My first husband had an unusual last name which I kept as my professional last name, even though I married two more times. In some ways my personal life was even more colorful than some of the movies I made. Who am I? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
starliteyes Posted April 6, 2019 Because of my last name, a popular joke at the time was that I was Lassie's favorite actress. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
starliteyes Posted April 9, 2019 Most of my films were made at RKO and I was usually cast as a fallen or betrayed woman. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MilesArcher Posted April 10, 2019 Are you Helen Twelvetrees? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
starliteyes Posted April 10, 2019 Yes, I am! I'm glad you got it, Miles, because I was running out of clues. The thread is all yours. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
