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Mae West, Peel me a grape, will ya?

Everything about Mae West was disproportionately and wondrously overblown–something of a comic-strip blonde sprung gloriously to life, her buxom form, brash-to-vulgar wit, assertive sexuality, and comedic...

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Bill Bixby, from Martians to Marvel

An only child, Bill Bixby was born in San Francisco on January 22, 1934. His first television appearance on The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis led...

Idols4 years ago

The Rise and Fall of Michael Cimino

Hollywood is full of lives used as cautionary tales. The rise and fall of indulgent actors and naive starlets are all used as fables to warn...

Idols4 years ago

Shirley MacLaine, actor, writer, dancer, activist.

Actor, writer, dancer, activist, Shirley MacLaine is one of the most notable performers and personalities in America. Born Shirley MacLean Beatty in Richmond, Virginia, MacLaine made...

Idols4 years ago

Grace Kelly Hollywood Princess

The extraordinary events of Grace Kelly’s life dovetailed seamlessly into the tragic circumstances of her death. An Irish-American princess from Philadelphia’s Main Line who became a...

Idols4 years ago

William Shatner, pop culture icon

From 1966-68, William Shatner played Captain James Tiberius Kirk in the original “Star Trek” TV series. As the macho and goodhearted Kirk, Shatner displayed a unique...

Idols4 years ago

Jeff Bridges

The Bridges family seems to have been endowed with some sort of genetic gift for performing. From the talented father, the late Lloyd, the smiling down-home...

Idols4 years ago

Debra Winger, outspoken Oscar favorite

Debra Winger shot to stardom atop a mechanical bull in the honky-tonk drama Urban Cowboy (1980). As John Travolta’s love interest, Winger’s unconventional, wide-eyed beauty and...

Idols4 years ago

Brian De Palma, more than just a Hitchcock wannabe

Celebrated, vilified, called auteur, genius, and thief, Brian De Palma was one of the few directors of the late 20th century whose name on the credits...

Idols4 years ago

Sally Field, from Flying Nun to Oscar winner

Put the “Gidget,” “The Flying Nun” and “you really like me” jokes aside and you’ve got the real Sally Field – an uncommon actress who managed...

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Mae West, Peel me a grape, will ya?

Bill Bixby, from Martians to Marvel

The Rise and Fall of Michael Cimino

Shirley MacLaine, actor, writer, dancer, activist.

Grace Kelly Hollywood Princess

William Shatner, pop culture icon

Jeff Bridges

Debra Winger, outspoken Oscar favorite

Brian De Palma, more than just a Hitchcock wannabe

Sally Field, from Flying Nun to Oscar winner

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