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4th May 1929 - 20th Jan 1993
Audrey Hepburn was born as Edda Hepburn-Ruston in Belgium. She
possessed an elfin beauty of tremendous charm which was captured in the
film 'Roman Holiday', which won her a Best Actress Oscar. One of her most
poignant films is 'The Nun's Story', which won her two nominations from
the British Academy Award.
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| Some of her most memorable movies are 'My Fair
Lady' and 'Breakfast at Tiffany's'. In the latter part of her life she
worked tirelessly for the charity Unicef.
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2nd Nov 1913 - 20th Oct 1994
Burt Lancaster was a natural performer who 'acts' not only with his
words and his actions, but also with the way he moves and the way he
looks. He started his early career as a circus performer and his talents
were put to great effect in 'The Crimson Pirate'.
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| Burt's debut film was 'The Killers' and he went
on to appear in movies such as 'Elmer Gantry', which won him a Best Actor
Oscar. He was further nominated for three Oscars for 'From Here to
Eternity', 'Trapeze' and the true-life story 'Birdman of Alcatraz'. Back
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18th Jan 1904 - 29th Nov 1986
Born Archibald Leach in Bristol, he moved to Hollywood in the early 1930s
and became an instant success. He was the most universally appealing
romantic lead of his era and was also the favourite actor of Alfred
Hitchcock. He starred with many of the leading actresses of the day
including Doris Day and Ginger Rogers.
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'Charade', 'Notorious', 'Monkey Business', 'Suspicion', 'Father Goose',
'North by Northwest' and the wonderful black comedy 'Arsenic and Old
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3rd April 1924 -
Doris Day was one of the best comediennes and most enjoyable singers of
the silver screen. She won a Best Actress Oscar Nomination for 'Pillow
Talk', starring alongside her frequent co-star Rock Hudson.
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She is
probably the top woman Box Office Star of all time and was ranked No. 1
for four years in the early 1960s, a record which remains
unequalled.
Some of her most memorable movies are 'Calamity
Jane', 'Young at Heart', 'The Pajama Game' and Alfred Hitchcock's 'The Man
Who Knew Too Much'.
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12th Nov 1929 - 14th Sept 1982
Grace Kelly was born into a wealthy Philadelphia family. Her screen
presence projected a beautiful serene and aloof image. A favourite of
Alfred Hitchcock, he starred her in three of his great thrillers, 'Rear
Window', 'Dial M for Murder' and 'To Catch a Thief'. He called her a woman
of perfect mystery - blonde, subtle - Nordic.
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| She won a Best Actress Oscar for the 'The
Country Girl'. She retired after her marriage to Prince Rainier of Monaco.
Grace Kelly was tragically killed in a car accident in 1982. Back
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16th September 1924 -
Lauren Bacall started her career as a model and was spotted on the cover
of a magazine, so began her career in the movies. Her sultry beauty led
her to be nicknamed 'The Look', shown to best effect in 'The Big Sleep'
and 'The Dark Passage'. Her beautifully alert face, slinky figure and
husky voice led to the suggestion that there must have been a panther in
her family tree.
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| She has appeared with many leading men including Humphrey
Bogart and John Wayne and her tremendous charm and beauty still graces our
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17th Nov 1925 - 2nd Oct 1985
Rock Hudson was the No. 1 Box Office star in 1957 and remained in the top
ten stars until 1965. He was born as Roy Scherer and almost stalled his
career in his first movie 'Fighter Squadron'. He starred in the film
'Giant', but was most successful starring alongside Doris Day in
light-hearted comedies such as 'Lover Come Back' and the very successful
'Pillow Talk'.
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perhaps best seen in the movies 'Magnificent Obsession' and 'Written on
the Wind'.
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29th Aug 1915 - 29th Aug 1982
Swedish actress most famous for her role in 'Casablanca'. Her well-publicised
affair with Italian director Roberto Rossellini, whom she later married,
virtually wrecked her acting career.
What set her apart from other film actresses of the period was the
extraordinary sense of radiant and natural beauty she possessed.
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| She won Oscars as best actress in 'Gaslight' (1947) and
'Anastasia' (1956) and Oscar nominations for 'For Whom the Bell Tolls'
(1943), 'The Bells of St Mary's' (1948), 'Joan of Arc' (1949) and 'Murder
on the Orient Express' (1970).
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