Bette Davis with Hattie McDaniel. Davis was the only white member of McDaniel’s troupe of performers to perform for black servicemen during WWII. McDaniel was the Chairman of the Negro Division of the Hollywood Victory Committee. She formed the troupe.
I’m sorry to hear that two-time Tony Award winner Frances Sternhagen has died. I can’t even name how many films & TV shows I’ve seen her in through the years. Terrific actor. R.I.P.
86-year-old legend, Rita Moreno walked the red carpet wearing the exact same dress she wore to accept her Oscar 56 years ago, in 1962 for WEST SIDE STORY.
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Rumors were that Katharine Hepburn and Elizabeth Taylor were feuding during the making of SUDDENLY LAST SUMMER (1959) so the two staged a mock fight on set. Also getting into the action are Montgomery Clift and the film’s director, Joseph L. Mankiewicz.