Born: April 16, 1889 Died: December 25, 1977 Charlie Chaplin is known all over the world as the funniest man that ever appeared on a picture screen … You can never tell what new funny stunt he is going to do. Norwich Bulletin, Norwich, Connecticut, December 19, 1914 This wasn’t true at the start of … Continue reading Charlie Chaplin: “His original ambition was to play tragedy”
Category: Directors
Ron Howard: “He does get 25 cents a week allowance”
Born: March 1, 1954 Five-year old Ronny Howard has been signed to play Barnaby in “Mr. O’Malley,” the comic strip-based fantasy which will be the “General Electric Theater” Christmas program, in color, on the CBS Television Network Sunday Dec. 20, 8-8:30 p.m. CST. Comedian Bert Lahr stars in the title role, as the bumbling fairy … Continue reading Ron Howard: “He does get 25 cents a week allowance”
Clint Eastwood: “A younger Gary Cooper type”
Born: May 31, 1930 It’s still happening in Hollywood. A little over a month ago Clint Eastwood was a soldier at Fort Ord, Calif. A movie director met the 24-year-old San Francisco boy and told him that if he were ever in Hollywood he’d give him a screen test. Well, Clint Eastwood stepped out of … Continue reading Clint Eastwood: “A younger Gary Cooper type”
Quentin Tarantino: “I made the movie for me and everyone else is invited”
Born: March 27, 1963 Quentin Tarantino was unknown on January 1, 1992. His biggest previous credit had been as one of the Elvis impersonators on the wedding episode of The Golden Girls (click to watch – QT is in the middle of the back row). By the end of the year, Tarantino was the hottest … Continue reading Quentin Tarantino: “I made the movie for me and everyone else is invited”
From Unknown To Famous 