http://usaarts.org The art of THE USA. Painting. Sculpture.Movies. Mon, 28 Mar 2011 12:49:27 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Bing Crosby Bing Crosby (Harry Lillis Crosby) (1905-77), b, Taeoma, Washington Crosby excelled in that area where film meets advertising. He was the proof that unexceptional, lazy pleasantry was more desirable than prickly, difficult originality. All of Crosby's assertions that he was plain-looking, ... http://usaarts.org/2011/03/bing-crosby/ Clara Bow (1905-65), Clara Bow b. Brooklyn, New York Silent cinema pushed emotional character to extremes that could become prisons. Mary Pickford was sentimental, Gloria Swanson adventurous, Lillian Gish noble, and Pola Negri brooding. Clara Bow's identity was chiefly that of sexual advertisement. Her appeal may no longer operate urgently, ... http://usaarts.org/2011/03/clara-bow/ Yul Brynner Yul Brynner (Youl Bryner) (1915-1985), b. Sakhalin, Russia The only bald, ex-trapeze artist, philosophy graduate of the Sorbonns to star in films, Yul Brynner had so much originality, so little interest. The son of Swiss and Mongolian parents, Brynner always carried himself with an air ... http://usaarts.org/2011/03/yul-brynner/ Françoise Arnoul (b. June 3rd, 1931) a.k.a. F. Annette Gautsch, b. Constantine, Algeria, 1931 An infrequent appearer in French films, Arnoul in her prime was exceptionally pretty. [caption id="attachment_965" align="alignleft" width="216" caption="Françoise Arnoul (b. June 3rd, 1931) a.k.a. F. Annette Gautsch"][/caption] Two films show how little her range from gaiety to ... http://usaarts.org/2010/12/francoise-arnoul-b-june-3rd-1931-aka-f-annette-gautsch/ Edward Arnold (Giinther Edward Arnold Schneider) (1890-1956), [caption id="attachment_962" align="alignleft" width="247" caption="Edward Arnold"][/caption] b. New York Around the age of forty-five, Edward Arnold became one of the most intriguing of supporting actors. He was large and seemingly good-natured. But a few films took him to a more sinister point, as a ... http://usaarts.org/2010/12/edward-arnold-giinther-edward-arnold-schneider-1890-1956/ Arletty (Leonie Bathiat) (1898-1992), b, Courbevoie, France [caption id="attachment_959" align="alignleft" width="214" caption="Arletty (Leonie Bathiat)"][/caption] Long before movies, Arletty had worked in a munitions factory and as a fashion model. She posed for Braque and Matisse; she became a pacifist when her lover was killed in the First World War; and she played a wide range ... http://usaarts.org/2010/12/arletty-leonie-bathiat/ Alan Arkin, b. New York, 1934 [caption id="attachment_951" align="alignleft" width="205" caption="Alan Arkin, b. New York, 1934"][/caption] In the early sixties, Arkin seemed a hugely promising newcomer—a comic, yet a serious actor, who had been part of Chicago's Second City group and a great success on Broadway in Enter laughing. Then he got an Oscar ... http://usaarts.org/2010/12/alan-arkin-b-new-york-1934/ Eve Arden (Eunice Quedens) (1912-90), [caption id="attachment_946" align="alignleft" width="220" caption="Eve Arden"][/caption] b. Mill Valley, California "Where's Eve Arden?" a couple of very good friends wondered about earlier editions. And 1 can't stand to leave the question unanswered, no matter that more pressing claims might be mounted for the merits of Binnie ... http://usaarts.org/2010/12/eve-arden-eunice-quedens-1912-90/ Roscoe (Fatty) Arbuckle (1887-1933), [caption id="attachment_943" align="alignleft" width="277" caption="Roscoe Arbuckle"][/caption] b. Smith Center, Kansas On Labor Day, 1921, in San Francisco, Roscoe Arbuckle, actor Lowell Sherman, and Freddy Fishback gave a party. Hollywood parties of that era were often uninhibited, and the movie colony either deserved or aped its own reputation ... http://usaarts.org/2010/12/roscoe-fatty-arbuckle-1887-1933/ Michael Apted [caption id="attachment_938" align="alignleft" width="266" caption="Michael Apted"][/caption] b. Aylesbury, England, 1941 1963: 7 Vp (as assistant director) (d). 1968; Number 10 (TV). 1972: Another Sunday and Sweet F.A. (TV). 1973: Triple Echo/Soldier in Skirts. 1974: Kisses at Fifty (TV); Stardust. 1976: The Collection (TV); The Squeeze (TV); 21 (TV) (d), 1977: ... http://usaarts.org/2010/12/michael-apted/