Arthur Christopher Orme Plummer
In a career that spans seven decades and includes substantial roles in
each of the dramatic arts, Plummer is probably best known to movie
audiences a Captain Georg Johannes von Trapp in the 1965 musical
film The Sound of Music alongside Julie Andrews.
Plummer in The Sound of Music
Eli Wallach in The Good, the Bad and the Ugly
Eli Herschel Wallach
Wallach is a veteran film, television and stage actor whose career has spanned
more than six decades, beginning in the late 1940s. For his performance as
Silva Vacarro in Baby Doll (1956), he won a BAFTA Award for Best Newcomer
and a Golden Globe nomination. Among his most famous roles are Calvera in
The Magnificent Seven (1960), Guido in The Misfits (1961), and Tuco in The
Good, the Bad and the Ugly (1966). Wallach received an Honorary Academy
Award at the 2nd Annual Governors Awards, presented on November 13, 2010.
Al Ruscio (June 2, 1924 – November 13, 2013)
(The Hollywood Reporter) – Al Ruscio, an often-seen character
actor who appeared on TV, in films and on stage for more than
a half-century, died Tuesday, according to his daughter Elizabeth.
His film résumé includes Fever Heat (1968), Any Which Way You
Can (1980), The Hunter (1980), Jagged Edge (1985), Guilty by
Suspicion (1991), The Silence of the Hams (1994) and The
Phantom (1996).
Hedy at age 7
Hedy Lamarr (Hedwig Eva Maria Kiesler)
(November 9, 1914-January 19, 2000)
Hedy Lamarr was a contract star of MGM‘s “Golden Age.” The Hollywood
beauty appeared in Ecstasy in 1933 and Samson and Delilah in 1949.
Burton Stephen "Burt" Lancaster (November 2, 1913 – October 20, 1994)
Lancaster was nominated four times for Academy Awards and won once for
his work in Elmer Gantry in 1960. He also won a Golden Globe for that
performance and BAFTA Awards for The Birdman of Alcatraz (1962) and
Atlantic City (1980). His production company, Hecht-Hill-Lancaster, was the
most successful independent production company in Hollywood in the 1950s,
making movies such as Marty (1955), Trapeze (1956), and Sweet Smell of
Success (1957). He was named 19th among the greatest male stars of all
time by the American Film Institute in 1999.
Burt Lancaster in Elmer Gantry
1953
