Ross Simpson

Ben-Hur is a remake of the 1925 silent film with the same name. It won
a record 11 Academy Awards, including Best Picture, unequaled until
Titanic in 1997 and by The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King in 
2003.  

                   
    Camille Bohannon

 
Scorsese Communion photo, 1951 
 

 
Martin Charles Scorsese is 71 today

 

                      Clu Gulager (William Martin Gulager)

Gulager is noted for his co-starring role as William H. Bonney, Billy The Kid,
in the 1960–1962 NBC television series, The Tall Man and as Emmett Ryker 
in another NBC western series, The Virginian (1962-1971). He served in the 
United States Marine Corps before starting his acting career.

Love Me Tender is a black-and-white CinemaScope motion picture directed by
Robert D. Webb, and released by 20th Century Fox on November 15, 1956.The
film, named after the song, stars Richard Egan, Debra Paget, and introduces
Elvis Presley in his first theatrical release. It is in the Western genre with
musical numbers. The film was originally to be titled The Reno Brothers,
but when advanced sales of Presley’s "Love Me Tender" single passed
one million, a first for a single, the film title was changed to match. Despite
critical reaction, it takes in nearly $4 million in just two months.