Friday Feb 3 | Classic Movies
Although none of his characters was named to the AFI list of Top 50 Villains , there was a period of time in the 1950s when Ernest Borgnine played one standout s.o.b. after another, beginning with "Fatso" Judson, a man with no redeeming qualities, in From Here to Eternity , and adding Bart the gunfighter in Johnny Guitar , the tyrant's right-hand ... (more)
Frank Sinatra ...The Godfather and From Here To Eternity...True?
Q. What is the true story of how he got the role of Maggio in the movie From Here To Eternity? Interviewer : "It is often assumed that the way in which Frank Sinatra was cast in the 1953 film From Here To Eternity was as depicted in The Godfather film.
Frank Sinatra called first modern pop superstar who still matters to fans worldwide
He was nicknamed the chairman of the board by his friends and fans because Frank Sinatra was musical sophistication personified; there's never been a singer like him.
Joannes Chrysostomus Wolfgangus Theophilus Mozart was born in Salzburg on this date in 1756.
She received the 1953 Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for her performance as Lorene, a prostitute, in From Here to Eternity , and received the 1963 Golden Globe Award for Best TV Star - Female for her performance as Donna Stone, an American middle class wife and mother, in The Donna Reed Show .
Very few actors deserve the epithet of legend. But Ernest Borgnine who turns 95 today must be one of them.
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