Died Today (September 12): Raymond Burr

raymondburrBorn: Raymond William Stacey Burr

May 21, 1917 in New Westminster, British Columbia, Canada

Died: September 12, 1993 (age 76) in Geyserville, California, USA

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MOVIE POSTERA PLACE IN THE SUN
1951
dir. George Stevens
Stars:
Montgomery Clift
Elizabeth Taylor
Rear WindowRear Window
1954
dir. Hitchcock
starring
Jimmy Stewart
Grace Kelly
GODZILLA KING OF THE MONSTERSGodzilla King of the Monsters
1956
dir. Ishiro Honda
Terry O. Morse
Starring
Raymond Burr

Died Today (September 12): Anthony Perkins (1932–1992)

anthonyperkinsAnthony Perkins (1932–1992)

Born: April 4, 1932 in New York City, New York, USA
Died: September 12, 1992 (age 60) in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA

Married to: Berry Berenson (9 August 1973 – 12 September 1992) (his death) (2 children)

[on Norman Bates] I do have affection for Norman as a person. He does the best he can out of the diminished circumstances with which his personality stranded him, and Norman’s childhood was difficult and traumatic. Norman is, at heart, a benevolent soul, with a dark side, but Norman’s conscious mind is always on the positive things in life.

DAMN YANKEES
1958
dir. George Abbott
Stanley Donen
Stars:
Tab Hunter
Gwen Verdon

PsychoPsycho
1960
dir. Hitchcock
starring
Anthony Perkins
Janet Leigh

 

Happy Birthday: Jennifer Hudson

jenniferhudson.jpgJennifer Hudson

Born: September 12, 1981 in Chicago, Illinois, USA

Jennifer Hudson is a Grammy Award-winning recording artist, Academy Award-winning actress and best-selling author. Bright and booming talent Hudson is a perfect example of how NOT winning the title of American Idol (2002) can actually be a boon to your career and not necessarily the end of a childhood dream.

I never gave up hope of playing “Effie”. They’d talk to me and then look at other people and then come back to me… but I always had the faith. I had to separate myself from the process and not think about it too much or I’d go crazy. – regarding her role in Dreamgirls (2006).

THE THREE STOOGES
dir. Bobby Farrelly
Peter Farrelly
Stars:
Sean Hayes
Chris Diamantopoulos
Sex and the CitySex and the City
Directed by Michael Patrick King
Starring
Parker
Kim Cattrall

The Secret Life of BeesThe Secret Life of Bees
dir. Gina Prince-Bythewood
Starring
Fanning
Latifah
Jennifer Hudson
BLACK NATIVITY
2013
dir. Kasi Lemmons
Stars:
Forest Whitaker
Angela Bassett
MOVIE POSTERDREAMGIRLS
2006
dir. Bill Condon
Stars:
Beyonce
Jamie Foxx

 

Happy Birthday: Ian Holm

ianholmIan Holm

Born: September 12, 1931 in Goodmayes, Essex, England, UK

I’ve always been a minimalist. It was Bogart who once said, “If you think the right thoughts, the camera will pick it up.” The most important thing in the face is the eyes, and if you can make the eyes talk, you’re halfway there.

TIME BANDITSTime Bandits
1981
dir. Terry Gilliam
Starring
Craig Warnok
David Rappaport
BRAZILBrazil
1985
dir. Terry Gilliam
Starring
Robert DeNiro
Jonathan Pryce
Kim Greist
FRANKENSTEIN MOVIE POSTERFrankenstein
1994
dir. Kenneth Branagh
Starring
Robert DeNiro
Kenneth Branagh
THE FIFTH ELEMENT MOVIE POSTERThe Fifth Element
1997
dir. Luc Besson
Starring
Bruce Willis
Gary Oldman
Garden State
2004
dir. Zach Braff
starring
Zach Braff
Natalie Portman
THE FELLOWSHIP OF THE RINGThe Fellowship of the Ring
2001
dir. Peter Jackson
Starring
Elijah Wood
THE RETuRN OF THE KINGThe Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
2003
dir. Peter Jackson
The Day After Tomorrow
2004
dir. Emmerich
starring
Dennis Quaid
Jake Gyllenhaal
MOVIE POSTERTHE HOBBIT: AN UNEXPECTED JOURNEY
dir. Peter Jackson
Stars:
Martin Freeman
Ian McKellen
Renaissance
2006
dir. Christian Volckman
Cast
Daniel Craig
Ian Holm,
Aviator
2004
dir. Martin Scorsese
starring
DiCaprio
Cate Blanchett
RATATOUILLERatatouille
2007
dir. Brad Bird
Jan Pinkava
Voices by
Patton Oswalt
Ian Holm

 

Happy Birthday: Rachel Ward

rachelward.jpgRachel Ward

Born: September 12, 1957 in Cornwell Manor, Cornwell, Chipping Norton, Oxfordshire, England, UK

Married to: Bryan Brown (16 April 1983 – present) (3 children)

You’re in a movie because you’re appealing and because you represent the aspiration, the fantasy, the ideal. I resisted that but, when you’re in the business, when you’re making a film, one doesn’t have to take it all too seriously. We’re not curing cancer . . . it’s entertainment. We want to get people into theatres.

DEAD MEN DON’T WEAR PLAID
1982
dir. Carl Reiner
Stars:
Steve Martin

 

Happy Birthday: Joe Pantoliano

joepantoliano.jpgJoe Pantoliano

Born: September 12, 1951 in Hoboken, New Jersey, USA

Married to: Nancy Sheppard (18 February 1994 – present) (3 children)

My real fear playing Ralphie in The Sopranos was that I would be typescast. Luckily, like Jimmy Gandolfini, I was able to get plenty of other work – Bad Boys 2 and Daredevil in particular. But in a way, Ralphie encouraged me to do more, to ensure he didn’t define me. That’s why I did Frankie & Johnny on Broadway and, to be honest, it’s why I took the role in The Handler – to show my fanbase that there’s more to me that just that nutcase, Ralphie.

LOOSIES
2012
dir. Michael Corrente
Stars:
Peter Facinelli
Jaimie Alexander
RISKY BUSINESSRisky Business
1983
dir. Paul Brickman
Also Starring
Rebecca DeMorney
Pantoliano
Midnight RunMidnight Run
1988
dir. Martin Brest
Starring
Pantoliano
Charles Grodin
BOUNDBound
1996
dir. Wachowski Bros.
starring
Pantoliano
Gina Gershan
Jennifer Tilly
The Matrix
1999
dir. Wachowski Bros.
starring
Reeves
Carrie-Anne Moss
MEMENTOMemento
2000
dir. Christopher Nolan
starring
Guy Pearce
Carrie-Anne Moss
BAD BOYS 2Bad Boys 2
2003
dir. Michael Bay
starring
Will Smith
Martin Lawrence
Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief Movie PosterPercy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief
dir. Chris Columbus
SOPRANOS SEASON 3Sopranos
Season 3

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SOPRANOS SEASON 4Sopranos
Season 4

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THE IDENTICAL
2014
dir. Dustin Marcellino
Stars:
Blake Rayne
Ray Liotta

Happy Birthday: Amy Yasbeck

amyyasbeck.jpgAmy Yasbeck

Born: September 12, 1962 in Cincinnati, Ohio, USA

Married to: John Ritter (18 September 1999 – 11 September 2003) (his death) (1 child)

“After you play husband and wife on camera multiple times, it becomes easy to be husband and wife off camera as well.” -About her relationship and marriage to the late John Ritter.

GHOST
1990
dir. Jerry Zucker
Stars:
Patrick Swayze
Demi Moore

DRACULA DEAD AND LOVING ITDracula: Dead and Loving It
1995
dir. Brooks
Starring
Leslie Nielson
Stephen Webber
THE MASK
1994
dir. Chuck Russell
Starring:
Jim Carrey
Cameron Diaz

 

Happy Birthday: Alfie Allen

alfieallen.jpgAlfie Allen

Born: September 12, 1986 in Hammersmith, London, England, UK

I haven’t had a lot of ‘Games Of Thrones’ groupies. The fans seem to be really nice. They don’t seem that invasive.

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The other Boleyn GirlThe Other Boleyn Girl
2008
Directed by Justin Chadwick
Starring
Portman
Scarlett Johansson
Eric Bana
GAME OF THRONESBest of GAME OF THRONES season 1
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Atonement
2007
dir. Joe Wright
Starring
Knightley
James McAvoy
GAME OF THRONESBest of GAME OF THRONES season 2
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MOVIE POSTERGAME OF THRONES season 3
2013
Created by David Benioff & D.B. Weiss

 

Happy Birthday: Louis C.K.

louisck.jpgLouis C.K.

Born: September 12, 1967 in Washington, District of Columbia, USA

I just always loved comedy and I really wanted to be good at it. And it was heartbreaking, ’cause I started and I wasn’t good at it. I was only 17-years-old, so I had a lot to learn about life in general. But I just kept on trying. I was young enough and stupid enough and I had no other choice. I had nothing else I was good at.

AMERICAN HUSTLE
2013
dir. David O. Russell
Stars:
Christian Bale
Amy Adams

THE INVENTION OF LYING Movie PosterThe Invention of Lying
dir. Gervais
Matthew Robinson
Starring
Gervais
Jennifer Garner
BLUE JASMINE
2013
dir. Woody Allen
Stars:
Cate Blanchett
Alec Baldwin

 

Happy Birthday: Paul Walker (1973–2013)

paulwalker.jpgPaul Walker (1973–2013)

Born: September 12, 1973 in Glendale, California, USA
Died: November 30, 2013 (age 40) in Valencia, Santa Clarita, California, USA

[on “The Fast & the Furious” franchise and being real and authentic]: That’s what’s capturing people, unless of course you’re doing Avengers Assemble (2012) where you’ve gotta be larger than life and you’ve gotta be out there and turn green and drag your arm down the side of a building, and jump all over the place. But for us, I like having (special effects) to fall back on. You allow the creative minds to get in there and figure out how to do it real, and it gives you more to be proud of.

She’s All That
1999
dir. by Robert Iscove
starring
Freddie Prinze Jr.
Cook
Takers Movie PosterTakers
dir. John Luessenhop
Stars
Matt Dillon
Paul Walker
VARSITY BLUESVarsity Blues
1999
dir. Brian Robbins
Starring
James Van Der Beek
Jon Voight
movie posterTHE FAST AND THE FURIOUS
2001
dir. Rob Cohen
Starring:
Vin Diesel
Paul Walker
Running Scared
2006
dir. by Wayne Kramer
Starring
Walker
FAST AND FURIOUSFast & Furious
dir. Justin Lin
Starring
Walker
Vin Diesel
FLAGS OF OUR FATHERSFlags of our Fathers
2006
dir. Clint Eastwood
Starring
Ryan Phillippe
Jesse Bradford
movie poster2 FAST 2 FURIOUS
2003
dir. John Singleton
Starring:
Paul Walker
Tyrese Gibson
MOVIE POSTERTHE FAST AND THE FURIOUS 6
2013
dir. Justin Lin
Stars:
Vin Diesel
Paul Walker
fast fiveFAST FIVE
dir. Justin Lin
Stars:
Paul Walker
Vin Diesel

 

EIGHT BELOW
2006
dir. Frank Marshall
Stars:
Paul Walker
Jason Biggs
MOVIE POSTERBRICK MANSIONS
2014
dir. Camille Delamarre
Stars:
Paul Walker
David Belle