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Nancy Olson, 96, Says Her Oscar-Nominated Role in “Sunset Boulevard” Made Her Leave Hollywood: ‘Movie Stars Are Sad Creatures’
She becomes entangled with William Holden’s Joe Gillis, who himself is involved with former silent movie star Norma Desmond, played by Gloria Swanson, herself a former silent movie star.
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Theatre review: For better or worse, Sunset Boulevard is all about Sarah Brightman
Instead, its forbidding tone and cynical tale of Norma Desmond, a faded silent movie actress in 1949 Hollywood ... The plot centres on the fragile star’s longing for a return to the big screen ...
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Kenneth Turan discusses his new book tracing the history of MGM Film
NPR's Scott Simon speaks to author and film critic Kenneth Turan about his new book, "Louis B. Mayer & Irving Thalberg: The ...
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Kenneth Turan discusses his new book tracing the history of MGM Film
SIMON: Let me ask you about some of the films they made. "Ben-Hur," and I don't mean the Charlton Heston one. TURAN: (Laughter). SIMON: But "Ben-Hur: A Tale Of The Christ," a silent film ...