One of the best Hollywood historical epics takes Technicolor to Mexico for a Production Code version of La conquista: the Inquisition is still bad, but the Church is exonerated. Likewise with the invasion — Cesar Romero embodies a marvelous Hernán Cortés, substantially less murderous than the one we now know from accurate history books. Tyrone Power is the heartthrob hero and newcomer Jean Peters the lowborn girl who loves him. The magnificent scenery is matched by the music score of Alfred Newman.
Captain from Castile
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Twilight Time
1947 / Color / 137 Academy / 141 min. / Street Date October 17, 2017 / Available from the Twilight Time Movies Store / 29.95
Starring: Tyrone Power, Jean Peters, Cesar Romero, Lee J. Cobb, John Sutton, Antonio Moreno, Thomas Gomez, Alan Mowbray, Barbara Lawrence, George Zucco, Roy Roberts, Marc Lawrence, Reed Hadley, Robert Karnes, Estela Inda, Chris-Pin Martin, Jay Silverheels, Gilberto González.
Cinematography: Arthur Arling, Charles G. Clarke, Joseph Lashelle
Film Editor: Barbara McLean...
Captain from Castile
Blu-ray
Twilight Time
1947 / Color / 137 Academy / 141 min. / Street Date October 17, 2017 / Available from the Twilight Time Movies Store / 29.95
Starring: Tyrone Power, Jean Peters, Cesar Romero, Lee J. Cobb, John Sutton, Antonio Moreno, Thomas Gomez, Alan Mowbray, Barbara Lawrence, George Zucco, Roy Roberts, Marc Lawrence, Reed Hadley, Robert Karnes, Estela Inda, Chris-Pin Martin, Jay Silverheels, Gilberto González.
Cinematography: Arthur Arling, Charles G. Clarke, Joseph Lashelle
Film Editor: Barbara McLean...
- 10/28/2017
- by Glenn Erickson
- Trailers from Hell
'Broadcast News' with Albert Brooks and Holly Hunter: Glib TV news watch. '31 Days of Oscar': 'Broadcast News' slick but superficial critics pleaser (See previous post: “Phony 'A Beautiful Mind,' Unfairly Neglected 'Swing Shift': '31 Days of Oscar'.”) Heralded for its wit and incisiveness, James L. Brooks' multiple Oscar-nominated Broadcast News is everything the largely forgotten Swing Shift isn't: belabored, artificial, superficial. That's very disappointing considering Brooks' highly addictive Mary Tyler Moore television series (and its enjoyable spin-offs, Phyllis and Rhoda), but totally expected considering that three of screenwriter-director Brooks' five other feature films were Terms of Endearment, As Good as It Gets, and Spanglish. (I've yet to check out I'll Do Anything and the box office cataclysm How Do You Know starring Reese Witherspoon, Paul Rudd, and Jack Nicholson.) Having said that, Albert Brooks (no relation to James L.; or to Mel Brooks...
- 2/7/2016
- by Andre Soares
- Alt Film Guide
Jules Dassin didn’t do much in the way of subversion. At least not cinematically. He didn’t have many overarching themes to his work, he didn’t twist his genre films into something they weren’t. What he did was utilize every one of the handful of tools he was given, and pushed his films to their absolute breaking point. His subversion was a sort of perversion, an excess of imagination and a willingness to show the world as he saw it. If that meant creating a filmography that looked suspicious to the House Committee of Un-American Activities, well, that was just the natural result of having an eye and an ear for how the common man lived.
It can’t have helped that his last film before the blacklist order came down was Thieves’ Highway, an all-out indictment of capitalism cloaked in the noir-drenched mode of a typical Fox gritty,...
It can’t have helped that his last film before the blacklist order came down was Thieves’ Highway, an all-out indictment of capitalism cloaked in the noir-drenched mode of a typical Fox gritty,...
- 12/1/2015
- by Scott Nye
- CriterionCast
(Region B) It's just like the film industry, I tell ya! Director Jules Dassin teams with writer A.I. Bezzerides for one of filmdom's strongest slams at the free market system. Trucker Richard Conte fights back when cheated and robbed by Lee J. Cobb's racketeering produce czar. Thieves' Highway Region B Blu-ray + Pal DVD Arrow Video (UK) 1949 / B&W / 1:37 Academy / 94 min. / Street Date October 20, 2015 / Available at Amazon UK / £14.99 Starring Richard Conte, Valentina Cortese, Lee J. Cobb, Barbara Lawrence, Jack Oakie, Millard Mitchell, Joseph Pevney, Morris Carnovsky Cinematography Norbert Brodine Art Direction Chester Gore, Lyle Wheeler Film Editor Nick DeMaggio Original Music Alfred Newman Written by A.I. Bezzerides from his novel Thieves' Market Produced by Robert Bassler Directed by Jules Dassin
Reviewed by Glenn Erickson
Did Jules Dassin initiate his string of studio produced films noirs, each of which has a strong element of social criticism, if not outright condemnation of 'the system?...
Reviewed by Glenn Erickson
Did Jules Dassin initiate his string of studio produced films noirs, each of which has a strong element of social criticism, if not outright condemnation of 'the system?...
- 11/3/2015
- by Glenn Erickson
- Trailers from Hell
Stars: Richard Conte, Valentina Cortese, Lee J. Cobb, Barbara Lawrence, Jack Oakie, Millard Mitchell, Joseph Pevney, Morris Carnovsky, Tamara Shayne | Written by A.I. Bezzerides | Directed by Jules Dassin
Jules Dassin’s Thieves’ Highway was released at a time when Noir was going strong, and fits the mould of what is expected of the genre. In truth though, it is something much different and much more human, providing the audience with an insight into the dirty tricks of market life controlled by mobsters.
In this Arrow Academy release we are introduced to A.I. Bezzerides world of crooks and fall guys where the nice guy is normally the fall guy. In this case Richard Conte plays Nick Garcos a soldier returning from the war to find his father crippled by mobster Mike Figlia (Lee J. Cobb) in a deal gone wrong. Looking for revenge Garcos sources some apples, taking them to the...
Jules Dassin’s Thieves’ Highway was released at a time when Noir was going strong, and fits the mould of what is expected of the genre. In truth though, it is something much different and much more human, providing the audience with an insight into the dirty tricks of market life controlled by mobsters.
In this Arrow Academy release we are introduced to A.I. Bezzerides world of crooks and fall guys where the nice guy is normally the fall guy. In this case Richard Conte plays Nick Garcos a soldier returning from the war to find his father crippled by mobster Mike Figlia (Lee J. Cobb) in a deal gone wrong. Looking for revenge Garcos sources some apples, taking them to the...
- 10/26/2015
- by Paul Metcalf
- Nerdly
First-time director Richard Wilson's B&W '50s western is different. Robert Mitchum is on-task as a town tamer with believable problems, both in exterminating gunslingers Claude Akins and Leo Gordon, and with making peace with his estranged wife, Jan Sterling. That's not to mention Mitchum's attraction for pacifist Karen Sharpe, and ditzy showgirl Barbara Lawrence. And don't forget an incredibly young Angie Dickinson. Man with the Gun Blu-ray Kl Studio Classics 1955 / B&W / 1:85 widescreen / 83 min. / Deadly Peacemaker / Street Date September 25, 2015 / available through Kino Lorber / 29.95 Starring Robert Mitchum, Jan Sterling, Karen Sharpe, Henry Hull, Emile Meyer, John Lupton, Barbara Lawrence, Ted de Corsia, Leo Gordon, James Westerfield, Jay Adler, Claude Akins, Joe Barry, Norma Calderón, Angie Dickinson, Mara McAfee, Maidie Norman, Robert Osterloh, Maudie Prickett, Stafford Repp. Cinematography Lee Garmes Film Editor Gene Milford Original Music Alex North Written by N.B. Stone Jr., Richard Wilson Produced by Samuel Goldwyn Jr....
- 9/22/2015
- by Glenn Erickson
- Trailers from Hell
Ron Moody as Fagin in 'Oliver!' based on Charles Dickens' 'Oliver Twist.' Ron Moody as Fagin in Dickens musical 'Oliver!': Box office and critical hit (See previous post: "Ron Moody: 'Oliver!' Actor, Academy Award Nominee Dead at 91.") Although British made, Oliver! turned out to be an elephantine release along the lines of – exclamation point or no – Gypsy, Star!, Hello Dolly!, and other Hollywood mega-musicals from the mid'-50s to the early '70s.[1] But however bloated and conventional the final result, and a cast whose best-known name was that of director Carol Reed's nephew, Oliver Reed, Oliver! found countless fans.[2] The mostly British production became a huge financial and critical success in the U.S. at a time when star-studded mega-musicals had become perilous – at times downright disastrous – ventures.[3] Upon the American release of Oliver! in Dec. 1968, frequently acerbic The...
- 6/19/2015
- by Andre Soares
- Alt Film Guide
Washington, Jan 4: Barbara Lawrence of the 'Oklahoma!' fame has passed away due to kidney failure. She was 83.
According to TMZ.com, the veteran actress, who has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, died on November 13, 2013.
Other works of Lawrence include 'The Street With No Name', 'A Letter to Three Wives' and sci-fi flick 'Kronos'. (Ani)...
According to TMZ.com, the veteran actress, who has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, died on November 13, 2013.
Other works of Lawrence include 'The Street With No Name', 'A Letter to Three Wives' and sci-fi flick 'Kronos'. (Ani)...
- 1/4/2014
- by Machan Kumar
- RealBollywood.com
Hollywood legend Barbara Lawrence -- who played Gertie Cummings in the 1955 movie "Oklahoma!" -- has died. She was 83.According to her daughter-in-law, Lawrence passed away from kidney failure on November 13.In addition to "Oklahoma!" Lawrence starred in the films "The Street With No Name," "A Letter to Three Wives," and the 1957 sci-fi classic "Kronos." She also appeared in TV episodes of "Perry Mason" and "Bonanza." Her acting career spanned from the 1940s to the early 1960s.
- 1/3/2014
- by TMZ Staff
- TMZ
Rex Harrison hat on TCM: ‘My Fair Lady,’ ‘Anna and the King of Siam’ Rex Harrison is Turner Classic Movies’ final "Summer Under the Stars" star today, August 31, 2013. TCM is currently showing George Cukor’s lavish My Fair Lady (1964), an Academy Award-winning musical that has (in my humble opinion) unfairly lost quite a bit of its prestige in the last several decades. Rex Harrison, invariably a major ham whether playing Saladin, the King of Siam, Julius Caesar, the ghost of a dead sea captain, or Richard Burton’s lover, is for once flawlessly cast as Professor Henry Higgins, who on stage transformed Julie Andrews from cockney duckling to diction-master swan and who in the movie version does the same for Audrey Hepburn. Harrison, by the way, was the year’s Best Actor Oscar winner. (See also: "Audrey Hepburn vs. Julie Andrews: Biggest Oscar Snubs.") Following My Fair Lady, Rex Harrison...
- 8/31/2013
- by Andre Soares
- Alt Film Guide
Jeanne Crain: Lighthearted movies vs. real life tragedies (photo: Madeleine Carroll and Jeanne Crain in ‘The Fan’) (See also: "Jeanne Crain: From ‘Pinky’ Inanity to ‘Margie’ Magic.") Unlike her characters in Margie, Home in Indiana, State Fair, Centennial Summer, The Fan, and Cheaper by the Dozen (and its sequel, Belles on Their Toes), or even in the more complex A Letter to Three Wives and People Will Talk, Jeanne Crain didn’t find a romantic Happy Ending in real life. In the mid-’50s, Crain accused her husband, former minor actor Paul Brooks aka Paul Brinkman, of infidelity, of living off her earnings, and of brutally beating her. The couple reportedly were never divorced because of their Catholic faith. (And at least in the ’60s, unlike the humanistic, progressive-thinking Margie, Crain was a “conservative” Republican who supported Richard Nixon.) In the early ’90s, she lost two of her...
- 8/26/2013
- by Andre Soares
- Alt Film Guide
Natalie Wood: Hot Hollywood star in the ’60s - TCM schedule on August 18, 2013 See previous post: “Natalie Wood Movies: From loving Warren Beatty to stripping like Gypsy Rose Lee.” 3:00 Am The Star (1952). Director: Stuart Heisler. Cast: Bette Davis, Sterling Hayden, Natalie Wood, Warner Anderson, Minor Watson, June Travis, Paul Frees, Robert Warrick, Barbara Lawrence, Fay Baker, Herb Vigran, Marie Blake, Sam Harris, Marcia Mae Jones. Bw-90 mins. 4:30 Am A Cry In The Night (1956). Director: Frank Tuttle. Cast: Edmond O’Brien, Brian Donlevy, Natalie Wood. Bw-75 mins. 6:00 Am West Side Story (1961). Director: Robert Wise. Cast: Natalie Wood, Richard Beymer, Russ Tamblyn, Rita Moreno, George Chakiris, Simon Oakland, Ned Glass, William Bramley, Tucker Smith, Tony Mordente, David Winters, Eliot Feld, John Bert Michaels, David Bean, Robert Banas, Anthony ‘Scooter’ Teague, Harvey Evans aka Harvey Hohnecker, Tommy Abbott, Susan Oakes, Gina Trikonis, Carole D’Andrea, Jose De Vega, Jay Norman,...
- 8/18/2013
- by Andre Soares
- Alt Film Guide
Paulette Goddard: An Ideal Husband and Paris Model on TCM Paulette Goddard height: Supposedly 5’4″. Paulette Goddard age: Well… Goddard would have turned 108 today. Or 103. Or 102. Or 98. It all depends on the source, though Goddard herself apparently — and not at all surprisingly — preferred the 1915 birth date, which would have made her 98 years old in 2013. Whether a centenarian or a nonagenarian, Paulette Goddard is Turner Classic Movies’ Star of the Day. TCM has already shown several Goddard movies, among them Charles Chaplin’s Modern Times and the Luise Rainer star vehicle Dramatic School, and it’s currently showing An Ideal Husband. (Picture: Paulette Goddard publicity shot, ca. 1940.) Made in England for London Films, An Ideal Husband (1947) was quite a prestigious production so as to justify the presence of a top Hollywood star in a British film. No less a figure than London Films founder Alexander Korda directed this movie adaptation of...
- 6/3/2013
- by Andre Soares
- Alt Film Guide
Celebrities will invade Los Angeles this weekend for the 84th Academy Awards ceremony. Searchlights will blaze and flashbulbs will pop as Hollywood stars will descend from the heavens -- or maybe just the Malibu hills -- to touch the ground that regular Angelenos walk on each day. They'll smile and snarl our traffic. They'll toss their hair and forget to thank their husbands. They'll praise each other for their bravery, while collecting $75,000 gift bags. L.A. is accustomed to such strange invasions, of course. If you're a movie fan, you already know that L.A. has been invaded over the years by everything from giant atomic ants (Them), to buff cyborgs (The Terminator), to rampaging 3D zombies (Resident Evil: Afterlife). So Angelenos take invasions from movie stars in stride. But this weekend marks an anniversary of an invasion you might not know about: L.A.'s first alien invasion. This...
- 2/24/2012
- by Jason Apuzzo
- Moviefone
If someone were to ask us to name our top ten directors of all time, the name William Castle would sit firmly somewhere within the top five. The man was not only a true showman but also an absolute genius. If we have one regret in our tenure here at Dread Central, it is that we weren't around during Castle's heyday of insane gimmicks. The man was without question the godfather of viral marketing, and it's taken the rest of the industry decades to catch up. If you live somewhere within the Tri-State Region, we have the info on an event that you do Not want to miss!
From the Press Release
The Return Of William Castle, a 15-film festival of horror and exploitation classics by the director and master showman, complete with their original gimmicks (Emergo!, Percepto!, Illusion-o!, and others – including one created exclusively for Film Forum), will run...
From the Press Release
The Return Of William Castle, a 15-film festival of horror and exploitation classics by the director and master showman, complete with their original gimmicks (Emergo!, Percepto!, Illusion-o!, and others – including one created exclusively for Film Forum), will run...
- 8/26/2010
- by Uncle Creepy
- DreadCentral.com
The Hollywood talent guilds that have been trying to collect unpaid money and residuals from producer Stanley M. Brooks relating to Logo's "Sordid Lives: The Series" are poised to reject his offer to settle $1.6 million in debts for 16 cents on the dollar.
AFTRA, the DGA and the WGA West have made their decisions while the Iatse pension fund has yet to make its final decision. The guilds held a meeting Wednesday at AFTRA headquarters after polling their affected members.
The union members who attended meetings or spoke to their guild reps this week were apparently unanimous in rejecting the offer.
"I did not give less than 100% of my time or talent to this project and I will not accept to be paid anything less than 100% of what is owed me plus penalties," actress and AFTRA member Caroline Rhea said from Scotland, where she is performing in a play.
"I will...
AFTRA, the DGA and the WGA West have made their decisions while the Iatse pension fund has yet to make its final decision. The guilds held a meeting Wednesday at AFTRA headquarters after polling their affected members.
The union members who attended meetings or spoke to their guild reps this week were apparently unanimous in rejecting the offer.
"I did not give less than 100% of my time or talent to this project and I will not accept to be paid anything less than 100% of what is owed me plus penalties," actress and AFTRA member Caroline Rhea said from Scotland, where she is performing in a play.
"I will...
- 8/25/2010
- by By Alex Ben Block
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Executive producer Stanley M. Brooks of Once Upon a Time Films did not attend an AFTRA arbitration hearing Tuesday concerning more than $1 million owed from a 2008 Logo TV series but was represented by an attorney who acknowledged that there were unpaid residual payments, according to Del Shores, who was creator and director of the show in question, "Sordid Lives: The Series."
"I went to the AFTRA arbitration today to be a witness for AFTRA," Shores said in a statement to THR after the hearing. "I was not called upon to testify. My understanding is that Stan Brooks and Once Upon a Time Films agreed that they owed the actors of 'Sordid Lives: The Series' somewhere around $1.1 million in unpaid residuals and requested to meet with all three guilds involved -- WGA, DGA and AFTRA -- to try to come to a settlement for the artists owed, including myself.
"I went to the AFTRA arbitration today to be a witness for AFTRA," Shores said in a statement to THR after the hearing. "I was not called upon to testify. My understanding is that Stan Brooks and Once Upon a Time Films agreed that they owed the actors of 'Sordid Lives: The Series' somewhere around $1.1 million in unpaid residuals and requested to meet with all three guilds involved -- WGA, DGA and AFTRA -- to try to come to a settlement for the artists owed, including myself.
- 8/18/2010
- by By Alex Ben Block
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Rue McClanahan, who is most remembered fro playing Blanche Devereaux on the hit NBC series ‘The Golden Girls,’ died on June 3 at the ae of 76 from a stroke, the San Francisco Chronicle is reporting. Her manager, Barbara Lawrence, confirmed the news. While she appeared in off-Broadway and regional plays and other sitcoms throughout her career, McClanahan is recently remembered for undergoing several medical treatments. She recovered from breast cancer in the late 1990s, underwent knee surgery in 2007 and had heart bypass surgery last year. McClanahan, who got her start on TV as Vivian, the best-friend to the title character, on the hit series ‘Maude,’ starring Beatrice Arthur, said that [...]...
- 6/4/2010
- by karen
- ShockYa
Hoffman Leads Tributes To McClanahan
Dustin Hoffman is leading tributes to late Golden Girls star Rue McClanahan, who died on Thursday morning after suffering a major stroke.
The actress' manager, Barbara Lawrence, confirmed the star died aged 76 at a hospital in New York, surrounded by her family, and messages of condolence have flooded in since the announcement.
Hoffman, who starred alongside McClanahan in the Broadway production of Jimmy Shine in 1968, says, "I have fond memories of working with Rue on Broadway in the '60s, and I am saddened by her passing. My thoughts are with her family and friends."
Will & Grace star Leslie Jordan praised McClanahan for her talent while they starred together in 2000's Sordid Lives: The Series, saying, "We did a tour of comedy from the show. She was in a wheelchair, I think after a hip replacement, and rather than stand-up comedy, she called it sit-down comedy. Honey, we wheeled her out... We said, 'You have 20 minutes.' Well, she had that audience on the palm of her hands... She could get down with the best of us. She was filthy. She will really be missed."
Actress Mandy Moore posted a message on her Twitter.com page, writing, "Rip Rue Mcclanahan. Sending love and prayers to her loved ones..."...
The actress' manager, Barbara Lawrence, confirmed the star died aged 76 at a hospital in New York, surrounded by her family, and messages of condolence have flooded in since the announcement.
Hoffman, who starred alongside McClanahan in the Broadway production of Jimmy Shine in 1968, says, "I have fond memories of working with Rue on Broadway in the '60s, and I am saddened by her passing. My thoughts are with her family and friends."
Will & Grace star Leslie Jordan praised McClanahan for her talent while they starred together in 2000's Sordid Lives: The Series, saying, "We did a tour of comedy from the show. She was in a wheelchair, I think after a hip replacement, and rather than stand-up comedy, she called it sit-down comedy. Honey, we wheeled her out... We said, 'You have 20 minutes.' Well, she had that audience on the palm of her hands... She could get down with the best of us. She was filthy. She will really be missed."
Actress Mandy Moore posted a message on her Twitter.com page, writing, "Rip Rue Mcclanahan. Sending love and prayers to her loved ones..."...
- 6/4/2010
- WENN
'Golden Girls' star Rue McClanahan has died at the age of 76. The American TV actress - who was well-known for her role as man-eating Southern belle Blanche in the hit 80s sitcom - passed away at 1am yesterday (03.06.10) in a New York hospital after suffering from a ''massive stroke''. Her manager Barbara Lawrence explained: ''She had her family with her. She went in peace.'' Betty White, 88, is now the only surviving member of the 'Golden Girls' cast after Estelle Getty and Bea Arthur died in 2008 and 2009 respectively. She said: ''I treasured our relationship. It hurts more than I ever thought ..
- 6/4/2010
- Virgin Media - TV
"Golden Girls" star Rue McClanahan has died after suffering a major stroke on Thursday, June 3 morning. The actress' manager, Barbara Lawrence, has confirmed the star died at a hospital in New York, surrounded by her family. She was 76.
Lawrence tells People.com, "She passed away at 1am this morning. She had a massive stroke... She went in peace." Born Eddi-Rue McClanahan, the star enjoyed a career spanning more than five decades. She began acting on the New York stage in the 1950s and made her Broadway debut in 1969 in musical Jimmy Shine, opposite a young Dustin Hoffman.
Her screen breakthrough came in 1970 when she landed a role on U.S. soap "Another World" and she went on to star in another popular TV show, "Where the Heart Is", before she was cast in hit 1970s sitcom Maude.
But McClanahan's most famous role was as man-crazed Blanche Devereaux in "The Golden Girls...
Lawrence tells People.com, "She passed away at 1am this morning. She had a massive stroke... She went in peace." Born Eddi-Rue McClanahan, the star enjoyed a career spanning more than five decades. She began acting on the New York stage in the 1950s and made her Broadway debut in 1969 in musical Jimmy Shine, opposite a young Dustin Hoffman.
Her screen breakthrough came in 1970 when she landed a role on U.S. soap "Another World" and she went on to star in another popular TV show, "Where the Heart Is", before she was cast in hit 1970s sitcom Maude.
But McClanahan's most famous role was as man-crazed Blanche Devereaux in "The Golden Girls...
- 6/4/2010
- by AceShowbiz.com
- Aceshowbiz
Rue McClanahan, who played Blanche Deveraux on the popular '80s sitcom "Golden Girls," died on Thursday after suffering a massive stroke. She was 76.
"She passed away at 1 a.m. this morning," her manager, Barbara Lawrence, confirmed to People magazine.
At the time of her death, McClanahan, "had her family with her," Lawrence said. "She went in peace."
The actress also suffered a minor stroke earlier this year while recovering from bypass surgery.
"Golden Girls...
"She passed away at 1 a.m. this morning," her manager, Barbara Lawrence, confirmed to People magazine.
At the time of her death, McClanahan, "had her family with her," Lawrence said. "She went in peace."
The actress also suffered a minor stroke earlier this year while recovering from bypass surgery.
"Golden Girls...
- 6/3/2010
- Extra
Losing another member of the "Golden Girls" family, Rue McClanahan has passed away at the age of 76-years-old after suffering a major stroke on Thursday morning (June 3).
Confirming the actress' passing was her manager, Barbara Lawrence, who told press that the star died at a hospital in New York while surrounded by her family.
Miss Lawrence tells People magazine, "She passed away at 1am this morning. She had a massive stroke. (McClanahan) had her family with her. She went in peace."
Born Eddi-Rue McClanahan, the small screen star enjoyed a career spanning more than five decades - having begun acting on the New York stage in the 1950s while making her Broadway debut in 1969 in musical Jimmy Shine, opposite a young Dustin Hoffman.
As for the her medical history, Miss McClanahan successfully battled breast cancer in 1997 but her later years were marred by ill health and she underwent triple...
Confirming the actress' passing was her manager, Barbara Lawrence, who told press that the star died at a hospital in New York while surrounded by her family.
Miss Lawrence tells People magazine, "She passed away at 1am this morning. She had a massive stroke. (McClanahan) had her family with her. She went in peace."
Born Eddi-Rue McClanahan, the small screen star enjoyed a career spanning more than five decades - having begun acting on the New York stage in the 1950s while making her Broadway debut in 1969 in musical Jimmy Shine, opposite a young Dustin Hoffman.
As for the her medical history, Miss McClanahan successfully battled breast cancer in 1997 but her later years were marred by ill health and she underwent triple...
- 6/3/2010
- GossipCenter
Golden Girl McClanahan Dies At 76
Golden Girls star Rue McClanahan has died after suffering a major stroke on Thursday morning.
The actress' manager, Barbara Lawrence, has confirmed the star died at a hospital in New York, surrounded by her family. She was 76.
Lawrence tells People.com, "She passed away at 1am this morning. She had a massive stroke... She went in peace."
Born Eddi-Rue McClanahan, the star enjoyed a career spanning more than five decades. She began acting on the New York stage in the 1950s and made her Broadway debut in 1969 in musical Jimmy Shine, opposite a young Dustin Hoffman.
Her screen breakthrough came in 1970 when she landed a role on U.S. soap Another World and she went on to star in another popular TV show, Where the Heart Is, before she was cast in hit 1970s sitcom Maude.
But McClanahan's most famous role was as man-crazed Blanche Devereaux in The Golden Girls, in which she starred alongside Betty White, Bea Arthur and Estelle Getty.
The show first aired in 1985 and ran for seven years, earning her an Emmy Award in 1987 for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series.
She successfully battled breast cancer in 1997 but her later years were marred by ill health and she underwent triple bypass surgery in 2009, before suffering a minor stroke in January.
She was married six times and is survived by her son, Mark Bish, from her first marriage to Tom Bish. She separated from her sixth husband, Morrow Wilson, earlier this year.
White, who is the last surviving star of The Golden Girls, has paid tribute to her late pal.
A statement from the 84-year-old actress reads, "Rue was a close and dear friend. I treasure our relationship. It hurts more than I ever thought it would, if that's even possible."
It has been a rough three years for fans of the beloved show - Getty died in 2008 and Arthur lost a battle with cancer last year.
The actress' manager, Barbara Lawrence, has confirmed the star died at a hospital in New York, surrounded by her family. She was 76.
Lawrence tells People.com, "She passed away at 1am this morning. She had a massive stroke... She went in peace."
Born Eddi-Rue McClanahan, the star enjoyed a career spanning more than five decades. She began acting on the New York stage in the 1950s and made her Broadway debut in 1969 in musical Jimmy Shine, opposite a young Dustin Hoffman.
Her screen breakthrough came in 1970 when she landed a role on U.S. soap Another World and she went on to star in another popular TV show, Where the Heart Is, before she was cast in hit 1970s sitcom Maude.
But McClanahan's most famous role was as man-crazed Blanche Devereaux in The Golden Girls, in which she starred alongside Betty White, Bea Arthur and Estelle Getty.
The show first aired in 1985 and ran for seven years, earning her an Emmy Award in 1987 for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series.
She successfully battled breast cancer in 1997 but her later years were marred by ill health and she underwent triple bypass surgery in 2009, before suffering a minor stroke in January.
She was married six times and is survived by her son, Mark Bish, from her first marriage to Tom Bish. She separated from her sixth husband, Morrow Wilson, earlier this year.
White, who is the last surviving star of The Golden Girls, has paid tribute to her late pal.
A statement from the 84-year-old actress reads, "Rue was a close and dear friend. I treasure our relationship. It hurts more than I ever thought it would, if that's even possible."
It has been a rough three years for fans of the beloved show - Getty died in 2008 and Arthur lost a battle with cancer last year.
- 6/3/2010
- WENN
Los Angeles - Actress Rue McClanahan, who starred as an ageing, sex-obsessed southern belle in the hit comedy series The Golden Girls, has died aged 76. Her manager, Barbara Lawrence, told People magazine that she died in a New York hospital Thursday morning after suffering a 'massive stroke.' McClanahan won an Emmy award in 1977 as the year's outstanding comic actress for her role on Golden Girls, a sitcom about four middle-aged women sharing an apartment in Miami. Born in Oklahoma in 1934 she had been married six times.
- 6/3/2010
- Monsters and Critics
Los Angeles, June 3 (Dpa) Actress Rue McClanahan, who starred as an ageing, sex-obsessed southern belle in the hit comedy series ‘The Golden Girls’, has died aged 76.
Her manager, Barbara Lawrence, told People magazine that she died in a New York hospital Thursday morning after suffering a ‘massive stroke’.
McClanahan won an Emmy award in 1977 as the year’s outstanding comic actress for her role in ‘Golden Girls’, a sitcom about four middle-aged women sharing an apartment in Miami.
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Her manager, Barbara Lawrence, told People magazine that she died in a New York hospital Thursday morning after suffering a ‘massive stroke’.
McClanahan won an Emmy award in 1977 as the year’s outstanding comic actress for her role in ‘Golden Girls’, a sitcom about four middle-aged women sharing an apartment in Miami.
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- 6/3/2010
- by realbollywood
- RealBollywood.com
Actress Rue McClanahan has passed away at the age of 76. McClanahan won an Emmy Award in 1987 for her role as Blanche Devereaux on 'The Golden Girls.'
McClanahan's manager Barbara Lawrence told reporters the actress passed away at New York-Presbyterian Hospital, with her family.
Her career spanned over a hundred productions, but she was best known for her work in 'All in the Family,' 'Maude' and 'Golden Girls.'...
McClanahan's manager Barbara Lawrence told reporters the actress passed away at New York-Presbyterian Hospital, with her family.
Her career spanned over a hundred productions, but she was best known for her work in 'All in the Family,' 'Maude' and 'Golden Girls.'...
- 6/3/2010
- icelebz.com
Actress Rue McClanahan has passed away at the age of 76. McClanahan won an Emmy Award in 1987 for her role as Blanche Devereaux on 'The Golden Girls.'
McClanahan's manager Barbara Lawrence told reporters the actress passed away at New York-Presbyterian Hospital, with her family.
Her career spanned over a hundred productions, but she was best known for her work in 'All in the Family,' 'Maude' and 'Golden Girls.'...
McClanahan's manager Barbara Lawrence told reporters the actress passed away at New York-Presbyterian Hospital, with her family.
Her career spanned over a hundred productions, but she was best known for her work in 'All in the Family,' 'Maude' and 'Golden Girls.'...
- 6/3/2010
- icelebz.com
"The Golden Girls" are down to just one surviving member, as Betty White is the last of the comedy quartet that was loved by so many with today's unfortunate passing of Rue McClanahan at the age of 76.
People carries the quote from her manager, Barbara Lawrence, saying, "She passed away at 1 a.m. this morning. She had a massive stroke."
McClanahan starred in 180 episodes of the hit show "The Golden Girls" from 1985-1992 and is now the third of the group to pass away in recent years. Beatrice Arthur, died from cancer in April of last year and Estelle Getty died in 2008. 88-year-old Betty White is still working hard. After recently hosting an episode of "Saturday Night Live" she also starred opposite Sandra Bullock in The Proposal in 2009 and plays Grandma Bunny in You Again this September opposite Kristen Bell.
McClanahan's feature film roles included 1997's Starship Troopers and 2003's The Fighting Temptations,...
People carries the quote from her manager, Barbara Lawrence, saying, "She passed away at 1 a.m. this morning. She had a massive stroke."
McClanahan starred in 180 episodes of the hit show "The Golden Girls" from 1985-1992 and is now the third of the group to pass away in recent years. Beatrice Arthur, died from cancer in April of last year and Estelle Getty died in 2008. 88-year-old Betty White is still working hard. After recently hosting an episode of "Saturday Night Live" she also starred opposite Sandra Bullock in The Proposal in 2009 and plays Grandma Bunny in You Again this September opposite Kristen Bell.
McClanahan's feature film roles included 1997's Starship Troopers and 2003's The Fighting Temptations,...
- 6/3/2010
- by Brad Brevet
- Rope of Silicon
Beloved actress Rue McClanahan has died at the age of 76. "She passed away at 1 a.m. this morning," her manager, Barbara Lawrence, told People magazine. "She had a massive stroke." America loved her as bawdy Blanche Devereaux on the iconic '80s sitcom "Golden Girls." Rue, along with her costars Bea Arthur, Estelle Getty and Betty White, were a perfect mix of personality, wit and charm that entertained a wide audience on NBC from 1985 to 1992. McClanahan's costar, Bea (Beatrice) Arthur, died from cancer last year. Estelle Getty died in 2008. Now the only surviving cast member, Betty White, 88, is working and appearing in many projects, notably TV Land's "Hot in Cleveland." A daughter of Oklahoma, McClanahan...
- 6/3/2010
- by April MacIntyre
- Monsters and Critics
Golden Girl McClanahan Dies At 76
Golden Girls star Rue McClanahan has died after suffering a major stroke on Thursday morning.
The actress' manager, Barbara Lawrence, confirmed the star died at a hospital in New York, surrounded by her family. She was 76.
Lawrence tells People.com, "She passed away at 1am this morning. She had a massive stroke.
"(McClanahan) had her family with her. She went in peace."
Born Eddi-Rue McClanahan, the star enjoyed a career spanning more than five decades. She began acting on the New York stage in the 1950s and made her Broadway debut in 1969 in musical Jimmy Shine, opposite a young Dustin Hoffman.
Her screen breakthrough came in 1970 when she landed a role on U.S. soap Another World and she went on to star in another popular TV show, Where the Heart Is, before being cast in hit '70s sitcom Maude.
But McClanahan's most famous role was as man-crazed Blanche Devereaux in The Golden Girls, in which she starred alongside Betty White, Bea Arthur and Estelle Getty.
The show first aired in 1985 and ran for seven years, earning her an Emmy Award in 1987 for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series.
She successfully battled breast cancer in 1997 but her later years were marred by ill health and she underwent triple bypass surgery in 2009, before suffering a minor stroke in January.
She was married six times and is survived by her son, Mark Bish, from her first marriage to Tom Bish. She separated from her sixth husband, Morrow Wilson, earlier this year.
White is the last surviving star of The Golden Girls - Getty died in 2008 and Arthur died from cancer last year.
The actress' manager, Barbara Lawrence, confirmed the star died at a hospital in New York, surrounded by her family. She was 76.
Lawrence tells People.com, "She passed away at 1am this morning. She had a massive stroke.
"(McClanahan) had her family with her. She went in peace."
Born Eddi-Rue McClanahan, the star enjoyed a career spanning more than five decades. She began acting on the New York stage in the 1950s and made her Broadway debut in 1969 in musical Jimmy Shine, opposite a young Dustin Hoffman.
Her screen breakthrough came in 1970 when she landed a role on U.S. soap Another World and she went on to star in another popular TV show, Where the Heart Is, before being cast in hit '70s sitcom Maude.
But McClanahan's most famous role was as man-crazed Blanche Devereaux in The Golden Girls, in which she starred alongside Betty White, Bea Arthur and Estelle Getty.
The show first aired in 1985 and ran for seven years, earning her an Emmy Award in 1987 for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series.
She successfully battled breast cancer in 1997 but her later years were marred by ill health and she underwent triple bypass surgery in 2009, before suffering a minor stroke in January.
She was married six times and is survived by her son, Mark Bish, from her first marriage to Tom Bish. She separated from her sixth husband, Morrow Wilson, earlier this year.
White is the last surviving star of The Golden Girls - Getty died in 2008 and Arthur died from cancer last year.
- 6/3/2010
- WENN
The actress Rue McClanahan, 76, died at 1am this morning, surrounded by her family, having suffered a massive stroke in November while recovering from bypass surgery. McClanahan was most famous for her role as man-hungry, fun-loving Blanche Devereaux in the 1980s hit sitcom “Golden Girls”. Her manager, Barbara Lawrence said “She passed away at 1 a.m. this morning. She had a massive stroke.” Lawrence added that she “had her family with her. She went in peace.” Betty White (88), who played Rose on the show, is that last surviving member of the “Golden Girls.” Bea Arthur passed away last year and Estelle Getty died in 2008. The scene stealing actresses career began in the 1950s on the New York stage. It was not until 1971 that she moved to television on the series “All in the Family”. From 1985 to 1992 she played the role of Blanche Devereaux on the “Golden Girls” and in 1987 she won...
- 6/3/2010
- IrishCentral
Former Golden Girls actress Rue McClanahan has died. She was 76. According to her manager, Barbara Lawrence, Rue passed away at 1 a.m. this morning after suffering from her second stroke. Rue is perhaps best known for her role as Blanceh Deveraux in the hit series, Golden Girls. Blanche was a proto-Samantha Jones, whose appetite for men was often a source of amusement on the show. She was o the show since it first ran in 1985 until it was canceled in 1992. She reprised her role as Blanche in the short-lived Golden Girls spin-off The Golden Palace in 1993. With Rue's death,...
- 6/3/2010
- by Celebuzz
- Celebuzz.com
The Golden Girls made a woman of Rue McClanahan. McClanahan—who earned an Emmy along with, by her own assessment, a measure of courage playing Blanche Devereaux, the lustiest member of the sitcom classic's retiree quartet—died early today from what was termed a massive stroke. She was 76. "She had her family with her. She went in peace," her manager, Barbara Lawrence, said. Her death leaves Betty White as the sole surviving star of the beloved 1985-1992 TV comedy. Estelle Getty died in 2008; Bea Arthur passed away in 2009. The Golden Girls itself is immortal, as McClanahan herself observed. "It started running in reruns in 1988, and it hasn't stopped...
- 6/3/2010
- E! Online
Actress, who portrayed Blanche Devereaux on show, suffered a massive stroke.
By Kara Warner
Rue McClanahan
Photo: Evan Agostini/ ImageDirect
Rue McClanahan, the Emmy-winning actress who starred as the saucy Blanche Devereaux in the hit TV series "The Golden Girls," died early Thursday morning of a massive stroke, according to multiple reports. She was 76.
"She passed away at 1 a.m.," her manager, Barbara Lawrence, told People.com. "She had a massive stroke."
McClanahan had suffered a minor stroke earlier this year while recovering from triple bypass surgery. McClanahan's rep told the magazine that at the time of her death Thursday, McClanahan "had her family with her. She went in peace."
McClanahan was born on February 21, 1934, in Healdton, Oklahoma. After majoring in theater at the University of Tulsa, began her career as an actress in the mid-1950s, appearing in off-Broadway productions in New York. She made her Broadway debut in...
By Kara Warner
Rue McClanahan
Photo: Evan Agostini/ ImageDirect
Rue McClanahan, the Emmy-winning actress who starred as the saucy Blanche Devereaux in the hit TV series "The Golden Girls," died early Thursday morning of a massive stroke, according to multiple reports. She was 76.
"She passed away at 1 a.m.," her manager, Barbara Lawrence, told People.com. "She had a massive stroke."
McClanahan had suffered a minor stroke earlier this year while recovering from triple bypass surgery. McClanahan's rep told the magazine that at the time of her death Thursday, McClanahan "had her family with her. She went in peace."
McClanahan was born on February 21, 1934, in Healdton, Oklahoma. After majoring in theater at the University of Tulsa, began her career as an actress in the mid-1950s, appearing in off-Broadway productions in New York. She made her Broadway debut in...
- 6/3/2010
- MTV Music News
Rue McClanahan died early on Thursday morning, Access Hollywood has confirmed.
"She passed away at 1 Am on Thursday," her manager, Barbara Lawrence, told Access.
The former "The Golden Girls" star, known for her role as Blanche Deveraux, was 76.
According to Lawrence, Rue "had a stroke on Monday." She suffered a minor stroke earlier this year following a bypass surgery.
"She was in the hospital with her son, her sister, and her nephew," Lawrence continued. "She died quickly, peacefully and beautifully."
The star was in New York at the time of her death.
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"She passed away at 1 Am on Thursday," her manager, Barbara Lawrence, told Access.
The former "The Golden Girls" star, known for her role as Blanche Deveraux, was 76.
According to Lawrence, Rue "had a stroke on Monday." She suffered a minor stroke earlier this year following a bypass surgery.
"She was in the hospital with her son, her sister, and her nephew," Lawrence continued. "She died quickly, peacefully and beautifully."
The star was in New York at the time of her death.
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This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.
- 6/3/2010
- by AccessHollywood.com Editorial Staff
- Access Hollywood
By Dylan Stableford
Rue McClanahan, who played Blanche Deveraux on the "Golden Girls," has died. She was 76.
"Rue passed away at this morning," her manager, Barbara Lawrence, told TheWrap. She had a "massive stroke," Lawrence said.
McClanahan suffered the cerebral hemorrhage on May 31st. She died at 1 a.m. on Thursday at New York-Presbyterian Hospital. Her son, sister and her nephew were at her side, Lawrence said.
McClanahan suffered a min...
Rue McClanahan, who played Blanche Deveraux on the "Golden Girls," has died. She was 76.
"Rue passed away at this morning," her manager, Barbara Lawrence, told TheWrap. She had a "massive stroke," Lawrence said.
McClanahan suffered the cerebral hemorrhage on May 31st. She died at 1 a.m. on Thursday at New York-Presbyterian Hospital. Her son, sister and her nephew were at her side, Lawrence said.
McClanahan suffered a min...
- 6/3/2010
- by Josh Dickey
- The Wrap
Rue McClanahan -- who played Blanche Devereaux on " Golden Girls " -- has died. Rue's manager, Barbara Lawrence, says the actress passed away at 1 Am this morning at a hospital in New York after she suffered a massive stroke on Monday. Barbara says Rue's son, sister and nephew were with her at the time. Rue was 76. Read more...
- 6/3/2010
- by TMZ Staff
- TMZ
Emmy-winning legend Rue McClanahan, who played Blanche Devereaux for seven seasons on the NBC sitcom 'Golden Girls,' has died after suffering a stroke, People reports. She was 76. "She passed away at 1 a.m. this morning. She had a massive stroke," her manager, Barbara Lawrence, said.
McClanahan "had her family with her. She went in peace," Lawrence added.
The actress was best known for her role as the saucy Blanche Deveraux on 'Girls.'
McClanahan had a stroke earlier this year, when she was recovering from heart bypass surgery.
Her 'Golden' co-stars Estelle Getty and Bea Arthur passed away in July of 2008 and April of 2009, respectively.
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McClanahan "had her family with her. She went in peace," Lawrence added.
The actress was best known for her role as the saucy Blanche Deveraux on 'Girls.'
McClanahan had a stroke earlier this year, when she was recovering from heart bypass surgery.
Her 'Golden' co-stars Estelle Getty and Bea Arthur passed away in July of 2008 and April of 2009, respectively.
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- 6/3/2010
- by TV Squad Staff
- Aol TV.
Golden Girls star Rue McClanahan has passed away. She was 76. "She passed away at 1 a.m. this morning," her manager, Barbara Lawrence said. "She had a massive stroke." Betty White to Host the Oscars? McClanahan had also suffered a minor stroke earlier this year while she was recovering from a bypass surgery. If you guys recall, McClanahan played Blanche Devereaux in the '80s sitcom Golden Girls. The very popular show was in syndication from 1985 to 1992. Betty White, 88, is currently the only Golden Girl alive. Beatrice Arthur died from cancer last year and Estelle Getty died...
- 6/3/2010
- Hollyscoop.com
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