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1999 was an absurdly good year for movies. IMDb staff weigh in on the films in the "Class of '99," and how they hold up 25 years later.

The Films That Defined 1999

1999 was an absurdly good year for movies. IMDb staff weigh in on the films in the &quot;Class of &#39;99,&quot; and how they hold up 25 years later.

Sinister sequels, eerie indies, and blockbuster boo-fests — here are the most exciting horror movies to add to your Watchlist.

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Born in Boston to Evangeline Tomlinson and John Sinclair Macpherson. Jeanie Macperson was educated at Madame de Facq's school in Paris, the Kenwood Institute in Chicago and took dancing lessons from Theodore Kosloff. Her stage experience began when she got the lead in a school play and was awarded a gold medal by the Chicago Musical College. She made her professional debut in the musical show, "Havana", then had a part in William C. de Mille's "Strongheart", which was going out on the road. During her years as an actress Jeanie worked with Florence Lawrence and Mary Pickford. She later was given her own unit at Universal and wrote and directed as well as acted in two-reelers. After leaving Universal, she was signed by Cecil B. DeMille as a writer. According to the 1938-39 Motion Picture Almanac, she is also credited as having collaborated on Cleopatra (1934) (Paramount) and adapted "Lafitte the Pirate" (basis for The Buccaneer (1938) from Paramount). She went to Rome for direction and story supervision for ERA Productions, Vittorio Mussolini's company.

One of the 36 founders of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and
Sciences (AMPAS)

Was involved, for several years, in a relationship with director <a class="ipc-md-link ipc-md-link--entity" href="/name/nm0001124/?ref_=nmtrv_trv">Cecil B. DeMille</a>.

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