

"The Hollywood blacklist—as the broader entertainment industry blacklist is generally known—was the mid-20th-century practice of denying employment to screenwriters, actors, directors, musicians, and other U.S. entertainment professionals because of their suspected political beliefs or associations. Artists were barred from work on the basis of their alleged membership in or sympathy with the A...
For film actors of all nationalities, please see Entertainment industry people . American film actors are actors from the United States who perform on film.The cinema of the United States, often generally referred to as Hollywood, has had a profound effect on cinema across the world since the early 20th century. Its history is sometimes separated into four main periods: the silent film era, cla...
A tribute to the character actresses, pin-ups, "legends" from the Golden Age, who the modern public never really speak or think about; and those who succumbed to tragic deaths."Life can be wildly tragic at times, but whatever happens to you, you have to keep a slightly comic attitude. In the final analysis, you have got not to forget to laugh." - Katharine Hepburn. List (alphabetical by first ...
Scope of Project ===This project aims to identify notable film directors.== Overview ==A film director is a person who directs the actors and crew in the making of a film. They control a film's artistic and dramatic aspects, while guiding the technical crew and actors.== Responsibilities ==Film directors are responsible for overseeing creative aspects of a film under the film producer. They oft...
The entertainment industry has provided the world with film, television and music for decades. In 1958, the Hollywood Chamber of Commerce began honoring those individuals who have made significant contribution to the media with stars on Hollywood Blvd. at Highland Avenue. Since then, over two thousand stars have been placed on the Walk of Fame recognizing individuals, both living and deceased, ...
People who have made significant contribution to silent films: actors, directors, writers, etc.Top grossing silent films in the United States as calculated by Variety magazine in 1932. The dollar amounts are not adjusted for inflation.# The Birth of a Nation (1915) - $10,000,000# The Big Parade (1925) - $6,400,000# Ben-Hur (1925) - $5,500,000# Way Down East (1920) - $5,000,000# The Gold Rush (1...
(adj) disgraceful, scandalous, shameful, shocking (giving offense to moral sensibilities and injurious to reputation) "scandalous behavior"; "the wicked rascally shameful conduct of the bankrupt"- Thackeray; "the most shocking book of its time" From the Greek σκάνδαλον, a trap or stumbling-block. The metaphor is that wrong conduct can impede or "trip" people's trust or faith. adjective: scand...
Established in 1934, the Jewish cemetery and gardens are located on 3201 North 72nd Avenue, Hollywood, Broward County, Florida. Official Website Find a Grave Billion Graves
This project is for modern day Indian actors who star in what is known as "Masala Movies" and not such much the legendary actors from yesteryear (unless they are still acting in films today). Bollywood is the informal term popularly used for the Hindi-language film industry based in Mumbai, Maharashtra, India. The term is often incorrectly used to refer to the whole of Indian cinema; it is only...
Star Trek is an American science fiction entertainment franchise created by Gene Roddenberry. The core of Star Trek is its seven television series: * The Original Series * The Animated Series * The Next Generation * Deep Space Nine * Voyager * Enterprise * Discovery The franchise also includes eleven feature films, dozens of games, hundreds of novels, as well as a themed attraction in Las Vegas...
The cemetery is located on Taft St. in Hollywood, Broward County, Florida between 441 and the Turnpike. It is also known as Fred Hunter's Hollywood Memorial Gardens North . Find a Grave Billion Graves
The Real Housewives= The Real Housewives is an American media franchise consisting of several reality television series broadcast on Bravo; they document the lives of several affluent housewives residing in varying regions throughout the United States and internationally. The first version The Real Housewives of Orange County premiered in 2006; its success resulted in spin-off series located in...
The project, The Weinstein Effect , or The Hollywood Purge of 2017 , is aimed to cover events and notables accused or accusing of sexual misconduct starting to snowball in the latter half of 2017 ( the post Weinstein era ) plus notables who inspired this phenomenon and were involved in the build-up to it. One way or another.======The epicenter of the Weinstein Effect was the Hollywood mogul, Ha...
Please add profiles of those who were born, lived or died in Hollywood, Broward County, Florida.Hollywood is located between the cities of Ft. Lauderdale and Miami.= Official Website = History Wikipedia Joseph Young arrived in South Florida in 1920 in search to create his own “Dream City in Florida” . His vision included the beaches of the Atlantic ocean stretching westward with man made lakes,...
The Rat Pack was a group of actors originally centered on Humphrey Bogart. In the mid-1960s it was the name used by the press and the general public to refer to a later variation of the group, after Bogart's death, that called itself "the summit" or "the clan," featuring Joey Bishop , who appeared together on stage and in films in the early-1960s, including the movie Ocean's 11. Sinatra, Martin...
Actors, directors and producers in Hollywood who have Russian(*) roots(*) Russian does not necessarily mean ethnicity but often ancestral origins in Russia/Russian Empire
Stargate is a military science fiction franchise, initially conceived by Roland Emmerich and Dean Devlin . T he first film in the franchise was simply titled Stargate . I t was originally released on October 28, 1994 by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer and Carolco, and became a worldwide hit grossing nearly $200 million (USD) worldwide. T hree years later, Brad Wright and Jonathan Glassner created a televis...