#OTD in 1946
(special effects)
Cover of The New Yorker, March 16, 1946
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Marilyn Monroe (1926-1962) and co-star Jean Peters (1926-2000) relaxing between takes on the set of “Niagara” (1953, dir. Henry Hathaway).

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Theresa Russell: “By the time we start filming, I always know what my objectives are” It was quite a surprise to me when I heard last June that American actress Theresa Russell (b. 1957) would come over to the Film Fest Gent in Belgium this month. Theresa Russell of all people. She …

Theresa Russell: “By the time we start filming, I always know what my objectives are”

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2025 Film Fest Gent: Actress Theresa Russell receives Joseph Plateau Honorary Award At the 52nd edition of Film Fest Gent (in Belgium), American actress Theresa Russell was presented this evening with a Joseph Plateau Honorary Award. With this prize, the festival honors guests who…

2025 Film Fest Gent: Actress Theresa Russell receives Joseph Plateau Honorary Award

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Emily Watson: “When I play a character, I guess I have to find a place where I feel authentic” Emily Watson (b. 1967), pictured here at last October’s Film Fest Gent with Tim Mielants who directed her in “Small Things Like These” (2024), is a very accomplished British actre…

Emily Watson: “When I play a character, I guess I have to find a place where I can feel authentic”

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Janet Leigh: “Norma Shearer was the quintessential star, a star like no other, and she was my fairy godmother” In February 1946, Norma Shearer swept into the lobby of the Sugar Bowl Ski Lodge in Soda Springs, California. She saw a picture of a fresh-faced teenage girl with an undeniable charm on the clerk’s…

Janet Leigh: “Norma Shearer was the quintessential star, a star like no other, and she was my fairy godmother”

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Émilie Dequenne 1981-2025: Award-winning leading lady of French-language cinema dies at 43 Belgian actress Émilie Dequenne passed away at age 43. A renowned leading lady of French cinema since her film debut and breakout role in “Rosetta” (1999), she revealed on her Instagram…

Émilie Dequenne 1981-2025: Award-winning leading lady of French-language cinema dies at 43

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Jean Simmons: “Spencer Tracy told me, ‘Know your lines, kid, and get on with it.’ And that’s what I did” British-born actress Jean Simmons (1929-2010) was a celebrated star for several decades, and on both sides of the Atlantic, she always won much praise for her nuanced performances and versatility o…

Jean Simmons: “Spencer Tracy told me, ‘Know your lines, kid, and get on with it.’ And that's what I did”

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Jane Withers — Westwood home "La Californiana"
b. April 12, 1926, Atlanta, Georgia
d. August 7, 2021, Burbank, California (undisclosed)

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2024 Film Fest Gent: Honorary Award for renowned British actress Emily Watson This year’s 51st edition of Film Fest Gent in Belgium has honored British actress Emily Watson (b. 1967) with its Lifetime Achievement Award, a.k.a. the Joseph Plateau Honorary Award, referring to …

2024 Film Fest Gent: Honorary Award for renowned British actress Emily Watson

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Ann Gillis: “Michael Curtiz liked me because I was always on time and I knew my lines” When I met former child actress Cora Sue Collins at her Beverly Hills apartment in March 2003, she said, ‘Did you ever talk to Ann Gillis? She lives in Belgium.’ I didn’t know that at the time, and…

Ann Gillis: “Michael Curtiz liked me because I was always on time and I knew my lines”

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Jane Withers — Westwood home "La Californiana"
b. April 12, 1926, Atlanta, Georgia
d. August 7, 2021, Burbank, California (undisclosed)

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Audrey Totter: “My life away from the camera was a very happy one, a life of complete normalcy” Film and television actress Audrey Totter (1917-2013) had a relatively short-lived film career, but created several memorable movie moments, mostly at MGM, from 1944 until the early 1950s. The form…

Audrey Totter: “My life away from the camera was a very happy one, a life of complete normalcy”

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Déborah François: “It’s only fair to the public that you need to work hard to get the job done” Along with other prominent actresses such as Cécile de France (b. 1975) and Émilie Dequenne (b. 1981), Déborah François (b. 1987) is one of those versatile and renowned Belgian-born actresses to be…

Déborah François: “It’s only fair to the public that you need to work hard to get the job done"

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Roxane Mesquida: “In Hollywood I was true to myself, to the movies I like, and the directors I admire” French-born Roxane Mesquida (b. 1981) is a star in international films and an award-winning actress, most notably for her role in “Méduse” (2022) which earned her kudos at the New York …

Roxane Mesquida: “In Hollywood I was true to myself, to the movies I like, and to the directors I admire”

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Vilma Bánky — Beverly Hills home
b. January 9, 1898, Nagydorog, Hungary
d. March 18, 1991, Los Angeles, California (cardiorespiratory arrest)

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Sarah Biasini: “My mother [Romy Schneider] got to play women that made a difference” Sarah Biasini (b. 1978) is a French stage and screen actress, and the daughter of the legendary Romy Schneider (1938-1982) and her second husband, journalist Daniel Biasini (b. 1949). She’s a…

Sarah Biasini: “My mother [Romy Schneider] got to play women that made a difference”

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Laura Galán on ‘Cerdita’: “It requires a lot of concentration and focus when you’re in close-up” The Spanish horror drama “Cerdita” (a.k.a. “Piggy”), also a gruesome thriller and social commentary, was written and directed by Carlota Pereda. The film is a feature expansion of her 2018 award-wi…

Laura Galán on ‘Cerdita’: “It requires a lot of concentration and focus when you're in close-up”

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2019 Arras Film Festival: Actress Karin Viard on “Chanson douce,” a.k.a. “The Perfect Nanny” Two years after she came over to the Arras Film Festival to promote the release of “Jalouse,” French actress Karin Viard (b. 1966) visited the city in Nord-Pas-de-Calais once more to in…

2019 Arras Film Festival: Actress Karin Viard on “Chanson douce,” a.k.a. “The Perfect Nanny”

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Sean Hepburn Ferrer on ‘Intimate Audrey’: “You walk around like it’s a personal visit and a personal experience” “Intimate Audrey,” an exhibition on the life of Audrey Hepburn to celebrate her 90th anniversary, was launched last May in Brussels, where Ms. Hepburn was born on May 4, 1929 (in Elsene/Ixelles, to…

Sean Hepburn Ferrer on ‘Intimate Audrey’: “You walk around like it's a personal visit and a personal experience”

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Laetitia Casta: “As an actress and a model, it’s not difficult to combine those different careers” Before Laetitia Casta (b. 1978) became an established international screen actress and, among others, portrayed two legendary French screen stars, Arletty (“Arletty: une passion coupable,” 2015) an…

Laetitia Casta: “As an actress and a model, it's not difficult to combine those different careers”

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Claudia Cardinale: “I loved working in America, but I always considered myself more a European actress” As the guest of honor at the 2018 Brussels International Film Festival, actress Claudia Cardinale (b. 1938) introduced screenings of two highly acclaimed films she appeared in during the 1960s, Luc…

Claudia Cardinale: “I loved working in America, but I always considered myself more a European actress”

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Katell Quillévéré: “Any versatile actor who can make you laugh, can also make you cry very easily” French filmmaker Katell Quillévéré (b. 1980) and screen actor François Damiens (b. 1973) recently visited the Brussels Cinematek for a Q&A after a screening of “Suzanne” (2013), Ms. Quillévéré …

Katell Quillévéré: “Any versatile actor who can make you laugh, can also make you cry very easily”

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Claudia Cardinale: “As an actor you have to make sure you don’t lose your own identity” She was Italy’s answer to Brigitte Bardot and the leading lady to several of Europe’s most renowned actors, including Marcello Mastroianni (3 films), Vittorio Gassman (5), Alain Delon (3), and Jean…

Claudia Cardinale: “As an actor you have to make sure you don't lose your own identity”

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Betty Garrett: “We decided to put the Hollywood blacklist behind us and get on with our lives” On April 7, 2004, American philanthropist and media mogul Ted Turner, founder of CNN and TCM, among others, received his star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. Several actors from Hollywood’s golden a…

Betty Garrett: “We decided to put the Hollywood blacklist behind us and get on with our lives”

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Charlotte Rampling: “I need to be able to study characters through film. That’s what I do for a living” A leading lady and supporting actress for five decades now, British actress Charlotte Rampling (b. 1946), also a Best Actress Oscar nominee for her performance in “45 Years” (2015), has…

Charlotte Rampling: “I need to be able to study characters through film. That's what I do for a living”

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Karin Viard: “I like to stick to the screenplay, because the reality of the scene is always very crucial to me” “Jalouse” starring French leading lady and two-time César-winner Karin Viard (b. 1966), launched the 18th edition of the Arras Film Festival in France, region Nord-Pas-de-Calais, only a few days ag…

Karin Viard: “I like to stick to the screenplay because the reality of the scene is always very crucial to me”

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Christa Théret: “I like my performances to be spontaneous because I’m a very intuitive actress” French actress and two-time César-nominee Christa Théret (b. 1991) made her screen debut in Costa-Gavras’ “Le couperet” (2005, a.k.a. “The Ax”) when she was in her ear…

Christa Théret: “I like my performances to be spontaneous because I’m a very intuitive actress”

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Stella Stevens: “I had the pleasure to work with a lot of great directors, but Vincente Minnelli was just wonderful” A Golden Globe winner as Most Promising Newcomer for her screen debut in Frank Tashlin’s 1959 romantic comedy “Say One For Me”—along with Tuesday Weld, Angie Dickinson, and Janet …

Stella Stevens: “I had the pleasure to work with a lot of great directors, but Vincente Minnelli was just wonderful”

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Ruth Becquart: “Reading a script for the first time is like opening a door and entering a new world” As a character actress and leading lady, on stage and screen in both tragedy and comedy, actress Ruth Becquart (b. 1976, near Antwerp) is by far and large one of the most prolific Belgian performer…

Ruth Becquart: “Reading a script for the first time is like opening a door and entering a new world”

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