The Golden Age of Hollywood

The Golden Age of Hollywood
"Garbo, Bogart, Bacall, Gable, K. Hepburn, Astaire, Rogers, Brando, The Marx Brothers, Crawford, Wayne, Stewart, Keaton, Colbert, Gene Kelly, Lancaster, Garland, Peck, Taylor, Douglas, Davis, A. Hepburn, Harlow, Hitchcock, Ford, Hawks, Grace Kelly, Olivier, Dietrich, Cagney, Gardner, Grant, Bergman, Fonda, Monroe, Dean, Welles, West, Holden, Loren, Leigh, Cooper and Fontaine, Tracy, Stanwyck, Gish, Power, Temple, Heston, Hayworth, Pickford"

Tuesday, December 7, 2010

Star of the Week: Thelma Ritter

Last week's star was that underrated director George Cukor. This week's is my absolute favorite character actress Thelma Ritter.

Real Name: Thelma Ritter
Born: February 14, 1905
     in Brooklyn, New York
Died: February 5, 1969 (age 63)
Height: unknown

What words are there to describe her. Wonderful? Sassy? how about brilliant. I think one of her charms was her sarcastic streak and her accent. If Thelma Ritter ever did a mo

Notable Films: All About Eve, Rear Window, Pillow Talk, The Misfits