Tag: Oscar

Yul Brynner

(1920–1985) Yuliy Borisovich Briner Filmography as Actor: The Ten Commandments 1956 Director: Cecil B. DeMille Starring: Charlton Heston, Yul Brynner     The Madwoman of Chaillot 1969 Director: Bryan Forbes Starring: Katharine Hepburn, Charles Boyer   Born July 11 1920 Vladivostok (Russia) Died October 10 1985…

Cecil B. DeMille

(1881–1959) Cecil Blount DeMille Filmography as Director: Samson and Delilah 1949 Director: Cecil B. DeMille Starring: Hedy Lamarr, Victor Mature     The Ten Commandments 1956 Director: Cecil B. DeMille Starring: Charlton Heston, Yul Brynner   Born August 12 1881 Ashfield, MA (USA) Died January 21…

Alex North

(1910–1991) Isadore Soifer Works: • A Streetcar Named Desire (1951) • Cleopatra (1963) • Désirée (1954) • Spartacus (1960) • The Agony and the Ecstasy (1965) • Unchained Melody (1955) Filmography as Composer: A Streetcar Named Desire 1951 Director: Elia…

Jerry Goldsmith

(1929–2004) Jerrald King Goldsmith Works: • Basic Instinct (1992) • Chinatown (1974) • First Knight (1995) • Movie Theme Songs • The Agony And The Ecstasy (1965) Filmography as Composer: The Agony and the Ecstasy 1965 Director: Carol Reed Starring: Charlton…

Carol Reed

(1906–1976) Sir Carol Reed Filmography as Director: The Agony and the Ecstasy 1965 Director: Carol Reed Starring: Charlton Heston, Rex Harrison   Born December 30 1906 Putney, London (England) Died April 25 1976 Chelsea, London (England) Cause of death Heart Failure Occupation Film director Producer…

Miklós Rózsa

(1907–1995) Works: • Ben-Hur (1959) • El Cid (1961) • Fedora (1978) • Ivanhoe (1952) • Julius Caesar (1953) • King of Kings (1961) • Knights Of The Round Table (1953) • Lust for Life (1956) • Madame Bovary (1949)…

Sam Zimbalist

(1904–1958) Filmography as Producer: Quo Vadis 1951 Director: Mervyn LeRoy Starring: Robert Taylor, Deborah Kerr     Ben-Hur 1959 Director: William Wyler Starring: Charlton Heston, Jack Hawkins   Born March 31 1904 Kiev (Ukraine) Died November 4 1958 Roma (Italia) Occupation Producer Awards…

Hugh Griffith

(1912–1980) Hugh Emrys Griffith Filmography as Actor: Ben-Hur 1959 Director: William Wyler Starring: Charlton Heston, Jack Hawkins     Tom Jones 1963 Director: Tony Richardson Starring: Albert Finney, Susannah York     How to Steal a Million 1966 Director: William Wyler Starring: Audrey…

Charlton Heston

(1923–2008) John Charles Carter or Charlton John Carter Filmography as Actor: The Ten Commandments 1956 Director: Cecil B. DeMille Starring: Charlton Heston, Yul Brynner     Ben-Hur 1959 Director: William Wyler Starring: Charlton Heston, Jack Hawkins     El Cid…

William Wyler

(1902–1981) Wilhelm Weiller Filmography as Director: Roman Holiday 1953 Director: William Wyler Starring: Audrey Hepburn, Gregory Peck     Ben-Hur 1959 Director: William Wyler Starring: Charlton Heston, Jack Hawkins     How to Steal a Million 1966 Director: William Wyler…