What is Lena Olin’s nationality?
Lena Olin was born in Stockholm, Sweden, in 1955.
The canine silent movie star Rin Tin Tin is buried in Cimetiere du Chiens in Paris, France. The black onyx tombstone is inscribed “The Greatest Cinema Star”.
Bernard Herrmann’s final movie score was the Oscar-winning score was for Taxi Driver (1976).
The French Golgotha (1937), directed by Julien Duvivier was the first sound film about the life of Christ. It starred Robert Le Vigan as Jesus, and Jean Gabin as Pontius Pilate.
Edith Bunker died after “All in the Family” (CBS, 1971-79) had become “Archie Bunker’s Place” (CBS, 1979-83). The 1980-81 season opened with Archie grieving over her death, which was not portrayed directly.
Boris Karloff was working on Graft (1931), in which Karloff played a murderer, when director James Whale asked him to do a screen test for Frankenstein (1931). Whale spotted Karloff in the Universal commissary.
Louis B. Mayer’s first film star was Anita Stewart. She starred in Virtuous Wives (1918), the first film made by Mayer’s production company, Alco (later Metro).