When was Hamlet first put to film?
Hamlet was first put to film in 1907, in a silent film produced by George Melies.
Harold Lloyd, whose best-known movie is Safety Last (1923), was the “King of Daredevil Comedy”.
Lisa Kirk sang for Rosalind Russell in Gypsy (1962).
Gregg Toland was the cinematographer on Citizen Kane (1941), who served in the same role on such classics as The Grapes of Wrath (1940) and The Best Years of Our Lives (1946).
Lillian Gish was older than Dorothy Gish, by almost two years. Lillian was born in 1896; Dorothy was born in 1898 and died in 1968.
“Arthur’s Theme (The Best That You Can Do)” for the movie Arthur required no fewer than four composers: Burt Bacharach, Carole Bayer Sager, Peter Allen, and Christopher Cross (who sang it). The song won an Oscar.
Marion Crane, played by Janet Leigh the female character murdered by Norman Bates (Anthony Perkins) in Psycho (1960). Her boyfriend is Sam Loomis (John Gavin) and her sister is Lila Crane (Vera Miles).