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DR. STRANGELOVE

June 16, 2012 by Vickie Lester

Scheduled for release by Columbia Pictures in early fall, Dr. Strangelove is being shot in England, it was explained, to accommodate Peter Sellers, who was unable to leave the country for domestic reasons. In addition to the President, the protean Sellers also plays the title role of a German scientist, a Texas pilot of an H-bomber headed inexorably for Russia, and an R.A.F. exchange officer. What roles are left are handled by Sterling Hayden, Keenan Wynn, Peter Bull, James Earl […]

Categories: Culture, Design, Entertainment, History, Movies, Uncategorized, Writing • Tags: 1964, Artic, change, classic, Coca-Cola, director, DR. STRANGELOVE, England, Keenan Wynn, movie, movie history, Movie stars, movies, New York Times, on location, operator, payphone, Peter Sellers, shooting, Stanley Kubrick, tea break

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BEN-HUR

May 20, 2012 by Vickie Lester

Irving Thalberg produced… William Wyler was an Assistant Director and would later direct the 1959 version… Hollywood turned out as extras in togas and sat and cheered in the arena during the chariot race (Joan Crawford, Harold Lloyd, Mary Pickford, Samuel Goldwyn, Coleen Moore, etc.)… Cowboys drove the chariots… Forty-two cameramen rolled… Classic!

Categories: Culture, Entertainment, History, Movies, Uncategorized, Writing • Tags: 1925, BEN-HUR, chariot race, classic, cowboys, Fred Niblo, Hollywood, Irving Thalberg, MGM, Movie stars, Ramon Novarro, stunts, William Wyler

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