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Julie Garfield: “I was only six and a half when he died, but my father [John Garfield] was always my hero”

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The lady pictured here is Julie Garfield. She was born in 1946 in Los Angeles; her father was […]

September 30, 2025 Actor, Actress, Film Talk

Vincent Sherman: “Since our focus was always on entertainment, we never talked about art”

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The term ‘quintessential studio director’ certainly applies to actor-turned-screenwriter and filmmaker Vincent Sherman (1906-2006), who worked at Warner […]

November 25, 2024 Director, Film Talk

Douglas Fairbanks, Jr.: “Jack L. Warner was a tough businessman, but he was relaxed and kind”

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Douglas Fairbanks Jr. (1909-2000) was the son of the silent screen’s most beloved hero Douglas Fairbanks Sr. and […]

February 9, 2021 Actor-producer

Dean Tavoularis: “Everything that Coppola fought against and fought for made ‘The Godfather’ a screen classic”

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Does the name Dean Tavoularis ring a bell? If it doesn’t, you’ve certainly admired his work over the […]

April 19, 2018 Film Talk, Production designer

Betty Lasky: “My father [Jesse L. Lasky] was co-founder of Paramount, yet now he’s a forgotten film mogul”

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This old black and white still from Betty Lasky’s family album was taken by her mother Bessie, ca. […]

April 25, 2017 Film pioneer, Film Talk

William Wellman, Jr.: “Directors like my father brought their life experiences to the screen”

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Irene Mayer Selznick, daughter of studio mogul Louis B. Mayer and wife of independent Hollywood producer David O. […]

January 8, 2016 Film director, Film Talk

Looking back: What daily life was like at Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer once you entered the studio

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A lot of (auto)biographical books and historical documentaries have been made over the years, all reflecting on (the […]

November 21, 2015 Film history, Hollywood

Samuel Goldwyn, Jr.: “My father had a tremendous love for movies”

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Independent filmmaker and producer Samuel Goldwyn, Jr. passed away on January 9, 2015, in Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in […]

January 11, 2015 Film producer, Film Talk

Kevin McCarthy: “Montgomery Clift was brilliant in every way”

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Meeting veteran stage and screen actor Kevin McCarthy in a Hollywood restaurant was a thrilling experience. When I […]

January 10, 2015 Actor, Film Talk
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