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We are the caretakers of empty houses, The moon leans her slender body against the door, But the lock is jarred with rust. […]

“Like many other men who have risen to the top in the profession, Montagu Love was intended by fond parents for other […]

Frequent mad scientist and diabolical movie villain George Zucco was once known at Universal as “One Take Zucco.”

“I’ve been Mr. Lucky since my first day in Hollywood and I still expect a little fellow in a black hat to […]

“Being English, I always find out about American women before I launch into a description of my chief hobby, or shall I […]

“It seems that I was destined to act. At the tender age of three I danced across the stage in a sort […]

“I’ve been in this game long enough to realize there’s no such thing as a new quip….The object is to make a […]

“Only a few of my films ever made any real impression. I never really cared about acting at all.” — Michael Rennie […]

“To live sanely in Los Angeles (or, I suppose, in any other large American city) you have to cultivate the art of […]

“I will not be ignored.” — Vivien Leigh “It was a terrific strain making ‘Gone With the Wind,’ […]