Oscar Micheaux Biography
Before Hollywood had gates, Oscar Micheaux was looking for ways around them. At a time when Black Americans were either excluded from the screen or mocked on it, Oscar Micheaux built his own path into the film industry. Micheaux produced and directed over 40 films…
Bud Cort Biography
I first watched Harold and Maude (1971) at a young age. I was probably flipping through the channels, and it was showing somewhere. At the time, I didn’t catch any of the subtleties of the film or whether or not the relationship between Harold and…
Hedy Lamarr Biography
Hedy Lamarr was described as one of the most attractive and glamorous women ever to grace the silver screen. Her striking beauty is said to have inspired the look of Snow White in the animated Disney film Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs. But beyond…
Tony Todd Biography
Tony Todd, an actor whose deep, commanding voice and towering presence have featured in hundreds of films, stage productions, and television series, has gone to the great horror film in the sky. Early Life Anthony Tiran Todd was born on December 4, 1954, in Washington,…
