FATSO (1980) with Dom DeLuise & Anne Bancroft. $1,810,000. Natalie Wood was considered for the . Landmarks, Breakthroughs and Milestones in Black Film History, a five-week series, will run through March 14 at Film Forum 2, 209 West Houston Street, Manhattan. Set in the 1920s, William Inge's screenplay concerns the superheated romance between working-class high schooler Natalie Wood and rich kid Beatty. Imitation of Life (1959) Full Cast & Crew See agents for this cast & crew on IMDbPro Directed by Douglas Sirk Writing Credits Cast (in credits order) verified as complete Produced by Ross Hunter . Box office. She was the fifth black actor to be nominated for an Academy Award in any category, and the third in the Supporting Actress category at a time when only one black actor, Hattie McDaniel in Gone with the Wind (1939), had won an Oscar. The 1959 version of Imitation of Life that we all know and love is actually a remake of the 1934 classic, based on the 1933 book by Fannie Hurst. She made her last film appearance in 1962, co-starring with Montgomery Clift in Freud: The Secret Passion. "Imitation Of Life" in fact followed twenty-five years after the first version, which was released the year after Fannie Hurst's novel was published. 4 Vetoed by Maureen Lee Lenker The Maltese Falcon . She retired from acting in the 1960s, and made her last appearance on the show Temple Houston in 1963 . Natalie Wood was first considered for the part of Turner's daughter, but eventually Universal went with its own contract player, Sandra Dee, whom they were grooming for stardom. Soon the conflict between respectable behavior and human . Natalie Wood was considered for the . She started her career as a child actress and eventually transitioned into teenage roles, young adult roles, and middle-aged roles. The doc includes home movies of Wood and her daughters, discusses her roller-coaster love life and investigates Wood's tenuous relationship with her tough-love Russian émigré mother. British collectors card in the Glamour Girls of Stage and Films series by Arcadia Works, London, for Carreras Cigarettes, no. on Screen Drafts. 1. She became known for playing Sarah Jane in the 1959 film Imitation of Life, which garnered her an Academy Award nomination. Natalie Wood (born Natalia Nikolaevna Zakharenko) was an American actress of Russian descent. 309. What does imitation of life mean? Natalie Wood brings the full range of life and emotion to this poignant story of teenage heat-break. She played an African-American woman (of mixed ancestry) who passed for white for a time in her life. Actress | Imitation of Life Susan Kohner was born on November 11, 1936 in Los Angeles, California. English. While the title Imitation of Life on the surface seems to be referring to the artificiality of Lora's glamorous career that takes her away from her daughter, the title is perhaps more of a sly comment on how racism in 1950s America denied African American people the life that white people took for granted. Lana Turner's role was now that of a stage actress and the sub textual love affair, so prominent in the 1934 version, was cut . The 1959 version of Imitation of Life that we all know and love is actually a remake of the 1934 classic, based on the 1933 book by Fannie Hurst. Sandra Dee was an American actress. In an interview with Turner Classic Movies (TCM), Juanita Moore said that Blacks did not like the first movie because Delilah's character was so subservient. No mountains, but soft, green-topped undulating hills. 310. Juanita Moore, Best Supporting Actress Academy Award nominee for the 1959 blockbuster Imitation of Life, died on New Year's Day 2014 at her home in Los Angeles. Without becoming maudlin, this is a powerful story of the intensity of young love. (AP Photo/David F. Smith) David F. Smith As the identity-challenged, light-skinned daughter of Lana's African American maid (the great Juanita Moore) Kohner rips into the juiciest role of her brief career with thrilling assurance. . Natalie Wood, Actress: Rebel Without a Cause. Following her role in Imitation of Life, Kohner appeared in All the Fine Young Cannibals opposite Natalie Wood and Robert Wagner. She drowned off Catalina Island on November 29, 1981 at age 43. Deanie (Natalie Wood in an Oscar®-nominated performance that marked a career turning point toward complex adult roles) is a teenager eager to do what's right in her 1920s Kansas town. Susan estrelou seu último filme em 1962 ao lado de Montgomery Clift em Freud. Aaron Spelling said Natalie Wood, who was married to Robert Wagner, was their original choice to play Jennifer Hart, but she wanted to focus on her film career. The scene with Troy Donohue (you'll know it if you've seen it) is truly terrible to witness. Lora Meredith (Lana Turner), a white single mother who dreams of being on Broadway, has a chance encounter with Annie Johnson (Juanita Moore), a black widow. Budget. To the common people of Migdal, the synagogue would have appeared sumptuous with its plastered walls, imitation marble frescoes and costly mosaic flooring. Natalie Wood and Robert Wagner, a husband-and-wife team in real life, perform as lovers in "All the Young Cannibals," on Dec. 7, 1959. In 1958 Natalie Wood starred in Kings Go Forth (Ross & Daves), the story of a young French mulatto who passes for white. Imitation of Life 2-Movie Collection [Blu-ray] Lana Turner. Susanna Kohner was born on 11 November 1936, in Los Angeles, California,. . . director of photography Film Editing by Milton Carruth Art Direction by Alexander Golitzen The film is a. She was inspired to act by her mother and made her debut in the film To Hell and Back in 1955. Hoping to escape their shady pasts, two former saloon workers, Clint (Hudson) and Tacey (Baxter), move to a small town with Clint's younger brother (Barry Curtis) and an orphaned girl (Natalie Wood). Susan Kohner (born November 11, 1936) is an American actress, who worked in film and television. She married John Weitz in 1964. $1,638,000. Bayonne, New . The 1959 version of Imitation of Life that we all know and love is actually a remake of the 1934 classic, based on the 1933 book by Fannie Hurst. Wood was born July 20, 1938 in San Francisco to Russian immigrant parents: housewife . She is best known for her role as Sarah Jane in Imitation of Life (1959), for which she was nominated for an Oscar and won two Golden Globe awards. Natalie Wood was first considered for the part of Turner's daughter, but eventually Universal went with its own contract player, Sandra Dee, whom they were grooming for stardom. Dennis Hopper received a call from Natalie Wood the day after he made screen tests with her and the other actresses director Nicholas Ray was considering for the role of Judy in Rebel Without a Cause (including Jayne Mansfield, one of Ray's lovers). Rochelle Hudson Rochelle Hudson was an American film actress from the 1930s through the 1960s. Following her role in Imitation of Life, Kohner appeared in All the Fine Young Cannibals opposite Natalie Wood and Robert Wagner. She is best remembered for costarring in the tense and gripping social drama . . 306. The result for Dee was a long-term contract at. 2. We can therefore but . Imitation of Life, based on Fannie Hurst's best selling novel, traces the lives of two widows, one white and the employer, the other black and the servant. Play trailer 2:19 1 Video 86 Photos Drama An aspiring white actress takes in an African-American widow whose mixed-race daughter is desperate to be seen as white. Her first marriage was to Harold Thompson, in 1939. The film celebrates the woman behind the iconic imagery and explores the compelling details of Wood's personal life and illustrious career that are often overshadowed by her tragic death. For anyone who loves movies in general, and the decadent pre-Movie Brats films of the '60s especially, Natalie Wood: What Remains Behind is a good hang. The 1959 version of Imitation of Life that we all know and love is actually a remake of the 1934 classic, based on the 1933 book by Fannie Hurst. 7 Dark Passage in Humphrey Bogart at No. Her father was Paul Kohner, a film producer, and her mother was Lupita Tovar, a Mexican actress. Imitation of Life could almost be a parody of everything Americans find embarrassing about our social attitudes in the 1950's. The woman who chooses a career over marriage finds herself empty and her family falling apart. American actress Sandra Dee began her career as a model at age 12, and later moved on to TV commercials. Imitation Of Life (1959) -- (Movie Clip) A Maid To Live In Imitation Of Life (1959) -- (Movie Clip) Ten Seconds Before You Die Ben Mankiewicz Intro -- Imitation Of Life (1959) Film Details Genre Romance Adaptation Drama Release Date Apr 1959 Premiere Information Wilson Wood as Grandstand "Coach" (uncredited) Behind the scenes. Two other popular releases in 1959, Gidget and A Summer Place, would make her a star and contribute to Imitation of Life's box office success. He was a German novelist and fashion designer. . April 23, 1942. The teenage girl listening to records finds herself seduced into a life of sin. Imitation of Life, circa 1959, repeated the same cinematic magic and netted Oscar nominations for both Juanita Moore and Susan Kohner (who did nab a Golden Globe), but the script changes produced an uneven result. Oriana Nudo is a Guest G.M. Two other popular releases in 1959, Gidget and A Summer Place, would make her a star and contribute to Imitation of Life's box office success. Her mother was of Irish and Mexican descent, and her father was Jewish. Natalie Wood. In an interview with Turner Classic Movies (TCM), Juanita Moore said that Blacks did not like the first movie because Delilah's character was so subservient. Dee began her career as a child model, working first in commercials, and then film in her teenage years. Hamilton said that the film "combined Southern Gothic with a biopic of jazzman Chet . Hudson was a WAMPAS Baby Star in 1931. Hudson was married four times. TOY STORY (1995) Actress | Imitation of Life Susan Kohner was born on November 11, 1936 in Los Angeles, California. producer Music by Cinematography by Russell Metty . Film Frames Friday . Trying their best to keep their relationship from going "all the way," Beatty and Wood go through a series of unsatisfying interim romances. Ms. Dee puts on quite a display as she is dressing for company and is putting on her shoes with lots of petticoat flying. Natalie Wood brings the full range of life and emotion to this poignant story of teenage heat-break. Director: Nicholas Ray. The world is shown from the perspective of these young lovers where everything is newer, brighter, and fresher than it will ever be again. But the emotions she shares with boyfriend Bud (Warren Beatty in his screen debut) are too strong. He was the head of the Storyline Department at Disney Studios.. After their divorce in 1947, (but the trade publication Billboard reported that they divorced on September 4, 1945) she married a second time the following year to Los Angeles Times sportswriter Dick Irving Hyland.