Nancy Reagan

Nancy Reagan

Born: July 6, 1921
Died: March 6, 2016
in New York City, New York, USA
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Nancy Davis Reagan (born Anne Frances Robbins; July 6, 1921 – March 6, 2016) was an American film actress and the wife of Ronald Reagan, the 40th President of the United States. She served as the First Lady of the United States from 1981 to 1989. Davis' film career began with small supporting roles in two films that were released in 1949, The Doctor and the Girl with Glenn Ford and East Side, West Side starring Barbara Stanwyck. She played a child psychiatrist in the film noir Shadow on the Wall (1950) with Ann Sothern and Zachary Scott; her performance was called "beautiful and convincing" by New York Times critic A. H. Weiler. She co-starred in 1950's The Next Voice You Hear..., playing a pregnant housewife who hears the voice of God from her radio. Influential reviewer Bosley Crowther of The New York Times wrote that "Nancy Davis [is] delightful as [a] gentle, plain, and understanding wife." In 1951, Davis appeared in Night into Morning, her favorite screen role, a study of bereavement starring Ray Milland. Crowther said that Davis "does nicely as the fiancée who is widowed herself and knows the loneliness of grief," while another noted critic, The Washington Post's Richard L. Coe, said Davis "is splendid as the understanding widow." MGM released Davis from her contract in 1952; she sought a broader range of parts, but also married Reagan, keeping her professional name as Davis, and had her first child that year. She soon starred in the science fiction film Donovan's Brain (1953); Crowther said that Davis, playing the role of a possessed scientist's "sadly baffled wife," "walked through it all in stark confusion" in an "utterly silly" film. In her next-to-last movie, Hellcats of the Navy (1957), she played nurse Lieutenant Helen Blair, and appeared in a film for the only time with her husband, playing what one critic called "a housewife who came along for the ride." Another reviewer, however, stated that Davis plays her part satisfactorily, and "does well with what she has to work with."

Author Garry Wills has said that Davis was generally underrated as an actress because her constrained part in Hellcats was her most widely seen performance. In addition, Davis downplayed her Hollywood goals: promotional material from MGM in 1949 said that her "greatest ambition" was to have a "successful happy marriage"; decades later, in 1975, she would say, "I was never really a career woman but [became one] only because I hadn't found the man I wanted to marry. I couldn't sit around and do nothing, so I became an actress." Ronald Reagan biographer Lou Cannon nevertheless characterized her as a "reliable" and "solid" performer who held her own in performances with better-known actors. After her final film, Crash Landing (1958), Davis appeared for a brief time as a guest star in television dramas, such as the Zane Grey Theatre episode "The Long Shadow" (1961), where she played opposite Ronald Reagan, as well as Wagon Train and The Tall Man, until she retired as an actress in 1962.

Movies for Nancy Reagan...

Title: Pretty Baby: Brooke Shields
Character: Self (archive footage)
Released: April 3, 2023
Type: TV
Actor, model, and global superstar Brooke Shields’ journey from a sexualized young girl to a woman who embraces her identity and voice.
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The New Air Force One: Flying Fortress
Title: The New Air Force One: Flying Fortress
Character: Self (archive footage)
Released: February 16, 2021
Type: Movie
The New Air Force One: Flying Fortress follows the new presidential aircraft's creation, diving into how it transformed into a top-secret command center.
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Crack: Cocaine, Corruption & Conspiracy
Title: Crack: Cocaine, Corruption & Conspiracy
Character: Self
Released: January 11, 2021
Type: Movie
A cheap, powerful drug emerges during a recession, igniting a moral panic fueled by racism. Explore the complex history of crack in the 1980s.
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Zappa
Title: Zappa
Character: Self (archive footage)
Released: November 27, 2020
Type: Movie
With the help of more than 10,000 dedicated Zappa fans, this is the long-awaited definitive documentary project of Alex Winter documenting the life and career of enigmatic groundbreaking rock star Frank Zappa. Alex also utilizes in this picture thousands of hours of painstakingly digitized videos, photos, audio, writing, and everything in between from Zappa's private archives. These chronicles have never been brought to a public audience before, until now.
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Title: The Reagans
Character: Self (archive footage)
Released: November 15, 2020
Type: TV
A four-part documentary series that explores the many surprisingly unexamined aspects of the Reagan White House, and how Nancy Reagan's paper-doll image was at odds with the power she ultimately wielded throughout her husband's presidency.
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Title: First Ladies
Character: Self (archive footage)
Released: October 4, 2020
Type: TV
Blending in-depth interviews, rare archival footage, and cinematic recreations, this docuseries on the lives of America's most iconic First Ladies is a bold revision of each woman's traditional portrayal, revealing how they were impacted during their time in the White House, and how their achievements fundamentally shaped American and global history.
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The Way I See It
Title: The Way I See It
Character: Self (archive footage)
Released: September 18, 2020
Type: Movie
Former Chief Official White House Photographer Pete Souza's journey as a person with top secret clearance and total access to the President.
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Bully. Coward. Victim. The Story of Roy Cohn
Title: Bully. Coward. Victim. The Story of Roy Cohn
Character: Self (archive footage)
Released: September 29, 2019
Type: Movie
Legendary and controversial attorney Roy Cohn was a power broker in the rough and tumble world of New York City business and politics. Senator Joseph R. McCarthy’s top counsel during investigations into Communist activities in the 1950s, Cohn is also known for being Donald Trump’s former personal lawyer, fixer and mentor.
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Title: The Family
Character: Self (archive footage)
Released: August 9, 2019
Type: TV
An enigmatic conservative Christian group known as the Family wields enormous influence in Washington, D.C., in pursuit of its global ambitions.
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Reversing Roe
Title: Reversing Roe
Character: Self (archive footage)
Released: September 1, 2018
Type: Movie
Documentary that delves deep into the history of abortion law, revealing the contradictory ways in which women's bodies have been used to further political and ideological agendas.
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The Road to Mass Incarceration
Title: The Road to Mass Incarceration
Character: Self
Released: June 13, 2018
Type: Movie
This video, The Road to Mass Incarceration, by Greenhouse Media summarizes criminal justice policy decisions dating back to the 1960s. Although the effects often took decades to manifest, each of these policy shifts increased the rate of incarceration in the U.S. The video ends with many of the architects of these changes, Democrats and Republicans alike, admitting the failure of these policies and suggesting that it is time for real change.
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Silk Road: Drugs, Death and the Dark Web
Title: Silk Road: Drugs, Death and the Dark Web
Character: Herself (archive footage)
Released: August 21, 2017
Type: Movie
Documentary looking at the black market website known as the Silk Road, which emerged on the darknet in 2011. This 'Amazon of illegal drugs' was the brainchild of a mysterious, libertarian intellectual operating under the avatar The Dread Pirate Roberts. Promising its users complete anonymity and total freedom from government regulation or scrutiny, Silk Road became a million-dollar digital drugs cartel.
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American Made
Title: American Made
Character: Herself (archive footage)
Released: August 18, 2017
Type: Movie
The true story of pilot Barry Seal, who transported contraband for the CIA and the Medellin cartel in the 1980s.
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Get Me Roger Stone
Title: Get Me Roger Stone
Character: Self (archive footage)
Released: April 23, 2017
Type: Movie
From his days of testifying at the Watergate hearings to advising recent presidential candidate Donald Trump, Roger Stone has long offended people on both sides of the political fence as a force in conservative America. Outspoken author, pundit, ahead of his time election strategist, this is his story.
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The Reagan Show
Title: The Reagan Show
Character: Self (archive footage)
Released: April 22, 2017
Type: Movie
Comprised entirely of archival footage taken during those pre-reality-television years, The Reagan Show looks at how Ronald Reagan redefined the look and feel of what it means to be the POTUS.
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HyperNormalisation
Title: HyperNormalisation
Character: Self (archive footage)
Released: October 25, 2016
Type: Movie
We live in a world where the powerful deceive us. We know they lie. They know we know they lie. They do not care. We say we care, but we do nothing, and nothing ever changes. It is normal. Welcome to the post-truth world. How we got to where we are now…
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13th
Title: 13th
Character: Self (archive footage)
Released: October 7, 2016
Type: Movie
An in-depth look at the prison system in the United States and how it reveals the nation's history of racial inequality.
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How to Win the US Presidency
Title: How to Win the US Presidency
Character: Self (archive footage)
Released: August 1, 2016
Type: Movie
This whimsical look at rough-and-tumble American politics examines the influence of money, religion and even ancient Rome on presidential campaigns.
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The Making of Trump
Title: The Making of Trump
Character: Self (archive footage)
Released: November 30, 2015
Type: Movie
As every day of Donald Trump's presidential campaign seemingly generates new headlines, this two-hour special examines the increasingly polarizing candidate's past. Included is rarely seen footage from Trump's interviews with Phil Donahue and his comments about politics from the floor of the 1988 Republican convention. Additionally, celebrities, politicians, and people described as "close to The Donald" weigh in, including former US Senator Al D'Amato (R-N.Y.), former Atlantic City mayor Jim Whelen, boxer Mike Tyson, and notorious "Apprentice" contestant Omarosa.
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Title: Narcos
Character: Self (archive footage)
Released: August 28, 2015
Type: TV
A gritty chronicle of the war against Colombia's infamously violent and powerful drug cartels.
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Kill the Messenger
Title: Kill the Messenger
Character: Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Released: October 9, 2014
Type: Movie
A reporter becomes the target of a vicious smear campaign that drives him to the point of suicide after he exposes the CIA's role in arming Contra rebels in Nicaragua and importing cocaine into California. Based on the true story of journalist Gary Webb.
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The Presidents' Gatekeepers
Title: The Presidents' Gatekeepers
Character: Self (archive footage)
Released: September 12, 2013
Type: Movie
An analysis of what the role of the Chief of Staff is in his position at the service of the President of the United States of America and how it has been in the past: a in-depth look, through the corridors of White House, at the internal affairs of nine presidential administrations.
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Title: The '80s: The Decade That Made Us
Character: Self (archive footage)
Released: April 14, 2013
Type: TV
The defining biography of a decade, as told through exclusive interviews with more than 40 icons, entertainers and innovators who shaped its identity.
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Our Nixon
Title: Our Nixon
Character: Self
Released: January 23, 2013
Type: Movie
Never before seen Super 8 home movies filmed by Richard Nixon's closest aides - and convicted Watergate conspirators - offer a surprising and intimate new look into his Presidency.
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The House I Live In
Title: The House I Live In
Character: Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Released: October 5, 2012
Type: Movie
In the past 40 years, the War on Drugs has accounted for 45 million arrests, made America the world's largest jailer, and destroyed impoverished communities at home and abroad. Yet drugs are cheaper, purer, and more available today than ever. Where did we go wrong?
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Reagan
Title: Reagan
Character: Self (archive footage)
Released: February 7, 2011
Type: Movie
Based on the story of Americas enigmatic career of one of the revered architects of the modern world - icon, screen star, and two-term president, Ronald Reagan.
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Ronald Reagan: An American Journey
Title: Ronald Reagan: An American Journey
Character: Self
Released: February 1, 2011
Type: Movie
The Reagan Era was marked with names, triumphs and tragedy that made history that became the fabric of American life and memory: Iran-Contra the Cold War the Solidarity Movement and the candle in the White House window Pan Am 103 the Challenger disaster Beirut Libya. Ronald Reagan's speeches were inspired lectures that informed the nation - sometimes angry, sometimes confused, and sometimes frightened of the next steps their government would take. Ronald Reagan: An American Journey is a collection of these dialogues, creating a portrait of the man Time magazine named as one of the 100 Most Important People of the 20th century.
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Secret Origin: The Story of DC Comics
Title: Secret Origin: The Story of DC Comics
Character: Self (archive footage)
Released: November 9, 2010
Type: Movie
A look at the history of the comic book publication that launched such legendary characters as Superman, Batman and Wonder Woman.
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Casino Jack and the United States of Money
Title: Casino Jack and the United States of Money
Character: Self (archive footage)
Released: May 9, 2010
Type: Movie
A probing investigation into the lies, greed and corruption surrounding D.C. super-lobbyist Jack Abramoff and his cronies.
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How to Win the TV Debate
Title: How to Win the TV Debate
Character: Self (Archive Footage)
Released: April 12, 2010
Type: Movie
With Britain's first-ever political leaders' television debate imminent, award-winning reporter Michael Cockerell uncovers what it's like to take part in these contests and how leaders try to win them. He tells the inside story of why it has taken so long for such debates to arrive in the UK. The programme features candid interviews with US Presidents and their advisers on the tricks of the debate trade. Blending new film and behind-the-scenes footage, some never seen before, it's a tragicomic tale of high politics and low cunning. From John F Kennedy and Richard Nixon through to Barack Obama, candidates are seen being prepared for their debates, then in the sometimes funny, sometimes disastrous results on live television. Cockerell shows why for our would-be next Prime Ministers - Gordon Brown, David Cameron and Nick Clegg - the three debate stages across Britain will be what one former US President calls 'Tension City'.
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Nancy Reagan: The Role of a Lifetime
Title: Nancy Reagan: The Role of a Lifetime
Character: Herself/archival footage
Released: February 6, 2010
Type: Movie
Part of a series of portraits of past first ladies, this PBS documentary explores the political and personal lives of former first lady Nancy Reagan, who moved from Hollywood to the California governor's mansion -- and eventually the White House. While playing a behind-the-scenes but integral role in the president's policies, she also launched a campaign to "Just Say No" and later cared for her ailing husband as he suffered from Alzheimer's.
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All the Presidents' Wives
Title: All the Presidents' Wives
Character: Self
Released: June 24, 2008
Type: Movie
A look at the women who has served as First Ladies of the United States.
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La Coupe Stanley à Montréal en 1993
Title: La Coupe Stanley à Montréal en 1993
Character: Self (archive footage)
Released: January 1, 2008
Type: Movie
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Le Cirque: A Table in Heaven
Title: Le Cirque: A Table in Heaven
Character: Self
Released: April 11, 2007
Type: Movie
At the end of 2005, New York's famed restaurateur, Sirio Maccioni, closed Le Cirque, destination of the rich and famous. During 2006, he and his three sons, open a new Le Cirque, taking four months longer and $4 million more than planned. The film follows this process, the new restaurant's opening, and the emotional impact of two New York Times reviews over the next few months. Maccioni, in his 70s, seems tired, chained to his work for his sons's sake; then, the restaurant opens and his indefatigable charm returns. It's a roller coaster ride. At the film's end, Maccioni, with a small Gucci bag on his hip, receives communion in a church in his home town of Montecatini Italy.
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Title: The Queen at 80
Character: Self
Released: April 9, 2006
Type: TV
HM Queen Elizabeth II filmed across one year to mark her 80th birthday. Exclusive and private access including scenes at Buckingham Palace, Windsor Castle and the Palace of Holyroodhouse as well as royal tours of Canada and Malta. Private archive from the Queen's private collection and interviews incudling Tony Blair, Nelson Mandela and Nancy Reagan.
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Stand-up Reagan
Title: Stand-up Reagan
Character: Self (archive footage)
Released: September 7, 2004
Type: Movie
From his very first day in office Ronald Reagan endeared himself to millions of Americans with his affable, fun-loving personality. Now, for the first time, his most humorous tales and most amusing anecdotes are combined on one delightfully entertaining DVD.
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Remembering Reagan at His Ranch
Title: Remembering Reagan at His Ranch
Character: (archive footage)
Released: June 22, 2004
Type: Movie
Ronald Reagan said of his beloved Santa Barbara, California ranch, “No place before or since has ever given Nancy and me the joy and serenity it does.” President Reagan’s Rancho del Cielo, his home for nearly twenty-five years and the Western White House for eight, is a window into the soul of Ronald Reagan. But what if the Reagan Ranch had been lost? Future generations would have been robbed of the chance to visit the Ranch and “meet” the real Ronald Reagan. This videocassette is a tribute to the man and his ranch.
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Family Fundamentals
Title: Family Fundamentals
Character: Self - First Lady (archive footage)
Released: May 26, 2002
Type: Movie
With a rare gift for unflinching impartiality, director Arthur Dong delves into the lives and attitudes of fundamentalist families who actively oppose homosexuality, despite having gay offspring themselves.
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Reagan
Title: Reagan
Character: Self
Released: February 23, 1998
Type: Movie
In 1988, after two terms in office, Ronald Reagan left the White House one of the most popular presidents of the twentieth century -- and one of the most controversial. A failed actor, Reagan became a passionate ideologue who preached a simple gospel of lower taxes, less government, and anti-communism.
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Inside the White House
Title: Inside the White House
Character: Self (archive footage)
Released: January 1, 1996
Type: Movie
Featuring behind-the-scenes footage and unprecedented access to its hallowed halls, this program from National Geographic takes viewers on an in-depth tour of 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue -- the White House. Interviews with presidents and first ladies offer a revealing look at what goes into running that famous household, and White House employees give viewers a taste of the preparations involved in hosting a state dinner.
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Superstar: The Life and Times of Andy Warhol
Title: Superstar: The Life and Times of Andy Warhol
Character: Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Released: July 18, 1990
Type: Movie
Iconic American artist and filmmaker Andy Warhol is the subject of this documentary, which looks at both his life and his influence on pop culture. The film provides details about Warhol's upbringing in Pittsburgh and follows his move to New York City, where he found massive success turning pop imagery into art and eventually founded "The Factory," his famed studio and party venue. Among the many notables interviewed are Dennis Hopper, David Hockney, and Roy Lichtenstein.
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Myrna Loy: So Nice to Come Home To
Title: Myrna Loy: So Nice to Come Home To
Character: (archive footage)
Released: June 4, 1990
Type: Movie
This tribute to Myrna Loy is organized chronologically with a few photographs, many film clips, a handful of personal appearances, and a detailed commentary delivered on camera by Kathleen Turner. Turner walks us through Loy's career as a dancer and an actress miscast as an exotic. She comes into her own as a grown-up women: shrewd, funny, decorous, and sexy - in "Manhattan Melodrama" and "The Thin Man." Her volunteer work during World War II, later stage work, and progressive politics come in for admiration as well. It's her style - seen best in her roles as a wife of charm and independence - that's captured and celebrated here.
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James Stewart: A Wonderful Life
Title: James Stewart: A Wonderful Life
Character: Self
Released: November 22, 1988
Type: Movie
Documentary about James Stewart's long career as an actor and positive personal life.
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The Flintstone Kids'
Title: The Flintstone Kids' "Just Say No" Special
Character: Herself
Released: September 15, 1988
Type: Movie
A special that shows the young Flintstones trying to raise money so they can go to a concert. The story takes a turn when older kids try to push drugs on them.
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Tyranny of the Status Quo: Bureaucrats
Title: Tyranny of the Status Quo: Bureaucrats
Character: Self (Archival Footage)
Released: January 1, 1984
Type: Movie
Milton sits with a panel of students to discuss the always exciting topic of bureaucrats!
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Anxiety. Thoughts of an Old Man
Title: Anxiety. Thoughts of an Old Man
Character: Self (archive footage)
Released: January 1, 1984
Type: Movie
The director's reflections on the modern politics of the Reagan administration.
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Tyranny of the Status Quo: Beneficiaries
Title: Tyranny of the Status Quo: Beneficiaries
Character: Self (Archival Footage)
Released: January 1, 1984
Type: Movie
'Beneficiaries' is the first part of the 'Tyranny of the Status Quo' series, featuring Dr. Friedman discussing topics with a select group of college students.
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Tyranny of the Status Quo: Politicians
Title: Tyranny of the Status Quo: Politicians
Character: Self (Archival Footage)
Released: January 1, 1984
Type: Movie
The final part of the 'Tyranny of the Status Quo' series features Dr. Friedman discussing politicians with a panel of students.
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The Chemical People
Title: The Chemical People
Released: November 2, 1983
Type: Movie
A two-part program examining the scope of drug and alcohol abuse among schoolchildren. Viewers learn how to spot which children are taking drugs and where to send them for rehabilitation.
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Title: Entertainment Tonight
Character: Self
Released: September 15, 1981
Type: TV
Daily tabloid television news show on entertainment and celebrity news with unprecedented access to Hollywood's biggest stars, exclusive behind-the-scenes looks at upcoming film and television projects, as well as the real story behind Hollywood's latest news.
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The Killing of America
Title: The Killing of America
Character: Self (archive footage)
Released: September 5, 1981
Type: Movie
A documentary of the decline of America. Featuring footage (most exclusive to this film) from race riots to serial killers and much, much more.
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Title: Diff'rent Strokes
Released: November 3, 1978
Type: TV
The series stars Gary Coleman and Todd Bridges as Arnold and Willis Jackson, two African American boys from Harlem who are taken in by a rich white Park Avenue businessman named Phillip Drummond and his daughter Kimberly, for whom their deceased mother previously worked. During the first season and first half of the second season, Charlotte Rae also starred as the Drummonds' housekeeper, Mrs. Garrett.
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Title: Apostrophes
Character: Self
Released: January 10, 1975
Type: TV
Apostrophes was a live, weekly, literary, prime-time, talk show on French television created and hosted by Bernard Pivot. It ran for fifteen years (724 episodes) from January 10, 1975, to June 22, 1990, and was one of the most watched shows on French television (around 6 million regular viewers). It was broadcast on Friday nights on the channel France 2 (which was called "Antenne 2" from 1975 to 1992). The hourlong show was devoted to books, authors and literature. The format varied between one-on-one interviews with a single author and open discussions between four or five authors.
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Title: Great Performances
Character: Self
Released: January 28, 1971
Type: TV
The best in the performing arts from across America and around the world including a diverse programming portfolio of classical music, opera, popular song, musical theater, dance, drama, and performance documentaries.
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Title: 87th Precinct
Released: September 25, 1961
Type: TV
87th Precinct is an American crime drama starring Robert Lansing, Gena Rowlands, and Ron Harper, which aired on NBC on Monday evenings during the 1961–1962 television season.
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Title: The Tall Man
Released: September 10, 1960
Type: TV
The Tall Man is a half-hour American western television series about Sheriff Pat Garrett and the gunfighter Billy the Kid that aired seventy-five episodes on NBC from 1960 to 1962, filmed by Revue Productions.
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Crash Landing
Title: Crash Landing
Character: Helen Williams
Released: July 1, 1958
Type: Movie
Airplane passengers prepare for a crash landing in the ocean.
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Hellcats of the Navy
Title: Hellcats of the Navy
Character: Nurse Lt. Helen Blair
Released: May 1, 1957
Type: Movie
Future "first couple" Ronald Reagan and Nancy Davis made their only joint film appearance in Hellcats of the Navy. Ronnie plays Casey Abbott, commander of a WW2 submarine, while Nancy portrays navy nurse Helen Blair, Abbott's off-and-on girlfriend. During a delicate mission in which his sub is ordered to retrieve a revolutionary new Japanese mine, Abbott is forced to leave frogman Wes Barton (Harry Lauter) behind to save the rest of his crew. But Abbott's second-in-command Don Landon (Eduard Franz) is convincing that Abbott's sacrifice of Barton was due to the fact that the dead man had been amorously pursuing Helen.
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Title: Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
Character: Amy Lawson
Released: October 5, 1956
Type: TV
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre, sometimes simply called Zane Grey Theatre, is an American Western anthology series which ran on CBS from 1956 to 1961.
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The Dark Wave
Title: The Dark Wave
Released: June 1, 1956
Type: Movie
A young girl, played by Pamela Beaird, normal in every way is affected with severe epilepsy. What happens, in regard to her parents and school friends and their reactions, is shown. In addition, an explanation of the affliction and a demonstration of the treatment involved, both physically and psychologically, are detailed.
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Title: Climax!
Character: Carol Peterson
Released: October 7, 1954
Type: TV
Climax! is an American anthology series that aired on CBS from 1954 to 1958. The series was hosted by William Lundigan and later co-hosted by Mary Costa. It was one of the few CBS programs of that era to be broadcast in color. Many of the episodes were performed and broadcast live.
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Donovan's Brain
Title: Donovan's Brain
Character: Janice Cory
Released: September 30, 1953
Type: Movie
A scientist takes the brain of dead man and revives it via electrodes as it lays suspended in a tank of liquid. Soon, the brain grows to possess enormous psychic powers and inflicts its personality upon the doctor who saved it, creating a "Jekyll and Hyde" paradigm.
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Title: General Electric Theater
Character: Betty Anderson
Released: February 1, 1953
Type: TV
General Electric Theater is an American anthology series hosted by Ronald Reagan that was broadcast on CBS radio and television. The series was sponsored by General Electric's Department of Public Relations.
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Title: General Electric Theater
Character: Vicky Carlisle
Released: February 1, 1953
Type: TV
General Electric Theater is an American anthology series hosted by Ronald Reagan that was broadcast on CBS radio and television. The series was sponsored by General Electric's Department of Public Relations.
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Title: General Electric Theater
Released: February 1, 1953
Type: TV
General Electric Theater is an American anthology series hosted by Ronald Reagan that was broadcast on CBS radio and television. The series was sponsored by General Electric's Department of Public Relations.
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Title: General Electric Theater
Character: Evelyn Kent
Released: February 1, 1953
Type: TV
General Electric Theater is an American anthology series hosted by Ronald Reagan that was broadcast on CBS radio and television. The series was sponsored by General Electric's Department of Public Relations.
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Shadow in the Sky
Title: Shadow in the Sky
Character: Betty Hopke (as Nancy Davis)
Released: July 18, 1952
Type: Movie
Burt, a Marine suffering from Battle Fatigue, is deathly afraid of rain and confined to an asylum, but showing improvement. He wants to live with his sister's family, but they have young children.
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Talk About a Stranger
Title: Talk About a Stranger
Character: Marge Fontaine
Released: April 18, 1952
Type: Movie
Small-town gossips rage over the arrival of a mysterious stranger.
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It's a Big Country
Title: It's a Big Country
Character: Miss Coleman
Released: November 20, 1951
Type: Movie
Comprised of eight unrelated episodes of inconsistent quality, this anthology piece of American propaganda features some of MGM Studios' best directors, screenwriters and actors; it is narrated by Louis Calhern. Stories are framed by the lecture of a university professor. In one tale a Boston resident becomes angry when the census forgets to record her presence. Another sketch chronicles the achievements of African Americans while still another pays tongue-in-cheek tribute to Texas.
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Title: Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
Character: Helen
Released: October 5, 1951
Type: TV
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars is an anthology series that was telecast from 1951 until 1959 on CBS. Offering both comedies and drama, the series was sponsored by the Joseph Schlitz Brewing Company. The title was shortened to Schlitz Playhouse, beginning with the fall 1957 season.
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Title: Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
Character: Nan Gage
Released: October 5, 1951
Type: TV
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars is an anthology series that was telecast from 1951 until 1959 on CBS. Offering both comedies and drama, the series was sponsored by the Joseph Schlitz Brewing Company. The title was shortened to Schlitz Playhouse, beginning with the fall 1957 season.
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Night Into Morning
Title: Night Into Morning
Character: Mrs. Katherine Mead
Released: June 8, 1951
Type: Movie
Berkeley university professor adjusts (using alcohol) to tragic fire deaths of wife & son.
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The Next Voice You Hear...
Title: The Next Voice You Hear...
Character: Mary Smith
Released: June 29, 1950
Type: Movie
The Next Voice You Hear... (1950) is a drama film in which a voice claiming to be that of God preempts all radio programs for days all over the world. It stars James Whitmore and Nancy Davis as Joe and Mary Smith, a typical American couple. It was based on a short story of the same name by George Sumner Albee.
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Shadow on the Wall
Title: Shadow on the Wall
Character: Dr. Caroline Canford
Released: May 19, 1950
Type: Movie
Angered that her sister Celia has stolen her fiance, Dell Faring kills her and allows Celia's husband David, knocked out in an argument with Celia, to take the blame and end up on death row. Later Dell, finding out that David's young daughter Susan was witness to the crime and is undergoing psychiatric treatment, plans to eliminate her before her memory returns.
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East Side, West Side
Title: East Side, West Side
Character: Helen Lee
Released: December 22, 1949
Type: Movie
A vain businessman puts strains on his happy marriage to a rich, beautiful socialite by allowing himself to be seduced by a former girlfriend.
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The Doctor and the Girl
Title: The Doctor and the Girl
Character: Mariette Corday
Released: September 29, 1949
Type: Movie
Dr. Michael Corday, a recent graduate of the Harvard Medical School, is the son of Dr. John Corday, an eminent New York City surgeon who has a tendency to continue to direct the lives of his grown children. The daughter, Fabienne, runs away from home, and Michael, after first following his father's advice of being callous to the point of cruelty toward patients, changes when he falls in love with a patient, marries her and sets up his practice on the lower East Side in New York.