Movie Chron

Joy Hodges, born Frances Eloise Hodges, was an American singer and actress who performed on radio, on film, on Broadway, and with big bands. Winning a contest at a theater took Hodges to Chicago, where her national career began. From there, she traversed the United States, singing on the radio, in... Read more

Nana Bryant (November 23, 1888 – December 24, 1955) was an American film actress. She appeared in more than 100 films between 1935 and 1955.... Read more

Germaine Yvonne Arnaud was a French-born pianist, singer and actress, who was well known for her career in Britain, as well as her native land. After beginning a career as a concert pianist as a child, Arnaud acted in musical comedies. She switched to non-musical comedy and drama around 1920 and was... Read more

Mary Nash (born Mary Honora Ryan) was a noted American stage and screen actress.... Read more

Kathryn Kane, born Katherine Kane, was an American actress and singer, who was, literally, the Midwest farm girl. After moving to New York, Kathryn soon found work as a model and nightclub singer. She first signed with Warner Brothers, making appearances in both their films, and for Universal. S... Read more

Eddie Hall was born on February 3, 1912 in Chicago, Illinois, USA. He is known for his work on Military Training (1941), Shadows of Death (1945) and Mechanized Patrolling (1943). He was married to Flower Parry and Pat. He died on February 19, 1963 in Granada Hills, California, USA.... Read more

Dame Olivia Mary de Havilland DBE (July 1, 1916 - July 25, 2020) was a British-American actress, whose career spanned from 1935 to 1988. She appeared in 49 feature films, and was one of the leading movie stars during the golden age of Classical Hollywood. She is best known for her early screen perfo... Read more

Maria Gambarelli was an Italian/American dancer and actress. She was one of the greatest dancers to have been trained by the Metropolitan Opera ballet school. Enrolled in the school in 1908 at the age seven, she first appeared in a professional production in the Met's 1914 "Aida" pla... Read more

Joan de Beauvoir de Havilland (October 22, 1917 – December 15, 2013), known professionally as Joan Fontaine, was an English-American actress who is best known for her starring roles in Hollywood films during the "Golden Age". She was born in Tokyo, Japan, in what was known as the Interna... Read more

Moffatt was born on 6 December 1919 in Hammersmith, West London (England). He first worked as a call boy at Shepherd's Bush Studios, until actor Tom Walls suggested him for a bit part in the 1934 film A Cup of Kindness. Moffatt appeared in five more films, in mostly uncredited, minor roles, be... Read more