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Ruth Elizabeth "Bette" Davis (April 5, 1908 October 6, 1989) was an American actress of film, television and theater. Noted for her willingness to play unsympathetic characters, she was highly regarded for her performances in a range of film genres from contemporary crime melodramas to historical and period films and occasional comedies, though he ... ... ( read more! ) .Charles Boyer (28 August 1899 26 August 1978) was a French actor who appeared in more than 80 films between 1920 and 1976. After receiving an education in drama, Boyer started on the stage, but he found success in movies during the 1930s. His memorable performances were among the eras most highly praised romantic dramas, Algiers (1938) and Love A ... ... ( read more! ) Jeffrey Lynn (born Ragnar Godfrey Lind February 16, 1909 November 24, 1995) was an American stage-screen actor and film producer who worked primarily through the Golden Age of Hollywood establishing himself as one of the premier talents of his time. Throughout his acting career, both on stage and in film, he was typecast as "the attractive, reliab ... ... ( read more! ) ... Virginia Anna Adelheid Weidler (March 21, 1927 July 1, 1968) was an American child actress, popular in Hollywood films during the 1930s and 1940s.She made her first film appearance in 1931. Her first credited role was in 1934. Virginia made a big impression on audiences as a little girl who would "hold my breath til I am black in the face" to get ... ... ( read more! ) ... . Walter Hampden is the artist name of Walter Hampden Dougherty (June 30, 1879 in Brooklyn June 11, 1955 in Los Angeles) was a U.S. actor and theatre manager. He was the younger brother of the American painter Paul Dougherty (1877-1947).He went to England for apprenticeship for six years. Later, he played Hamlet, Henry V and Cyrano de Bergerac on ... ... ( read more! ) Charles Henry Daniell (5 March 1894 31 October 1963) was an English actor who had a long and prestigious career on stage as well as in films. He is perhaps best known for his villainous roles in films like The Great Dictator, The Philadelphia Story and The Sea Hawk. Daniell was given few opportunities to play a good guy, including a supporting par ... ... ( read more! ) Harold George Bryant Davenport was an American film and stage actor who worked in show business from the age of six until his death. After a long and prolific Broadway career, he came to Hollywood in the 1930s, where he often played grandfathers, judges, doctors, and ministers. ... ... ( read more! ) George Coulouris was a British stage, film and television actor. ... ... ( read more! ) Montagu Love (15 March 1880 17 May 1943), also known as Montague Love, was an English screen, stage and vaudeville actor.Born Harry Montague Love in Portsmouth, Hampshire, he was the son of Harry Love (b. 1852) and Fanny Louisa Love, ne Poad (b. 1856) his father was listed as accountant on the 1881 English Census. Educated in Great Britain, Love b ... ... ( read more! ) Janet Beecher (October 21, 1884 August 6, 1955) was an American stage and screen actress.Beecher was a supporting player and lead on the Broadway stage between the 1900s and 1940s. Her Broadway debut came in The Education of Mr. Pipp (1905). Her final Broadway play was The Late George Apley (1944).Between 1915 and 1943, she appeared in about fifty ... ... ( read more! ) June Lockhart (born June 25, 1925) is an American retired actress, beginning a film career in the 1930s and 1940s in such films as A Christmas Carol and Meet Me in St. Louis. She primarily acted in 1950s and 1960s television, and with performances on stage and in film. On two television series, Lassie and Lost in Space, she played mother roles. She ... ... ( read more! ) Ann E. Todd (born Ann Todd Phillips, later Ann Basart or Ann Phillips Basart August 26, 1931 February 7, 2020) was an American child actress. Later in life she became a noted music librarian.Todd made her acting debut in 1939 in Zaza directed by George Cukor. In a career spanning over 14 years, she appeared in almost 40 movies alongside notable st ... ... ( read more! ) ...