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Carla Mai biography

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Carla Mai was born September 5, 1989, in Chigwell, Essex, England, UK. British reality TV performer Carla Mai (AKA Aimee Spencer) died in a Brighton hospital last Monday. She had been in a coma for a week before her death. Mai died from injuries she sustained following her fall from a 1st-floor window in her apartment. The fall is considered suspicious and not accidental by police. A man was arrested by police for attempted murder for allegedly pushing Mai out of a window in the apartment. A woman has been arrested for possession with intent to supply a Class A drug in connection to Mai's death. Both the man and the woman are out on bail and are scheduled to appear in court to address the charges in early September. Died on July 18, 2016 (age 26) in Brighton, East Sussex, England, UK. last updated November 2022

Claudette Colbert biography 2022

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Claudette Colbert biography Claudette Colbert (Claudette Lily Chauchoin) 1905-1996, American actress, born in France. She made her debut in 1927 in Frank Capra's For the Love of Mike and had her breakthrough in the same director's It Happened One Night (1934), which won her an Oscar. Her style was elegant and pointed, and she was both a film and theater actress on Broadway. last updated October 2022

Clara Bow biography 2022

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Clara Bow biography Clara Bow, 1905-1965, American film star. Clara Bow was Hollywood's sweet and witty girl in the 1920s, a real so-called flapper, full of courage for life and appetite for men; not vulgar, just a little bold and free with a discreet, telling glance at the nearest cavalier. She starred in countless cheerful, slightly erotic comedies. She was nicknamed The "It" Girl for the film It (1927), in which she is the epitome of the girl who has the "it" everyone dreams of. Scandals, failing health, and the introduction of the sound film ended her career. last updated October 2022

Charlie Kaufman biography 2022

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Charlie Kaufman biography Charlie Kaufman was born an American film scriptwriter on November 19, 1958. After writing scripts for TV sitcoms for several years, Charlie Kaufman broke through with the highly original comedy Being John Malkovich (1999), directed by Spike Jonze , about a puppeteer's surprising journey into the head of the actor John Malkovich . Later came the complex Adaptation (2002), which is at once a film adaptation and a meta-film, dealing with Kaufman's own problems in writing a sequel to Being John Malkovich. He was awarded an Oscar for the humorous and existentialist love story Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004). last updated October 2022

Charles Boyer biography 2022

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Charles Boyer biography Charles Boyer, 1899-1978, French-American actor. Boyer was very successful as a romantic lover and sometimes unreliable lifer in 1930s and 1940s Hollywood, where he rose to stardom after ten years in French theater and film. Among his most famous films were Mayerling (1935), The Garden of Allah (1936), Conquest (1937), and Gaslight (1944). As an older man, he had renewed success in television, i.a., in the series The Rogues (1964-65). last updated October 2022

Carole Lombard biography 2022

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Carole Lombard biography Carole Lombard (Jane Alice Peters), 1908-1942, American actress; married Clark Gable in 1939. After many farce roles in the 1920s, Carole Lombard became one of the leading heroines of 1930s screwball comedies. Her sophisticated nature, self-irony, and quick repartee gilded classics such as Twentieth Century (1934) and My Man Godfrey (1936). Carole Lombard was at the height of her popularity shortly before the To Be or Not to Be (1942) premiere when she was killed in a plane crash. last updated October 2022

Colin Farrell biography 2022

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Colin Farrell biography Colin Farrell (Colin James Farrell) was born on 31 May 1976 in Castleknock, Ireland. He is an Irish actor who has appeared in several successful Hollywood films, including Daredevil, Miami Vice, Minority Report, Phone Booth, Alexander, and S.W.A.T.  last updated October 2022

Chris O'Donnell biography 2022

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Chris O'Donnell biography Chris O'Donnell (Christopher Eugene O'Donnell) was born June 26, 1970, in Winnetka, Illinois, USA. He is an American actor, perhaps best known for his roles as Robin in the Batman films Batman Forever and Batman & Robin, Charlie Simms in Scent of a Woman, Finn Dandridge in Grey's Anatomy, and more recently as Jack McAuliffe in The Company.  last updated October 2022

Corey Haim biography 2022

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Corey Haim biography Corey Haim was born on December 23, 1971, in Toronto, Canada. He was a Canadian actor known for films in the 1980s and as a teen idol. He broke through with the film Lucas in 1986, where he played opposite Charlie Sheen and Winona Ryder , among others. He became best known for the film The Lost Boys, where he played opposite Kiefer Sutherland . He tried several comebacks without success. Among other things, he was part of the candidates for Batman Forever in 1995 but was knocked out by Chris O'Donnell . He was open about his drug addiction. He was never married but got together with Victoria Beckham of the Spice Girls in 1995 and was engaged to actresses Nicole Eggert and Tiffany Shepis in 2008. Died on March 10, 2010, in Hollywood, USA. last updated October 2022

Corey Feldman biography 2022

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Corey Feldman biography Corey Scott Feldman was born on July 16, 1971. He is an American actor and musician. As a youth, he became well known for roles in the 1980s in films such as Friday the 13th: The Final Chapter (1984), Gremlins (1984), The Goonies (1985), and Stand by Me (1986). In 1987, Feldman co-starred in the horror film The Lost Boys with Corey Haim ; they became known as "The Two Coreys" and went on to appear in other films together, including License to Drive (1988) and Dream a Little Dream (1989). Feldman experienced diminishing success in the film industry as an adult amid well-publicized personal conflicts with Haim over the latter's substance abuse and Michael Jackson , who had befriended him during his time as a teen celebrity. He has been outspoken about the sexual abuse of children and teens in the entertainment industry, identifying himself as a victim of such abuse. last updated October 2022

Chris Rock biography 2022

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Chris Rock biography Chris Rock (Christopher Julius "Chris" Rock III) was born February 7, 1965, in Andrews, South Carolina, USA. He is an American actor and comedian. He hosted the Academy Awards in 2005. Tyler James Williams stars as Chris and is the narrator of the sitcom 2005-09; Everybody Hates Chris. last updated October 2022

Carlo Ponti biography 2022

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Carlo Ponti biography Carlo Ponti was an Italian film producer. From the 1950s, he produced a large number of artistic films in and outside Italy, e.g., Federico Fellini's La Strada (1954), Jean-Luc Godard's Une Femme est Une Femme (1961), David Lean's Doctor Zhivago (1965) and Michelangelo Antonioni's Blow-Up (1966). Carlo Ponti married Sophia Loren in 1957; In 1964, he obtained French citizenship. last updated October 2022

Cameron Crowe biography 2022

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Cameron Crowe biography Cameron Crowe (Cameron Bruce Crowe) was born July 13, 1957, in Palm Springs, California, USA. He is an American screenwriter and film director. Crowe began his career as a writer, i.a., for the music magazine Rolling Stone, and wrote the screenplay for Amy Heckerling's popular youth film Fast Times at Ridgemont High.  last updated October 2022

Courtney Love biography 2022

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Courtney Love biography Courtney Love was born on 9 July 1964 in San Francisco, California, USA. She is an American rock musician and actress. In 1991, her grunge band, Hole, debuted with their first album. Towards the end of the 1990s, however, Hole went their separate ways, and Courtney Love began a solo career after some time.  last updated October 2022

Charles Laughton biography 2022

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Charles Laughton biography Charles Laughton, 1899-1962, British actor. Laughton was educated at the theater in England but worked most of his career in British and American films. With his fullness of body and superior handling of lines, he dominated the screen in plays and character roles. Among his significant roles in the 1930s was the breakthrough in The Private Life of Henry VIII (1933), Ruggles of Red Gap (1935), Mutiny on the Bounty (1935), Rembrandt (1936), and The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1939). In 1947 he had a notable collaboration with Bertolt Brecht for the title role in Galileo at theaters in Los Angeles and New York. At the end of his career, he demonstrated his entire repertoire in the films Witness for the Prosecution (1957), Spartacus (1960), and Advise and Consent (1962). The poetic and visually distinctive horror The Night of the Hunter (1955) became his only film as a director. last updated October 2022

Cybill Shepherd biography 2022

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Cybill Shepherd biography Cybill Shepherd was born February 18, 1950, in Memphis, Tennessee, USA. She is a Golden Globe-winning actress, singer, and former model from the United States, possibly best known for her role in Taxi Driver opposite Robert De Niro . In 2003, Shepherd guest-starred on 8 Simple Rules.  last updated October 2022

Celine Balitran biography 2022

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Celine Balitran biography Celine Balitran was born on 31 October 1974 in France. She was previously married to David M. Rosenthal. Dated - and lived with - George Clooney (1996-1999). last updated October 2022

Christina Ricci biography 2022

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 Christina Ricci biography Christina Ricci was born February 12, 1980, in Santa Monica, California, USA. She is an American actress. She is the youngest child out of four. Her father is a lawyer, and her mother is a real estate agent. Christina made her film debut at 9 in the film Mermaids and had her breakthrough at 16 in the film The Ice Storm.  The success made her a sought-after name, and she was seen shortly after in Tim Burton 's Sleepy Hollow. But Christina Ricci often sticks to less commercial and more artistic projects. Thankfully, that has included the horrors of Bless the Child and 'The Gathering,' but also led to roles in Woody Allen 's Anything Else and brilliant performance in Monster. last updated October 2022

Claire Danes biography 2022

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Claire Danes biography Claire Danes (Claire Catherine Danes) was born on April 12, 1979, in Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA. She is an American actress in films such as Little Women, Romeo + Juliet, and Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines. For her role in the 1994-1995 TV series My So-Called Life, she won a Golden Globe Award for Best Actress. last updated October 2022

Christian Slater biography 2022

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Christian Slater biography Christian Slater (Christian Michael Leonard Slater) was born August 18, 1969, in New York City, New York, USA. He is an American actor who has appeared in films such as Heathers, Kuffs, True Romance, and He Was a Quiet Man.