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Fred Astaire biography Fred Astaire (Frederick Austerlitz) was born on May 10, 1899. He was an American dancer, singer, and actor. From Broadway to Hollywood In the 1920s, he appeared with his sister Adele Astaire (1896-1981) in major Broadway hits such as Lady Be Good (1924) and Funny Face (1927), but when she retired in 1932, he applied to Hollywood. Here, in the 1930s, together with Ginger Rogers, he recorded a series of musicals, short, simple comedies that are carried by his choreographic genius, his witty, personal radiance, and his voice's crisp interpretation of songs written for him by the biggest names of the time: Jerome Kern, George Gershwin, Irving Berlin, Cole Porter. Fred Astaire created, among other things, together with the choreographer Hermes Pan (1910-90) a perfectly worked-out film dance whose most distinguishing mark is the combination of strict professional precision and effortless poetic elegance, such as in Mark Sandrich's Top Hat (1935) and Shall We Da...

Frank Tashlin biography Frank Tashlin, 1913-1972, American film director. Tashlin began as a cartoon director and later became mainly known for several inventive farces with Dean Martin and/or Jerry Lewis , including Artists and Models (1955) and The Disorderly Orderly (1964), as well as the satire Will Success Spoil Rock Hunter? (1957) with Jayne Mansfield. last updated October 2022

Frances McDormand biography Frances McDormand (Frances Louise McDormand) was born June 23, 1957; she is an American actress; who married Joel Coen. Frances McDormand has been a supporting force in several of her husband's and Ethan Coen's films, including their debut film, the film noir thriller Blood Simple (1984), the crime comedy Fargo (1996), in which she won an Oscar for her role as a pregnant Swedish-born police chief who quietly solves all the world's problems, and Burn After Reading (2008). Frances McDormand's other films include the Southern drama Mississippi Burning (1988), Wonder Boys (2000), and This Must Be The Place (2011). last updated October 2022

Frances Farmer biography Frances Farmer was born September 19, 1913, in Seattle, Washington, USA. She was an American actress. Frances was in opposition to the Hollywood system and characterized by mental imbalance and therefore only got a few roles, e.g., in Come and Get It (1936) and Ride a Crooked Mile (1938). She had a revealing autobiography published posthumously, Will There Really Be a Morning? (1972), which was dramatized on television, was made into a film with Jessica Lange in the title role of Frances (1982). This film depicts a scene depicting the performance of the white cut on Frances Farmer. However, it is documented that this never took place in reality. Died august 1, 1970, in Indianapolis, Indiana, USA. last updated October 2022

Forest Whitaker biography Forest Whitaker, born July 15, 1961, was an American actor. Forest Whitaker established his name as a low-key supporting star with great gravitas and charisma, e.g., in Oliver Stone's Platoon (1986), and has since also landed leading roles in, e.g., Clint Eastwood 's film about Charlie Parker, Bird (1988), and the Oscar-winning role as Idi Amin in The Last King of Scotland (2006). Furthermore, he is remembered for, among other things, Neil Jordan's The Crying Game (1992), Robert Altman's Prêt-à-porter (1994), Jim Jarmusch's Ghost Dog (1999), and David Fincher's Panic Room (2002). On TV, he has, among other things, starred in the series North and South 1985-86, ER 2006-07, The Shield 2006-07, and Criminal Minds 2010-11. last updated October 2022

Faye Dunaway biography Faye Dunaway (Dorothy Faye Dunaway) was born on January 14, 1941, and is an American actress. The role of the anarchist gangster girl in Arthur Penn's Bonnie and Clyde (1967) instantly made Faye Dunaway a movie star. She later made a name for herself in roles as neurotic or hard-boiled career types, for example, in Roman Polanski's Chinatown (1974), Network (1976), and Joan Crawford in Mommie Dearest (1981). Faye Dunaway's other roles include Mylady in The Three Musketeers (1973, sequel 1974) and Sydney Pollack's Three Days of the Condor (1975). In 1987, Faye Dunaway had an artistic comeback in the Charles Bukowski film Barfly, and she has since had acceptable supporting roles in, for example, Don Juan DeMarco (1994) opposite Marlon Brando and in The Thomas Crown Affair (1999) as well as in various TV series and movies. last updated October 2022

Fatty Arbuckle biography Fatty Arbuckle (Roscoe Conkling Arbuckle) was born on March 24, 1887 He was an American film comedian who began as a member of Mack Sennett's farce group, the Keystone Kops, and from 1913 worked as a director of his own films. His corpulent figure, round baby face, and ability to throw layer cakes equally well with both hands became very popular. At the height of his career in 1921, Arbuckle was embroiled in a sex scandal and charged with manslaughter. The charges were dropped, but the press and the public condemned him, and he was blacklisted in Hollywood. The case led to the creation of the Hays' Office, which zealously guarded the film city's image and morals as a censorship body. Arbuckle's films were boycotted in cinemas, but under the pseudonym William B. Goodrich, he did direct some farces for his old colleagues. Died June 29, 1933 last updated October 2022

Freddie Prinze Jr. biography Freddie Prinze Jr. (Freddie James Prinze Jr) was born March 8, 1976, in Los Angeles, California, USA. He is an American actor who is probably best known for his roles in I Know What You Did Last Summer and its sequel, as well as She's All That and Scooby-Doo.  last updated October 2022

Biography of Franka Potente   Franka Potente was born: 22 July 1974, Münster, Germany. She is a German actress. She is known for her leading role in the film Lola rennt (1998), The Bourne Identity (2002), The Bourne Supremacy (2004), and The Bourne Ultimatum (2007). last updated October 2022

Faith Hill biography Faith Hill was born September 21, 1967, in Ridgeland, Mississippi, USA. Faith Hill is a singer, actress, and record producer. She is one of the most successful country music artists, having sold more than 40 million albums worldwide. last updated September 2022

Forrest Allgood biography Forrest "Gump" Allgood - "Stupid is as stupid does." He served as a Mississippi DA from 1989 until 2015, and in that time, he earned a reputation as one of the most aggressive prosecutors in the entire country. He was a staunch proponent of using now-discredited forensic odontology practices and used this bite-mark evidence to connect Brooks and Brewer to crimes they didn't commit. Over the years, Allgood came under repeated scrutiny from the public and state officials and was admonished for his vindictive approach to criminal justice. He had a record of misconduct and was known for pursuing severe sentences even for first-time offenders, continually relying on dubious experts and questionable testimony. For example, even when DNA evidence exonerated Brewer and proved his innocence, Allgood came up with an alternate theory that forced Brewer to remain in prison for another seven years. In 2015, Allgood was defeated by challenger Scott C...

Famke Janssen biography Famke Janssen born November 5, 1965 Amsterdam, Netherlands. She was an economics student at the University of Amsterdam and a model before hitting the big leagues as a Hollywood actress. She lived in Amsterdam with her parents and two sisters until 1984, when she decided to move to New York City and pursue a modeling career. Although she signed with the Elite modeling agency, she continued her studies at Columbia University, where she majored in writing and literature. While a student, she decided to try acting and took acting lessons with Harold Guskin. She wanted to pursue an acting career, so she moved to Los Angeles, the hub of aspiring actors. There she continued to take acting lessons and finally landed her first on-screen film role in the 1992 film "Fathers and Sons." More film roles did not flow, probably due to the film's poor performance, but Famke was offered a position in the television series Star Trek: The Next Generation. The Dutch b...

Bridget Fonda biography Bridget Fonda Born: January 27, 1964, in Los Angeles, California, USA. She is known for her roles in The Godfather Part III, Single White Female, Singles, Point of No Return, It Could Happen to You, and Jackie Brown. She is the daughter of Peter Fonda, niece of Jane Fonda , and granddaughter of Henry Fonda. It's not easy being a rebel when your old man is Peter Fonda. But Bridget Fonda has tried to make her own mark in the same industry where her father, aunt Jane Fonda and grandfather Henry Fonda became stars. Bridget got her start in the industry via her father's most famous film, Easy Rider (1969), playing a child living in a commune aged just five. She took a long hiatus from Hollywood while studying at NYU, but as soon as Bridget graduated, she and her famous family genetics took Hollywood by storm. Bridget begins her epic erotic career in Aria (1987), a British anthology film in which she appears partly based on the Wagner opera "Liebestod....