Biography Presents: Legends Of The Silver Screen

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They have dazzled audiences for generations - now meet the real men and women behind the stardust. "Biography Presents: Legends Of The Silver Screen" reveals the true glamour, ambition, and sex appeal of the cinematic icons who have defined stardom through the ages. This sweeping collection from the acclaimed "Biography" series features original screen tests, behind-the-scenes footage, rare home movies, and unforgettable clips from some of the greatest movies of all time. Explore the fascinating personalities of American cinema's greatest stars from childhood innocence to international fame. Family, friends, and colleagues recall private moments in these intimate portraits, separating fact from fiction to illuminate the most personal side of lives lived under the spotlight. Burning love, broken marriages, blacklisting, Oscars(R), personal triumphs, and crushing defeats are all chronicled in eight definitive films with incisive detail, unfolding the remarkable lives of these beloved legends both on-screen and off. Collection includes: "Humphrey Bogart," "Betty Boop: The Queen Of Cartoon," "James Dean," "Clint Eastwood," "Katherine Hepburn," "Paul Newman: Hollywood's Charming Rebel," "Robert Redford: Hollywood's Outlaw" and "Shirley Temple: The Biggest Little Star".

Paramount's Adolph Zucker. MGM's Louis B. Mayer. Carl Laemmle of Universal. From Columbia to Warner Brothers, the studios that gave rise to Hollywood were all founded and run by Eastern European immigrants or first-generation American Jews. And in re-inventing themselves as Americans, they changed the image of the nation itself. Called a lucid, inviting work of social history (The New York Times), "Hollywoodism" tells three dramatic stories: the rise of American film, the personal sagas of [...].

Bonus Disc: "Hollywood: An Empire Of Their Own".