No talent scout tapped him on the shoulder. No studio has ever given him any kind of buildup. Now it can be told—the amazing story of the way only fate, the fans and Photoplay turned an unknown boy named Carmen Orrico into sensational John Saxon....
Of all the wild stories about Anthony Franciosa, how many can be believed? Was he really a sad, hungry slum kid who stole? Why did he get into trouble? Is he moody, mixed-up? To separate fact from fiction, Photoplay went to the person who knows...
Their fabulous life of the past months, their guarded seclusion on the Riviera—only Liz and Mike knew the dreaded reason for it....
What does Ingrid feel as she picks up the pieces of her post life and heads for Rome and Roberto Rossellini?...
Colossal spectacles—with the traditional “cast of thousands”—get most publicity in the filmmaking department. But a strong, intimate drama like Paramount’s “Desire Under the Elms,” requiring a full staff of only about fifty people, demands as grueling work from each one of them. Preparation started two...
I love movies. If I didn’t, I’d be in some other business. Just the same, I dreaded going to the screening of “The James Dean Story.” I was invited to the first Hollywood showing, put on by the Screen Directors Guild. As you must know,...
Few people have ever attracted as much news space as Ava Gardner. But if you think you know all about her—you don’t until you read this story....
Ah to be in Europe—now that Hollywood’s here! If the accent in “Exclusively Yours” is slightly Continental this month, it’s because after seeing “Around The World in Eighty Days,” “Boy on a Dolphin,” “Island in the Sun” and all the other recent films glorifying far-off...
Rumors from Hollywood celebrities...
I'll never forget my first meeting with Yul Brynner. He was a big star. I was a thirteen-year-old kid, and I was scared to death! But that was only the beginning . . . By Sal Mineo...