Clara Bow

Frederica Sagor Maas who wrote screenplays for silent era stars including Clara Bow has died She was 111 The pioneering screenwriter passed away of natural causes on Thursday 05Jan12 She was the third oldest person in California She began he...  

THE Academy Award nominations for 2011, which will be announced on Tuesday, will most likely include a few nods to "The Artist," Michel Hazanavicius's careful if sometimes condescending pastiche of ...  

The first Oscar winner for best picture, it features thrilling aerial dogfights and ... Wellman's masterpiece looks gorgeous in its DVD and Blu-ray debut. 144 minutes. The DVD comes with no extras, but the Blu-ray version includes three featurettes.  

To make “Wings,” the 1927 silent film about World War I pilots, the director William A. Wellman mounted cameras in the cockpits of planes.  

One of Frederica Sagor Maas' scripts launched Clara Bow. Maas eventually quit the movie business in disgust and much later wrote a scathing book about the industry. One of the last links to the silent film era, Frederica Sagor Maas wrote the script for 1925's "The Plastic Age," which launched actress Clara Bow. But she watched in horror as her serious treatment on women and work was turned into ...  

Alt Film Guide (blog)Frederica Sagor Maas dies at 111: Screenwriter penned silent films for Clara BowChicago TribuneShe was an uncredited contributor to the Greta Garbo-John Gilbert classic "Flesh and the Devil" and to the Clara Bow starrer "It," but perhaps most significantly, she earlier co-adapted "The Plastic Age," a 1925 hit film that proved a huge career break ...Clara Bow - Silent Era Screenwriter Maas DiesContactmusic.comRemembering...  

The Martini Reigns SupremeLos Angeles ConfidentialIn speakeasies, “It” girls such as Clara Bow were known for tipping them back. In film, with the help of this sophisticated tipple, Harold Lloyd took a tipsy walk on a ledge in 1920's High and Dizzy; WC Fields played a bootlegging pharmacist in 1926's ...  

UNLV public history students get education at Rex Bell's ranchLas Vegas Review-JournalClara Bow, the wife of former Nevada Lt. Gov. Rex Bell, was an actress who rose to stardom in the silent film era of the 1920s. Special To View By Jeff Mosier Without historians, the Declaration of Independence is just a piece of paper. ...  

NorthJersey.com'Bonnie and Clyde' a strikingly original musicalNorthJersey.comThe young Bonnie played by a very fine Kelsey Fowler who wanted to be a movie star in the vein of her idol Clara Bow. As adults they both meet up unexpectedly and form an attraction to each other. As the musical unravels we see them on their crime ...and more »  

Scoring with revolution in mindBoston.comMirowitz's last venture with his students was composing a score for The Sounds of Silents screening of “It'' starring Clara Bow. Before that, he led Berklee students in crafting a score for FW Murnau's “Sunrise.'' But composing music for comic and ...and more »  

3rd oldest person in Calif dies at 111Sacramento BeeHer screenwriting credits include the 1925 silent film "The Plastic Age" starring Clara Bow and Gilbert Roland. Coles says the oldest person in California is now 112-year-old Soledad Mexia of Chula Vista, followed by 111-year-old Avice Clark of ...and more »  

The First Best Picture: Your Weekly Movie To-Do ListLA WeeklyA decorated World War I flyer, director "Wild Bill" Wellman knew what he was doing with the aerial sequences, and they remain thrilling today; on the ground, nurse Clara Bow keeps things perky, as does, briefly, Gary Cooper. ...