When Barbara Payton died in 1967, aged just 39, her body was in such a terrible state it took the police two days to make an accurate identification. She weighed over 200lbs, had a red, blotchy complexion,... Read Full Story

Ingrid Bergman is something of an enigma, even if she is a great actress.  She was crucially unique and her own chosen self: tall, 'natural' looking, fluent in English yet unmistakably Swedish in her voice, an actress who always strove to be a 'true' woman. There was a time in the early and mid-1940 's when Bergman commanded a kind of love in America that has been hardly ever matched. In turn, it was the strength of that affection that animated the 'scandal' when she behaved like an impetuous... Read Full Story

 Ingrid Bergman was a Swedish actress who became one of the top stars of Hollywood's golden age. She had a unique, natural beauty and displayed an emotional intensity and sincerity on screen that audiences... Read Full Story

Humphrey Bogart has become one of the great legends of Hollywood. He made a number of movies which have become classics and many of the characters he created such as Rick Blaine and Duke Mantee have become an... Read Full Story

Olivia de Havilland is one of the legendary Hollywood Golden Age stars, well known for her portrayal of Melanie in 'Gone With the Wind' as well as supporting 'love interest' roles to swashbucklers like Errol... Read Full Story

Orson Welles was a great film director, as well as an actor, author and broadcaster, often described as a genius, but little appreciated in his own time. The flowering of that genius came early in his career, possibly too early, and he spent the larger part of his life seemingly wasting his immense talents on unworthy, and often incomplete, aborted, tangential, badly edited or cancelled projects. Welles never bothered to play by the Hollywood rules and Hollywood turned its back on him early ... Read Full Story

William Wyler is one of the two most distinguished movie directors in Hollywood history. In my opinion he and John Ford are in a league apart from other directors. Wyler was responsible for some of the... Read Full Story

Joan Crawford survived decades in the movie business as a top ranking star, projecting, (as well as needing), an innate toughness, always with a sense of style. She was the American Dream incarnate, providing... Read Full Story

Arsenal Football Club are one of the top clubs in British and world, football. They have a rich history with many great successes in both the English league and FA Cup competitions. Originally formed in 1886 by a group of workers at the Woolwich armaments factory in south London, the team rapidly became well-known and were able to attract top players, joining the Football League in 1893. They won the English First Division a total of 13 times and the Premiership 3 times. They have won the FA... Read Full Story

Many people naturally, but mistakenly, believe that Ginger Rogers's career began and ended with her partnership with Fred Astaire. Of course it was that wonderful partnership from heaven which made her a... Read Full Story