Category Archives: Acting
Diana Serra Cary: “Baby Peggy”
Diana Serra Cary, 94 years old, is now an author and advocate for child actors’ rights, but she is best known as Baby Peggy, one of the three major American child stars of the Hollywood silent movie era along with Jackie … Continue reading
Kirk Douglas Celebrates 96th Birthday Today
The legendary Kirk Douglas is one of the last surviving actors from Hollywood’s Golden Age. He is No.17 on the American Film Institute’s list of the greatest male American screen legends of all time, making him the highest-ranked living person on … Continue reading
Dame Judi Dench to Celebrate 78th Birthday on Sunday
Dame Judi Dench has charmed the world with her talent, her style, and her graceful aging. Click here to see an interview with her by Charlie Rose.
Ed Asner Back on Broadway
“After a 23-year hiatus, Ed Asner has returned to Broadway in Craig Wright’s new play, ‘Grace,’ which opened at the Cort Theatre Oct. 4.” Click here to read an interview with the popular, award-winning actor, who’s also been a guest on … Continue reading
Connie Sawyer: Oldest Member of Motion Picture Academy
Somehow this LA Times article, published when the Academy Awards were imminent, slipped by us, so we’re catching up: “At 99, Connie Sawyer is one of the oldest members of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences….Sawyer’s been in show … Continue reading
EngAGE Across Generations Video: Claymation Project
Take a look at what happened when creative senior mentors from Burbank Senior Artists Colony worked with creative young students from Burbank Community Day School on a claymation project. You’ll enjoy the finished videos created in this collaborative effort! Congratulations … Continue reading
Birthdays: Lauren Bacall and Jon Hendricks
Happy 88th today: Lauren Bacall’s career began in the 1944 film To Have and Have Not, opposite Humphrey Bogart, and went on to include performing on Broadway decades later in Applause and Woman of the Year. Click here to read … Continue reading
