Word: cukor
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...year after she was graduated from Gushing Academy, Ashburnham, Mass., Bette, then 19, went to Manhattan, had her discomfiting brush with Le Gallienne, later enrolled in John Murray Anderson's dramatic school. When a chance came to play in George Cukor's stock production of Broadway in Rochester, Ruthie sent her off with a blessing and the admonition to learn both her own part and that of the leading lady, because "the lead is going to break...
...Manhattan, Director George Cukor described the kind of girl he was looking for to play Scarlett O'Hara in the cinema version of Gone With The Wind which he will direct for Selznick International. "The girl I select," said he, "must be possessed of the devil and charged with electricity. . . I want some one new. What I want is a really young and attractive girl but she must be stupid, cruel and relentless." Hollywood three days later it was revealed that the role had been assigned to Miriam Hopkins...
...Paley according to the script but not until she had been so severely buffeted about by waves that she herself had to be given emergency treatment by coworkers. Shrewd RKO cameramen quickly photographed the scene. RKO publicists were pleased when news agencies gave out photographs of fat Director George Cukor bringing Miss Hepburn a tumbler of whiskey...
...also function, some half dozen films a year at an average of $500,000 each. First on the list is Little Lord Fauntleroy, with Freddie Bartholomew,* starting Nov. 15, to be followed by an effort in Technicolor. Producer Selznick plans to bring Author Somerset Maugham to Hollywood. Directors George Cukor and John Cromwell, Actor Ronald Colman are now under contract...
...making David Copperfield, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer went to vast expense and trouble. Before assembling his cast, Producer David Selznick journeyed to England with Director George Cukor and Scenarist Howard Estabrook. They brought back Author Hugh Walpole, to add his famed name to Scenarist Estabrook's act briefly as the Vicar of Blunderstone in the film. Five hundred boys were tested for the part of David before little Freddie Bartholomew of Wiltshire, England was picked. The picture cost approximately $1,000,000 and took a year to make. The result of all this money and mind, time and talent...