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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...Harvard Lampoon citation for the second year running. Last year he shared Worst Discovery honors with Frank Sinatra; now the Cantabrigian funnymen acclaimed his acting in Thrill of a Romance as the year's Worst Single Performance (male). Eddie Bracken was chosen Most Unamusing Comedian. Oscar Winner Joan Crawford, 38, was acclaimed Oldest Actress, with Joan Bennett, 36, getting honorable mention...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: People, Apr. 22, 1946 | 4/22/1946 | See Source »

...Rebecca. Joan Fontaine as the uneasy mistress of Manderley (reissue, TIME, April...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Cinema: Current & Choice, Apr. 8, 1946 | 4/8/1946 | See Source »

...Joan Crawford, who had just won her first Oscar, sued to divorce her third husband. Actors Douglas Fairbanks Jr. and Franchot Tone had each lasted almost four years. Actor Philip Terry and she separated last December after three years and five months. Said she, he was cruel and inhuman...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: People: People, Mar. 25, 1946 | 3/25/1946 | See Source »

...Rebecca. Joan Fontaine as the uneasy mistress of Manderley (reissue, TIME, April...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Cinema: Current & Choice, Mar. 25, 1946 | 3/25/1946 | See Source »

Though the success of the moving picture proves that "The song of Bernadette" contains material for effective dramatic treatment, Joan and Walter Kerr's stage adaptation has none of the impact of the screen version. "Bernadette" is not due for a long or profitable run in Boston; and a miracle as potent as that which brought forth the healing waters in the Grotto of Massabielle would be required to make it a Broadway success...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: "The Song of Bernadette" | 3/22/1946 | See Source »

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