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Imitation of Life (17-Apr-1959)
Director: Douglas Sirk Writers: Eleanore Griffin; Allan Scott From a novel by: Fannie Hurst Keywords: Romantic Drama
| Name | Occupation | Birth | Death | Known for |
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| Robert Alda |
Actor |
26-Nov-1914 |
3-May-1986 |
Cloak and Dagger |
| Sandra Dee |
Actor |
23-Apr-1942 |
20-Feb-2005 |
Gidget |
| Troy Donahue |
Actor |
27-Jan-1936 |
2-Sep-2001 |
A Summer Place |
| John Gavin |
Actor |
8-Apr-1928 |
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Julius Caesar in Spartacus |
| Mahalia Jackson |
Singer |
26-Oct-1911 |
27-Jan-1972 |
Queen of Gospel Music |
| Susan Kohner |
Actor |
11-Nov-1936 |
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Imitation of Life |
| Juanita Moore |
Actor |
19-Oct-1922 |
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Imitation of Life |
| Dan O'Herlihy |
Actor |
1-May-1919 |
17-Feb-2005 |
The Adventures of Robinson Crusoe |
| Ann Robinson |
Actor |
1-May-1935 |
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The War of the Worlds |
| Lana Turner |
Actor |
8-Feb-1920 |
29-Jun-1995 |
The Postman Always Rings Twice |
| Jack Weston |
Actor |
21-Aug-1924 |
3-May-1996 |
Wait Until Dark |
CAST | Lana Turner | ... Lora Meredith (hopeful actress) | | John Gavin | ... Steve Archer (photographer) | | Sandra Dee | ... Susie (age 16, Lora's daughter) | | Robert Alda | ... Allen Loomis | | Susan Kohner | ... Sarah Jane (age 18, passing for white) | | Dan O'Herlihy | ... David Edwards | | Juanita Moore | ... Annie Johnson (housekeeper) | | Karin Dicker | ... Sarah Jane (age 8) | | Terry Burnham | ... Susie (age 6) | | John Vivyan | ... Young man | | Lee Goodman | ... Photographer | | Ann Robinson | ... Showgirl | | Troy Donahue | ... Frankie | | Sandra Gould | ... Annette (receptionist) | | David Tomack | ... Mr. McKenney | | Joel Fluellen | ... Minister | | Jack Weston | ... Tom (stage manager) | | Billy House | ... Fat Man | | Maida Severn | ... Teacher | | Than Wyenn | ... Romano | | Peg Shirley | ... Fay | | Mahalia Jackson | ... Choir singer |
REVIEWS Review by Elisabeth (posted on 22-Feb-2005) This movie is a true work of art. The cast is masterfully assembled and believable in their characters.
For 1959, the theme of the movie took on some very sensitive racial and inter-racial themes and presented them with sensitivity and conviction. The friendship portrayed between "Miss Lora" (Turner) and "Annie" (Moore) will not leave a dry eye among viewers. The pathos between Annie and her daughter, Sarah Jane (Kohner), will tug at every mother's heartstrings. As well, Susie's (Dee) struggle to come to terms with a famous and driven mother will ignite memories with parents of their own children's realizations that parents are very real people with human foibles.
John Gavin, who plays heart-throb Steve, is as handsome as ever!
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