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Hooray for Hollywood!Music & Color; The Glamour YearsMovie MakersWalt Disney (1968)6¢ • Scott 1355Alfred Hitchcock (1998)Legends ofHollywood series32¢ • Scott 3226Innovations & Making It All HappenDrive-in Movies (1999)Celebrate the Century 1950s33¢ • Scott 3187i

Hooray for Hollywood!Innovations & MakingIt All HappenAmerican Filmmaking: Behind the ScenesScott 3772a-ja. Screenwriting — The “blueprint” for every movie is itsscript. The stamp design shows a segment of the closinglines spoken by Scarlett O’Hara in Gone With the Wind.b. Directing — A great director, such as John Cassavetesshown framing a shot, leaves his personal imprint onevery film.c. Costume Design — Costumes make the man, or woman,in the movies as well as in real life. The inspireddesigners such as Edith Head, shown with a designboard, can tell as much of the story as the writers.d. Music — Ever since the era of the silent films music hasbeen used to set the mood and heighten atmosphere(think Psycho or Jaws). Shown is the hand of legendarycomposer Max Steiner working on score.e. Makeup — Makeup can transform a well-known actor intoan unrecognizable character. Pioneering makeup artistJack Pierce was responsible for recreating Boris Karloffas Frankenstein’s monster.f. Art Direction — The art director is responsible forcreating a believable visual movie world. Shown is PerryFerguson working on sketch for Citizen Kane.g. Cinematography — Translating what the human eyesees through the camera lens into the vision created onfilm is the art of cinematography. Shown is Paul Hill,assistant cameraman for Nagana.h. Film Editing — Taking the puzzle pieces of the originalraw footage and putting it together into a final picture isthe responsibility of the film editor. Shown is J. WatsonWebb editing The Razor’s Edge.i. Special Effects — Some of the most magical moments inthe movies, such as the tornado in The Wizard of Oz orthe sinking of the Titanic, have been created by a specialeffects team. Mark Siegel is shown working on a modelfor E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial.j. Sound — One of the most complex components of moviemaking is creating a soundtrack where dialogue,sound effects, and background music blend seamlesslytogether. Shown is Gary Summers working on a controlpanel.

Hooray for Hollywood!Innovations & Making It All HappenAmerican Filmmaking: Behind the Scenes (2003) 37¢ • Scott 3772a-j

Hooray for Hollywood!Movie MusicMax Steiner (1888–1971)American Music: HollywoodComposers • Scott 3339The Austrian composer graduated fromthe Imperial Academy of Music at age13 and went on to study under GustavMahler. While still in his teens he wasearning a living as a composer for theconcert hall, theaters, and vaudeville.He moved to America, first workingas a popular composer-conductor forBroadway before joining the move westto Hollywood. Steiner was one of the firstto integrate music with characters andindividual scenes. He created hundreds ofmovie scores, many of them now part ofthe classic movie repertoire, such as KingKong (1933), Little Women (1933, reusedin the 1948 version as well), Gone with theWind (1939), Casablanca (1942), Rhapsodyin Blue (1945), The Jazz Singer (1952),and A Summer Place (1959). He receivedAcademy Award nominations for 18 filmsand won three Oscars strangely enough forless memorable films: The Informer (1935),Now, Voyager (1942), and Since You WentAway (1944).Dimitri Tiomkin(1894–1975)American Music: HollywoodComposers • Scott 3340Tiomkin arrived in New York in 1925to work the vaudeville circuit as anaccompanist to a Russian ballet troupe.He later said that this beginning led himto think of actors within the film frameas dancers on stage. His long relationshipwith director Frank Capra began withLost Horizons (1937) and continuedthrough films such as You Can’t Take Itwith You (1938) and It’s a Wonderful Life(1947), but it was his innovative score forHigh Noon (1952), with its theme song“Do Not Forsake Me, O My Darling,”that changed the course of his career. Hereceived Academy Awards for Best Scoreand Best Song for the film and went on towrite title songs for nearly every picturehe scored, winning further nominationsfor many of then and receiving AcademyAwards for the scores of The High and theMighty (1954) and The Old Man and theSea (1958).Bernard Herrmann(1911–1975)American Music: HollywoodComposers • Scott 3341By the age of 20 he had founded his ownorchestra and went on to write musicalscores for Orson Welles’ radio shows,including the notorious “War of theWorlds” broadcast in 1938. Consideredone of the most original film composersin Hollywood, Herrmann was responsiblefor the score of Citizen Kane (1941), AlfredHitchcock’s Psycho (1960), and MartinScorsese’s Taxi Driver (1976). His personalfavorite was his music for The Ghost andMrs. Muir (1947).Franz Waxman (1906–1967)American Music: HollywoodComposers • Scott 3342The German-born composer’s first workedin film when he was hired to orchestrateand conduct the score for MarleneDietrich’s Der blau Engle (The Blue Angel,1930), the first major German soundfilm. Waxman moved to Hollywood inthe 1930s, composing his first originalfilm scores for Rebecca (1940) and ThePhiladelphia Story (1940). He wouldreceive back-to-back Oscars for his scoresfor Sunset Blvd. (1950) and A Place inthe Sun (1951). He also composed fortelevision, including shows such as“Gunsmoke,” “The Fugitive,” and “PeytonPlace” (for which he had also composedthe movie score).Alfred Newman (1907–1970)American Music: HollywoodComposers • Scott 3343As a young pianist accompanist on thevaudeville circuit, Newman becamefriends with and conducted some of thework of the Gershwin brothers, Rogers &Hart, and Irving Berlin, who persuadedhim to try his luck with the movies in theearly 1930s. Once there he would go on tocontribute hugely to movie music throughhis gifts as a composer, arranger, musicaldirector, and conductor. Newman won9 Oscars, including Alexander’s RagtimeBand (1938) Tin Pan Alley (1940), Call MeMadam (1953), Love Is a Many SplendoredThing (1955), The King and I (1956), andCamelot (1962) and was nominated for 28more. His last movie soundtrack was forthe comedy Airport (1970), for which hereceived a Oscar nomination.Erich Wolfgang Korngold(1897–1957)American Music: HollywoodComposers • Scott 3344A child profigy who composed hisfirst original work at age 8, Korngoldpreferred the world of classical music butwas lured to Hollywood to adapt FleixMendelassohn’s music for the film versionof A Midsummer Night’s Dream (1934).There he turned his hand to creatingmemorable symphonic scores for themovies, beginning with Captain Blood(1935, starring Errol Flynn). His scores forAnthony Adverse (1936, Frederick March& Olivia de Havilland) and The Adventuresof Robin Hood (1938, Errol Flynn, Olviaide Haviland & Basil Rathbone) bothwon Academy Awards, and he receivednominations for The Private Lives ofElizabeth and Essex (1936, Bette Davis &Errol Flynn) and The Sea Hawk (1940,Errol Flynn). After the war he returned toAustria, but ill health forced in into earlyretirement and he was little known by thetime of his death at age 60.

Hooray for Hollywood!Movie MusicIra & George Gershwin (1999)American Music:Broadway Songwriters33¢ • Scott 3345Ira (1896–1983) & George(1898–1937) GershwinIra — Ira collaborated as the lyricistwith his younger brother George onmore than 20 Broadway musicals andmotion pictures. After George’s earlydeath, Ira went on to work with othermajor composers, such as Moss Hart,Kurt Weill, Jerome Kern, and others. Hismemorable song lyrics are almost literallytoo numerous to mention; they includesuch enduring titles as “I Got Rhythm,”“Embraceable You,” “Summertime,” “IGot Plenty o’ Nuttin’,” “Someone To WatchOver Me,” “Funny Face,” “Let’s Call theWhole Thing Off,” and “Shall We Dance?”His goddaughter Liza Minelli was namedafter one of his songs, “Liza (All theClouds’ll Roll Away).”George — George’s first collaborationwith his brother Ira was the musicalcomedy Lady Be Good (1924). Theirjoint production of Of Thee I Sing wona Pulitzer Prize in 1935. George usuallywrote the music and his brother thenwrote words to fit the tune. (Althoughwhen asked which came first, the wordsor the music, Ira’s standard response was“The contract.”) Variations on his musicfor “I Got Rhythm” (first introduced byEthel Merman in 1930) has become one ofthe most performed of George Gershwin’sworks. George’s serious orchestralworks have remained equally popular:“Rhapsody in Blue” (1924) and “AnAmerican in Paris” (1928).Alan Jay Lerner & FrederickLoewe (1999) American Music:Broadway Songwriters33¢ • Scott 3346Alan Jay Lerner (1918–1986)& Frederick Loewe(1901–1988)Alan Lerner — A playwright and lyricist,Lerner first teamed up with FrederickLoewe in 1942 with Life of the Party. Theyfollowed this with Brigadoon (1947), whichLerner later adapted for the film versionin 1954. Lerner also received Oscars asthe Screenwriter for An American in Paris(1951) and Gigi (1958). He later won aGrammy for “On a Clear day You Can SeeForever (1970).Frederick Loewe — The Austrian-borncomposer accompanied his father, singingstar Edmond Loewe, to America in 1925,but left to earn a living composing offthe-cuffscores for silent movies. He metLerner at the popular New York night spot,The Lambs Club, and the two men hit itoff as a team. Following their success withBrigadoon (1947), they went on to createPaint Your Wagon (1952), My Fair Lady(1956}), and Camelot (1967) all of whichalso have immortalized in film via themagic of Hollywood.Lorenz Hart (1999)American Music: BroadwaySongwriters33¢ • Scott 3347Lorenz Hart (1895–1943)The American lyricist first teamed withRichard Rodgers sometime in the latenineteen teens, and throughout the 1920sthe two men blistered their way throughan average of four musicals a year! In1930 they moved to Hollywood wherethey turned out songs and musical scoresfor Love Me Tonight (starring MauriceChevalier), The Phantom President (starringGeorge M. Cohan), Hallelujah, I’m aBum (starring Al Jolson), and Mississippi(starring Bing Crosby and W.C. Fields). In1934 he provided the translation for theMGM version of The Merry Widow, and cowrotewith Rodgers their stand-alone popsong, “Blue Moon.” From 1935 until 1943they went back to writing for the stagewith a long string of successful musicalcomedies, for which Hart wrote the lyricsto such enduring songs as “My FunnyValentine,” “The Lady Is a Tramp,” “SpringIs Here,” and “Falling in Love with Love.”

Hooray for Hollywood!Movie MusicRichard Rodgers & OscarHammerstein II (1999)American Music:Broadway Songwriters33¢ • Scott 3348Richard Rodgers (1902–1979)& Oscar Hammerstein II(1895–1960)Richard Rodgers — Rodgers’ career spannedsix decades, during which he receivedOscars, Tonys, Pulitzers, and Emmys. Hepublished more than 900 songs and wrote40 musicals. In 1943 Rodgers entered intowhat would become an extraordinarypartnership with Oscar Hammerstein II.The first result was the musical Oklahoma!(1943) and the recreation of the Americanmusical theater genre as a complete musicalstory. The collaborators went on to produceCarousel (1945), South Pacific (1949), TheKing and I (1951), Flower Drum Song (1958),and The Sound of Music (1959). There areothers, but these are the best remembered.Why? Because they also appeared asmovies! Rodgers and Hammerstein wroteone musical specifically for Hollywood,State Fair (1945), and one for television,Cinderella (1957, starring Julie Andrews).Oscar Hammerstein — Despite hisfather’s push to have him become a lawyer,Hammerstein could not resist the lure ofthe theater. His first successful librettawas Wildflower (1922), followed by RoseMarie (1924). His partnership with JeromeKern led to the landmark musical ShowBoat (1925), later made into three movieversions. However, Hammerstein didn’tlike Hollywood and returned to New York,where he adapted the lyrics and story ofBizet’s Carmen to create the all-black,Americanized Carmen Jones (1942). He hasbeen called “the most influential lyricistand librettist of the American theater.”Almost all of Rodgers and Hammerstein’sphenomenally popular Broadways showshave appeared as movies.Meredith Willson (1999)American Music:Broadway Songwriters33¢ • Scott 3349Meredith Willson(1902–1984)Although he is best known for writingthe book, words, and music for The MusicMan (1962), and Willson also wrote theentertaining The Unsinkable Molly Brown(1964), both of which were turned intopopular movies (1962, starring RobertPreston and Shirly Jones and 1964 StarringDebbie Reynolds) and both of which alsowon Oscars for their music. He began hisprofessional career playing the flute andthe piccolo in John Philip Sousa’s band(1921–1923) and then joined the New YorkPhilharmonic Orchestra. Willson’s careerwas a checkered effort. He composedthe musical scores for the movies TheGreat Dictator (1940) and The Little Foxes(1941). And although he wrote a numberof popular songs, perhaps the mostsurprising hit was the Beatles adaptationof his “’Till There Was You.”Frank Loesser (1999)American Music;Broadway Songwriters33¢ • Scott 3350Frank Loesser (1910–1969)Although he never studied music formally,Loesser’s influence on film and stagemusical writing has been enormous.His first song (“The May Party”) waswritten when he was six years old.While he was still a child he also taughthimself to play the harmonica and thepiano. Then, in 1936, he and Hollywooddiscovered one another, and over thenext 30 years he would write the scoresfor more than 60 movies. His first hitsong was the wartime “Praise the Lord,and Pass the Ammunition.” He returnedto Broadway for Where’s Charley (1948)and Guys and Dolls (1950, which sweptthe Tonys and later became an equallysmash hit as a movie. This was followedby the Danny Kay movie Hans ChristianAnderson (1952), for which he received anOscar nomination. The versatile Loessercompleted two additional hit musicals,The Most Happy Fella (1957) and How ToSucceed in Business Without Really Trying(1961), before his untimely death.

Hooray for Hollywood!Movie MusicHenry Mancini (1924–1994)Scott 3839While playing with the Glenn Miller Band in 1952, Manciniaccepted a two-week assignment to work on an Abbot andCostello movie and never looked back. Noted for injectingjazz into the conventional movie scores of the 1950s, he wasnominated for 18 Oscars and won four: two for Breakfastat Tiffany’s (1961 — the score and the song “Moon River”),one for the title song for Days of Wine and Roses (1962),and one for the score of Victor/Victoria (1982). A piece ofincidental music for the movie Hatari (1962) surprised himby becoming a pop hit on its on — “Baby Elephant Walk” —but he will always be remembered for his theme music forThe Pink Panther (1963).Edgar Y. “Yip” Harburg (1896–1981)Scott 3905During his distinguished song-writing career Harburghelped create many standards of the American songbook,including “Brother, Can You Spare a Dime,” “It’s Only aPaper Moon,” “April in Paris,” and “Lydia the TattooedLady.” Nevertheless, he will always be remembered for theOscar-winning “Over the Rainbow” from The Wizard of Oz(1939). His libretto for Finian’s Rainbow (1947) producedsuch memorable songs as “How Are Things in GloccaMorra?” and “Old Devil Moon.” Released as a movie starringFred Astaire and Petula Clark in 1968 Finian’s Rainbow wasAstaire’s last film. Harburg and his writing partner HaroldArlen also wrote the title song for Judy garland’s last movie,I Could Go On Singing (1963), and the 1968 tribute to MartinLuther King Jr., “Silent Spring.”Musicals Made Into MoviesOklahoma!American Music; Laurie and CurleyScott 2722; reissued • Scott 2769Set in the Oklahoma Territory at the turn ofthe 19th century and playing on the inevitableconflicts between farmers and ranchers as theterritory reaches for statehood, Oklahoma! (1955)featured a stellar cast: Gordon Macrae (Curly) andShirley Jones (Laurie; her film debut) as the twoyoung leads, Gloria Grahame (Ado Annie) andGene Nelson (Will Parker) as the second leads,Charlotte Greenwood (Aunt Eller), Eddie Albert(Ali Hakim), Rod Steiger (Jud Fry), and JamesWhitmore (Mr. Carnes). It was the first musicalin which all the songs had a direct relationshipto the plot. The stage version opened in NewYork in 1943 and ran for 2,212 performances, therecord for a musical at the time, but the moviesoundtrack not only outsold the Broadway castrecording, it continues to be a strong seller today.Show BoatAmerican Music • Scott 2767The original stage production of Show Boat (basedon the Edna Ferber’s novel of life on a paddlewheelshow boat plying the Mississippi River in the late1880s through the 1920s) opened in New Yorkon December 27, 1927. The first movie versionappeared in 1929. Originally filmed as silentmovie, some scenes were later reshot with dialogueand songs, and an additional 18-minute prologuefeatured three actors from the original Broadwayproduction reprised songs from their roles. Onlyportions of the film remain available for viewing.Jerome Kern and Oscar Hammerstein II wrote thesong “Ol’ Man River” expressly for Paul Robeson,but he was unable to appear in the original stageproduction and did not actually play the role of“Joe” until the second movie version was made in1936. A second song was added for his character tosing in the movie, “Ah Still Suits Me,” but “Ol’ ManRiver” would become Robeson’s signature piece.Tess Gardella played Joe’s wife “Queenie” on stageand in the prologue to the 1929 movie, both timesin blackface. She was replaced by Hattie McDanielin the 1936 movie starring Irene Dunne and AllanJones. Charles Winniger reprised his Broadwayrole as “Cap’n Andy Hawks.” In 1951 yet anothermovie version appeared, the one with which mostpeople are familiar. It starred Kathryn Grayson,Ava Gardner, Howard Keel, Joe E. Brown, AgnesMoorehead, and William Warfield. Although the1951 film was nominated for two Oscars (BestCinematography, Color; Best Music, Scoring of aMusical Picture), critics consider the more faithfuladaptation of the 1936 movie to be to be the bestof the three film efforts.

Hooray for Hollywood!Movie MusicHenry Mancini (2004)37¢ • Scott 3839Edgar Y. “Yip” Harburg (2005)37¢ • Scott 3905Musicals Made Into MoviesOklahoma! (1993)American Music; Laurie and Curley29¢ • Scott 2722Oklahoma! (reissued 1993)American Music; Laurie and Curley29¢ • Scott 2769Show Boat (1993)American Music9¢• Scott 2767

Hooray for Hollywood!Musicals Made Into MoviesPorgy & BessAmerican Music • Scott 2768George Gershwin’s beautiful opera set in a smallblack community in South Carolina in 1912 hasbeen criticized for its depiction of poor blacks. The1959 movie version starred Sidney Poitier as Porgy(his voice was dubbed by opera singer RobertMcFerrin), Dorothy Dandridge (Bess), SammyDavis Jr. (Sportin’ Life), Pearl Bailey (Maria), andBrock Peters (Crown). Davis sang his own songs inthe movie but his contract wouldn’t allow his voiceto be used on the soundtrack release, so his songsfor the recording were sung by Cab Calloway.However, the Gershwin family felt that the movieversion had taken too many liberties with theoriginal, as well as featuring too many actorswhose voices needed to be dubbed, and the filmwas withdrawn from release in 1974. Althougha DVD version was made available in 2002, thequality is very poor.My Fair LadyAmerican Music • Scott 2770Based on the 1914 play Pygmalion by George BernardShaw, when they adapted the play as a musical, MyFair Lady, Alan Jay Lerner and Frederick Loewewrote the role of Professor Henry Higgins waswritten specifically for Rex Harrison, on the theorythat the portraal the character required a great actorrather than a great singer. Both Harrison and StanleyHolloway (Alfred P. Doolittle) won Tonys for their stageroles, which they later reprised for the film. Althoughin the original 1956 stage production the role of ElizaDoolittle was played by Julie Andrews, the 1964 filmstarred Audrey Hepburn, most of whose vocals weredubbed by Mami Nixon as Hepburn didn’t have a highenough range for the top notes. The film won eightOscars, including Best Picture (Jack L. Warner), BestActor (Harrison), Best Costume Design (Cecil Beaton),Best Director (George Cukor), and Best Music, Scoring,Adaptation or Treatment (André Previn), and wasnominated for four more.The Wizard of OzClassic Films • Scott 2445Based on the children’s stories by L. FrankBaum, this is the one that started it all.Dorothy Gale and her dog Toto are sweptoff to the magical land of Oz by a tornado,accidentally killing the resident witchas they land, and then must find a wayback home. The main characters and theactors are well-known to generations ofviewers: the incomparable Judy Garland(Dorothy), Frank Morgan (a plethora ofroles, including Prof. Marvel and Oscar Z.Diggs, the “Wizard”), Ray Bolger (Hunk/Scarecrow), Bert Lahr (Zeke/CowardlyLion), Jack Haley (Hickory/Tin Man),Billie Burke (Glinda the Good Witch),and Margaret Hamilton (Miss Gulch/Wicked Witch of the West). The 1939 moviewon two Academy Awards: Best Music,Original Score (Herbert Stothhart) andBest Music, Original Song for “Over theRainbow” (Harlen Arlen & E.Y. Harburg),and was nominated for four moreincluding Best Picture. By the way, thosehorses of a different color — they got thatway by being coated with sugary Jell-Opowder, which they kept licking off.Gone with the WindClassic Films • Scott 2446Celebrate the Century 1930sScott 3185jThis lush melodrama of life in the Southbefore, during, and after the American CivilWar — based on the seemingly perennialbest-selling novel by Margaret Mitchell,written in 1936 — overpowered theAcademy Awards for 1940, winning Oscarsfor Best Picture (Selznick InternationalPictures), Best Actress (Vivien Leigh),Best Actress in a Supporting Role (HattieMcDaniel), Best Director (Victor Fleming),Best Art Direction (Lyle R. Wheeler), BestCinematography, Color (Ernest Haller &Ray Rennahan), Best Film Editing (Hal C.Kern & James E. Newcom), Best Writing,Screenplay (Sidney Howard); an HonoraryOscar for William Cameron Menzies for“outstanding achievement in the use of colorfor the enhancement of dramatic mood;and a Technical Achievement Oscar forR.D. Musgrave for “pioneering in the useof coordinated equipment. Fifty years afterit first appeared in movie theaters in 1939,Gone with the Wind won the 1989 People’sChoice Award for “Favorite All-TimeMotion Picture.”Beau GesteClassic Films; Gary CooperScott 2447Shot on the same sets in Yuma, Arizonaas the original silent film version (1926),the 1939 movie told the story of threebrothers (played by Gary Cooper, RayMilland, and Robert Preston) who jointhe French Foreign Legion, each claiminghe was the one to steal a family jewel. Theopening desert sequence is one of thegreat “mood setters” of film history. Thefilm also starred Brian Donlevy, who wasnominated for an Oscar as Best Actor ina Supporting Role for his portrayal of thesadistic Sgt. Markoff. Susan Hayward madeher film debut appearance as the heroinewaiting faithfully at home.

Hooray for Hollywood!Musicals Made Into MoviesPorgy & Bess (1993)American Music 29¢ • Scott 2768My Fair Lady (1993)American Music 29¢ • Scott 2770The Wizard of Oz (1990)Classic Films25¢ • Scott 2445Gone with the Wind (1990)Classic Films25¢ • Scott 2446Gone with the Wind (1998)Celebrate the Century 1930s32¢ • Scott 3185jBeau Geste (1990)Classic Films;25¢ • Scott 2447

Hooray for Hollywood!The MoviesStagecoachClassic Films • Scott 2448The first of many films director JohnFord would shoot in MonumentValley, Arizona, Stagecoach (1939) alsointroduced John Wayne in his first starringrole as the “Ringo Kid.” It was actually his80th film! The story followed the behaviorof stagecoach passengers trying to make itpast marauding Apaches led by Geronimo— and played in the film by local NavajoIndians. The movie also starred ClaireTrevor (Dallas), Thomas Mitchell (Josiah“Doc” Boone), Andy Devine (stagecoachdriver Buck), and cowboy star Tim Holt(Lieutenant Gatewood). The movie wontwo Oscars. One went to Thomas Mitchellas Best Actor in a Supporting Role forhis portrayal of the drunken “Doc,” theother was for Best Music, Scoring. It wasnominated for four more, including BestPicture and Best Director.A Streetcar Named DesireCelebrate the Century 1940sScott 3186nBased on the 1947 play by TennesseeWilliams that won the 1948 PulitzerPrize for Drama, the 1951 film versionwas toned down considerably from itscontroversial parent, including a newending where Stanley is punished for therape of his sister-in-law, the pretentiousbut frail Blanche, by the loss of his wifeand child. Most of the cast came fromthe original Broadway production (alsodirected by Elia Kazan): Marlon Brando(Stanley Kowalski) in his second screenrole, Kim Hunter (Stella Kowalski), andKarl Malden (Harold “Mitch” Mitchell).Vivien Leigh reprised her London roleas Blanche DuBois, a part played byJessica Tandy on Broadway. The moviewas nominated for 12 Oscars and wonfour: Best Actress in a Leading Role(Leigh), Best Actor in a Supporting Role(Malden), Best Actress in a SupportingRole (Hunter), and Best Art Direction —Set Direction, Black-and-White. It was thefirst time three acting awards had beenwon by a single film. (Brando lost out asBest Actor in a Leading Role to HumphreyBogart in The African Queen.)E.T. The Extra-TerrestrialCelebrate the Century 1980sScott 3190mA group of children help a stranded alienwith almost magical powers contact hismother ship in order to return home inthis hugely popular story about toleranceand non-violent alien contact. Directedby Steven Spielberg, the 1982 movie wonfour Oscars — Best Effects, Sound EffectsEditing; Best Effects, Visual Effects; BestMusic, Original Score (John Williams);Best Sound — and was nominated for fivemore. For those who enjoy trivia, E.T.’s facewas modeled after a combination of thefeatures of Carl Sandburg, Albert Einstein,and a pug dog.Jurassic ParkCelebrate the Century 1990sScott 3191kLoosely based on the novel by MichaelCrichton (and one of those rare instanceswhere the film outshines the originalbook), and directed by Steven Spielberg,Jurassic Park (1993) tells the story of adultsand children trapped in a theme parkwhere cloned — and hungry — dinosaurshave broken free of their compounds.The movie won Oscars for Best Effects,Sound Effects Editing; Best Effects, VisualEffects; and Best Sound. It also garneredawards from around the world forbringing believable dinosaurs to the silverscreen. (In case you were wondering, theTyrannosaurus roars are a sound mix ofdog, penguin, tiger, alligator, and elephantnoises.)TitanicCelebrate the Century 1990s3191lFrom its opening shot of the encrustedremains of the ship lying on the oceanfloor, the outcome of the story of theTitanic, which sank with enormous loss oflife on its maiden voyage in 1912, is neverin any doubt. The love story between theupper (Kate Winslet) and lower decks(Leonardo DiCaprio) is an obligatoryconvention tying the overarching storytogether, but the real power lies in thevoices of the ghosts who perished in theicy northern Atlantic Ocean nearly 100years ago. The 1997 movie won 11 Oscars— including Best Picture, Best Director,Best Music, Best Effects (Sound andVisual), Best Cinematography, and BestCostume Design — and was nominated forthree more.“Yoda”2007 • Scott 4205The ancient and powerful Jedi Masterwas responsible for training all the Jediknights who appeared throughout the StarWars film series, and himself appeared inall but the first movie in 1977. Originallyanimated and given voice to by Frank Oz,the long-time collaborator of puppeteerJim Hansen, “Yoda” came to be so populara character that when the American publicwas given an opportunity to vote onlinefor their favorite stamp in the anniversarystamp pane, more than a half millionvotes were cast for him and he was given aspecial stamp issue of his own.

Hooray for Hollywood!The MoviesStagecoach (1990)Classic Films25¢ • Scott 2448A Streetcar Named Desire(1999) Celebrate theCentury 1940s33¢ • Scott 3186nE.T. The Extra-Terrestrial(2000) Celebrate theCentury 1980s33¢ • Scott 3190mJurassic Park (1999)Celebrate the Century 1990s33¢ • Scott 3191kTitanic (1999)Celebrate the Century 1990s33¢ * 3191l“Yoda” (2007)Scott 4205

Hooray for Hollywood!The MoviesPremiere of Movie Star Wars, 30th Anniversary2007 • Scott 4143The original Star Wars (1977) — now renamed: Star Wars: Episode IV, A New Hope — was an almostunimaginable blockbuster when it hit the big screen. From the initial, and seemingly interminable, passageof the first intergalactic battleship to the final explosion of the “death star,” the action and wisecrackingnever stopped. Movie goers returned to see it again and again. The film starred Mark Hamilton (LukeSkywalker), Harrison Ford (Han Solo), Carrie Fisher (Princess Leia Organa), and Alec Guinness (Obi-Wan Kenobi). Unrecognizable behind their costumes were Anthony Daniels (C-3PO), Peter Mayhew(Chewbacca), and David Prowse (Darth Vader), and the voice of James Earl Jones as the voice of DarthVader. It won Oscars for Best Music, Original Score (John Williams); Best Costume Design (John Mollo);Best Sound; Best Art Direction — Set Decoration; Best Effects, Visual Effects; Best Film Editing; and aSpecial Achievement Award for Sound Effects in creating the alien voices (Ben Burtt).Shown at 60% of actual size.

Hooray for Hollywood!The MoviesPremiere of Movie Star Wars, 30th Anniversary (2007) 41¢ • Scott 4143a–oMillenium Falcon41¢ • Scott 4143bEmperor Palpatine41¢ • Scott 4143cDarth Vader41¢ • Scott 4143aC-3PO41¢ • Scott 4143gAnakin Skywalker & Obi-WanKenobie • 41¢ • Scott 4143dLuke Skywalker41¢ • Scott 4143ePrincess Leia & R2-D241¢ • Scott 4143fBobba Fett41¢ • Scott 4143jQueen Padmé Amidala41¢ • Scott 4143hChewbacca & Han Solo41¢ • Scott 4143lObi-Wan Kenobi41¢ • Scott 4143iX-wing Starfighter41¢ • Scott 4143mStormtroopers41¢ • Scott 4143oYoda41¢ • Scott 4143nDarth Maul41¢ • Scott 4143k

Hooray for Hollywood!Animated Features & PuppetsSnow White and the Seven DwarfsCelebrate the Century 1930sScott 3185hNearly four years in production, Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1937) was the first fulllength,animated film shown in color and with sound. The move was also the first to have itsown soundtrack and the first to release a motion picture soundtrack album. In another creativeinspiration, the animated human characters were based on the movements of live actors. It wasalso the first commercially successful film of its kind and, in its various releases, the best-sellinganimated film of all time.The Art of Disney: FriendshipScott 3865–3868A set of four postage stamps commemorating friendship appear as the first pane in The Art ofDisney series. Cartoon icons Mickey Mouse and his best friends Goofy and Donald Duck appear inthe first stamp (Scott 3865); followed by Bambi and his childhood best friend Thumper the rabbitin Bambi (1942, Scott 3913); while Mufasa and Simba show the powerful bond between parent andchild in The Lion King (1994, Scott 3914); and Pinocchio and Jiminy Cricket exemplify a mentoringfriendship in Pinnochio (1940, Scott 3868).The Art of Disney: CelebrationScott 3912–3915Disney animators bring the party to life in the second pane in The Art of Disney series as the Disneytheme parks celebrate their 50th anniversary: Mickey and his faithful dog Pluto (Scott 3912); the MadHatter and Alice at the tea party from Alice in Wonderland (1951, Scott 3913); Ariel enjoying musicwith Flounder and her other undersea friends (from The Little Mermaid, 1989; Scott 3914); and SnowWhite dancing with Dopey from Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1937, Scott 3915).

Hooray for Hollywood!Animated Features & PuppetsSnow White and the SevenDwarfs (1998) Celebrate theCentury 1930s32¢ • Scott 3185hThe Art of Disney: Friendship (2004)37¢ • Scott 386537¢ • Scott 3866 37¢ • Scott 3867 37¢ • Scott 3868The Art of Disney: Celebration (2005)37¢ • Scott 3912 37¢ • Scott 3913 37¢ • Scott 3914 37¢ • Scott 3915

Hooray for Hollywood!Animated Features & PuppetsThe Art of Disney: RomanceScott 4025–4028For this third pane in The Art of Disney series, each stamp tells its own romantic tale of true love:Mickey and Minnie Mouse, perennial sweethearts who first appeared in three short films in 1928Steamboat Willie, Plane Crazy, and The Galloping Gaucho (Scott 4025); Cinderella and Prince Charmingat the ball from Cinderella (1950, Scott 4026); Belle and the Beast from Beauty and the Beast (1991; Scott4027); and the immortal spaghetti dinner scene from Lady and the Tramp (1955, Scott 4028).The Art of Disney: MagicScott 4192–4195Magic, as imagined by Walt Disney and his studio animators, appears on the fourth pane in The Art ofDisney series. The stamps feature Mickey Mouse as “The Sorcerer’s Apprentice” from Fantasia (1940,Scott 4192); Tinker Bell and Peter Pan from Peter Pan (1953, Scott 4193); Dumbo and Timothy Mousefrom Dumbo (1941, Scott 4194); and Aladdin and Genie from Aladdin (1992, Scott 4195).The Art of Disney: ImaginationScott 4342–4345The final pane in the set of five “The Art of Disney” issues included stamps featuring Pongo and one ofhis pups from 101 Dalmatians (1996, Scott 4342); Mickey Mouse in his introductory role as SteamboatWillie (1928, Scott 4343), Princess Aurora and her fairy godmothers Flora, Fauna, and Merryweatherfrom Sleeping Beauty (1959, Scott 4344); and Mowgli and his teacher Baloo the Bear from The JungleBook (1967, Scott 4345).

Hooray for Hollywood!Animated Features & PuppetsThe Art of Disney: Romance (2006)39¢ • Scott 402539¢ • Scott 402639¢ • Scott 402739¢ • Scott 4028The Art of Disney: Magic (2007)41¢ • Scott 419241¢ • Scott 419341¢ • Scott 419441¢ • Scott 4195The Art of Disney: Imagination (2008)42¢ • Scott 386542¢ • Scott 386642¢ • Scott 386742¢ • Scott 3868

Hooray for Hollywood!Animated Features & PuppetsJim Henson (1936–1990) and the MuppetsScott 3944a-jAlthough his intention was to create independent television characters, Henson’s “muppets” would take on a life and acommunity of their own. Beginning with the revolutionary children’s educational show Sesame Street (1969), Henson wenton to develop The Muppet Show (1976), one of the most widely watched series in television history. Having the characterstackle Hollywood seemed a logical next step. The Muppet Movie (1979) was followed by The Great Muppet Caper (1981), andThe Muppets take Manhattan (1984) — all featuring well-known human actors as well as the popular puppets. The MuppetChristmas Carol (1993) was the first muppet movie to be released by Henson Associates after Henson’s untimely death at theage of 54. Shown on the pane of stamps are (a) Kermit the Frog, (b) Fozzie Bear, (c) Sam the Eagle, (d) Miss Piggie, (e) Statlerand Waldorf, (f) Swedish Chef, (g) Animal, (h) Dr. Bunsen Honeydew and Beaker, (i) Rowlf the Dog, and (j) Great Gonzo andCamilla, and of course (k) Jim Hensen.Kermit the Frog37¢ • Scott 3944aFozzie Bear37¢ • Scott 3944bSam the Eagle37¢ • Scott 3944cMiss Piggie37¢ • Scott 39445Statler & Waldorf37¢ • Scott 3944eSwedish Chef37¢ • Scott 3944fSwedish Chef37¢ • Scott 3944gDr. Bunsen Honeydew& Beaker37¢ • Scott 3944hRowlf the Dog37¢ • Scott 3944gGreat Gonzo & Camilla37¢ • Scott 3944iJim Henson37¢ • Scott 3944k

Hooray for Hollywood!Animated Features & PuppetsJim Henson and the Muppets (2005) 37¢ • Scott 3944a-j

Hooray for Hollywood!Movie Stars of the Golden AgeBud Abbott (1895–1974) &Lou Costello (1906–1959)Comedians • Scott 2566Abbott — The son of a lady bareback riderand an circus advance man, Abbott cameto be known as the best “straight man” inthe business. His famous partnership withCostello began when he filled in for Lou’sregular sidekick one night in 1931. Theyworked steadily in vaudeville, burlesque,and minstrel shows, but it was a stinton Kate Smith’s radio show, “The KateSmith Hour” in 1938 that brought themnational recognition. They were signedby Universal Pictures and made their firstfilm, One Night in the Tropics, in 1940. Thepartnership broke up in 1957 but neitherman proved as successful on his own.Costello — An amateur boxer (with 32straight wins) from New Jersey, Costelloworked for a time as a stuntman beforebreaking into vaudeville as a comedian.The first starring roles for Abbott andCostello came in Buck Privates (1940), costarringthe Andrews Sisters. The followingyear they topped a poll of Hollywood stars.Abbott and Costello are the only nonsportsfigures honored in the Baseball Hallof Fame, for their hilarious routine “Who’son First?”, first performed on Kate Smith’sradio show in 1938.Humphrey Bogart(1899–1957)Legends of Hollywood • Scott 3152From pre-med studies to a Navy gunnerin World War I to a series of films thatestablished him as the 20th century’squintessential hardboiled hero, Bogart didit all, despite the fact that he was cast ina number of his early films only becauseGeorge Raft had turned down the roles:High Sierra (1941), The Maltese Falcon,(1941) and Casablanca (1942, No. 1 onthe American Film Institute’s list of Top100 U.S. Love Stories). An exceptionalchess player, Bogart played chess by mailwith G.I.s throughout World War II. Hereceived an Oscar as Best Actor for hisrole in The African Queen (1951), oppositeKatharine Hepburn.Gene Autry (1907–1998)Cowboys of the Silver ScreenScott 4449Nicknamed “The Singing Cowboy,” Autrybegan his working life not as a cowboy butas a telegraph operator who was overheardsinging to himself one night in 1927 by thegreat American humorist Will Rogers, whoencouraged him to try to beak into radio.Autry took Rogers’ advice and by 1931had his own radio show. His first record,“That Silver-Haired Daddy of Mine” byAutry and Jimmy Long sold more than500,000 copies in its first release in 1932.Eventually, sales of “That Silver-HairedDaddy” made Autry the first artist to sella million copies of a record. His recordingof “Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer”(written by Johnny Marks) is the secondhighest selling Christmas song of all timewith more than 30 million copies. In all hewrote more than 200 songs. Autry’s filmdebut was in Ken Maynard’s In Old SantaFe (1934), but his first major role was thelead in Tumbling Tumbleweeds (1935), ahuge hit. It led to a contract with Republicthat had Autry producing one movie everysix weeks for a salary of $5,000 each. By1940 he was the fourth-highest grossingbox office attraction in Hollywood. In the1950s he would go on to produce severaltelevision series, including The Gene AutryShow, The Adventures of Champion [theWonder Horse], and Annie Oakley. Later hewould become the owner of several radioand television stations and his beloved LosAngeles Angels baseball team from 1961to 1997.James Cagney (1899–1986)Legends of Hollywood • Scott 3329Best known for his gangster roles in the1930s (beginning with Public Enemy in1931), the energetic, pugnacious actingstyle Cagney cultivated made him the idealHollywood tough guy. But his was hisportrayal of George M. Cohen in the 1942musical Yankee Doodle Dandy that wonhim an Oscar for Best Actor. Often pairedwith actor Pat O’Brien, the two men madea final joint appearance in Ragtime (1981);it was the last film either man would make.Lucille Ball (1911–1989)Legends of Hollywood • Scott 3523Despite the fact that she would becomeone of the most important pioneers in theearly days of television, Ball began hercareer in Hollywood when she was selectedas one of the 20 original “Goldwyn Girls”in 1933. Small roles, then starring roles,in B-movies followed, even occasionalroles in major films like Stage Door (1937)and Du Barry Was a Lady (1943), beforeshe left the movie studio for the televisionsound stage. Showing some signs of thecharacter she was to play in “I Love Lucy,”Ball was once fired from a job in an icecream parlor because she kept forgettingto put bananas in the banana splits.[Note: As with all stamps in the Legends ofHollywood series the perforation in eachcorner of the stamp is star-shaped.]Gary Cooper (1901–1961)Legends of Hollywood • Scott 4421The son of English parents who had settledin Montana, Cooper actually grew up ona cattle ranch, the 600-acre Seven-Bar-Nine. He worked as a guide in YellowstonePark for several years before heading toHollywood, where he first appeared inthe silent film The Winning of BarbaraWorth (1926), followed by a role oppositeClara Bow in Children of Divorce (1927).In 1929 he played the ranch foreman inan early sound version of The Virginian.From then on he seemed to go fromstrength to strength — and always oppositeHollywood’s leading ladies: A Farewell toArms (1934, with Helen Hayes), Mr. DeedsGoes to Town (1936, with Jean Arthur),Sergeant York (1941, Oscar for Best Actor),The Pride of the Yankees (1942, with TeresaWright), For Whom the Bell Tolls (1943,with Ingrid Berman), The Fountainhead(1949, with Patricia Neal), and FriendlyPersuasion (1956, with Dorothy McGuire).His performance as Marshall Will Kanein High Noon (1952), opposite GraceKelly, led to a second Best Actor Oscar forCooper. The movie also won Best Music,Original Song for “Do Not Forsake Me,O My Darling” (sung by Tex Ritter); BestMusic, Scoring; and best Film Editing.It was nominated for Best Picture, BestDirector, and Best Screenplay.

Hooray for Hollywood!Movie Stars of the Golden AgeBud Abbott & Lou Costello (1991)Comedians29¢ • Scott 2566Gene Autry (2010)Cowboys of the Silver Screen44¢ Scott 4449Lucille Ball (2001)Legends of Hollywood34¢ • Scott 3523Humphrey Bogart(1997) Legends ofHollywood32¢ • Scott 3152James Cagney (1999)Legends of Hollywood33¢ • Scott 3329Gary Cooper (2009)Legends of Hollywood44¢ • Scott 4421

Hooray for Hollywood!Movie Stars of the Golden AgeBing Crosby (1904–1977)American Music • Scott 2850Crosby was already a successful radioperformer when he was cast in The BigBroadcast (1932), featuring radio favoritessuch as The Mills Brothers, Kate Smith,and George Burns & Gracie Allen. In hisfilms he purposely cultivated the role ofan easy going, regular guy, reflected in hisseven “Road” pictures with Bob Hope.Four songs he sang in movies receivedOscars: “Sweet Leilani” (1937), “WhiteChristmas” (1942), “Swinging on a Star”(1944), and “In the Cool, Cool, Cool of theEvening” (1951). He himself received anOscar for Best Actor for his role as a priestin Going My Way (1944).Henry Fonda (1905–1982)Legends of Hollywood • Scott 3911Beginning, as many actors did, on the livestage, Fonda finally made his film debut inThe Farmer Takes a Wife (1935), oppositeJanet Gaynor. He immediately won thecritics’ praise for his work and in 1939made the first of many films with directorJohn Ford, Young Mr. Lincoln. That successwas followed by Drums Along the Mohawk(1939, with John Wayne) and his iconicrole as Tom Joad in John Steinbeck’sThe Grapes of Wrath (1940), both alsodirected by Ford. Their last collaborationwas Mister Roberts (1955). Fonda turnedhis hand to producing for Twelve AngryMen (1956), in which he also starred.He continued to appear on Broadwayas well as in films throughout his actingcareer. Fonda won his only Oscar for hisoutstanding performance in On GoldenPond (1981), playing opposite his daughterJane Fonda.Bette Davis (1908–1989)Legends of Hollywood • Scott 4350Her first critical success came in the roleof Mildred in Of Human Bondage (1934);the following year she received a AcademyAward nomination as Best Actress for herperformance in Dangerous (1935). Shewon a second Oscar for Best Actress in1938 for Jezebel, and she received Oscarnominations for the next five years as well.Despite a string of successes in the 1940sher career seemed to be winding downuntil she took the role of Margo Channingin All About Eve (1950), for which shereceived another Oscar nomination. Shewould receive her final Oscar nominationfor her performance in the very creepystory of an aging child star, What EverHappened to Baby Jane (1962). Davisreceived the American Film Institute’sLifetime Achievement Award in 1977, thefirst woman to be so honored. One of herproudest accomplishments, however, washer organizing of the Hollywood Canteenfor soldiers in Los Angeles during WorldWar II, and for which she received theDefense Department’s highest civilianaward, the Distinguished Civilian ServiceMedal, in 1980.Greta Garbo (1905–1990)Scott 39437After her father’s death in 1919, the youngGreta Gustafsson went to work at a localdepartment store where her appearanceto two advertising shorts led to her firstmovie appearance at the age of 17. By 1925she was considered one of the premieractresses in Europe. Her first Hollywoodfilm (The Torrent, 1926) was a hugesuccess, and she went on to play oppositethe most handsome leading men of thesilent and early talkies film era, althoughshe left John Gilbert waiting at the altar.Among her memorable films are AnnaKarenina (1935) and Ninotchka (1939).James Dean (1931–1955)Legends of Hollywood • Scott 3082Dean once told a friend, “If you’re afraidto die there’s no room in your life to makediscoveries.” His three major film roleswere in modern film classics: East of Eden(1955), Rebel Without a Cause (1955),and Giant (1956). Only East of Edenhad been released when he crashed hisPorsche Spyder into another car and waskilled instantly. He received posthumousAcademy Award nominations for his rolesin East of Eden and Giant.Judy Garland (1922–1969)Legends of Hollywood • Scott 4077Born into a vaudevillian family, FrancesEthel Gumm first appeared on stage atthe age of two and refused to stop singing“Jungle Bells” until she was dragged offso the show could continue. Thirteenyears later, her performance of “You MadeMe Love You,” sung to a photograph ofClark Gable in Broadway Melody of 1938(1937), established her popularity withmovie-going audiences. This was followedby films with Mickey Rooney such asLove Finds Andy Hardy (1938) and Babesin Arms (1939), but it was her role as“Dorothy” in The Wizard of Oz (1939) thatmade her a star. Her adult roles in filmssuch as For Me and My Gal (1942), MeetMe in St. Louis (1944), and Easter Parade(1948, with Fred Astaire) were memorable,but her ability to work was becomingerratic and she was often replaced in majorfilms. Despite a brilliant performance inA Star Is Born (1954, with James Mason)her film career tapered off. After years ofbattling addictions to alcohol and drugs(primarily weight loss amphetamines andanti-depressants), Judy Garland took herown life at age 47.

Hooray for Hollywood!Movie Stars of the Golden AgeBing Crosby (1994)American Music29¢• Scott 2850Bette Davis (2008)Legends of Hollywood42¢ • Scott 4350James Dean (1996)Legends of Hollywood32¢ • Scott 3082Henry Fonda (2005)Legends of Hollywood37¢ • Scott 3911Greta Garbo (2005)Scott 3943Judy Garland (2006)Legends of Hollywood39¢ • Scott 4077

Hooray for Hollywood!Movie Stars of the Golden AgeCary Grant (1904–1986)Legends of Hollywood • Scott 3692Born Alexander Leach, at age 14 he forgedhis father’s signature and left home tojoin a British music hall troupe of comicplayers. In 1920 he came to America withthe troupe on tour and stayed. Beginningwhen he was chosen by Mae West as herleading man and making two films withher in 1933 (She Done Him Wrong and I’mNo Angel), the debonair actor was pairedwith Hollywood’s leading ladies: KatharineHepburn (Bringing Up Baby, 1938; ThePhiladelphia Story, 1940); Ingrid Bergman(Notorious, 1946; Indiscreet, 1958), GraceKelly (To Catch a Thief, 1955); SophiaLoren (The Pride and the Passion, 1957;Houseboat, 1958); Eve Marie Saint (Northby Northwest, 1959); Audrey Hepburn(Charade, 1963) — he never played avillain. He donated his entire salary fromThe Philadelphia Story to the British wareffort and from Arsenic and Old Lace tothe U.S. War Relief Fund.Audrey Hepburn(1929–1993)Legends of Hollywood • Scott 3786With her elegant beauty and gaminecharm, she has often appeared on lists asone of the most beautiful women of the20th Century. The daughter of an Englishbanker and a Dutch baroness, Hepburnoriginally trained as a ballerina. Fluentin English, Spanish, French, Italian, andDutch/Flemish, as a teenager in NazioccupiedAnheim, Holland she actedas an occasional runner for the DutchResistance. Her first movie role in theUnited States was the 1953 film RomanHoliday, for which she received an Oscaras Best Actress. After starring in hitafter hit (she is only one of a handful ofperformers to win an Oscar, a Tony, andEmmy, and a Grammy award), Hepburnretired from films at the end of the 1960s(with an occasional lapse, such as the 1976Robin and Marian with Sean Connery),and turned her attention and talents topromoting the well-being of childrenaround the world through the offices ofUNICEF.William S. Hart (1864–1946)Cowboys of the Silver ScreenScott 4448Born during the closing months of theAmerican Civil War, Hart was a trainedShakespearean actor who created the stageroles of Messala in Ben Hur (1899) andthe lead in The Virginian (1907). In 1914he signed with a New York motion picturecompany, then moved to Hollywood.Hart’s first full-length film was The Bargain(1914), where he played an outlaw tryingto go straight for the love of a woman. Oneof the most popular western stars of the1910s, Hart made his last picture in 1925.Tumbleweeds, which he also producedand co-directed, tells the story of an agingcowboy who gets caught up in the CherokeeStrip land rush of 1893. Many of the socalledwestern film clichés were introducedby Hart, from his white hat to his faithfulhorse, a paint named “Fritz.”Katharine Hepburn(1907–2003)Legends of Hollywood • Scott 4461After a smattering of small parts onBroadway, Hepburn turned to Hollywoodwhere she appeared in the hit movie A Billof Divorcement (1932). She made five films1932–34, including Morning Glory (1933)for which she received her first AcademyAward, and Little Women (1933). In 1935she made Alice Adams, for which shereceived her second Oscar for Best Actress.Following her 1938 film Bringing Up Baby,she returned to Broadway where she starredin the smash hit stage production of ThePhiladelphia Story (1938). She bought thefilm rights herself and turned the play intoa movie co-starring Cary Grant and JamesStewart in 1940. In 1942 she made her firstmovie with Spencer Tracy. Woman of theYear was the start of a 25-year romance,during which they made eight more filmstogether. She was nominated for Best Actresshonors for The African Queen (1951, withHumphrey Bogart), Summertime (1955, withRossano Brazzi), The Rainmaker (1956, withBurt Lancaster), and won for Guess Who’sComing to Dinner (1967). It was to be herlast film with Tracy, who died a few weekslater. Hepburn also won Best Actress Oscarsfor her roles in The Lion in Winter (1968,with Peter O’Toole) and On Golden Pond(1981, with Henry Fonda).Helen Hayes (1900–1993)Scott # TBDHayes began acting at the age of 5 andretired at 85. Her husband CharlesMacArthur was a playwright who was hiredby MGM as a screenwriter in 1931. Thatsame year Hayes made her film debut in TheSin of Madelon Claudet and her role as aprostitute won her an Oscar for Best Actress.She became the second performer to win allof acting’s most coveted awards: Best ActressOscar (1931), Best Actress Tony (HappyBirthday, 1947 & Time Remembered, 1958),and Best Actress Emmy (1953). She wouldalso win a Best Supporting Actress Oscarfor her role in the 1970 movie spoof Airport.Ultimately, the “First Lady of the AmericanTheater” would return to her roots onBroadway, saying: “There is no adventure inthe screen performances.”Bob Hope (1903–2003)Scott 4406English-born Leslie Townes Hope came toAmerica in 1908, and quickly discoveredthat a boy burdened with an accent and thename Leslie needed to develop pugilisticskills to survive in the schoolyard. For atime he would even box professionally as“Packy East.” In 1932 Hope met the manwho would become his lifelong friend, BingCrosby, and the two began performing songand dance routines together. Hope made hisfirst feature-length movie, The Big Broadcastof 1938 starring W.C. Fields, in which heintroduced the Oscar-winning song that wasto become his signature piece, “Thanks forthe Memory.” Hope’s Hollywood career isbest remembered for the “Road to...” serieshe made with Crosby and the DorothyLamour 1940–1952. Intensely patriotic,Hope began entertaining American troopsabroad in May 1941 and continued untildoctor’s orders kept him at home in 2003,when he was 100 years old. In 1997 Congressnamed him an honorary U.S. veteran, theonly person ever to receive this honor. Hehas both a Navy ship and an Air Force cargoplane named after him, the USNS Bob Hopeand “The Spirit of Bob Hope.” Hope wasawarded a Congressional Gold Medal in1963, a Presidential Medal of Freedom in1969, and a National Medal of Arts in 1995.In 1985 he received the Kennedy CenterHonors Lifetime Achievement Award. Apassionate golfer, Hope once quipped, “Golfis my real profession — show business paysmy greens fees.”

Hooray for Hollywood!Movie Stars of the Golden AgeCary Grant (2002)Legends of Hollywood37¢ • Scott 3692William S. Hart (2010)Cowboys of the Silver Screen44¢ • Scott 4448Helen Hayes (2011)Forever • Scott # TBDAudrey Hepburn(2003)Legends of Hollywood37¢ • Scott 3786Katharine Hepburn(2010)Legends of Hollywood44¢ • Scott 4461Bob Hope (2009)44¢ • Scott 4406

Hooray for Hollywood!Movie Stars of the Golden AgeGrace Kelly (1929–1982)Scott 2749The daughter of a wealthy Philadelphiafamily, Kelly was working as a part-timeactress and model when she was signed forthe co-starring role in High Noon (1952,with Gary Cooper). The following yearshe was cast in Mogambo with Clark Gableand Ava Gardner, for which she receiveda Best Supporting Actress nomination.She won her first Academy Award as BestActress playing opposite Bing Crosbyin The Country Girl (1954). She wouldpartner with Crosby and Frank Sinatra inthe musical comedy High Society (1956)and receive her first, and only, goldrecord, for her duet with Crosby, “TrueLove.” A favorite of Alfred Hitchcock, shewould star in three of his films: Dial Mfor Murder (1954), Rear Window (1954),and To Catch a Thief (1955). Followingher 1956 marriage to Prince RainierGrimaldi III of Monaco, she gave up heracting career. The 1993 stamp was releasedjointly with Monaco in 1993, but becauseU.S. postal law forbids the depiction ofa foreign head of state, the U.S. stampimage is captioned “Grace Kelly” whilethe Monaco release bears the imprint“Princess Grace.” It was the first time anactress had appeared on a U.S. postagestamp.Marilyn Monroe (1926–1962)Legends of Hollywood • Scott 2967Norma Jean Mortenson/Baker spent mostof her childhood in foster homes, andafter a brief marriage at age 16 turnedto modeling. A screen test led to rolesin Ladies of the Chorus (1948), AsphaltJungle (1950), All About Eve (1950). In1953, her hair dyed a platinum blonde, sheappeared with Jane Russell in GentlemenPrefer Blondes; that same year, she becamePlayboy magazine’s first nude centerfold(from a 1949 calendar shot). Followinga string of box office hits and two highlypublicized marriages (Joe DiMaggio andArthur Miller), her final film, The Misfits(1961) was played opposite Clark Gable.A year later the “Sexiest Woman of theCentury” was dead, an apparent suicide.Hattie McDaniel (1895–1952)Black Heritage • Scott 3996McDaniel left school at age 15 to travelwith minstrel shows before landing aregular position singing on a radio showcalled “The Optimistic Do-Nuts” in 1915,the first African-American woman todo so. After bit parts such as MarleneDietrich’s maid in Blonde Venus (1932)and one of Mae West’s maids in I’m NoAngel (1933), McDaniel received her firstreal recognition for a duet she sang withWill Rogers in the comedy Judge Priest(1934). Her characters, such as KatherineHepburn’s hired help in Alice Adams(1935) continued to grow more feisty andassertive until she was cast in the role forwhich she will always be remembered,“Mammy” in Gone with the Wind (1938).she received an Academy Award as BestSupporting Actress, the first black actorever to win an Academy Award. Whencriticized for playing servants, McDanielfamously retorted, “I’d rather play a maidthan be one.”Gregory Peck (1916–2003)Legends of Hollywood 2011Scott # TBDPeck was studying pre-med at Universityof California Berkeley when he decided tochange to acting. His debut on Broadwaywas in The Morning Star (1942), and hemade his first motion picture, Days ofGlory, followed in 1942. He was nominatedfor an Academy Award for his second film,The Keys of the Kingdom (1944), for TheYearling (1946), for Gentleman’s Agreement(1947), and for Twelve O’Clock High(1949). With a string of successes to hiscredit, Peck felt he could select films thatinterested him, leading to roles as CaptainHoratio Hornblower R.N. (1951) andCaptain Ahab in Moby Dick (1956). Afterfour nominations, he finally won a BestActor Academy Award for his powerfulperformance as Atticus Finch in To Kill aMockingbird (1962), his favorite role. Twoof his biggest box office hits were The Gunsof Navarone (1961) and the chilling TheBoys from Brazil (1978). He continued toact in movies and in television mini-seriessuch as The Blue and the Gray (1982)where he play President Abraham Lincoln.His final film was Other People’s Money(1991). His biggest regret was that he hadnever made a Walt Disney movie.Tom Mix (1880–1940)Cowboys of the Silver ScreenScott 4447The son of a Pennsylvania lumberman,Mix joined the army somewhere around1898, earned the rank of sergeant, but thendeserted around 1902 to marry his firstwife, Grace Allin. Following his return tocivilian life, he worked as a drum majorwith the Oklahoma Cavalry Band in 1903and as a bartender and deputy marshalin Dewey, Oklahoma in 1904. He thenjoined a series of “wild west” shows, finallyending up at Will A. Dickey’s Circle DRanch, which specialized in supplyingcowboys and Indians for the movies. Hewas hired by Selig Pictures as a horsehandler, making his first move, Life in theGreat Southwest, in 1910. Mix went on toact, write and act for Selig and then forFox Films. Mix and his trick horse, Tony,were the most popular western duo ofthe 1920s, making dozens of movies. Heleft the industry after one last serial, TheMiracle Rider (1935).Elvis Presley (1935–1977)American Music • Scott 2721American Music • Scott 2724Although he is remembered as a singer, itis also true that Presley made 33 moviesin his career — most of which, of course,highlighted his remarkable voice. Hisfilms were not necessarily critical hits butthey were all profitable, particularly thesoundtracks. Some of the better knownfilm titles include Love Me Tender (1956),GI Blues (1960), Blue Hawaii (1961),Girls! Girls! Girls! (1962), and Viva LasVegas (1964). His favorite performance,and the most critically acclaimed, wasin King Creole (1958). When the Beatlesfirst visited America, the one personthey wanted to meet was Presley, and thequartet was able to spend an evening at hisCalifornia home. The year he died, Presleywas still the number one touring act in theUnited States. He has been elected to theGospel Music Hall of Fame, the Rock andRoll Hall of Fame, and the Country MusicHall of Fame. The Elvis Presley stampholds the record for U.S. stamp sales.

Hooray for Hollywood!Movie Stars of the Golden AgeGrace Kelly (1993)29¢ • Scott 2749Hattie McDaniel(2006) Black Heritage39 ¢• Scott 3996Tom Mix (2010Cowboys of theSilver Screen44¢ • Scott 4447Marilyn Monroe(1995) Legends ofHollywood32¢ • Scott 2967Gregory Peck (2011)Legends of HollywoodForeverScott # TBDElvis Presley (1992)American Music • 29¢ • Scott 2721Elvis Presley (1993)American Music 29¢ • Scott 2724

Hooray for Hollywood!Movie Stars of the Golden AgeRonald Reagan (1911–2004)Scott # TBDRonald Reagn is the only movie actor (sofar) to have been elected President of theUnited States, a fact reflected in an earlierstamp issue, Scott 3897 (released 2005),honoring him as our 40th President. Aftergraduating from Eureka College in 1932Reagan turned first to a career in radio,becoming a sportscaster for the ChicagoCubs. When the Cubs went to springtraining camp in California, Reagan wentalong and was hit by the acting bug. He tooka screen test in 1937 and over the next 20years would make 53 films, mostly B-movieswhere he was typecast as a likeable, easygoingsort of guy. Some that have stoodthe test of time are Knute Rockne — AllAmerican (1940), Kings Row (1942), andThe Hasty Heart (1950). In 1957 he sharedthe billing with his wife Nancy Davis in HellCats of the Navy (1957). With his actingcareer in decline, in the 1960s Reaganturned to politics where he entered his morefamous career, first being elected Governorof California (1967–1975) and thenPresident of the United States (1981–1989).Roy RogersCowboys of the Silver ScreenScott 4446Leonard Franklin Slye moved to Californiain 1930, where he began to perform withvocal groups. In 1934 he and singing partnerBob Nolan formed their own group, Sonsof the Pioneers. Following the release of hitsongs such as “Cool Water” and “TumblingTumbleweeds,” they began to be hired asa backup group for the “singing cowboy”westerns, first in Rhythm on the Range(1936), starring Bing Crosby and MarthaRaye. That same year, Rogers first appearedon his own as an actor, playing a banditopposite Gene Autry in The Old Corral. Twoyears later, he replaced Autry in what wouldbecome Rogers’ first starring film, UnderWestern Stars. “The King of the Cowboys,”would go on to make nearly 100 films beforeturning to television where he hosted TheRoy Rogers Show from 1951–57 on NBCand from 1961–64 on CBS. Along with hisfaithful horse (Trigger), his loyal sidekickGabby Hayes, his love interest (and, later,wife) Dale Evans, and his trusty dog Bullet,Rogers disarmed villains with a single shot(he never killed a bad guy in any of his films)and made the west a safer place.Paul Robeson (1898–1976)Black Heritage • Scott 3834Robeson has been called “the epitome ofthe 20th-century Renaissance man” — anoutstanding actor, athlete, singer, scholar,author, and political activist who spokeand wrote more than 20 languages. Hegraduated from Rutgers University with14 varsity letters, was a member of thePhi Beta Kappa academic honor society,and was valedictorian of his graduatingclass, then went on to earn a law degreefrom Columbia Law School in 1923 whileworking in the post office and playingprofessional football. Known for hismagnetic performances on the stage and inconcert, Robeson’s first film performancewas in Oscar Micheaux’s 1925 Body andSoul, where Robeson played twin brothers,one of whom was a corrupt preacher.His most powerful performances in theAmerican cinema, however, were thefilm versions of two of his outstandingBroadway roles in The Emperor Jones(1933) and in the musical Show Boat(1936, available only on VHS).Frank Sinatra (1915–1998)Scott 4265From his early days as a saloon singer inHoboken, New Jersey, Sinatra’s goldenthroat and street-savvy appearancepropelled him into the world of bigbands (Harry James and Tommy Dorsey)and into the dreams of thousands of“bobbysoxers.” When he added actingto his singing career the result would beequally magical: Anchors Aweigh (1945,with Gene Kelly), On the Town (1949,again with Gene Kelly), and Guys andDolls (1955, with Marlon Brando). ButSinatra’s talent for dramatic roles wasequally impressive. He won an Oscar asBest Supporting Actor for his role in FromHere to Eternity (1953), followed by strongdramatic performances in The Man withthe Golden Arm (1955), The ManchurianCandidate (1962) — often cited as his bestfilm — and Von Ryan’s Express (1965).Along the way there were lighter offerings,such as the original Oceans 11 (1960),Sergeants 3 (1963), and Robin and the 7Hoods (1964). He continued to perform inconcert and to record albums until shortlybefore his death.Edward G. Robinson(1893–1973)Legends of Hollywood • Scott 3446The young Emanuel Goldberg planned tobecome a lawyer or a rabbi, but took upacting and a new name in 1913. His filmdebut was a small part in the silent filmThe Bright Shawl (1923), but sound suitedhim The snarling, nasal “thug’s” voice hecreated for Rico Bandello in Little Caesar(1931) has been imitated by generationsof actors and was the inspiration forthe voice of Chief Clancy Wiggum on“The Simpsons.” He died two weeks afterfinishing the science fiction film SoylentGreen (1973) with Charles Heston.James Stewart (1908–1997)Legends of Hollywood • Scott 4197The classic “good guy,” soft-spoken witha slight drawl to his voice, Stewart wasan immediate hit with movie audiences.His appearance as Eleanor Powell’sleading man in Born to Dance (1936)was quickly followed by such films asYou Can’t Take It with You (1938), Mr.Smith Goes to Washington (1939, withJean Arthur), Destry Rides Again (1939),and The Shop Around the Corner (1940,with Margaret Sullavan). Stewart sent hisBest Actor Oscar for The PhiladelphiaStory (1940) home to his father, who putit on display in his hardware store inIndiana, Pennsylvania, where it remainedon display for 25 years. He was the firstmovie star to enlist in the U.S. armedforces during World War II and becamea decorated Air Force war hero. Hisperformance in It’s a Wonderful Life (1948,with Donna Reed) remained his personalfavorite. In the 5th edition of 1001 MoviesYou Must See Before You Die, Stewart wasthe second most represented actor with 13“must see” films.