Torrance Journal for Applied Creativity

Movie Actors and Actresses
Lauren Bacall. Known for her enticing
voice and good looks; starred in several
movies with Humphrey Bogart such
as The Big Sleep (1946), Dark Passage
(1947), and Key Largo (1948).
Humphrey Bogart. Superb character
actor in such films as Maltese Falcon
(1941) and Casablanca (1942).
Kirk Douglas. Versatile actor who
performed in a range of films including
Young Man with a Horn (1950)
and Lust for Life (1956), and Spartacus
(1960).
Henry Fonda. Famous for his roles
in The Grapes of Wrath (1940) and
Mister Roberts (1955).
Judy Garland. Starred in The Wizard
of Oz (1939) and Meet Me in St. Louis
(1944), among many other films.
Katharine Hepburn. Had a long career
of quality movie acting from Little
Women (1933) to The African Queen
(1951) to Guess Who’s Coming to
Dinner (1967).
Charlton Heston. Was in 100 films
over 60 years. Examples include The
Ten Commandments (1956), Ben-Hur
(1959), El Cid (1961), The Agony and
the Ecstasy (1965), and Planet of the
Apes (1968).
Helen Mirren. Highly accomplished
stage and screen actress; has extraordinary
depth and range, as seen in
films such as The Queen (2006), and
Woman in Gold (2015).
Shirley Temple. Child actress who
played in The Little Colonel (1935) and
Heidi (1937).
Denzel Washington. Starred in the
1992 film, Malcolm X, among many
other movies.
Movie Directors
Frank Capra. Director of such classics
as It Happened One Night (1934), You
Can't Take It With You (1938) and Mr.
Smith Goes to Washington (1939).
Charlie Chaplin. Directed Modern
Times (1936) and The Great Dictator
(1940).
Michael Curtiz. Director of the outstanding
film, Casablanca (1942).
Victor Fleming. Director of The Wizard
of Oz (1939) and Gone with the Wind
(1939).
John Ford. Directed The Grapes of
Wrath (1940) and movies about the
West (e.g., Fort Apache, 1948)
Alfred Hitchcock. "The Master of Suspense;"
great mystery film director of
such classics such as North by Northwest
(1959) and The Birds (1963).
John Huston. Directed a wide range
of movies from The Maltese Falcon
(1941) to The Treasure of the Sierra
Madre (1948).
Angelina Jolie. Director of the 2014
film, Unbroken.
Vincente Minnelli. Director of such
movie musicals as An American in
Paris (1951) and serious works such as
Lust for Life (1956) about the creative
agony of Vincent van Gogh.
Steven Spielberg. Concentrates on
making films of great historical and
emotional depth – Jaws (1975), E.T.
the Extra-Terrestrial (1982), Schindler's
List (1993) Jurassic Park (1993),
and Saving Private Ryan (1998).
Orson Welles. Director of classic
American films including Citizen Kane
(1941) and The Magnificent Ambersons
(1942).
Billy Wilder. Famous for his film noir
rendition of Double Indemnity (1944)
and for The Lost Weekend (1945).
Later films were mostly comedies –
The Seven Year Itch (1955), Some Like
It Hot (1959), and satires such as The
Apartment (1960).
William Wyler. Three of his best films
won Academy Awards – Mrs. Miniver
(1942), The Best Years of Our Lives
(1946), and Ben-Hur (1959).
Opera Singers
Marian Anderson. African American
opera singer (contralto) who made
history in 1939 when she sang at the
Lincoln Memorial before a crowd of
75,000; one of the most celebrated
singers of her time, she mainly performed
in concerts and recitals.
Andrea Bocelli. Blind classical tenor
particularly noted for his recordings
that have sold over 75 million copies.
Renée Fleming. Lyric soprano noted
for a wide ranging repertoire that
includes operas by Strauss, Mozart,
and Handel; also performs jazz and
popular music.
Marilyn Horn. Mezzo-soprano who
specialized in powerful roles of beauty
and great challenge.
Plácido Domingo. Spanish tenor who
sings a wide variety of roles from
Wagner to Rossini and Bizet; conductor
and opera producer.
Luciano Pavarotti. Noted for his singing
in bel canto operas and works by
Puccini; also sang popular music; one
of The Three Tenors.
William Caesar Warfield. African
American bass-baritone who was
famous for his role in Porgy and Bess;
also noted for his acting and poetry
recitals.
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