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6 days ago · After an absence of nearly two years from the screen, Crawford staged a comeback by starring in Mildred Pierce (1945), for which she won the Academy Award for Best Actress. In 1955, she became involved with the Pepsi-Cola Company, through her marriage to company president Alfred Steele.
Jul 25, 2024 · In 1945, eighty years ago, Joan Crawford was heading for an Oscar for Best Actress in "Mildred Pierce" based on the strength of her performance here. The film is almost all-hers. It is a woman's picture, but more than one female performance.
Jul 25, 2024 · Set in 1930s Glendale, California, the plot follows middle-class housewife Mildred, whose money was lost in the Great Depression. An overprotective, self-sacrificing mother, after separating from her unemployed husband Bert, Mildred sets out to support herself and two daughters.
Aug 12, 2024 · One of Kate Winslet's greatest roles is in the HBO miniseries Mildred Pierce. Based on the novel by James M. Cain , the story describes the life of a divorcee dedicated to her children's ...
6 days ago · Curtiz helped popularize the classic swashbuckler, with films such as Captain Blood (1935) and The Adventures of Robin Hood (1938). He directed many other dramas which are considered classics: Angels with Dirty Faces (1938), The Sea Wolf (1941), Casablanca (1942), and Mildred Pierce (1945).
Aug 6, 2024 · Mildred Pierce, masculine in her determination for economic success and possession of her daughter, survives only because in her novel, Cain attempts to write a realistic...
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5 days ago · Through that lens, the vindication of Oh, Mary! makes it Escola’s Mildred Pierce—a reference to Joan Crawford’s legendary 1945 comeback film, which won her an Oscar after years of being ...
Aug 15, 2024 · 1. How does Mildred entice Wally back to the beach house? Hint. Mildred tells him he's "going to get lucky" Mildred tells him she wants to discuss business.
6 days ago · Mildred Pierce is a doting mother driven to the brink of murder. Teased by her demanding eldest daughter Veda about the family’s lack of money, Mildred agrees to marry wealthy property owner Monte Beragon. However, Mildred soon discovers that Veda is having an affair with Monte behind her back.