Wednesday, January 13, 2010

Happy Birthday Luise Rainer


Somehow I missed this, but yesterday was Luise Rainer's 100th birthday (note to self, check Film Experience more often).  Rainer, of course, was the first person to win back-to-back Oscars, for The Great Ziegfeld in 1936 and The Good Earth in 1937.  She only spent five years in Hollywood, but she left an indelible impression.  Click here to read a terrific recent interview about her fascinating life.  As she said:

“My God, one’s life-span is so very short.”
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Mike, Studio city said...

That was a good read. "The Good Earth" was on TCM yesterday, or Monday, anyway I watched some of it. I have watched it many times in my lifetime. I did not know she won an oscar for her role in "The Great Ziegfeld". Yum, more brain food please.

January 13, 2010 at 6:35 PM
Mike, Studio city said...

Also, you can see a clip of her from the movie "Ziegfeld" on YOU TUBE.

January 13, 2010 at 7:00 PM

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