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Steve Hayes @stevehayestoq.bsky.social · 2d

NEW MOVIE REVIEW! 🌟 Step inside Hollywood’s golden age! My latest review explores the star-studded drama, GRAND HOTEL ('32). Greta Garbo, Joan Crawford, & John Barrymore deliver unforgettable performances in this Oscar-winning classic. 🏩 Watch now! 👉 youtu.be/qGsIYkXkXck 🛎️ #MovieSky

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Steve Hayes @stevehayestoq.bsky.social · 3d

Happy Birthday GLYNIS JOHNS! 🎂 Adorable, South African, Tony winner with the beguiling, smoky voice who introduced Stephen Sondheim’s “Send In The Clowns” in A LITTLE NIGHT MUSIC. Oscar nom in 1960 for THE SUNDOWNERS. “Isn’t it rich?” #MovieSky

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Steve Hayes @stevehayestoq.bsky.social · 4d

Happy Birthday CHARLTON HESTON! 🎂 100+ films in a 60-year career. Monumental as Moses & Ben-Hur, Oscar for his role in BEN-HUR. Memorable in PLANET OF THE APES. Terrific in THE GREATEST SHOW ON EARTH before he believed his own Press. My #MovieReview 👉 youtu.be/SoghIgtM0to?... 🎪🐘 #MovieSky

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Steve Hayes @stevehayestoq.bsky.social · 5d

Farewell to Dame PATRICIA ROUTLEDGE 💔 Best known as Hyacinth Bucket in KEEPING UP APPEARANCES. Olivier Award for CANDIDE, a Tony nomination for DARLING OF THE DAY, Sublime in Alan Bennett's TALKING HEADS.

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Steve Hayes @stevehayestoq.bsky.social · 6d

Happy Birthday GROUCHO MARX! 🎂 One of the quickest minds in show biz history, dazzled in films like DUCK SOUP & A NIGHT AT THE OPERA with The Marx Brothers. Known for his caustic humor and trademark mustache. A comedy master. "I must confess, I was born at a very early age." 🥸 #MovieSky

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Steve Hayes @stevehayestoq.bsky.social · 7d

Happy Birthday Dame JULIE ANDREWS! 🎂 Beloved Academy Award winner for MARY POPPINS and captivated audiences in THE SOUND OF MUSIC, VICTOR/VICTORIA, and THE PRINCESS DIARIES, enchanting generations with her remarkable voice and presence on film and stage. #MovieSky

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Steve Hayes @stevehayestoq.bsky.social · 8d

Happy Birthday to 6-time Oscar nominee DEBORAH KERR & iconic director MICHAEL POWELL! 🎂 Former lovers, they worked brilliantly together in 2 British classics THE LIFE AND TIMES OF COLONEL BLIMP & BLACK NARCISSUS. A fabulous collaboration. My #MovieReview 👉 youtu.be/9ZHaAuM_Uwk?... #MovieSky

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Steve Hayes @stevehayestoq.bsky.social · 9d

Happy Birthday LIZABETH SCOTT! 🎂 Famed for her smoky voice & film noir allure. Starred as a captivating heroine & femme fatale in classics like DEAD RECKONING & TOO LATE FOR TEARS. Breakthrough film was THE STRANGE LOVE OF MARTHA IVERS. My #MovieReview 👉 youtu.be/bpSORDuko1A?...

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Steve Hayes @stevehayestoq.bsky.social · 9d

Happy Birthday GREER GARSON! 🎂 Personified the noble wife in American movies of the 1940’s. Seven Academy Award nominations, winning for a superb performance in MRS. MINIVER. My MRS. MINIVER #MovieReview youtu.be/l_1DCy4T-ms?... 💖 #MovieSky

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Steve Hayes @stevehayestoq.bsky.social · 10d

Happy Birthday BRIGITTE BARDOT! 🎂 French actress, model, & animal activist, rose to worldwide fame with AND GOD CREATED WOMAN. Celebrated as a sex symbol & muse of the 50s Riviera & New Wave, she starred in LE MÉPRIS and VIVA MARIA! 🇫🇷 Viva Bardot! #MovieSky

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Steve Hayes @stevehayestoq.bsky.social · 11d

Happy Birthday, Oscar winner, CLAUDE JARMAN Jr! 🎂 Remembered for his unforgettable performances in Clarence Brown’s THE YEARLING and INTRUDER IN THE DUST! 🎬

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Steve Hayes @stevehayestoq.bsky.social · 11d

I'd love to see your presentation on this! Lucky students.

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Steve Hayes @stevehayestoq.bsky.social · 12d

Happy Birthday EDMUND GWENN! 🎂 Oscar winner for playing Santa Claus in MIRACLE ON 34th STREET, he won my heart as a child in the sci-fi classic THEM! 🐜 Which I got to introduce at #TCM’s 20th anniversary w/ Robert Osborne. Lucky me! My #MovieReview 👉 youtu.be/PTeoID3NkyY?... #MovieSky

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Steve Hayes @stevehayestoq.bsky.social · 12d

Happy Birthday GEORGE RAFT! 🎂 The coin-tossing gangster in SCARFACE (1932). A #FilmNoir "classy thug". Parodied his gangster reputation in Billy Wilder's comedy SOME LIKE IT HOT (1959). Catch him in Nunnally Johnson's BACK WIDOW (’54). My #MovieReview 👉 youtu.be/jqynwCl4Zg4?... 🎬 #MovieSky

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Steve Hayes @stevehayestoq.bsky.social · 13d

Happy Birthday CHRISTOPHER REEVE! 🎂 Actor & director, soared to fame as my favorite SUPERMAN ('78). Excellent in films like SOMEWHERE IN TIME & THE REMAINS OF THE DAY. After a life-changing accident, became a passionate advocate for spinal cord research & disability rights. 🎬♥️ #MovieSky

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Steve Hayes @stevehayestoq.bsky.social · 14d

Farewell, beautiful CLAUDIA CARDINALE 💔 Feisty Italian actress who appeared in some of the most celebrated European films of the 1960s and 1970s, including classics such as Fellini’s 81/2 & Visconti’s THE LEOPARD. #RIP #MovieSky

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Steve Hayes @stevehayestoq.bsky.social · 16d

Happy Birthday PAUL MUNI! 🎂 Brilliant and meticulous, began in Yiddish theatre before commanding the screen in THE STORY OF LOUIS PASTEUR, JUAREZ, & SCARFACE. He was renowned for his powerful character transformations and intense performances.

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Steve Hayes @stevehayestoq.bsky.social · 17d

Happy Birthday GAIL RUSSELL! 🎂 Beautiful and sad-eyed, was a sensitive, talented actress known for THE UNINVITED, ANGEL AND THE BADMAN & more. Tormented by the pressures of Hollywood, her tragic life was marked by both acclaim and heartbreak. #MovieSky

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Steve Hayes @stevehayestoq.bsky.social · 18d

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Steve Hayes @stevehayestoq.bsky.social · 18d

Happy 91st Birthday to legendary beauty SOPHIA LOREN! 🎂 Italian actress, won the 1962 Oscar for Best Actress in TWO WOMEN. Celebrated for her stunning performances, she became an international star with films like MARRIAGE ITALIAN STYLE, A SPECIAL DAY, and ARABESQUE. 🥰

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Steve Hayes @stevehayestoq.bsky.social · 19d

Happy Birthday talented DAVID McCALLUM! 🎂 Fame on TV’s THE MAN FROM U.N.C.L.E. & NCIS. We talked about the making A NIGHT TO REMEMBER (‘56). His eyes lit up as he talked about what a thrill it was to be in the largest production of any British film at the time. So kind & interesting. #MovieSky

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Steve Hayes @stevehayestoq.bsky.social · 20d

Yes, with Cornel Wilde. "They're coming for you!"

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Steve Hayes @stevehayestoq.bsky.social · 20d

Happy Birthday GRETA GARBO! 🎂 Enigmatic star of Hollywood's golden age, in classics like ANNA CHRISTIE, GRAND HOTEL, & NINOTCHKA. A 19 year career & a lifetime of allure. Her blend of mystery & vulnerability is unforgettable in CAMILLE. My #MovieReview 👉 youtu.be/rU2uBVjkFLg?... #MovieSky

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Steve Hayes @stevehayestoq.bsky.social · 20d

Happy Birthday Oscar nominee GRAYSON HALL! 🎂 Love her in THE NIGHT OF THE IGUANA (‘64). As a child, I was transfixed watching her scream her way through episodes of DARK SHADOWS every weekday afternoon. An impressive Broadway career too. #MovieSky

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Steve Hayes @stevehayestoq.bsky.social · 21d

Happy Birthday, Oscar winner ANNE BANCROFT! 🎂 Known for powerful roles in THE MIRACLE WORKER & THE GRADUATE, won two Tonys, a BAFTA, & an Academy Award. Celebrated for her depth and honesty, she captivated audiences in THE TURNING POINT, AGNES OF GOD, and TO BE OR NOT TO BE. #MovieSky

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