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11 celebrities I've met who turned out to be even kinder than their legendary reputations

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Hedy Lamarr — Beverly Hills home
b. November 9, 1914, Vienna, Austria
d. January 19, 2000, Casselberry, Florida (natural causes)

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Theresa Russell: “By the time we start filming, I always know what my objectives are”

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URL: https://filmtalk.org/2025/10/24/theresa-russell/

Theresa Russell: “By the time we start filming, I always know what my objectives are”

It was quite a surprise for me when I heard last June that American actress Theresa Russell (b. 1957) would come over to the Film Fest Gent in Belgium this month. Theresa Russell of all people. She…

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Janet Leigh: “Norma Shearer was the quintessential star, a star like no other, and she was my fairy godmother”

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URL: https://filmtalk.org/2025/07/19/janet-leigh/

Janet Leigh: “Norma Shearer was the quintessential star, a star like no other, and she was my fairy godmother”

In February 1946, Norma Shearer swept into the lobby of the Sugar Bowl Ski Lodge in Soda Springs, California. She saw a picture of a fresh-faced teenage girl with an undeniable charm on the clerk’s…

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FILM TALK Oct 16

Jane Withers — Westwood Village home
b. April 12, 1926, Atlanta, Georgia
d. August 7, 2021, Burbank, California (undisclosed)

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