"Movieline magazine as one of the 100 Best Movies Ever. It was included in FilmFour's 100 Greatest Films of All Time at number 78 and in ""San Francisco Chronicle""s film critics' ""Hot 100 Films of the Past"", being hailed as ""The last great musical. Liza Minnelli plays Sally Bowles, an American adrift in pre-Nazi Berlin, in Bob Fosse's stylish, near-perfect film."" David Benedict from ""The Observer"" has written about ""Cabaret""'s influence in musical films: ""Back then, musicals were already low on filmgoers' lists, so how come it was such a success? Simple: ""Cabaret"" is the musical for people who hate"
"Jean Arthur Jean Arthur (born Gladys Georgianna Greene; October 17, 1900 – June 19, 1991) was an American actress and a film star of the 1930s and 1940s. Arthur had feature roles in three Frank Capra films: ""Mr. Deeds Goes to Town"" (1936), ""You Can't Take It with You"" (1938), and ""Mr. Smith Goes to Washington"" (1939), films that championed the ""everyday heroine"". Arthur was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Actress in 1944 for her performance in ""The More the Merrier"" (1943). James Harvey wrote in his history of the romantic comedy: ""No one was more closely identified"
"Carol Arthur Carol Arthur (born August 4, 1935) is an American actress, mainly recognizable as playing supporting roles in films produced by Mel Brooks. She is probably best remembered as the outspoken town school teacher Harriett Johnson ""(""You are the leading asshole in the state!"")"", in Brooks' ""Blazing Saddles"". She has also guest-starred in many television shows from the mid 1970s to the mid 2000s, including ""The Dom DeLuise Show"", ""Emergency!"", ""Sanford and Son"", ""Rhoda"", ""Alice"", ""Steven Spielberg's Amazing Stories"", ""St. Elsewhere"" and ""7th Heaven"". During the late 1970s and early 1980s, Arthur appeared as ""Safety Sadie"", the spokeswoman for"
"Carol Arthur Carol Arthur (born August 4, 1935) is an American actress, mainly recognizable as playing supporting roles in films produced by Mel Brooks. She is probably best remembered as the outspoken town school teacher Harriett Johnson ""(""You are the leading asshole in the state!"")"", in Brooks' ""Blazing Saddles"". She has also guest-starred in many television shows from the mid 1970s to the mid 2000s, including ""The Dom DeLuise Show"", ""Emergency!"", ""Sanford and Son"", ""Rhoda"", ""Alice"", ""Steven Spielberg's Amazing Stories"", ""St. Elsewhere"" and ""7th Heaven"". During the late 1970s and early 1980s, Arthur appeared as ""Safety Sadie"", the spokeswoman for"
"Maureen Arthur Maureen Louise Arthur (born April 15, 1934) is an American film, television, and stage actress. Arthur appeared in numerous movies and television programs from the late 1950s through the early 1990s as well as on Broadway. On television, she appeared in ""Bourbon Street Beat"", ""The Red Skelton Hour"", ""Perry Mason"", ""Branded"", ""I Spy"", ""The Monkees"", ""The Flying Nun"", ""Love, American Style"", ""The New Dick Van Dyke Show"", """", ""Sanford and Son"", ""Laverne & Shirley"", ""Mork & Mindy"", ""Murder, She Wrote"", and ""Matlock"". In 1967, in arguably her most prominent single movie role, she portrayed Hedy La Rue in"
"King Arthur (opera) by Henry Purcell, and in 2015 they played Don Quichotte chez la Duchesse, a comic ballet by the French Baroque writer Joseph Bodin de Boismortier. Corinne and Gilles created the characters ""Shirley and Dino"" during an improvisation internship with Ariane Mnouchkine in 2002, and their frequent skits on Patrick Sébastien's TV show ""Le plus grand Cabaret du Monde"" (The Greatest Cabaret Show of the World) made them famous in France. The release of clips from that show on YouTube in 2011 made them famous around the world, with more than 2.5 million views (as of September 2018)."
"Claudette Colbert Claudette Colbert (pronounced ""Coal-BEAR""; born Émilie Claudette Chauchoin; September 13, 1903 – July 30, 1996) was an American stage and film actress and a leading lady in Hollywood for over two decades, and has been called ""The mixture of inimitable beauty, sophistication, wit, and vivacity"". Colbert began her career in Broadway productions during the late 1920s and progressed to motion pictures with the advent of sound film. Initially associated with Paramount Pictures, she gradually shifted to working as a freelance actress. She won the Academy Award for Best Actress in ""It Happened One Night"" (1934), and received two"
"Arthur (2011 film) Arthur is a 2011 American romantic comedy film written by Peter Baynham and directed by Jason Winer. It is a remake of the 1981 film of the same name written and directed by Steve Gordon. It stars Russell Brand in the title role, with Helen Mirren, Jennifer Garner, Greta Gerwig, and Nick Nolte in supporting roles. Boozy Arthur Bach and his chauffeur, Bitterman, dress up in Batman and Robin costumes for a formal dinner hosted by Arthur's mother, Vivienne. The dinner is intended to announce Arthur as the new chairman of her corporation, Bach Worldwide. Driving to"
"30, 1971 until his death on January 30, 2010. She performed at the Variety of Iowa Telethons yearly for over 25 years and was a member of the Iowa Chapter of Variety. Her longtime association with Variety earned her the title of ""First Lady of Variety Clubs Telethons"", and then she earned the official title of International Ambassador. She was a longtime president of Variety, the Children's Charity of Southern California, Tent 25. Maureen Arthur Maureen Louise Arthur (born April 15, 1934) is an American film, television, and stage actress. Arthur appeared in numerous movies and television programs from the"
"Revere portrayed her mother, and Anthony George played her husband. In 1960, Carson married her second husband, actor Biff McGuire, while both were starring in the Broadway revival of ""Finian's Rainbow"". The couple toured together in 1961 in ""Camelot"", with McGuire as King Arthur and Carson as Guenevere. Later, they performed at the Seattle Repertory for fifteen years, often together. Jeannie Carson Jeannie Carson (born 23 May 1928) is a retired English-born comedian, actress, singer and dancer. She has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. The daughter of show business parents, Carson was born Jean Shufflebottom in Pudsey,"
"Nanette Fabray Nanette Fabray (born Ruby Bernadette Nanette Theresa Fabares; October 27, 1920 – February 22, 2018) was an American actress, singer, and dancer. She began her career performing in vaudeville as a child and became a musical-theatre actress during the 1940s and 1950s, winning a Tony Award in 1949 for her performance in ""Love Life"". In the mid-1950s, she served as Sid Caesar's comedic partner on ""Caesar's Hour"", for which she won three Emmy Awards, as well as co-starring with Fred Astaire in the film musical ""The Band Wagon"". From 1979 to 1984, she appeared as Katherine Romano on"
"Michelle Arthur Michelle Arthur is an English actress, who lives in the United States. Arthur has appeared in several television series and mainstream movies. She appeared as the Thorpe Sisters in the 1986 film adaptation of Jane Austen's novel ""Northanger Abbey"". Arthur also appeared in the James Bond film ""GoldenEye"" (1995) as ""Anna Nishkova"". She has also appeared in the 1997 film ""Clockwatchers"" as ""Dianne"", in ""Seabiscuit"" (2003) as ""Marcela's friend"", in Steven Spielberg's ""The Terminal"" (2004). She also starred in the 2005 remake of ""Fun With Dick and Jane"" as Dick's secretary and in """" (another collaboration with Abrams)"
"Arthur Newman (film) Arthur Newman (stylized as Arthur & Mike in the United Kingdom) is a 2012 American dramatic comedy film directed by Dante Ariola and starring Colin Firth and Emily Blunt. Written by Becky Johnston, the film is about a former professional golfer who fakes his own death and assumes a new identity in order to escape his life of failure. On his way to a new job in the Midwest, he is joined by a troubled young woman who is also trying to escape from her past. The film was released theatrically in the United States on April"
"Annette Bening Annette Carol Bening (born May 29, 1958) is an American actress. She began her career on stage with the Colorado Shakespeare Festival company in 1980, and played Lady Macbeth in 1984 at the American Conservatory Theatre. She was nominated for the 1987 Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Play for her Broadway debut in ""Coastal Disturbances"". She is a four-time Academy Award nominee for the films: ""The Grifters"" (1990), ""American Beauty"" (1999), ""Being Julia"" (2004), and ""The Kids Are All Right"" (2010). In 2006, she received a film star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. Bening"
"she had returned home. She died peacefully at around 2 am."" Stéphane Audran Stéphane Audran (born Colette Suzanne Dacheville; 8 November 1932 – 27 March 2018) was a French film and television actress, known for her performances in award-winning movies such as ""The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie"" (1972) and ""Babette's Feast"" (1987) and in critically acclaimed films like ""The Big Red One"" (1980) and ""Violette Nozière"" (1978). Audran was raised by her mother after her father, a doctor, died while she was young. In 1964, she married French director and screenwriter Claude Chabrol, after a short marriage to the"
"to Arthur being employed by lonely divorcee Christine Hewitt (Elizabeth Power). Christine and Arthur soon become friends and Christine becomes Arthur's assistant. In May, Pauline goes to New Zealand to care for her brother, Kenny (Michael Attwell), who has been in a car accident. In Pauline's absence, Christine becomes a regular visitor to Albert Square and becomes very fond of Arthur. By Christmas, Arthur and Christine embark on an affair. Christine begins to crave more commitment and when he refuses, she gets a job at Kathy Beale's (Gillian Taylforth) café so she can be as close to him. The affair"
"staged at the Stage Society Theater in Los Angeles, California. A reviewer referred to her acting prowess in the role of an agitated Derbyshire heiress, commenting ""Arthur is a lovely, polished performer."" Previously she had appeared in theater in London, England and at the Dublin Playhouse in Dublin, Ireland. Arthur appeared in Sydney Pollack's directing debut ""The Slender Thread"" (1965) as an employee of a crisis clinic which counsels potential suicide victims. She was assigned a role in ""Alvarez Kelly"" (1966), a western that was set during the era of the American Civil War. It featured a Mexican cattleman played"
"by William Holden and a military colonel depicted by Richard Widmark. Arthur's other film roles were in ""Angel's Flight"" (1965), ""M*A*S*H"" (1970), and ""The Christian Licorice Store"" (1971). Arthur was a prolific actress on television. Among her many appearances are episodes of the ""Kraft Suspense Theater"" (1964–1965), ""The Alfred Hitchcock Hour"" (1965), ""Ben Casey"" (1965), ""T.H.E. Cat"" (1966), ""The Virginian"" (1966), ""The Wild Wild West"" (1966), ""Dragnet"" (1967), and ""General Hospital"" (1963, 1970–1973). She made two guest appearances on ""Perry Mason"" (1965–1966) including the part of Barbara Kramer in the 1966 episode ""The Case of the Dead Ringer"". Indus Arthur"
"in the unsuccessful 1974 film version opposite Lucille Ball. In 1981, she appeared in Woody Allen's ""The Floating Light Bulb"". She made her debut at the Metropolitan Opera in 1994 portraying the Duchess of Krakenthorp, a speaking role, in Gaetano Donizetti's ""La fille du régiment"". In 1971, Arthur was invited by Norman Lear to guest-star on his sitcom ""All in the Family"", as Maude Findlay, the cousin of Edith Bunker. An outspoken liberal feminist, Maude was the antithesis role to the conservative Republican character Archie Bunker, who described her as a ""New Deal fanatic"". Nearly 50, Arthur's tart turn on"
"Ambar and her solo debut were recorded in English, it was her second album ""María Conchita"" from 1984 that made her a singing star in the Spanish-speaking market, receiving a Grammy Award nomination for ""Best Latin Performance"". She made her Hollywood film debut in ""Moscow on the Hudson"" (1984) with Robin Williams, and also starred in movies like ""Touch and Go"" (1986) ""Extreme Prejudice"" (1987), ""The Running Man"" (1987), ""Colors"" (1988), ""Vampire's Kiss"" (1989), ""Predator 2"" (1990) and ""The House of the Spirits"" (1993). She was one of the few Latin-born actresses to star in a Broadway show in 1995,"
"In the movie ""Arthur"", Arthur (Russell Brand) gets a job at the store to prove to his mother he can be an adult on his own. After being hired by the manager (John Hodgman), he holds three positions; cashier, stock, and sales floor. He buys his way into a gummy bear costume from Scott Adsit’s character. This job ends in Arthur falling down the stairs and being fired from the short-lived job. Season 2, Episode 15:, ""Gone with the Will"", Vanessa (Jessica Szohr) and Dan (Penn Badgley) shop for a thoughtful anniversary gift for Nate in Dylan’s Candy Bar while"
"Julia Arthur Julia Arthur (May 3, 1869 – March 28, 1950) was a Canadian-born stage and film actress. Born Ida Lewis in Hamilton, Ontario, May 3, 1869, she was the daughter of Thomas J. Lewis, a tobacco manufacturer, and Elizabeth (Arthur) Lewis. Her younger sister, Eleanor Letitia Lewis, became an actress known by the stage name, ""Eleanor Dorel"". Their mother was a fine Shakespearian reader, but only in an amateur way. Ida Lewis began acting at the age of 11, in 1879, when she played the part of Gamora in ""The Honeymoon"" in some amateur theatricals in her own home."
"Stéphane Audran Stéphane Audran (born Colette Suzanne Dacheville; 8 November 1932 – 27 March 2018) was a French film and television actress, known for her performances in award-winning movies such as ""The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie"" (1972) and ""Babette's Feast"" (1987) and in critically acclaimed films like ""The Big Red One"" (1980) and ""Violette Nozière"" (1978). Audran was raised by her mother after her father, a doctor, died while she was young. In 1964, she married French director and screenwriter Claude Chabrol, after a short marriage to the French actor Jean-Louis Trintignant. Her son by her marriage to Chabrol"
"Arthur, as an Irish maid who ends up marrying Mame's ward. She remained a stage actress throughout her career, including a leading role in the first national tour of the musical comedy ""Company"", by Stephen Sondheim. Her additional credits included ""South Pacific"", ""Guys and Dolls"", and ""Damn Yankees"". Jordan died of a heart attack at her home in Encinitas, California on November 9, 2012, at the age of 75. She was predeceased by her late husband of 43 years, television writer William ""Bill"" Jacobson (1920 – July 19, 2011), whom she married on October 23, 1968. Jacobson had been the"
"she immensely disliked posing for photographers and giving interviews. Through Selznick, Arthur received her ""best role to date"" opposite famous sex symbol Clara Bow in the early sound film ""The Saturday Night Kid"" (1929). Of the two female leads, Arthur was thought to have ""the better part,"" and director Edward Sutherland claimed that ""Arthur was so good that we had to cut and cut to keep her from stealing the picture"" from Bow. While some argued that Bow resented Arthur for having the ""better part,"" Bow encouraged Arthur to make the most of the production. Arthur later praised her working"
"January 19, 1980, which paired the star in a musical comedy revue with Rock Hudson, Melba Moore and Wayland Flowers and Madame. Arthur returned to television in the short-lived 1983 sitcom ""Amanda's"" (an adaptation of the British series ""Fawlty Towers""). Unfortunately, the show was a not a hit with audiences and only 10 of the 13 filmed episodes actually aired. In 1985, Arthur was cast in ""The Golden Girls"", in which she played Dorothy Zbornak, a divorced substitute teacher living in a Miami house owned by widow Blanche Devereaux (Rue McClanahan). Her other roommates included widow Rose Nylund (Betty White)"
"at based on reviews from 23 critics, indicating ""mixed or average reviews"". At Rotten Tomatoes it has a 20% rating based on 49 reviews. Arthur Newman (film) Arthur Newman (stylized as Arthur & Mike in the United Kingdom) is a 2012 American dramatic comedy film directed by Dante Ariola and starring Colin Firth and Emily Blunt. Written by Becky Johnston, the film is about a former professional golfer who fakes his own death and assumes a new identity in order to escape his life of failure. On his way to a new job in the Midwest, he is joined by"
"Harriet Walter Dame Harriet Mary Walter (born 24 September 1950) is an English stage and screen actress. Her film appearances include ""Sense and Sensibility"" (1995), ""The Governess"" (1998), ""Villa des Roses"" (2002), ""Atonement"" (2007) and ""Man Up"" (2015). On television she starred as Natalie Chandler in the ITV drama series """" (2009–14), as Lady Prudence Shackleton in four episodes of ""Downton Abbey"" (2013–15), and as Clementine Churchill in ""The Crown"" (2016). She was appointed Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire (DBE) in 2011 for services to drama. Walter began her career in 1974 and made her Broadway"
"Nana Bryant Nana Bryant (November 23, 1888 – December 24, 1955), born Nana Irene Bryant, was an American film, stage, and television actress. She appeared in more than 100 films between 1935 and 1955. She was born in Cincinnati, Ohio, and died in Hollywood, California. She appeared in stock companies in Los Angeles and San Francisco, and spent several seasons on tour. She also played on Broadway, appearing in the then non-singing role of Morgan le Fay in Rodgers and Hart's ""A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court"", before working in films. Prior to her death in 1955, she made"
"By the time of the film's release, her hair, naturally brunette throughout the silent film portion of her career, was bleached blonde and would mostly stay that way. She was known for maneuvering to be photographed and filmed almost exclusively from the left; Arthur felt that her left was her best side, and worked hard to keep it in the fore. Director Frank Capra recalled producer Harry Cohn's description of Jean Arthur's imbalanced profile: ""half of it's angel, and the other half horse."" Her next few films, ""Party Wire"" (1935), ""Public Hero No. 1"" (1935) and ""If You Could Only"
"Arthur (1981 film) Arthur is a 1981 American comedy film written and directed by Steve Gordon. The film stars Dudley Moore as the eponymous Arthur Bach, a drunken New York City millionaire who is on the brink of an arranged marriage to a wealthy heiress, but ends up falling for a common working-class girl from Queens. It was the first and only film directed by Gordon, who died in 1982 of a heart attack at age 44. ""Arthur"" earned over $95 million domestically, making it the fourth-highest-grossing film of 1981. Its title song, ""Arthur's Theme (Best That You Can Do)"","
"which she always sang. Her repertoire included songs from the 1930s through the war years as well as popular songs of the day. A few years before her death, her voice was heard in the Academy Award-winning movie, ""Cabaret"" (1972), for which she sang the song, """"Heirat"" (Married)"". Keller was buried on the Wiener Zentralfriedhof. Greta Keller Margaretha ""Greta"" Keller (February 8, 1903 – November 11, 1977) was a cabaret singer and actress. Born Margaretha Keller in Vienna, Austria, she studied dance from the age of eight, followed by acting. Her début was in ""Pavillon,"" in Vienna. She also appeared"
"Adrienne Frantz Adrienne Danielle Frantz (born June 7, 1978) is an American actress and singer-songwriter. She appeared as Amber Moore in ""The Bold and the Beautiful"" (1997–2005, 2010–2012) and ""The Young and the Restless"" (2006–2010, 2013). Frantz was born in Mount Clemens, Michigan. She first broke into the soap opera genre in 1997 as Tiffany Thorne on ""Sunset Beach"", Frantz left the show later that year for her role as the villainess turned sympathetic heroine Amber on ""The Bold and the Beautiful"". In 2001, her portrayal garnered Frantz a Daytime Emmy in the Outstanding Younger Actress category. Frantz played the"