"the best schooled, musically, of all of us put together."" The handling of Bernstein's crowning achievement as a Broadway composer by the Kenton band was going to take a very experienced and adept arranger. This was the only time an entire Kenton LP was devoted to a single show; it was the closest thing that could be easily adapted to fit the large scale, progressive jazz style of the Kenton group. The Mirisch Company's film adaptation of West Side Story starring Natalie Wood and Richard Beymer was scheduled for release in September 1961. Both Kenton and Capitol producer Lee Gillette"
"92 in Seattle, Washington. Stewart Stern Stewart Henry Stern (March 22, 1922 – February 2, 2015) was an American screenwriter. He is best known for writing the screenplay for the film ""Rebel Without a Cause"" (1955), starring James Dean. In addition to ""Rebel Without a Cause,"" Stern's most notable screenwriting credits include ""Sybil"", which garnered Emmy awards for both Stern and Sally Field, ""The Rack"" starring Paul Newman, ""The James Dean Story"" directed by Robert Altman, ""The Outsider"" starring Tony Curtis, ""The Ugly American"" starring Marlon Brando, ""Rachel, Rachel"" starring Joanne Woodward and ""The Last Movie"" directed by Dennis Hopper."
"Stewart Stern Stewart Henry Stern (March 22, 1922 – February 2, 2015) was an American screenwriter. He is best known for writing the screenplay for the film ""Rebel Without a Cause"" (1955), starring James Dean. In addition to ""Rebel Without a Cause,"" Stern's most notable screenwriting credits include ""Sybil"", which garnered Emmy awards for both Stern and Sally Field, ""The Rack"" starring Paul Newman, ""The James Dean Story"" directed by Robert Altman, ""The Outsider"" starring Tony Curtis, ""The Ugly American"" starring Marlon Brando, ""Rachel, Rachel"" starring Joanne Woodward and ""The Last Movie"" directed by Dennis Hopper. He is also author"
"of the late 1950s including ""Rebel Without a Cause"" (1955), ""Crime in the Streets"" (1956), ""12 Angry Men"" (1957), ""The Delinquents"" (1957), ""High School Confidential"" (1958), and the 1957 Broadway musical ""West Side Story"". Hollywood's fixation on the switchblade as the symbol of youth violence, sex, and delinquency resulted in renewed demands from the public and Congress to control the sale and possession of such knives. State laws restricting or criminalizing switchblade possession and use were adopted by an increasing number of state legislatures. In 1957, Senator Estes Kefauver (D) of Tennessee attempted unsuccessfully to pass a law restricting the"
"16, 1979 in New York City after a two-year illness. He was buried at Oak Grove Cemetery. Ray was married to: In the decades after his professional peak, Ray continues to influence directors to this day. In particular, certain French New Wave directors and critics held Ray in high regard: Nicholas Ray Nicholas Ray (born Raymond Nicholas Kienzle Jr., August 7, 1911 – June 16, 1979) was an American film director best known for the movie ""Rebel Without a Cause."" Ray is also appreciated for a large number of narrative features produced between 1947 and 1963 including ""Bigger Than Life"","
"Sands Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada. Alan attended the University of California, Los Angeles, where he received his start in acting and was awarded a Bachelor of Fine Arts in 1954. Allen was best known for his role as gang leader Buzz Gunderson in Nicholas Ray's 1955 film ""Rebel Without A Cause"". James Dean starred as Jim Stark, a disaffected teenager who has moved to Los Angeles to start a new life, only to find more problems in his new home. After a show at the Griffith Observatory, Buzz challenges Jim to a knife fight, which Stark wins"
"speed addict Greg (Sean Astin), angry and rebellious Little J (Balthazar Getty) wheelchair bound Manny (Will Smith), love hungry and overweight Brenda( Ricki Lake), and philosophical loner Crasher (James LeGros).” The film also features Lara Flynn Boyle, Kyle MacLachlan, Alyssa Milano, Steven Tobolowsky and an uncredited Christian Slater as a social worker.” Major concludes, “In spite of the remarkable stock of fine performances, however, the film’s real gem is it’s [sic] screenplay by Rocco, Kurt Voss, and Michael Hitchcock.” Janet Maslin of ""The New York Times"" said, ""This is ""Rebel Without a Cause"" without the grown-ups and without boundaries."" Critic"
"beast"" of Westerns). In 1955, Ray directed ""Rebel Without a Cause"", starring James Dean in what proved to be his most famous role. When ""Rebel"" was released, soon after Dean's early death in an automobile crash, it had a revolutionary impact on movie-making and youth culture, virtually giving birth to the contemporary concept of the American teenager. Looking past its social and pop-culture significance, ""Rebel Without a Cause"" is the purest example of Ray's cinematic style and vision, with an expressionistic use of colour, dramatic use of architecture, and an empathy for social misfits. ""Rebel Without a Cause"" was Ray's"
"""West Side Story"" in 1961), and Warren Beatty and Buck Henry (who were nominated for ""Heaven Can Wait"" in 1978). Only seven other directors have won three Oscars for the same film, a distinction the duo shares with Billy Wilder, James L. Brooks, Francis Ford Coppola, James Cameron, Peter Jackson, and Alejandro G. Iñárritu. With eight Academy Award nominations for ""No Country for Old Men"", including Best Picture, Director, Adapted Screenplay, and Film Editing the Coen brothers have tied the record for the most nominations by a single nominee (counting an ""established duo"" as one nominee) for the same film."
"had become friends after they first met on the set of ""Giant"", referred to Dean as gay during a speech at the GLAAD Media Awards in 2001. Biographer Darwin Porter believes that Dean was more likely omnisexual, and that his trysts were often opportunistic and designed to further his career. Publisher: Sandy Beach, A (February 26, 2018) James Dean James Byron Dean (February 8, 1931 – September 30, 1955) was an American actor. He is remembered as a cultural icon of teenage disillusionment and social estrangement, as expressed in the title of his most celebrated film, ""Rebel Without a Cause"""
"Nicholas Ray Nicholas Ray (born Raymond Nicholas Kienzle Jr., August 7, 1911 – June 16, 1979) was an American film director best known for the movie ""Rebel Without a Cause."" Ray is also appreciated for a large number of narrative features produced between 1947 and 1963 including ""Bigger Than Life"", ""Johnny Guitar"", ""They Live by Night"", and ""In a Lonely Place"", as well as an experimental work produced throughout the 1970s titled ""We Can't Go Home Again"", which was unfinished at the time of Ray's death from lung cancer. Ray's compositions within the CinemaScope frame and use of color are"
"Corey Allen Corey Allen (June 29, 1934 – June 27, 2010) was an American film and television director, writer, producer, and actor. He began his career as an actor but eventually became a television director. He may be best known for playing the character Buzz Gunderson in Nicholas Ray's ""Rebel Without a Cause"" (1955). Allen was born Alan Cohen in Cleveland, Ohio, on June 29, 1934. He was the son of Carl and Fran Cohen; his father was an illegal bookie and gambling operator for the Mayfield Road Mob in Cleveland, and later became an important gambling executive at the"
"manipulates Natalie into breaking up with Jimmy. Jimmy shoots himself in a suicide attempt. Heartbroken, Natalie severs all ties with her mother. By the mid-1950s, she (Waddell) and her friend Margaret O'Brien (Sophie Mentis) decide that Natalie should play the female lead in ""Rebel Without a Cause"" opposite James Dean (Nick Carpenter). In order to get the role, she allows herself to be seduced by director Nicholas Ray (Robert Taylor). Ray does not cast her initially, but her involvement in a car accident caused by Dennis Hopper (Jarrod Dean), changes his mind. Simultaneously, she auditions for director Roy Tremaine (Andy"
"films and music in both East and West Berlin influenced the rise of a subculture of youth commonly known as Halbstarke (lit. half-strengths). American films of the era like ""The Wild One"" and ""Rebel Without a Cause"", featuring movie stars Marlon Brando and James Dean, respectively, were viewed by the GDR with romanticizing public disobedience and rebellion, as well as encouraging violent crime. Continued occurrences of crime and uprisings by German youths would eventually lead to the decision by SED party officials to begin construction of the Berlin Wall in 1961. In memory of the 1953 East German rebellion, West"
"to represent the ""restlessness of American youth in the 1950s"", expressed by youth gangs and juvenile delinquency, along with early rock and roll. Both films, he observes, were ""modern allegories based on the 'Romeo and Juliet' theme, including private restlessness and public alienation. Where in ""Rebel"" she falls in love with the character played by James Dean, whose gang-like peers and violent temper alienated him from his family, in ""West Side Story"" she enters into a romance with a white former gang member whose threatening world of outcasts also alienated him from lawful behavior. Although the singing parts were sung"
"James Dean James Byron Dean (February 8, 1931 – September 30, 1955) was an American actor. He is remembered as a cultural icon of teenage disillusionment and social estrangement, as expressed in the title of his most celebrated film, ""Rebel Without a Cause"" (1955), in which he starred as troubled teenager Jim Stark. The other two roles that defined his stardom were loner Cal Trask in ""East of Eden"" (1955) and surly ranch hand Jett Rink in ""Giant"" (1956). After his death in a car crash, Dean became the first actor to receive a posthumous Academy Award nomination for Best"
"Hypnoanalysis of a Criminal Psychopath"". The film, however, does not make any references to Lindner's book in any way. Warner Bros. released the film on October 27, 1955. Over the years, the film has achieved landmark status for the acting of cultural icon Dean, fresh from his Oscar nominated role in ""East of Eden"" and who died before the film's release, in his most celebrated role. This was the only film during Dean's lifetime in which he received top billing. In 1990, ""Rebel Without a Cause"" was added to the Library of Congress's National Film Registry as being deemed ""culturally,"
"Guns of Navarone"" – Dimitri Tiomkin ""Town Without Pity"" - Town Without Pity (Dimitri Tiomkin - music, Ned Washington - lyrics) A Majority of One ""' George Chakiris – ""West Side Story"" ""' Rita Moreno – ""West Side Story"" Warren Beatty Richard Beymer Bobby Darin Ann-Margret Jane Fonda Christine Kaufmann Charlton Heston Marilyn Monroe ""Only winners announced"" Bob Newhart Pauline Frederick ""' ""What's My Line?"" ""' ""My Three Sons"" Army Archerd (""Daily Variety"") Mike Connolly (""The Hollywood Reporter"") Samuel Bronston - El Cid Judy Garland Winners 19th Golden Globe Awards The 19th Golden Globe Awards, honoring the best in film"
"1971. Start the Revolution Without Me Start the Revolution Without Me is a 1970 American comedy film directed by Bud Yorkin and starring Gene Wilder, Donald Sutherland, Hugh Griffith, Jack MacGowran, Billie Whitelaw, Orson Welles (playing himself as narrator) and Victor Spinetti. The comedy is set in revolutionary France where two peasants are mistaken for the famous swordsmen, the Corsican Brothers. It can be considered a parody of a number of works of historical fiction about the French Revolution, including Dickens' ""A Tale of Two Cities"" and Dumas' ""The Corsican Brothers"" and """". Two sets of identical twins, played by"
"Start the Revolution Without Me Start the Revolution Without Me is a 1970 American comedy film directed by Bud Yorkin and starring Gene Wilder, Donald Sutherland, Hugh Griffith, Jack MacGowran, Billie Whitelaw, Orson Welles (playing himself as narrator) and Victor Spinetti. The comedy is set in revolutionary France where two peasants are mistaken for the famous swordsmen, the Corsican Brothers. It can be considered a parody of a number of works of historical fiction about the French Revolution, including Dickens' ""A Tale of Two Cities"" and Dumas' ""The Corsican Brothers"" and """". Two sets of identical twins, played by Wilder"
"Marlon Brando and ""Rebel Without A Cause"" starring James Dean. Although the ban on ""The Wild One"" was upheld by a review board, it overthrew his decision on ""Rebel Without a Cause"" and overturned his bans on several other movies. Recent research shows that during the 1950s Mirams provoked fears about the effects of modern American popular culture, especially comics and movies, in attempts to ban or severely restrict community access to such media. In this he was supported by leading members of the New Zealand left such as Elsie Locke. [Gary Whitcher, ""'More Than America': Some Responses to American"
"Madison County"" onward. It also released the album of a 1996 jazz concert he hosted, titled ""Eastwood after Hours—Live at Carnegie Hall"". Eastwood owns an extensive collection of LPs, which he plays on a Rockport turntable. Eastwood co-wrote ""Why Should I Care"" with Linda Thompson and Carole Bayer Sager, which was recorded by Diana Krall. Clint Eastwood Clinton Eastwood Jr. (born May 31, 1930) is an American actor, filmmaker, musician, and political figure. After achieving success in the Western TV series ""Rawhide"", he rose to international fame with his role as the Man with No Name in Italian filmmaker Sergio"
"troubled screenwriter, and ""On Dangerous Ground"", a police thriller. Other minor noir films he directed in this period were ""Born to Be Bad"" and ""A Woman's Secret"". Ray's most productive and successful period was the 1950s. In the mid-fifties he made the two films for which he is best remembered: ""Johnny Guitar"" (1954) and ""Rebel Without a Cause"" (1955). The former was a Western starring Joan Crawford and Mercedes McCambridge in action roles of the kind customarily played by men. Highly eccentric in its time, it was much loved by French critics. (François Truffaut called it ""the beauty and the"
"Tessari's treatment. Eastwood was not the first actor approached to play the main character. Originally, Sergio Leone intended Henry Fonda to play the ""Man with No Name."" However, the production company could not afford to employ a major Hollywood star. Next, Leone offered Charles Bronson the part. He, too, declined, arguing that the script was bad. Both Fonda and Bronson would later star in Leone's ""Once Upon a Time in the West"" (1968). Other actors who turned the role down were Henry Silva, Rory Calhoun, Tony Russel, Steve Reeves, Ty Hardin, and James Coburn. Leone then turned his attention to"
"Larry Frascella, which explores the making of the film ""Rebel Without a Cause"" and in particular the relationships between director Nicholas Ray and leading actors James Dean and Natalie Wood. He authored a satirical political blog under the pseudonym Jon Swift. There he wrote: ""I am a reasonable conservative who likes to write about politics and culture. Since the media is biased I get all my news from Fox News, Rush Limbaugh and Jay Leno monologues."" Al Weisel Al Weisel (July 18, 1963 – February 27, 2010) was a freelance writer who lived in New York City. Weisel wrote for"
"drove motorcycles, sported ducktail haircuts (which were widely banned in schools) and displayed a general disregard for the law and authority. The greaser phenomenon was kicked off by the controversial youth-oriented movies ""The Wild One"" (1953) starring Marlon Brando and ""Rebel Without A Cause"" (1955) starring James Dean. The American economy grew dramatically in the post-war period, expanding at a rate of 3.5% per annum between 1945 and 1970. During this period of prosperity, many incomes doubled in a generation, described by economist Frank Levy as ""upward mobility on a rocket ship."" The substantial increase in average family income within"
"Without Reservations Without Reservations is a 1946 American comedy film starring Claudette Colbert and John Wayne, directed by Mervyn LeRoy, and released by RKO Radio Pictures. The film was adapted by Andrew Solt from the novel ""Thanks, God! I'll Take It From Here"" by Jane Allen and Mae Livingston. The opening shot shows ""Arrowhead"" Pictures motion picture studio. This is the actual RKO Radio Pictures building at 780 Gower Street in Hollywood, retouched with ""Arrowhead"" replacing the RKO signs on the building. It remains a historic structure on the corner to this day. Successful author Christopher ""Kit"" Madden (Claudette Colbert)"
"movie industry. July 28, 2016 was designated as Ann Doran Day in Amarillo, Texas. Ann Doran Ann Lee Doran (July 28, 1911 – September 19, 2000) was an American character actress, possibly best known as the mother of Jim Stark (James Dean) in ""Rebel Without a Cause"" (1955). She was an early member of the Screen Actors Guild and served on the board of the Motion Picture & Television Fund for 30 years. The daughter of Carrie A. Barnett and John R. Doran, her mother was a silent-film actress whose professional name was Rose Allen. Ann Doran was born in"
"Sal Mineo Salvatore Mineo, Jr. (January 10, 1939February 12, 1976), was an American film and theatre actor who is known for his performance as John ""Plato"" Crawford opposite James Dean in the film ""Rebel Without a Cause"" (1955). Mineo was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his roles in ""Rebel Without a Cause"" and ""Exodus"" (1960). Mineo was born in the Bronx, the son of coffin makers Josephine (née Alvisi) and Salvatore Mineo, Sr. He was of Sicilian descent; his father was born in Italy and his mother, of Italian origin, was born in the United"
"to me. I still like it when I see it,"" writes Kazan. For her performance in ""Splendor in the Grass,"" Wood received nominations for the Academy Award, Golden Globe Award, and BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role. In 1961, Wood played Maria in the Jerome Robbins and Robert Wise musical ""West Side Story,"" which was a major box office and critical success. Tibbetts notes similarities in her role in this film and the earlier ""Rebel Without a Cause."" Here, she plays the role of a restless Puerto Rican girl on the West Side of Manhattan. She was"
"West Side Story West Side Story is a musical with book by Arthur Laurents, music by Leonard Bernstein and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim. It was inspired by William Shakespeare's play ""Romeo and Juliet"". The story is set in the Upper West Side neighborhood in New York City in the mid 1950s, an ethnic, blue-collar neighborhood (in the early 1960s, much of the neighborhood was cleared in an urban renewal project for Lincoln Center, which changed the neighborhood's character). The musical explores the rivalry between the Jets and the Sharks, two teenage street gangs of different ethnic backgrounds. The members of"
"Ray]]'s ""[[Rebel Without a Cause]]"" (1955). It was demolished by the Gettys in 1957 to allow construction of an office building . During filming, considerable publicity was given to health-conscious Gloria Swanson's youthful appearance, which made her look the same age as Holden. Wilder insisted that the age difference between the characters be delineated, and instructed makeup supervisor [[Wally Westmore]] to make Swanson look older. Swanson argued that a woman of Norma Desmond's age, with her considerable wealth and devotion to self, would not necessarily look old, and suggested Holden be made up to appear younger. Wilder agreed, and Westmore"
"Kenton version won the 1962 Grammy Award for Best Jazz Recording by a Large Group. A still picture from the movie is the front cover of the Kenton LP. In 2009, photographer Mark Seliger re-created scenes from the film for magazine ""Vanity Fair"" called ""West Side Story Revisited"", using Camilla Belle as Maria, Ben Barnes as Tony, Jennifer Lopez as Anita, Rodrigo Santoro as Bernardo and Chris Evans as Riff. Portraying the Sharks are Minka Kelly, Jay Hernandez, Natalie Martinez, Brandon T. Jackson and Melonie Diaz. Portraying the Jets are Ashley Tisdale, Sean Faris, Robert Pattinson, Cam Gigandet, Trilby Glover,"