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Lauren Facall
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Lauren Facall @laurenfacall.bsky.social · 26d
"Prejudice, hate and discrimination make money. It's a racket just like prohibition racketeers. How? Membership dues, subscriptions, merchandise. They live on fear by making people feel rage toward people different to them. The profits can climb into millions."
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The day 30,000 white supremacists in KKK robes marched in the nation’s capital
Unlike Sunday's expected rally of white nationalists in the nation's capital, the Klan was enthusiastically welcomed by white Washington in 1925.
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Lauren Facall @laurenfacall.bsky.social · 4h
Monday 20th October 22:05 #TalkingPicturesTV Obsession (The Hidden Room 1949) Stars Robert Newton, Sally Gray, Phil Brown.

UK #FilmNoir from blacklisted #USA Director Edward Dmytryk. "A psychiatrist devises a gruesome plot to kill his wife's lover." Initially refused British Film Board certificate.
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Lauren Facall @laurenfacall.bsky.social · 4h
19 October 1921 – 2002 George Nader

Director of The Nanny (1965) Seth Holt (1923-1971) directorial debut.

A ruthless criminal escapes jail aided by his partner from a robbery where only he knows how to access the loot, then kills him, and goes on the run aided by Maggie Smith (film debut) (1958)
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Lauren Facall @laurenfacall.bsky.social · 13h
20 October 1956 – Danny Boyle, 69, English filmmaker.

Shallow Grave (1994) * Trainspotting * A Life Less Ordinary * The Beach * 28 Days Later * Sunshine * Slumdog Millionaire (Oscar) * 127 Hours (OscarNom) 2012 London Olympics Opening Ceremony * Steve Jobs * T2 Trainspotting * 28 Years Later (2025)
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Lauren Facall @laurenfacall.bsky.social · 13h
20 October 1904 – 1986 Anna Neagle, (b. Florence Robertson), 81, English actress, singer

Nell Gwynn (1934) * Victoria the Great * Sixty Glorious Years * Nurse Edith Cavell (US) They Flew Alone * I Live in Grosvenor Square * Odette * King's Rhapsody * Lady With The Lamp * Lilacs in the Spring (1954)
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Lauren Facall @laurenfacall.bsky.social · 13h
20 October 1895 – 1969 Rex Ingram, 73, US actor.

The Emperor Jones (1933) * The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn * The Thief of Baghdad * Talk of the Town * Cabin in the Sky * Sahara * Dark Waters * God's Little Acre * Anna Lucasta * Desire in the Dust * Hurry Sundown * Journey to Shiloh (1968)
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Lauren Facall @laurenfacall.bsky.social · 13h
20 October 1882 – 1956 Bela Lugosi, 73, Hungarian-US actor.

Dracula (1931) Murders in the Rue Morgue * The Black Cat * Mark of the Vampire * The Raven * Son of Frankenstein * Dark Eyes of London * Ninotchka * The Wolf Man * The Body Snatcher * Ed Wood's Bride of the Monster * The Black Sleep (1956)
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Lauren Facall @laurenfacall.bsky.social · 13h
20 October 1882 – 1965 Margaret Dumont, (b. Daisy Baker), 82, US actress. 'The fifth Marx Brother.'

Cocoanuts (1929) Animal Crackers * Duck Soup * Night at the Opera * Day at the Races * At the Circus * Big Store * Never Give a Sucker an Even Break (WC Fields) Shake, Rattle & Rock! * Zotz! (1962)
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Lauren Facall @laurenfacall.bsky.social · 13h
20 October 1947 – House Un-American Activities Committee investigation of Communist infiltration of Hollywood.

Chairman J Parnell Thomas later served 9 months in prison for corruption, ironically in the same prison as two of his first victims, most of whom were Jewish.
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The Blacklist's real victims weren’t just Communists - The Jewish Chronicle
An attempt to root out Communists and Communist influences in Hollywood.
www.thejc.com
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Lauren Facall @laurenfacall.bsky.social · 13h
19 October 1969 - Trey Parker

South Park (1997-)

"Just who do you think you are, killing thousands, flattening neighbourhoods, and wrapping yourself in Judaism like it’s some shield!"
www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2025/sep/25/theyve-finally-gone-there-south-park-lets-rip-at-benjamin-netanyahu
They’ve finally gone there: South Park lets rip at Benjamin Netanyahu
No matter how hot the political temperature, Matt Stone and Trey Parker’s show can be counted on to go for the jugular. And with Brendan Carr in a mountain of poo and Israel’s PM in its sights, the la...
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Lauren Facall @laurenfacall.bsky.social · 13h
19 October 1945 – John Lithgow, 80, US actor.

The Changing Room (1973 Tony Award) World According to Garp + Terms of Endearment (OscarNom) 3rd Rock from Sun * Sweet Smell of Success (Tony Award ) The Crown * Bombshell * Old Man * Killers of Flower Moon * Conclave (2024)
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The 10 Best John Lithgow Movies, Ranked
Acclaimed actor John Lithgow is well-known for his two Oscar-nominated roles, but he has several other brilliant movies on his resumé.
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Lauren Facall @laurenfacall.bsky.social · 13h
19 October 1940 – 2023 Michael Gambon, 82, Irish-British stage and film actor.

The Singing Detective (1986) The Cook, Thief, His Wife & Her Lover * Wings of the Dove * Longitude * Gosford Park * The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou * Harry Potter * Emma * The Casual Vacancy * Victoria & Abdul (2017)
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Lauren Facall @laurenfacall.bsky.social · 13h
19 October 1931 – 2020 John le Carré, (b. Cornwell), 89, British intelligence officer, author.

The Spy Who Came in from the Cold * The Looking Glass War * Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy * Smiley's People * Little Drummer Girl * A Perfect Spy * The Night Manager * Tailor of Panama * The Constant Gardener
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Lauren Facall @laurenfacall.bsky.social · 13h
19 October 1921 – 2002 George Nader, 80, US actor, author. #LGBT Mark Miller (1947–2002)

Robot Monster (1953) * Carnival Story * Four Guns to the Border * Congo Crossing * Joe Butterfly * The Female Animal * Nowhere to Go (UK with Maggie Smith) * The Million Eyes of Sumuru * Beyond Atlantis (1973)
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Lauren Facall @laurenfacall.bsky.social · 13h
19 October 1914 – 2014 Juanita Moore, 99, US actress.

Lydia Bailey (1952) Affair in Trinidad * Women's Prison * Ransom! * Imitation of Life (OscarNom) Tammy Tell Me True * Walk on the Wild Side * Singing Nun * Gentle Ben * Two Moon Junction (1988)

Hollywood Walk of Fame Star installed finally 2024
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Lauren Facall @laurenfacall.bsky.social · 2d
18 October 1992 – Barry Keoghan, 33, Irish actor.

Fair City (2011) * Love/Hate * Rebellion * Dunkirk * The Killing of a Sacred Deer * Calm with Horses * Chernobyl * The Green Knight * Eternals * The Banshees of Inisherin (OscarNom 💞) * Saltburn * Top Boy * Masters of the Air (2024)
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Lauren Facall @laurenfacall.bsky.social · 2d
18 October 1935 – 2006 Peter Boyle, 71, US actor.

Joe (1970) * Young Frankenstein * The Candidate * Friends of Eddie Coyle * Taxi Driver * Tail Gunner Joe (biopic of Joseph McCarthy) Brink's Job * Midnight Caller * Malcolm X * X-Files * Everybody Loves Raymond (1996-2005) All Roads Lead Home (2006)
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Lauren Facall @laurenfacall.bsky.social · 2d
18 October 1927 – 1999 George C. Scott, 71, US actor.

Patton (1970 refused Oscar) OscarNom: Anatomy of a Murder (1959) * The Hustler * The Hospital (1971)

The List of Adrian Messenger 💞 (1963) * Dr Strangelove * The Hindenburg * Movie, Movie * Hardcore * The Changeling * Inherit the Wind (1999)
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Lauren Facall @laurenfacall.bsky.social · 2d
18 October 1920 – 1994 Melina Mercouri, 73, Greek actress, singer, socialist Member of Parliament (1977-94) and Greek Minister of Culture (1993 to her death) Jules Dassin ​(m. 1966 her death)

Never on Sunday (1960 OscarNom) * Phaedra * Topkapi * 10:30 P.M. Summer * Promise at Dawn (1970)
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Lauren Facall @laurenfacall.bsky.social · 2d
18 October 1902 – 1972 Miriam Hopkins, 69, US actress.

Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde (1931) Trouble in Paradise * Design for Living * Becky Sharp (OscarNom) * These Three (Children's Hour) * The Old Maid * Virginia City * Old Acquaintance * The Heiress * Outcasts of Poker Flat * The Children's Hour (1961)
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Lauren Facall @laurenfacall.bsky.social · 2d
Such a kind smile too.
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Lauren Facall @laurenfacall.bsky.social · 2d
18 October 1898 – 1981 Lotte Lenya, (b. Karoline Blamauer), 83, Austrian-US singer, actress.

Best known for her performances, and popularising husband Kurt Weill's music (m. 1926- his death 1950)

Threepenny Opera (1931) * The Roman Spring of Mrs Stone (1961 OscarNom) * From Russia with Love (1963)
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Lauren Facall @laurenfacall.bsky.social · 2d
17 October 1948 – 2025 George Wendt, 76, US actor, comedian.

Cheers (1982-93 Norm) Dreamscape * No Small Affair * Fletch * House * Somewhere in Time * Guilty by Suspicion * Forever Young * Columbo (Strange Bedfellows) * Sabrina the Teenage Witch (2001-02) * Hairspray (Broadway 2008, Edna Turnblad)
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Lauren Facall @laurenfacall.bsky.social · 2d
17 October 1948 – 2018 Margot Kidder, 69, #Canadian 🇨🇦 US actress.

Sisters (1972) * Black Christmas * A Quiet Day in Belfast * The Great Waldo Pepper * Superman films * The Amityville Horror * Heartaches * La Femme Nikita * Halloween II * R.L. Stine's The Haunting Hour * Red Maple Leaf (2016)
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Lauren Facall @laurenfacall.bsky.social · 2d
17 October 1926 – 2019 Betty 'Julie' Adams, 92, US actress.

The Dalton Gang (1949) * Hollywood Story * Bend of the River * The Creature from the Black Lagoon * Slaughter on Tenth Avenue (1957) * Mannix (1967-73) * McQ * The Jimmy Stewart Show * Capitol * Murder She Wrote * World Trade Center (2006)
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Lauren Facall @laurenfacall.bsky.social · 2d
17 October 1920 – 1966 Montgomery Clift, 45, US actor.

Film roles declined: Rope (1948 John Dall) Sunset Boulevard (replaced by William Holden) High Noon (Gary Cooper) Shane (Alan Ladd) On the Waterfront (Marlon Brando) East of Eden (as James Dean's brother) Cat on a Hot Tin Roof (1958 Paul Newman)
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