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Norman Rockwell B. 1894 in NYC Started art school at age 14 First commission was painting Christmas cards First Post cover at 22 Made a triple self-portrait

Mutt and Jeff

Cary Grant

Cary Grant B. 1904 Birth name From Surrey and Bristol, England Archibald Alexander Leach From Surrey and Bristol, England Acted in troupe of comedians Learned pantomime and acrobatics Broadway; stayed in US D. 1986

Cary Grant Films: Arsenic and Old Lace Bringing up Baby The Philadelphia Story Suspicion To Catch a Thief North by Northwest Charade

Gary Cooper

Gary Cooper B. 1901 in Montana Birth name: Went to school in England Frank James Cooper Went to school in England Too young to serve in WWI Highest wage earner in US in 1939 ($482,819) Played leads in 2 films of Hemingway’s works! D. 1961 (cancer)

Gary Cooper Films: Mr. Deeds Goes to Town A Farewell to Arms For Whom the Bell Tolls The Pride of the Yankees Meet John Doe High Noon

Peter Lorre

Peter Lorre B. 1904 in Austria-Hungary! Birth name: Ran away from home Laszlow Lowenstein (Lazzy) Ran away from home Worked as bank clerk Trained for acting in Vienna D. 1964

Peter Lorre Films: The Maltese Falcon Arsenic and Old Lace Casablanca

Robert Donat

Robert Donat B. 1905 in Manchester, England Birth name: Friedrich Robert Donath Had a stammer as a child Performed Shakespeare Hated Hollywood (fishbowl) D. 1958 (chronic asthma attack)

Robert Donat Films: The 39 Steps The Count of Monte Cristo Goodbye, Mr. Chips The Ghost Goes West

Eustacia Vye Thomas Hardy character Beautiful The Return on the Native Beautiful Wants an adventure out in the world Thought to be a witch Relationships with men “tragic hero”

The Lunts Alfred Lunt and Lynne Fontanne Married 1922 in NYC Broadway Theater named for them Comic skills Overlapping dialogue

References to Come… Look out for…. The Great Gatsby Romeo and Juliet A Farewell to Arms