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Giant (10-Oct-1956)
Director: George Stevens Writers: Fred Guiol; Ivan Moffat From novel: Giant by Edna Ferber Music Composed and Conducted by: Dimitri Tiomkin Producers: George Stevens; Henry Ginsberg Keywords: Drama, Texas Rock Hudson and his sister Mercedes McCambridge inherit a sprawling Texas ranch of over half million acres. Hudson travels to Maryland to buy a prize horse, but returns with a wife, Elizabeth Taylor. James Dean plays a ranch hand with unrequited love for Taylor; he is bequeathed land by McCambridge upon her death and strikes oil. Won Oscar for Best Director; received nominations for 9 others including Best Picture, Best Screenplay, Best Supporting Actress, and two for Best Actor.
| Name | Occupation | Birth | Death | Known for |
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| Carroll Baker |
Actor |
28-May-1931 |
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Baby Doll |
| Carolyn Craig |
Actor |
27-Oct-1934 |
12-Dec-1970 |
House on Haunted Hill |
| James Dean |
Actor |
8-Feb-1931 |
30-Sep-1955 |
Lived fast, died young |
| Paul Fix |
Actor |
13-Mar-1901 |
14-Oct-1983 |
Marshal Torrance on The Rifleman |
| Earl Holliman |
Actor |
11-Sep-1928 |
|
The Rainmaker |
| Dennis Hopper |
Actor |
17-May-1936 |
29-May-2010 |
Apocalypse Now |
| Rock Hudson |
Actor |
17-Nov-1925 |
2-Oct-1985 |
Ice Station Zebra |
| Mercedes McCambridge |
Actor |
17-Mar-1916 |
2-Mar-2004 |
All the King's Men |
| Sal Mineo |
Actor |
10-Jan-1939 |
12-Feb-1976 |
Dies in Rebel Without A Cause |
| Noreen Nash |
Actor |
4-Apr-1924 |
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The Southerner |
| Alexander Scourby |
Actor |
13-Nov-1913 |
22-Feb-1985 |
Stage, radio, and film actor |
| Elizabeth Taylor |
Actor |
27-Feb-1932 |
23-Mar-2011 |
Cleopatra |
| Rod Taylor |
Actor |
11-Jan-1930 |
7-Jan-2015 |
The Time Machine |
| Chill Wills |
Actor |
18-Jul-1903 |
15-Dec-1978 |
The Alamo |
| Jane Withers |
Actor |
12-Apr-1926 |
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Once-superstar child actor |
| Sheb Wooley |
Actor |
10-Apr-1921 |
17-Sep-2003 |
The Purple People Eater |
CAST REVIEWS Review by anonymous (posted on 3-Jul-2006) A grand old 1950's epic about the myth that
many thought was really Texas. Has all the braggadocio you would
expect, great acting (just look at the all-star cast listing, including
James Dean, Elizabeth Taylor, and Rock Hudson), and interesting
storylines, two of which are actually pivotal in real Texas history -
ranchers versus oil men and racial prejudice. Settle in for a long
evening with this movie and enjoy the tale of "the Riata" in the first
half of the 20th Century!
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