June Allyson (Ella Geisman) (1917–2006), b. Bronx, New York Trained as a dancer, she was a chorus girl while still at school, and

Woody Allen (Allen Stewart Konigsberg) b. New York, 1935 “Woody” was the most famous film director in America from the late 1970s onwards,

Joan Allen b. Rochelle, Illinois, 1956 In person, Joan Allen is taller and prettier than you expect. On stage—especially in Burn This

Brigitte Bardot nude b. Paris, 1934 Jean-Luc Godard's first film in CinemaScope, Contempt opens with a magnificent reclining nude Bardot, shocking and

Brigitte Bardot b. Paris, 1934 There is no clearer sign of the critical quality of Godard’s art than Contempt, a film that,

Nestor Almendros (Nestor Almendros Cuyas) (1930–92), b. Barcelona, Spain Almendros was a beloved citizen of world film, a tender gentleman, a man of

Pedro Almodóvar b. Calzada de Calatrava, Spain, 1951 Almodóvar was one of the most welcome explosions of the eighties and a sign