In the ”Film-Section“ of our Rock-Museum you may find about 500 autographs of German and international filmstars. With this site we show you a small election in remembrance of the great Hollywood times in the 1940s, -50s and -60s. We added collector′s items to each of the autographs.

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From left to right:
Picture 1: An interesting look into Cooper′s life and work
Picture 2:Gary Cooper * 2.5.1901 + 13.5.1961
Picture 3:„12 Uhr Mittags„, 1952, with Grace Kelly

Due to the fact that he was an excellent horseman Gary Cooper was hired as an extra in Hollywood. With ”High Noon“ (1952 – Oscar), ”Vera Cruz“ (1954) or ”Man Of The West“ (1958) the shy young fellow became a star.

From left to right:
Picture 1: With Montgomery Clift ”Preview Annual“ 1952   
Picture 2: Elizabeth Taylor * 27.2.1932
Picture 3: Film Show Annual 1960 - a rare book

”Lassie Come Home“ (1943) made Elizabeth Taylor a star. Her parts in ”Giant“ (1956 – with James Dean), ”A Place in The Sun“ (1951 – with Montgomery Clift), ”The Cat On A Hot Tin Roof“ (1958 – with Paul Newman) are ever memorable.

From left to right:
Picture 1: Gina Lollobrigida * 4.7.1927
Picture 2: Progress Film Program 66/60 ”Trapez“, 1956
Picture 3: Burt Lancaster * 2.11.1913 + 21.10.1994

The third place in the ”Miss Italia“ competition 1947 was the first step into the great career of Gina Lollobrigida. Most impressing her appearance as Esmeralda aside of Anthony Quinn in ”The Hunchback Of Notre Dame“ (1956). – Together with Burt Lancaster she made ”Trapeze“ (1956). During his college time Lancaster worked as a circus performer for the Kay Brothers. In 1946 Robert Siodmak hired him to play a part in ”The Killers“.

Doris Day, Soundtrack „Love Me Or Leave Me“, 1955

Dancer, singer and actress – these are the steps, Doris Day made to become a Hollywood Star. She showed her great comedian talent in many films in the 1950s/1960s.

 
From left to right:
Picture 1: Cary Grant ”In The Spotlight“
Picture 2: „Glenn Miller Story“, 1953 a wonderful James Stewart

From left to right:
Picture 1: Doris Day, * 3.4.1924
Picture 2: Cary Grant * 18.1.1904  + 30.11.1986
Picture 3: James Stewart * 20.5.1908   + 2.7.1997

 When he was 13 Cary Grant left home to join a group of artists, travelling across the country. Lateron as a filmstar he held the loveliest and most desirable Hollywood actresses in his arms. – The main part in Frank Capra′s ”Mr Smith Goes To Washington“ (1939) was his professional break-through in Hollywood. The shy and reserved star played wonderful roles as a partner of Marlene Dietrich, Grace Kelly or Katharine Hepburn.

From left to right:
Picture 1: The Upturned Glass“, 1947
Picture 2: Film für Sie: ”The Fugitive Kind“, 1960
Picture 3: Gregory Peck titels a love-story in the 1960s

British actor James Mason became famous by playing parts in melodramatical movies like ”The Man in Grey“ (1943). In the 1950s he had his break-through in Hollywood: ”Julius Caesar“ (1953), ”20 000 Leagues under the Sea“ (1954), ”North By Northwest“ (1959).

From left to right:
Picture 1: James Mason *15.5.1909 + 27.7.1984
Picture 2: Marlon Brando * 3.4.1924 + 1.7.2004
Picture 3: Gregory Peck * 5.4.1916   + 12.6.2003

Elia Kazan gab ihm 1952 die Rolle, die ihn zu einem der herausragendsten amerikanischen Schauspielern werden ließ: Marlon Brando war der mexikanische Volksheld Zapata in dem Streifen „Viva Zapata“. Mit dem Namen Gregory Peck sind vor allem zwei große Charaktere verbunden: Der düstere Kapitäns Ahab in „Moby Dick“ (1959) und der mutige Anwalts Atticus Finch in „Wer die Nachtigall stört“ (1963).

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