Donald Duck Simpsons Shrek Walk of Fame Animated

Animated characters on Hollywood's Walk of Fame

Part Two Donald Duck, The Simpsons, Shrek

Little Dog Visits Donald Duck's
Star Hollywood Walk of Fame

The Hollywood Walk of Fame is one of the best Los Angeles attractions. It's dynamic growing all the time, it's free, always available to visit, huge in size and there is a vast array of celebrities represented. They're from every generation.

Who is your favorite? What did one of these cartoon characters do to help their studio? Why are they there? There are cats peripherally connected with The Simpsons and Shrek. The Simpsons have a pet cat and Puss in Boots went on to have his own movie.

~ Donald Duck ~

6840 Hollywood Blvd.

33 x 46 in Donald Duck Stand Up

Donald Fauntleroy Duck is an American cartoon character from The Walt Disney Company. Donald is a white anthropomorphic duck with a yellow-orange bill, legs, and feet. He usually wears a sailor shirt, cap, and a red bow tie, but no trousers. 

Donald Duck received his star on August 9, 2004.

Donald's most famous personality trait is his easily provoked and explosive temper. Donald Duck has been officially honored as the third most popular cartoon character of all time with Bugs Bunny of Warner Brothers Looney Tunes/Merrie Melodies at number two and fellow Disney creation Mickey Mouse who is number one. [Walk of Fame site excerpt]

Stand ups are life-size cut-outs designed to decorate any room, party, photo shoot, promotional event. Each stand up can be mounted to a wall or door or can stand by itself. 

Choose from customizable clothing and gifts for all ages, styles
Baby Donald Duck sleeping (above) by Disney

Walt Disney 1950s, from: A Day in the Life of Donald Duck

~ The Simpsons ~

7021 Hollywood Blvd.

The Simpsons Family Couch Wall Artwork

The Simpsons is an American animated television series created by Matt Groening for the Fox Broadcasting Company. The series is a satirical parody of a working-class American lifestyle epitomized by its eponymous family, which consists of Homer, Marge, Bart, Lisa, and Maggie.

The show is set in the fictional city of Springfield, and lampoons American culture, society, television and many aspects of the human condition.

The family was conceived by Groening shortly before a pitch for a series of animated shorts with the producer James L. Brooks. Groening created a dysfunctional family and named the characters after members of his own family, substituting Bart for his own name. The shorts became a part of The Tracey Ullman Show on April 19, 1987. (How many people remember Jim Henson's Muppets being on Saturday Night Live?)

After a three-season run, the sketch was developed into a half-hour prime time show and was an early hit for Fox, becoming the first Fox series to land in the Top 30 ratings in a season (1989-1990).

Since its debut on December 17, 1989 the show has broadcast 464 episodes and the twenty-first season finished airing on May 23, 2010. The Simpsons Movie, a feature-length film, was released in theaters worldwide on July 26 and 27, 2007, and grossed US$527 million worldwide.

On January 14, 2000 the Simpson family was awarded a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
Primary source Wikipedia

The voice of Bart Simpson is provided by Nancy Cartwright. What are your favorites of Bart Simpson's quotes??


How to draw Bart Simpson, Chance Raspberry works on The Simpsons series


Simpsons Character Costumes, accessories There are Duffman costumes for men and for women.

Marge Simpson Adult Wig
A page of Blue Costume Wigs

 Did you see the Marge Simpson costume challenge on Project Runway All-Stars?

~ Shrek : Shrek The Third ~

Shrek 3 double sided poster

6931 Hollywood Blvd.

Shrek is a 2001 American animated comedy film directed by Andrew Adamson and Vicky Jenson and starring the voices of Mike Myers, Eddie Murphy, Cameron Diaz, and John Lithgow.

Loosely based on William Steig's 1990 fairy tale picture book Shrek!, the film was produced by DreamWorks Animation.

Shrek was the first film to win an Academy Award for Best Animated Feature, a category introduced in 2001. It was released on VHS and DVD on November 2, 2001.

The film stars Mike Myers as an ogre named Shrek. Shrek also features Cameron Diaz as the beautiful but very down-to-earth and feisty Princess Fiona, Eddie Murphy as the talkative Donkey and John Lithgow as the villain Lord Farquaad.
Source: Wikipedia

Shrek Costumes for Adults and Teens, Tweens, Toddlers Shrek Princess Fiona Wigs and Costumes for Adults and Teens, Tweens. There's also a Fiona Warrior costume.

Along with The Little Mermaid, Ariel. How many red-haired princesses can you name? 

View a Selection of Shrek Costumes, Accessories and Masks For everyone infants through adults

A North American Tour of Shrek, The Musical opened July 25, 2010 in Chicago. The show ran on Broadway from 2008-2010.



May 20, 2010 Shrek got his star on the Walk of Fame, just one day before the release of Shrek Forever After. Antonio Banderas (Puss in Boots) and Mike Myers appeared.

Shrek Romper And Headpiece Donkey Dronkey
Dragon Shrek

 


The making of Puss in Boots; The making of an animated movie in the 2000s is different from how it was in the 1960s or before. Technology has made many things possible that weren't possible in the past. Have we lost some things and gained others in the final product?

Depending on your needs and skill level, some of the best and best rated software programs are Manga Studio 5 and Anime Studio Debut 10 [Download] Both have PC/Mac versions, check to see if they include 3D animation.

VTech - InnoTab Software - Mickey Mouse Clubhouse is just one version of Disney's interactive learning software, others have themes like Disney Princesses and Disney Pixar Cars.

This is a great look into how a movie is created, the voice actors, Antonio Banderas and Salma Hayek. Animation, done now with the aid of computers Do you use an animation creator or cartoon software? Choreography with human actors, dancers is employed.

Royal Caribbean announced a partnership with Dream Works Animation in June 2010. Feature 3-D movies such as the newly released Shrek Forever After and Monsters vs. Aliens will be shown on Allure of The Seas.

** This is part two of an article about animated characters on Hollywood's Walk of Fame. Still to come: Tinker Bell, Bugs Bunny, Winnie the Pooh, Woody Woodpecker and The Rugrats.  Links will be added.



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Black Cats Bring Stars Good Luck

Black Cats Brought Celebrities Good Luck

13 Stars with 13 Black Cats

Clara Kimball
Young

1) Clara Kimball Young was from Chicago. 

In 1915 Clara Kimball Young was an actress. She would go on to become one of the first female film producers.


2) Edna Purviance, was born in Paradise Valley, NV,  1916. (right)

In 1915, Purviance was working as a secretary in San Francisco when actor and director Charlie Chaplin was working on his second film with Essanay Studios, working out of Niles, California. 

She was Chaplin's leading lady in many short films.

3) Mae Marsh 1917 was from New Mexico.
 
Mae Marsh was a prolific actress many films particularly in the teens twenties and thirties. 

She appeared in D.W. Griffith's The Birth of a Nation (1915) and Intolerance: Love's Struggle Throughout the Ages (1916). 

Later she was in The Grapes of Wrath (1940), How Green Was My Valley (1941), The Quiet Man (1952).

Cats that can be all-black

Of our most popular and beloved breeds of cat, some will naturally have all-black coloring. Here's just a partial list:

Persian
Norwegian Forest Cat

Maine Coon
American and British Short Hair
Scottish Fold
Devon Rex
Manx
Sphynx

4) Dorothy Gish 1917.

Dorothy Gish

Younger sister of Lillian Gish, around the time this photo was taken she was appearing in Gretchen the Greenhorn (1916) and Her Official Fathers (1917).

The only time Lillian Gish directed was the 1920 silent film Remodeling Her Husband, which starred Dorothy Gish.  Lillian Gish went on to produce films.

Peggy Hyland

5) Peggy Hyland 1917. She was born in Birmingham, Warwickshire, England, UK. (left)

Around the time this photo was taken, actress Peggy Hyland appeared in Sally Bishop (1916) and Her Right to Live (1917). The article said she took in stray cats and cared for them.

Peggy Hyland went on to edit films and she was also one of the early woman screen writers and directors.

6) Ruth Roland has one-day-old kittens in a basket. 1917

Ruth Roland

Born in San Francisco, Ruth Roland was an actress who would go on to also produce films and be an acting teacher. She did some of her own stunt work. 

Around the time this photo was taken she was appearing in The Sultana (1916), The Devil's Bait (1917), The Fringe of Society (1917) and Cupid Angling (1918).


7) Pauline Starke 1919. She was from Joplin, Missouri.

Captions from the side-by-side photos below:
"In the cinema profession black cats are considered unlucky if they cross your path, but Pauline Starke defies all superstitions.

Pauline Starke

"These photographs were taken of Pauline the last time the thirteenth of the month fell on a Friday, Friday March 13th. On this day she defied three superstitions. 

"She has just walked under a ladder, crushed with her foot a mirror and you see the black cat is about to walk across her path. Pauline says that all these things that are considered unlucky by other girls are lucky to her and she looks happy enough, doesn't she?"

Starke was selected as one of the WAMPAS Baby Stars in 1922. She starred in a number of films from 1916 to 1935.

Pauline Starke has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 6125 Hollywood Blvd, for her contributions to Motion Pictures.

Mary Pickford

8) Mary Pickford 1916. A famous article in Picture Play magazine ran this photo with the caption, 

"Mary Pickford and one of her many cats." Hard to tell if some of these cats are black or grey. Doesn't really matter.

Bebe Daniels

Pickford was a famous actress and a pioneer in the movie industry, a producer and writer. She was one of the original founders of United Artists.

She was also one of the first people to leave her imprints outside Grauman's Chinese Theatre, along with Norma Talmadge and Douglas Fairbanks.

9) Bebe Daniels 1920. She was advertised as "The good little bad girl" and part of a Hollywood super couple with her handsome husband, actor Ben Lyon.

When she was nine, Daniels was Dorothy Gale in the 1910 short film The Wonderful Wizard of Oz.

Unfortunately many of Daniels' movies are currently considered lost films.

Though a few that she did in 1920 where the Good Little Bad Girl campaign was on, Why Change Your Wife?, The Dancin' Fool , You Never Can Tell and Sick Abed (where she played a nurse) are out there.

Helen Mundy

10) Helen Mundy in 1927. She was born in Knoxville, Tennessee. (left)

When she was 16, a talent scout saw her in a drug store and gave her a motion picture contract.

A fan magazine said that her black cat brought her lots of luck.

Majel Coleman

Miss Mundy decided she didn't want to be an actress and made only the one film, Stark Love with Forrest James.

11) Majel Coleman was born in Ohio. She poses with her black Persian cat. (right)

They were all made about the time this photo was taken.

Her best known films include Almost Human (1927), West of Broadway (1926) and The King of Kings (1927).

Glenda Farrell 1933

12) Glenda Farrell and black cat 1933. Glenda Farrell, like James Mason were known as a real cat lovers.

Farrell particularly adored Siamese cats. In those days Siamese cats tended to have crossed eyes and Ms. Farrell famously bought one of her cats a pair of glasses.

Both actors had other pets but they especially loved cats, they were proud ailurophiles.

About the time this photo was taken, Farrell was in many films such as Little Caesar, Lady for a Day and Three on a Match.

13) George Nader was from Pasadena, California. This photo is from 1954.

He appeared in movies such as Phone Call from a Stranger (1952), Congo Crossing (1956), and The Female Animal (1957). Nader was a writer as well as an actor. He wrote some science fiction. His novels include Chrome and The Perils of Paul. I have sometimes seen his name spelled George Nadar. Not only is Chrome a good science fiction story but it also is relevant because it is a gay novel.




Actresses Marie Prevost, Carole Lombard, Joan Crawford and Elizabeth Taylor also were known to have had black cats.

Questions: Are you superstitious??

How many products can you think of that have (or had) black cats as part of their logos? 

In the 1960s, Max Factor launched Sophisti-Cat. His perfume was presented in miniature bottles with a cardboard cat presented under a dome. In the beginning the cats were black but soon they came in other colors such as green, blue, yellow and lilac purple.

Black Cats and Luck
Because in stories and legends, black cats have long been associated with witches and Halloween they are considered bad luck. 

Once while standing in line at the vet's office with our black cat some women didn't want to stand behind us when they looked in the carrier and saw our cat was black! They said he was bad luck. I couldn't believe it and thought they were kidding.

People are told to keep their black (and white) cats inside around October 31st. It isn't safe for any cats to be outdoors. It's a good idea to keep your cats inside all the time regardless.

Speaking of being free of superstition, I'd read that when Jimmy Stewart placed his handprints and footprints in cement at the forecourt of Grauman's Chinese Theatre in 1948, he had done so while standing under a ladder with a black cat next to him. The only photos I've found are cropped close but I don't see evidence that this is correct.

I haven't seen that James Stewart was hyper-superstitious but he was superstitious about the day Thursday, and I tend to doubt that he would have done his hand and footprints in this manner. Does anyone know if this is true?

Black Cats in Movies
Some of the many early movies featuring black cats. In some of the films they're bit players, in some they have more featured roles.



Black Cat (1934), Theodora Goes Wild (1936), Easy Living (1937), The Awful Truth (1937), Christmas in July (1940), To Catch a Thief (1955), Footsteps in the Fog (1955), Tales of Terror (1962) and Tomb Of Ligeia (1964).

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We have these bowls for our cats. They're good quality and they stand up to both hand washing and the dishwasher. We added both text and multiple photos. The kitchenware items on Zazzle are good quality and I like that they are so customizable.


Ziggy Marley's song, Black Cat, Here's an excerpt from the lyrics:

"Black cat one day things will change, I'm gonna wipe away your bad name
my friend tells me you're no good, and I say hey I'm not afraid

"Black cat you're beautiful, why does everybody run away
has anybody told you, I care
has anybody told you, I love you."


Could your cat act in a film? The American Humane Association puts a statement at the end of films to say that animals were not harmed in the making of movies.

 

Ralph Crane photographer; poster
Owners with Their Black Cats, Waiting in Line For Audition in 1962 movie Tales of Terror

 
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GoCat Da Bird Pull Apart Rod and Bird Cat Feather Toys, Assorted Colors Our cats, young and old, go mad for this toy. Da Bird. Great for bonding with them and exercising your pets.

Gracie- James Mason- the Cats- a Chair and a Whip

James Mason on the Burns and Allen Radio Show

Seventh Veil Ann Todd, James Mason
Photograph Master Print High Quality

Actor James Mason and his wife Pamela were guest stars on one of my favorite Burns & Allen radio episodes. George Burns and Gracie Allen recorded the show on *February 17, 1949. 

This episode is sometimes called Impressing The Neighbors or George Collects Cats.  

While James Mason had appeared in many films up until this airing, they specifically talked about a film he did in 1945, The Seventh Veil.

The sponsor at that time was Maxwell House Coffee.  Announcer Bill Goodwin kept the show going, including providing introductions, commercial breaks (which were often incorporated into the show itself) and he served as an actor himself.

It's fun to hear those who are usually thought of as dramatic actors. On screen they have suave or maybe scary personas, they come onto radio shows make us laugh.

The other thing you notice on radio is what you don't hear on television shows and in films. On radio shows you hear actors stumble over their lines, you'll hear them say "uh," or even cough. You rarely hear things like that in the movies unless it's in the script.



The Seventh Veil, Starring James Mason, Herbert Lom, Ann Todd and Hugh McDermott 1945: If you're in the US, your best bet is to stream the film. *Please check. Depending on stock available, the DVD may not play on most US machines.

In his 1981 autobiography, Before I Forget, was published. Mason said people assumed he really was mean and asked if he beat his wife. In response, he wrote a satirical, facetious article titled "Yes, I Beat My Wife" with his own illustrations, which was published in a British humor and arts magazine, Liliput.

The fact that people assumed this about him in real life was probably some motivation for the bits in this show. The couple had also appeared on the very popular Fred Allen Show. They even had their own radio show for a while.

Mason was spy, Phillip Vandamm in the 1959 Alfred Hitchcock film North by Northwest. He was Humbert in Stanley Kubrick's Lolita and many other memorable roles. Later in his career he did 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea and the spooky Salem's Lot.

I've always liked James Mason as an actor and that's only one reason that this is a favorite Burns and Allen episode. I'm a British comedy fan and a cat person. Both the silly humor about Americans vs Brits and the cat theme makes it funny and charming.

Another interesting bit about this episode from the 1940s is hearing Gracie Allen's contention that women like to be dominated. It's said in humor but she could be right off of a present-day talk show.

Fanny by Gaslight, They were Sisters and The Wicked Lady, from around the same time period also have Mason in what was called his wicked beast persona. In They were Sisters, his wife Pamela played his daughter, even though she was only seven years his junior.

Upturned Glass James Mason '47 Portrait Lobby Card
James Mason appeared with his wives in films
Here he is with Pamela Kellino Mason

Did the show or the writers get an advance copy of 50 Shades of Grey? They're basically chatting about submissive women, Mason's being attractive because he beats women in his films, etc. It's really psychologically relevant today.

How often do you see the discussion something like, do dominant women want to be submissive at home? Is being abusive is synonymous with being 'rough and rugged.'  Regardless, Mason was there to both mock and put an end to that image of himself. Of course it's all satirical.

The premise of the show is that the Masons have moved from England to Beverly Hills. Gracie is thrilled, she's attracted to James Mason and wants to invite him over. Mason was one of the popular and good looking male movie stars of the day. Here are some fun parts of the show. I've had to condense and paraphrase what they said here and there.  


George (GB): Remember Mason in The Seventh Veil - Wasn't he great?
Gracie (GA): Wonderful. And just think, now he's our neighbor. We're almost close enough to hear his wife scream
GB: Why should his wife scream?
GA: It must hurt when he beats her with that cane
GB: Gracie, he only did that in the movie. In real life James Mason is probably very kind and gentle.
GA: Don't you dare say such mean things about him! Kind and gentle? That's a fine way to talk about that magnificent monster!
GB: I'm sorry I insulted him

Gracie: You know, some girls dream of getting a husband who'll cover them in diamond and minks.
I'd rather have James Mason and be covered with band-aids.

GB: You would?!
GA: Sure. Women love to be dominated. But in all the years we've been married you've never struck me once. You're very selfish, George. Well please try to act rough and rugged when the Masons get here. I'm going to invite them over for a visit...

GA: With those piercing black eyes and that cane all he has to do is give you a look and a clap
GB: Gracie for the last time, Mason is not that type of man. He's very soft spoken and gentle. As a matter of fact his hobby is raising cats.
GA: You mean pussy cats? ... Their hobby is raising cats?
GB: Sure they've written a book, The Cats in Our Lives.

George tells her they have nothing in common, she can't just go to their house and invite strangers over. She says, "I've been using his jars for years."
George explains that it's a different Mason who makes Mason jars......

She decides to pretend that they have something in common so they can meet.

Photograph Gracie Allen
8x10 b/w photo "The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show"

Gracie goes over to the Masons' house and introduces herself as their neighbor. She tells them that George has a rare collection of cats. They have a cute exchange about cats. Mr. (JM) and Mrs. (PM) Mason go back and forth asking Gracie questions about George's cats.

 GA: My husband has a rare and valuable collection and one of them disappeared
JM: Really? It so happens that Mrs Mason has quite a collection of cats
GA: You don't say
JM: Yes in our family my wife is the fancier
GA: Oh I don't know, you're pretty cute yourself.
JM: I meant she's an expert on cats
GA: Oh you mean like my husband

PM: Yes. How many do you have Mrs. Burns?
GA: Well only one. That's all the husbands they allow in this country
JM: I believe she was asking about cats, not husbands.

James Mason with Siamese Kitten 1945? Clipping Magazine Photo orig 1pg 8x10
The Masons were said to have Siamese named Flower-Face, Sadie and Tribute

GA: We had 15 when I left the house. Of course there may be more when I get back. Our mother cat is very popular
JM: Is she expecting a litter?
GA: No, her boyfriends can't write. They just call to her from the back fence.
JM: Mrs. Burns, when a cat has a litter she gives birth to kittens
GA: I don't doubt it! -- A shock like that. ...
PM: Do you have any Persians or Siamese?
GA: No. We don't keep people just cats.

JM: Mrs. Burns what is your method of raising cats?
GA: Well, you put both hands under their tummy and lift

PM: What do you feed your cats?
GA:: Cheese
PM: Cheese?
GA: Well yes. They're too aristocratic to go looking for mice. this way the mice smell their breath and they come looking for them.

After telling them that all these cats exist the Masons are anxious to visit and see them. Gracie talks George into walking with her through an alley after she's slipped a bit of aromatic fish into his pocket. A parade of alley cats follow them home.

The Masons arrive and Gracie introduces them. Cats are climbing all over George, who's still unaware that he's got fish in his pocket.

PM: We're so anxious to meet your husband

Gracie: Oh you'll love him Mrs. Mason.
He's the same type as your husband.
He beats me all the time

James Mason: What??
Pamela Mason: Your husband beats you?!
Gracie Allen: Oh he's so British! Here's my husband; he's frolicking with his cats.

JM: By Jove, Mr. Burns I've never seen cats so devoted to a man. They seem to be a curious mixture of breeds. Pam, what would you say that grey one is?
PM: Well it could be part Maltese but it's difficult to tell it's shedding its fur.
GA: Yes, it's part Maltese and part Striptease.

JM: Mr. Burns, your wife told us about your cat collection but we never expected anything like this. You must attend these creatures with a chair and a whip.

George and Gracie try to give all the cats to the Masons as a Welcome to America gift. The only want one, a fancy Persian cat from the neighborhood who wandered in with the others. George gives the cat to them. They name the cat George after their favorite performer, George Jessell.

The Decks Ran Red 1958
Original Lobby Card
Dorothy Dandridge, James Mason

Dorothy Dandridge was the first African American actress  to be nominated for an Academy Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role for Carmen Jones (1954).

Gracie thinks that Mrs. Mason was making eyes at George, that she's fallen in love with her husband. This may be partly because she's attracted to Mrs. Mason's husband. :)

Their neighbor wants his fancy Persian cat back and George sends Bill Goodwin to the Masons to retrieve it. 

As luck and sponsors would have it, James Mason suggests to Goodwin that they have a cup of tea. Goodwin freaks out saying he'll only drink Maxwell House Coffee. He storms out of the house without the cat. 

James Mason to his wife: "Strange that Burns should have one thoroughbred among all those mongrels. I'll wager it was Mrs. Burns who collected all those battered old veterans. With Mr. Burns at home she must have wanted a matched set."

Mrs. Mason has become particularly fond of George the Persian cat. He asks how she's getting along with him.

PM: Wonderfully, darling. I bathed him and brushed him and he's simply beautiful. He already responds to his new name. 

She goes outside "to have a romp in the garden with George." 

Judy Garland A Star Is Born 1954
High Quality Photo

Gracie goes to their house because she believes Mrs. Mason has enticed her husband George over. She wants her husband back.

GA: I've come to get George
PM: Oh please don't I've grown so fond of him. Must you take him away?
GA: Yes I must

JM: [He begins to beg.] Mrs. Burns, I appeal to you...
GA: You certainly do, but I've come to get George
JM: Please let my wife keep him.
GA: You wouldn't object?
JM: Not at all. If it makes Pam happy I'll even let him sleep at the foot of our bed.
GA: Gee you English are broad minded.

James Mason offers to pay Gracie for George. When Pamela tells Gracie that she gave George a bath, Gracie is shocked and distraught.

GA: You gave him a bath???
PM: Yes
GA: Well, if he let you do that I've lost him. He's yours Mrs mason.
PM: Oh thank you
GA: But be kind to him.... remember he's getting old
PM: You'd never know it he acts very frisky around me
GA: Well it's your first day together. He was frisky on our first day, too. ...

The show is funny and charming. If you get a chance, I suggest that you give it a listen.

Before I Forget, James Mason autobiography

I keep checking to see what volumes of The cats in our lives are available

Favorite Cat Stories of Pamela & James Mason Their cat books are hard to find.

Rudolph Valentino's Impact Lover Movie Idol, Dangerous Man, Valentino's Impact: Would he be such big a star today?

The Burns & Allen radio show Collection on MP3. They had an amazing assortment of film and music stars of the era. You'll find the George Collects Cats episode if you get the set.

Siamese Cats in Films, TV and Books

We found more documentaries, foreign films, more British television shows and many more old color and black and white films to rent and stream on Amazon.  



The first Daily Mail Film Awards were awarded in 1946 to the most outstanding British actor and actress during the war years. These awards preceded the BAFTA Awards as Britain's national film awards.  The awards ran from 1946 to 1951

James Mason won the first one for Most popular and outstanding British actor in 1946, their inaugural year. Mason also won Best Film Actor of the year 1947 but because he was in New York at the time of the ceremony, Mr J Arthur Rank Collected the award on his behalf. On the video, we also hear them sing for the Grand Old Order of Water Rats.

Also in 1946 Most Outstanding British actress award went to Margaret Lockwood. Ms. Lockwood would win Best Actress in 1946, 1947 and 1948 consecutively. Best Film was Way to the Stars.  The award was collected by Anatole de Grunwald (Producer) and Anthony Asquith (Director). 

The trophy is described as being "a silver nymph holding aloft a silver star in its right hand, standing approximately 60 cm high." 

I found more films from James Mason's era on Amazon than other streaming media outlets. Films like The Seventh Veil are only available on VHS and discs that are readable on machines in countries other than the US. 

What is James Mason's era? Mason made movies from 1933 to 1985! He also wrote and co-wrote books and illustrated them. He did other things too but we're not going to list them here just yet. ;)

James Mason was nominated for three Academy Awards and three Golden Globes (winning the Golden Globe in 1955 for ripping our hearts out in A Star is Born). Judy Garland was his costar. 

James Mason has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame located at 6821 Hollywood Blvd. His star is between those of Matt Damon & Forest Whitaker. It's near The Bee Gees, Sammy Kaye, Michelle Pfeiffer, Robert Duvall, Muhammad Ali and Martin Landau.

Join Amazon Prime - Watch Over 40,000 Movies We chose Amazon Prime because we prefer their wide selection of movies and documentaries to other streaming video sites, and the yearly price is about the same. But you get added benefits to joining Amazon Prime.  Having several of the videos free to watch with Amazon Prime is great.

There are always movies you want to pay to rent or own. There seems to still be some special films we want to own on DVD.

** Fun Fact: James and Pamela Mason's son, Morgan married Belinda Carlisle, who was the lead vocalist of the Go-Go's. The couple has a son who is an actor, James Duke Mason, born in 1992.

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*There's a chance the exact date of the radio show is a little off.