The Best Actors and Actresses Of All Time

James Dean

Dean died in a car crash in 1955 when he was just 24 years old, just as his career was picking up. His breakout roles were in “East of Eden,” and “Rebel Without a Cause.” He embodied the 1950’s “troubled teen” motif that still persists today.

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The More You Know

  • Peter O’Toole was nominated for eight performance Oscars and didn’t win a single one.
  • They designed E.T.'s face by combining Albert Einstein, Carl Sandburg and a pug dog.
  • In 2002, Steven Spielberg finally finished college after a 33-year hiatus. He turned in Schindler’s List for his student film requirement.
  • The director of Cannibal Holocaust had to prove in court that the actors were still alive and didn’t get killed during the movie.
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