News about Burt Lancaster

BRIAN VINER: If I compiled my list again today, I still wouldn't have space for The Italian Job, Forrest Gump, The Great Escape, or Titanic, which all of which encouraged readers to write in. By the way, that doesn't mean I don't like or even love those photos (although not Titanic), which makes me wish the iceberg would strike a bit sooner). Here is a list of the Top 20 movies you should have included in my Top 100 list, as well as your reasons for... The Shawshank Redemption (left), Mary Poppins (right), and Saving Private Ryan (inset).

In a clinch with her lover Jacques Carteaud, what became Le baiser de ville (Kiss by the City Hall) showed young Parisienne Francoise Delbart and her lover Jacques Carteaud. The photograph was taken by photographer Robert Doisneau (inset), as France was recovering from the Second World War's horrors. Ms Delbart, whose married name was Bornet, died on Christmas Day at the age of 93, more than 70 years later. Doisneau, who became well-known for his chronicling of Paris street life, had first noticed a pair of drama students embracing in a Left Bank cafe in April 1950. Ms Delbart's most popular picture taken in 2005 was taken in the same location as Ms Delbart's.

Janet Landgard, a actress who appeared in Burt Lancaster's 1968 film The Swimmer, has died at the age of 75. Landgard died on Monday, November 6, following a brief battle with brain cancer, according to The Hollywood Reporter. The actress Paul Petersen, who appeared on Landgard on ABC's The Donna Reed Show, has confirmed the news.

EXCLUSIVE: George (left), 60, who starred Duncan Lennox in the hit series for 20 years, died of pancreatic cancer in January 2022. Although the £8,059,966.67 'gross value' of his estate made the news, he left only £3,660,996.36 after his debts and bills were subtracted, some of which may have been paid in the form of outstanding buy-to-let mortgages. The fortune he earned was left to his widow Catrin, who said, 'George was a wonderful person at the time of his death.' Both their two children prospered. A photograph of how he expanded the tiny property empire that steadily increased in value by renting out and reinvesting the money in more bricks and mortar is now available - a representation of his international success.

Darcelle XV, the reigning drag queen, has died at the age of 92. The performer's death on Thursday from natural causes was announced on Facebook by the club she was playing in Portland, Oregon, which was based on her drag persona. The Darcelle XV's family, as well as her cast and crew, are devastated to learn that our beloved Darcelle (Walter W. Cole, Sr.) died of natural causes at the age of 92.' 'We ask for anonymity and patience as everyone processes and grieves in their own way and at their own pace.'

PATRICK MARMION: Well, they've been selling mince pies in M&S for weeks, and the seasonal lights are set to light up on Stratford's High Street. So perhaps we shouldn't be concerned with the pro-arrivalance of the Royal Shakespeare Company's Christmas Carol, starring Adrian Edmondson as Scrooge. Moreover, there are so many Dickens' yuletide yarn lines around the world this year that it's likely that the RSC would order theirs early. Nor is there any doubt that this will be one of the best in Dickensian Victoriana, thanks to Rachel Kavanaugh's sumptuous production of wigs, waistcoats, and wassail.

Gina Lollobrigida's personal life is much more colorful than the plot of any of her Hollywood films. With forays to sculpture, photography, and beauty pageants, the actress, who was once dubbed the Mona Lisa of the twentieth century, has transformed from furniture maker's daughter to an international film star. Only weeks after celebrating her 95th birthday, the actress makes a dramatic turn in her personal life. In next month's general election, the bombshell, nicknamed 'La Lolla' by the adoring Italian people, will stand as a candidate. pictured: The actress in her heyday (left and center); with Marilyn Monroe (inset left); Rock Hudson (inset right); and at a film screening last year (right).