• Young Bess is a 1953 Technicolor biographical film made by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer about the early life of Elizabeth I, from her turbulent childhood to the...
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    Kansas City, Missouri. Bess played on the women's basketball team, and she studied literature and French. As a young woman, Bess enjoyed expressing herself...
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    The Blue Lagoon (1949), So Long at the Fair (1950), Angel Face (1953), Young Bess (1953), The Robe (1953), The Big Country (1958), Elmer Gantry (1960),...
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    Salome (1953), another big hit. Back at MGM he co-starred with his wife in Young Bess (1953), playing Thomas Seymour. The movie was popular, though it did not...
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    Hollywood roles, such as Prince John in Ivanhoe (1952), Ned Seymour in Young Bess (1953), Caiaphas in King of Kings (1961) and Prince Grigory in Taras Bulba...
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  • Young Bess is a 1944 historical novel by the British writer Margaret Irwin. It was the first of trilogy focusing on the life of Elizabeth I of England...
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    and Witness for the Prosecution, and reprised the role of Henry VIII in Young Bess. He portrayed everything from monsters and misfits to kings. Among Laughton's...
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  • Porgy and Bess (/ˈpɔːrɡi/) is an English-language opera by American composer George Gershwin, with a libretto written by author DuBose Heyward and lyricist...
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    (1950) Annie Get Your Gun (1950) Show Boat (1951) Scaramouche (1952) Young Bess (1953) Kiss Me Kate (1953) Jupiter's Darling (1955) The Eddy Duchin Story...
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    talisman against poison. She was played by Kathleen Byron in the 1953 film Young Bess. She was played by Emma Hamilton in the historical fiction series The...
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    eventually led her to Hollywood, which resulted in a supporting role in Young Bess (1953). She found the experience an unrewarding one and soon returned...
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    theatrical mettle" as Portia in Joseph Mankiewicz's Julius Caesar. She made Young Bess (1953) with Granger and Jean Simmons, then appeared alongside Cary Grant...
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    Loves Anna uncredited 1953 I Love Melvin Clarabelle Schneider 1953 Young Bess Bess as a Child 1953 So This Is Love Grace Moore at 8 1953 The Robe Girl...
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    Wilhelmina Beatrice "Bess" Houdini (née Rahner; January 23, 1876 – February 11, 1943) was an American stage assistant and wife of Harry Houdini. Wilhelmina...
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    and was in Just Across the Street (1952), My Wife's Best Friend (1952), Young Bess (1953), The Beast from 20,000 Fathoms (1953), Cruisin' Down the River...
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  • Capt. William Kidd SuperCinecolor 1953 Salome King Herod Technicolor Young Bess King Henry VIII Technicolor 1954 Hobson's Choice Henry Horatio Hobson...
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    films included Singin' in the Rain (1952), Plymouth Adventure (1952), Young Bess (1953) and the female lead opposite Peter Lawford in The Hour of 13 (1952)...
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    Hajji Baba. Stewart had a small but key role, as Anne Boleyn, in 1953's Young Bess.[citation needed] She co-starred with Jeff Chandler in the film noir The...
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    Countess of Shrewsbury (née Hardwick; c. 1521  – 13 February 1608), known as Bess of Hardwick, of Hardwick Hall, Derbyshire, was a notable figure of Elizabethan...
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  • 21 key cities. 20 May 20, 1953 21 May 27, 1953 22 June 3, 1953 Young Bess Young Bess grossed $400,000 from 22 key cities. 23 June 10, 1953 Fort Ti Fort...
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  • poster Directed by Tim Whelan Written by Jack Natteford Luci Ward Upson Young Bess Taffel Produced by Nat Holt Starring Randolph Scott Ann Richards Cinematography...
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  • Hunted Mrs. Sykes Meet Me Tonight Lily Pepper segment: "Red Peppers" 1953 Young Bess Mrs Ashley Gilbert Harding Speaking of Murder Priscilla 1954 Calling Scotland...
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    Decoration: Edwin B. Willis, F. Keogh Gleason, Arthur Krams and Jack D. Moore Young Bess – Art Direction: Cedric Gibbons and Urie McCleary; Set Decoration: Edwin...
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    in voice magnificent, but somewhat empty of matter". In the 1953 film Young Bess (based on the novel of the same title by Margaret Irwin), Stewart Granger...
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    Queen Elizabeth. Margaret Irwin wrote the Good Queen Bess trilogy based on Elizabeth's youth: Young Bess (1944), Elizabeth, Captive Princess (1950), and Elizabeth...
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    Acts (1936) by Wilfred Grantham and its 1945 radio adaption Mary Tudor. Young Bess (1944), Elizabeth, Captive Princess (1948), and Elizabeth and the Prince...
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    Delaney 1953 Jean Simmons The Actress Ruth Gordon Jones The Robe Diana Young Bess Princess Elizabeth 1954 Grace Kelly The Country Girl Georgie Elgin Dial...
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    Amick, with Bess Armstrong, Frederic Lehne, and Larry Miller in supporting roles. The original music score was composed by Christopher Young. Ray Reardon...
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  • she became a noted authority on the Elizabethan and early Stuart era. Young Bess, a novel about the early years of Queen Elizabeth I, was made into a film...
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    Grassin Big Jim McLain (1952) as Sturak Julius Caesar (1953) as Cicero Young Bess (1953) as Robert Tyrwhitt Désirée (1954) as Despreaux Moonfleet (1955)...
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