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The Bad and the Beautiful

The Bad and the Beautiful

Drama, Romance

1h 58m

December 25, 1952 (72 years ago)

Overview

Told in flashback form, the film traces the rise and fall of a tough, ambitious Hollywood producer, Jonathan Shields, as seen through the eyes of various acquaintances, including a writer, James Lee Bartlow; a star, Georgia Lorrison; and a director, Fred Amiel. He is a hard-driving, ambitious man who ruthlessly uses everyone on the way to becoming one of Hollywood's top movie makers.

ActorAge thenAge now
Lana Turner

Lana Turner

Georgia Lorrison

Birthday: February 8, 1921

31 June 29, 1995 (74)
Kirk Douglas

Kirk Douglas

Jonathan Shields

Birthday: December 9, 1916

36 February 5, 2020 (103)
Walter Pidgeon

Walter Pidgeon

Harry Pebbel

Birthday: September 22, 1897

55 September 25, 1984 (87)
Dick Powell

Dick Powell

James Lee Bartlow

Birthday: November 14, 1904

48 January 2, 1963 (58)
Barry Sullivan

Barry Sullivan

Fred Amiel

Birthday: August 29, 1912

40 June 6, 1994 (81)
Gloria Grahame

Gloria Grahame

Rosemary Bartlow

Birthday: November 28, 1923

29 October 5, 1981 (57)
Leo G. Carroll

Leo G. Carroll

Henry Whitfield

Birthday: October 25, 1886

66 October 16, 1972 (85)
Gilbert Roland

Gilbert Roland

Victor "Gaucho" Ribera

Birthday: December 11, 1905

47 May 15, 1994 (88)
Paul Stewart

Paul Stewart

Syd Murphy

Birthday: March 13, 1908

44 February 17, 1986 (77)
Vanessa Brown

Vanessa Brown

Kay Amiel

Birthday: March 24, 1928

24 May 21, 1999 (71)