In the realm of Golden Age Hollywood, Ida Lupino may not be as well-known as other stars, but her achievements cannot be overlooked. The British actress rose to prominence in the '30s and '40s, with ...
EXCLUSIVE: Two Hollywood stars who found fame decades apart are being celebrated by Hollywood today. Turner Classic Movies (TCM) is honoring the contributions of female filmmakers with a 14-part ...
When Ida Lupino was working as an actress under contract to Warner Bros. in the 1940s, she joked that she was “the poor man’s Bette Davis,” partly because she tended to be offered parts that Davis had ...
NPR's Scott Simon talks with commentator Murray Horwitz about the life and accomplishments of groundbreaking actress and director Ida Lupino. Lupino would have turned 100 this Sunday. Ida Lupino was a ...
Dorothy Arzner, the only female director in the Hollywood studio system during the late ’20s and early ’30s, became infamous for her distinctly dapper butch look and slicked-back hair. Ida Lupino ...
Born Feb. 4, 1918, Ida Lupino would have been a good fit for 2018. Describing herself as “the poor man’s Bette Davis,” the actress turned down roles she didn’t want and spent the subsequent ...
It’s a sad comment on our amnesiac era that one of the most distinctive stars of the 1940s and ’50s, Ida Lupino, is virtually forgotten today, save by old-movie buffs generally and, in particular, by ...
Ida Lupino was a Hollywood star of the '40s and '50s - gorgeous, gifted and a trailblazer for women directors. Ida Lupino was born a century ago this weekend. So we're joined by playwright, lyricist ...