Sunday, February 26, 2017

Movies for Monday February 27, 2017

Today, February 27, is the birthday of novelist John Steinbeck (born in 1902) and of actresses Joanne Woodward (1930) and Elizabeth Taylor (1932).




The Grapes of Wrath (1940) is an Academy Award winning adaptation of Steinbeck's famous novel.  It is the story of a depression and dust bowl era family migrating west.  It is listed on the National Film Registry and won Oscars for supporting actress (Jane Darwell) and director (John Ford).

The Grapes of Wrath







The Three Faces of Eve (1957) is the story of a woman with
multiple personalities and her psychiatrist.  Joanne Woodward
won an Oscar and Golden Globe as Best Actress.


The Three Faces of Eve













Elizabeth Taylor won an Oscar in Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? (1966).  The movie, which is listed on the National Film Registry, is about two couples at odds.

Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?













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