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Imitation of Life (1959) cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more.
Imitation of Life is the second film adaptation of Fannie Hurst's 1933 novel of the same name; the first, directed by John M. Stahl, was released in 1934. The film's top-billed stars are Lana Turner and John Gavin. The cast also features Robert Alda, Sandra Dee, Susan Kohner, Juanita Moore, and Dan O'Herlihy
Imitation of Life: Directed by Douglas Sirk. With Lana Turner, John Gavin, Sandra Dee, Susan Kohner. An aspiring white actress takes in an African American widow whose mixed-race daughter is desperate to be seen as white.
With Claudette Colbert, Warren William, Rochelle Hudson, Ned Sparks. A struggling widow and her daughter take in a Black housekeeper and her fair-skinned daughter; the two women start a successful business but face familial, identity, and racial issues along the way.
In 1940s New York, a white widow who dreams of being on Broadway has a chance encounter with a black single mother, who becomes her maid.
Imitation of Life became Universal's biggest moneymaker to date, and a 1995 poll by the New York Daily News still ranked it as one of the top-ten all-time favorite films. Director: Douglas Sirk Producer: Ross Hunter Screenplay: Eleanore Griffin, Allan Scott, based on the novel by Fannie Hurst Editor: Milton Carruth Cinematography: Russell Metty
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Imitation of Life - Full Cast & Crew. A widow (Claudette Colbert) builds up a business, aided by a black woman (Louise Beavers) with an incorrigible daughter (Fredi Washington). Stephen:...
Overview. In 1940s New York, a white widow who dreams of being on Broadway has a chance encounter with a black single mother, who becomes her maid. Douglas Sirk. Fannie Hurst.
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