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Joel Albert McCrea (November 5, 1905 – October 20, 1990) was an American actor whose career spanned a wide variety of genres over almost five decades, including comedy, drama, romance, thrillers, adventures, and Westerns, for which he became best known.
Joel McCrea. Actor: Sullivan's Travels. One of the great stars of American Westerns, and a very popular leading man in non-Westerns as well. He was born and raised in the surroundings of Hollywood and as a boy became interested in the movies that were being made all around.
Joel McCrea. Actor: Sullivan's Travels. One of the great stars of American Westerns, and a very popular leading man in non-Westerns as well. He was born and raised in the surroundings of Hollywood and as a boy became interested in the movies that were being made all around.
Oct 21, 1990 · Joel McCrea, a real-life cowboy who became one of the best of Hollywood’s make-believe saddle heroes, died Saturday at the Motion Picture and Television Fund Hospital in Woodland Hills. He...
Oct 21, 1990 · Joel McCrea, a tall, trim, ruggedly handsome actor who radiated a casual, amiable image in 80 movies, many of them westerns, died yesterday of pulmonary complications at the Motion Picture and...
Joel McCrea was an American motion-picture actor of the 1930s and ’40s. McCrea was the son of a utility company executive. He graduated from Pomona College in 1928 and worked as a stuntman and bit player in Hollywood before playing his first leading role in 1930, in The Silver Horde.
1. Foreign Correspondent. 1940 2h Approved. 7.4 (24K) Rate. 89 Metascore. On the eve of World War II, a young American reporter tries to expose enemy agents in London. Director Alfred Hitchcock Stars Joel McCrea Laraine Day Herbert Marshall. 2. They Shall Have Music. 1939 1h 42m Approved. 7.0 (511) Rate.
Joel McCrea and Gary Cooper were not only similar Hollywood actor types — tall and terse in the saddle, shy and “Yes ma’am,” “No Ma’am” polite on the ground — but bosom pals. According to McCrea, they were discovered at the same moment by the famous silent filmmaker Henry King.
Joel Albert McCrea (November 5, 1905 – October 20, 1990) was an American actor whose career spanned a wide variety of genres over almost five decades, including comedy, drama, romance, thrillers, adventures, and Westerns, for which he became best known.
Oct 21, 1990 · LOS ANGELES - Joel McCrea, a real-life cowboy who became one of the best of Hollywood's make-believe saddle heroes, died yesterday at the Motion Picture and Television Hospital...