What were the top movies of 1970? Here’s a list of the top ten films released in 1970, ranked by their box office gross earnings in North America. Below this list, you will also find the Academy Award nominees and the year’s Oscar winners.
The superb acting and detail directing took us to the refugee city of Casablanca, and there we stayed, right by the warm sides of Ingrid Bergman, Humphrey Bogart, Paul Henreid and Claude Rains. And we’re still there.
On The Andy Griffith Show in 1964, Nabors let loose with his deep natural voice, and stunned America. Here’s Gomer Pyle astonishing the citizens of Mayberry with his voice.
Through these 75 gorgeous and artistic color covers of Theater magazine, take a peek back in time to the stage scene from the first decades of the twentieth century.
Michael J Fox: TV’s favorite son is short of stature but long on talent Michael J. Fox is the unlikeliest of superstars. Though he’s twenty-five,
Look! Up in the sky! It’s The Last Starfighter’s Lance Guest! Picture yourself playing your favorite video game then suddenly watching it come to life
The best figures in Hollywood? Judge for yourself — we quit! Several issues ago, Photoplay-Movie Mirror made the innocent mistake of asking noted experts to
Do you know how to kiss? Sure, everybody knows how to kiss — after a fashion. But there’s a right and wrong way, so they say. Here is the proper stance, kiss and everything.
So this is Hollywood! (1922) It they hadn’t improved on the 1890 model bathing suit, Mack Sennet wouldn’t be where he is today. But if
Back in the ’80s, Incredible Hulk & Courtship of Eddie’s Father actor Bill Bixby was the spokesperson for Dietac diet pills. Here’s a look.
The Jeffersons is another hit from Norman Lear, and it has made stars out of its leading players — including Sherman Hemsley, who plays George Jefferson.
I married a Hollywood movie star. Everyone called it an ideal match. Yet, I ended up learning the true and — perhaps shocking — reason why celebrities get divorced.
Original Editor’s note from 1968: This article by the noted author James Baldwin… is an attempt to explain to whites the militant Negro’s reaction to ‘black power,’ as well as the Negro revolution now in progress. It is bitter, but not devoid of hope.
Movie review: Carousel “Carousel” is CinemaScope’s “answer” to Todd-AO and its “Oklahoma!” — and, on the strength of the rough cut we caught, a pretty
Ranked #13 on TV Guide’s 50 Greatest TV Shows of All Time, The Dick Van Dyke Show premiered on October 3, 1961, and ran for 5 seasons through 1966, racking up 15 Emmy awards along the way.
Mel Brooks’ Spaceballs may not be quite in the league of Blazing Saddles, it is sharp enough to make it clear that Brooks is back in fine form.
Talking with Alan Thicke by Frank Sanello “Growing Pains” has an unusual premise for a situation comedy. The hit ABC show, which is its fifth
With hearts and checkbooks the stars responded to the call of humanity — but an insidious plot lay hidden behind the campaign! By Morton Thompson
Charlie Sheen has written and directed over 200 Super-8 films in his 22 years, with pals like Sean and Chris Penn, Rob and Chad Lowe, and older brother Emilio Estevez in the lead roles.
When it comes to marrying a Hollywood actor, the former Mrs Charlie Chaplin says don’t wed a genius because it won’t last. Celebrity couples are doomed to divorce.
From all these beautiful Bigelow carpet styles, celebrities Lucy & Desi Arnaz chose their dream carpet to decorate their home.
Cary Grant cannot stand being shut in. So he recently bought a two-storied, twelve-roomed stucco house on the exclusive beach at Santa Monica.
Dorothy Lamour, American Madison Square Garden was packed to the guards. It was the final night of the thirty-day stretch of bond-selling for Stars Over America.
How to make yourself important … and strangely enough, love has a lot to do with it, in a way you’d least suspect By Ronald
Mickey Rooney as Young Tom Edison METRO-GOLDWYN-MAYER has just completed the first of two most important pictures. Together they encompass the life story of a
Mork & Mindy was a sitcom that ran for 90 episodes, from 1978 until 1982. The ABC series starred a young Robin Williams as alien visitor Mork, and Pam Dawber co-starred as Mindy McConnell.
I call on Bret Maverick by Pete Martin The star of TV’s Maverick sets the record straight on his real life as Jim Garner, and tells
Dazzling special effects highlight sure-fire blockbuster Star Trek III: The Search for Spock Dazzling special effects and fantastic new worlds will beckon viewers into the
The kids may still scream — they make up the bulk of the “Full House” audience — but Stamos, 25, believes his teen idol days are behind him as he works on carving out an acting career with longevity.
Mickey Rooney, an actor at the age of 11 months, veteran trooper at 10, and screen star at 16, writes his autobiography.
A paid testimonial from Bert Lahr for Skippy Peanut Butter How did we get Bert Lahr to appear in an ad for Skippy Peanut Butter?
Bald, Tootsie Pop-snacking Kojak was the king of the police procedural on TV, from 1973 through 1978.
Editor’s note from 1915: Charlie Chaplin’s life story was written by Harry C. Carr, who recently achieved fame as a war correspondent for the Los
George Takei talks about the Star Trek Phenomenon and the power of the classic TV series (1976) By John Stanley – The San Francisco Examiner
Meathead & Gloria depart the Bunker nest in a cloudburst of real tears In an emotional scene before their final taping as the All in
You watch Michael J Fox as “Alex” on the hilarious show Family Ties, and now BOP is giving you the opportunity to talk to Michael personally by winning a phone call from him!
So you’re a Johnson: About this surname It’s a mighty clan, outnumbered only by the Smiths. Meet some members worth claiming as kinfolk and a
Today Barbra Streisand is the drummer boy leading the charge. Cinderella at the ball, every hopeless kid’s hopeless dream come true.
“For some reason, I like Post cereals twice as much as everybody else does.” Doctor Dolittle and his friends agree! “Start your day a little
Charlie Chaplin says he never wanted to be a famous funny man by Elizabeth Peltret Los Angeles, Feb 9 – Sitting in a large arm
Your votes have been counted! Teen Beat’s 1st Annual Teen Star Awards In the February 1984 edition of Teen Beat, we printed our 1st Annual
“My Fair Lady’s” dream comes true Wouldn’t it be lovely if ‘Enry ‘Iggins and Eliza Doolittle were as warm and ‘owling a hit on the
Batman: What’s Adam West doing now? (1977) What advice, you may wonder, would Adam (Batman) West give to Lynda (Wonder Woman) Carter? “That depends upon
My Sister Sam’s Pam Dawber lands the Sexiest Man Alive — Moonlighting’s Mark Harmon
Why his new TV show is making it even harder for him to get a girlfriend Come September, John Stamos fans are going to have
Faces to watch Robert Downey, Jr “Everything changes my ideas about acting,” admits 22-year-old Robert Downey, Jr. “I feel like I’m raking up a lawn
Mary Ann Mobley & Gary Collins Mary Ann, Gary, and daughter Clancy live in a Beverly Hills home steeped in southern charm She is, of
When the first AC Nielsen ratings for the fall 1964 TV season came out, a wave of shock and panic rippled through an industry suddenly turned upside down.
Celebrity baby photos at David Niven Jr’s restaurant include those of Fred Astaire and Leslie Caron, little, big-eyed, Natalie Wood, and debonair Edwardian Cary Grant.
Take the lover’s Leap on Valentine’s Day! The second annual official Quantum Leap convention Valentine’s Day weekend, Saturday Feb 13 & Sunday Feb 14, 1993
“Yo, Good Morning America. I’ll be there.” Sylvester Stallone speaks. About his body, his battles, his box office hits and his new movie. Plus, Ron
Investigation into death of actor Robin Williams On August 11, 2014, at approximately 11:55 am, Marin County Communications received a 9-1-1 telephone call reporting a
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