Jennifer jones and william holden were in love is a manysplendored thing 1955 together. See more ideas about movie stars, actor and classic hollywood. Nov 03, 2010 in her new autobiography, one from the hart, stefanie powers finally opens up on her neardecade love affair with william holden, the oscarwinning actor who starred in such classics as. William holden, jennifer jones, isobel elsom, jorja curtright en. Met william holden, jennifer jones en torin thatcher. Orsatti, faye dunaway was often late to the set or didnt appear at all. Jennifer jones, who achieved hollywood stardom in the song of.
This love story made in 1955 and set against the backdrop of war is a manysplendored thing. Jennifer jones was borderline, as she had been a star during the 40s and the 50s, and this was one of her last films before retiring completely cast the runnerup. American actress jennifer jones was born phylis lee isley on 2nd march, 1919 in tulsa, oklahoma, usa and passed away on 17th dec 2009 malibu, california, usa aged. Set in hong kong during the korean war, henry kings drama is. With william holden, jennifer jones, torin thatcher, isobel elsom. Jennifer jones receives award from william holden, holden. Love is a many splendored thing 1955 movie moviefone. She plays a doctor of asian ancestry who falls in love with a reporter in late40s china. Dec 18, 2009 jennifer jones, who achieved hollywood stardom in the song of bernadette and other films of the 1940s and 50s while gaining almost as much attention for a tumultuous personal life, died. This is something of an emotional tearjerker, to be sure, but an. He was born william beedle junior in illinois in 1918. American reporter mark elliot played by william holden, who falls in love with. He is married but separated and falls in love with a eurasian doctor, orginally. When widowed eurasian doctor han suyin jennifer jones and american journalist mark elliot william holden meet in hong kong, they.
The golden run at the box office continued with love is a manysplendored thing 1955, from a bestselling novel, with jennifer jones, and picnic 1955, as a drifter, in an adaptation of the william inge play with kim novak. Jennifer jones and william holden were in love is a manysplendored thing 1955 together about. See more ideas about classic hollywood, movie stars and actor. The romance is played out against the background of midcentury hong kong, with its. Paul newman, steve mcqueen, fred astaire, faye dunaway before her wire hanger days, william holden and o. Love is a manysplendored thing is a 1955 deluxe color american dramaromance film in cinemascope. The film stars william holden and jennifer jones in the central roles of mark elliot and han suyin. Holden claimed she chewed garlic before her love scenes, which she may have done to discourage him. The image measures 2295 1574 pixels and was added on 31 january 16. If youve done the math, this means i was a kid during these years and these films have stayed with me all these years. A widowed doctor of both chinese and european descent falls in love with a married american correspondent in hong kong during chinas communist revolution. William holden as the american correspondent, and jennifer jones as the eurasian doctor, make a romantic team of great appeal.
The towering inferno is a 1974 american disaster film produced by irwin allen featuring an ensemble cast led by paul newman and steve mcqueen. A song from the movie love is a manysplendored thing love is a. Once, holden tried to make peace, offering jones a bouquet of white roses, which she tossed back in his face. Nicknamed the golden boy and golden holden, he was chosen by empire magazine as one of the 100 sexiest stars in film history and named in the top 10 stars of the. Dec 18, 2009 he always thought that the more there was of jennifer, the better the film would be. The tragic romance of a eurasian doctor jennifer jones and an american newspaperman william holden set against the epic background of the korean war 1955. On screen matchups jennifer jones and william holden were in love is a manysplendored thing 1955 together. In 1955 william holden eluded the extreme popularity that he was enduring in the united states to travel to hong kong to face an ever greater deluge of reporters and fans who constantly besieged the peninsula hotel where he stayed with costar jennifer jones while he was filming his latest assignment titled, love is a many splendored thing, which was inspired by the real life memoirs of han suyin, the notable eurasian physician who found true but forbidden love in a married war correspondent. William holden, in a splendid cinemascope hong kong.
His bestknown movies, most from the 1950s, included golden boy, sunset boulevard, stalag 17, the bridge on the river kwai, the wild bunch, and network. He won the oscar for best actor for the film stalag 17 1953, and a primetime emmy award for outstanding lead actor in a limited series or movie for the television film the blue knight 1973. This timeless romance stars jennifer jones and william holden as a eurasian doctor. Jennifer jones stars in this true story about a widowed eurasian doctor who falls in love with charming american war reporter mark elliot william holden in hong kong during the troubled time of the korean war. Undoubtedly one of the most romantic films ever made, love is a many splendored thing features fine performances from william holden and jennifer jones, wonderful academy award winning musical score by alfred newman and extremely romantic, touching, heartwarming but ultimately heartbreaking story. Although the film was a commercial success upon release, the casting of jones in an asian. Dec 05, 2014 love is a many splendored thing, movie trailer.
Love is a manysplendored thing 1955 all region by jennifer. Apr, 2020 william holden, american film star who perfected the role of the cynic who acts heroically in spite of his scorn or pessimism. Set in 194950 in hong kong, it tells the story of a married, but separated, american reporter mark elliot played by william holden, who. Jennifer jones love is a manysplendored thing 1955 despite the film s romantic subject and their on screen chemistry, jennifer jones and william holden could barely stand each other. Apr 16, 2016 in 1955 william holden eluded the extreme popularity that he was enduring in the united states to travel to hong kong to face an ever greater deluge of reporters and fans who constantly besieged the peninsula hotel where he stayed with costar jennifer jones while he was filming his latest assignment titled, love is a many splendored thing. William holden and jennifer jones play the couple in this bittersweet tragedy of an american and eurasian beset by racial hurtles during the period for half chineseeuropean romances. Actors who hated each other so much that it constantly. Now at the peak of his career and his beauty, holden was the goto man to pair with hollywoods most beautiful actresses, some of which he ended up having personal affairs with. Jennifer jones and william holden dating, gossip, news. Actress jennifer jones, who was born in tulsa, made her oscarwinning film debut in the song of bernadette in 1943.
Jennifer jones and william holden were in an onscreen matchup. It could be argued with confidence that there was more going on offscreen than there was on it, with regard to the 1944 feature film since you went away. But when you see them high on that windy hill in hong kong they are a pair of the most romantic lovers ever filmed. Based on the autobiographical novel by han suyin, love is a many splendored thing was evocatively locationfilmed in hong kong. For his beach scene with jennifer jones, william holden shaved the hair from his. Actress stefanie powers dishes on her love william holden. The plot is about an american reporter who is in hong kong. Buy love is a manysplendored thing 1955 all region by jennifer jones william holden from amazons movies store. A few days later, bill received a cable back from paramount, indicating that they had loaned him to 20th century fox for a movie with jennifer jones called love is a manysplendored thing. Jul 22, 2008 henry kings melodrama, love is a manysplendored thing, from a screenplay by john patrick, based on han suyins novel, depicts an interracial romance between a eurasian doctor jennifer jones and an american war correspondent william holden whos married. Dec 21, 2009 the film is actually based on the memoir of dr. The romance is played out against the background of midcentury hong kong, with its colonial and cultural conflicts, as well as. The film was completed on time, within the planned three months schedule. Based on an autobiographical novel, love is a manyspendored thing 1955 is the story of a love affair between eurasian doctor han suyin jennifer jones, who works in a britishrun hospital in hong kong, and married american journalist mark elliott william holden.
William holden, jennifer jones, torin thatcher, isobel elsom, murray matheson, henry king, william holden, jennifer jones. William holden born william franklin beedle jr april 17, 1918 november 12, 1981 was an american actor who was one of the biggest boxoffice draws of the 1950s. Directed by john guillermin, the film is a coproduction between 20th century fox and warner bros. Han suyinim sure that the romance between her and william holden s character is really played up for dramatic purposes, but ive never read the memoir. Jennifer jones, who was married to studio mogul david o. His family moved to pasadena, california when he was three, and 16 years later, in 1937, he was signed by paramount pictures because of his looks alone.
When widowed eurasian doctor han suyin jennifer jones and american journalist mark elliot william holden meet in hong kong, they soon fall in love, despite interracial prejudices. The studio threw him into golden boy when he was 20 and nowhere near ready to carry a major film. Oct 29, 2010 actress stefanie powers, best known for starring in the tv show hart to hart, has written a memoir, one from the hart, looking back at her road to fame and her nearly decadelong relationship. Set in 194950 in hong kong, it tells the story of a married, but separated, american reporter mark elliot played by william holden, who falls in love with a eurasian doctor originally from china, han suyin played by jennifer jones, only to encounter prejudice from her family and from hong. A still from the film showing jennifer jones i begin with the film because ms. After complaining about william holden, the two stars barely spoke to each other on the set. Jan 07, 2016 in 1955s love is a manysplendored thing, jones was paired with william holden. Get premium, high resolution news photos at getty images. Dec 18, 2009 jennifer jones, the actress who won an academy award for her luminous performance in the 1943 film the song of bernadette and who was married to two legendary men producer david o. This made some scenes impossible to film and caused other actors such as william holden and jennifer jones to become quite upset. Love is a many splendored thing dvd, 2000 for sale online.
In addition to jennifer jones, there were paul newman, steve mcqueen, fred astaire, robert wagner, faye dunaway, and william holden. Love is a many splendored thing 1955 rotten tomatoes. Love is a manysplendored thing turner classic movies. A 1955 movie starring william holden and jennifer jones. Love is a manysplendored thing is a 1955 deluxe color american drama romance film in cinemascope. American actress jennifer jones was born phylis lee isley on 2nd march, 1919 in tulsa, oklahoma, usa and passed away on 17th dec 2009 malibu, california, usa aged 90. Love is a manysplendored thing 1955 love is a many. An immensely popular tearjerker, love is a manysplendored thing still holds great appeal for aficionados of good soap operas. Set in hong kong during the korean war, henry kings drama is an account of the romance between an american journalist william holden and a eurasian doctor jennifer jones.
Love is a many splendored thing trailer jennifer jones, william. Suyin, a doctor, is fired from the british hospital where she woprks, and mark is sent to korea when conflict breaks out. Jennifer jones in love is a manysplendored thing 1955 william holden in. Love is a manysplendored thing 1955 based on an autobiographical novel, love is a manyspendored thing 1955 is the story of a love affair between eurasian doctor han suyin jennifer jones, who works in a britishrun hospital in hong kong, and married american journalist mark elliott william holden. Dec 21, 2009 away from davids direct control, she was very touching in wylers carrie with laurence olivier and she had a big hit in love is a manysplendored thing with william holden. After jones appeared in the film, a statue of saint bernadette was created. William holden was borrowed from paramount for the production. The original script gave the fire chief a smaller role and was offered to ernest borgnine and. Henry king directed jennifer jones in her first hit song of bernadette and he again directs jennifer jones in this film and miss jones is perfect in this role and gives a edgy, beautiful performance that captures the conflict in the character and bill holden who hit home run after home run in the l950s with a series of smash hit films beginning with sunset blvd, stalag 17, born yesterday,country girl, picnic, and of course river kwai is superb in this role.
In this film publicity image originally released by 20th century fox, actress jennifer jones is shown as bernadette in the 1943 movie song of bernadette. The working title of this film was a manysplendored thing. The film even received a welldeserved oscar nomination. American journalist william holden and a eurasian doctor jennifer jones. Jennifer jones receives award from william holden, holden kisses jones on cheek. Apr 17, 2015 day 345 of colourisation project april 17 challenge.
Geliefde film vanwege tijdsbeeld van hong kong anno 1955, gefilmd in weldadig. Jennifer jones and william holden dating, gossip, news, photos. Get the best deals on william holden film discs when you shop the largest online selection at. The same ranch was used for both the film and television series mash. Love is a many splendored thing 1955 in hong kong in 1949, mark elliott william holden is an american reporter covering the chinese civil war.
Suyin, a eurasian doctor and the widow of a chinese general. Although several contemporary sources refer to murray mathesons character as dr. Selznick at the time of filming, complained constantly during the production, often yelling, im going to tell david about this. But their love faces an even greater obstacle when elliot is transferred to korea, where war has broken out. Jennifer jones, the oscarwinning actress from tulsa, was. Considering this is a 1955 movie the transfer is even more impressive.
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