Movies
Emanuel Levy has written a meticulously researched and gently revisionist biography of the esteemed but controversial director George Cukor, attempting to capture the particular vision that gave a Cukor film its unique qualities.
July 29, 1994
Although I have not yet read the biography of George Cukor, which was reviewed Dec. 8 by one Gregg Kilday and written by one Patrick McGilligan, I would like to try to refute the stupid canard about why Cukor was fired from “Gone With the Wind.”
Dec. 29, 1991
George Cukor was known for eliciting award-winning star turns. But he did so much more, argues a new documentary.
Nov. 19, 2000
At a private memorial gathering, writer Fay Kanin, then president of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, stood before a Hollywood crowd and observed with a smile: “George Cukor had so many friends, I wonder how he found the time to make all those wonderful movies.”
July 12, 1999
Entertainment & Arts
The newly refurbished version of George Cukor’s Oscar-winning musical, “My Fair Lady,” which opens at the Cineplex Odeon Century Plaza today, was restored by Robert Harris and James Katz, the team that reconstructed “Lawrence of Arabia.”
Sept. 23, 1994
The Hollywood closet is a uniquely seductive trap: Homosexuals who have succeeded in making a career for themselves within the film industry--most are men and few of them have ever identified themselves as gay--have long enjoyed a relative, though clearly circumscribed, freedom.
Dec. 8, 1991
While the article on “The Women” (“The Claws Are Out,” by John Clark, June 9) gives full credit to playwright Clare Boothe Luce, it compares the play with “George Cukor’s film adaptation.”
June 23, 2002
I was not surprised to read that the creators of PBS’ new George Cukor documentary relegated his homosexuality to a minor role (“The Invisible Director Gets His Due,” by Tom Gilbert, Nov. 19).
Nov. 26, 2000
Watch for a nifty George Cukor triple feature screening Sunday on KCET: Holiday (at 1 p.m.), Adam’s Rib ( at 2:35 p.m.) and The Women (at 4:15 p.m.).
Dec. 31, 1995
Movies: Hitchcock, Astaire, Bogart, Cagney, Cukor and Coward: Film giants of this century, all were born that year.
May 14, 1999