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In the mid-’90s, British actor Julia Ormond become a cinematic It Girl, frequently cast in movies where at least two men were vying for her love (
First Knight), sometimes within the same family ( Sabrina). But Ormond’s career took an unusual turn after her heyday; after playing the title role in 1997’s
Smilla’s Sense Of Snow, she veered into more colorful supporting roles. She also became a United Nations Goodwill Ambassador and has founded her own nonprofit to combat human trafficking.
Ormond continued to work steadily since her breakout, even if her roles were no longer the title ones. She won an Emmy for playing Temple Grandin’s mother in the TV movie
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“Some people hear their own inner voices with great clearness, and they live by what they hear. Such people become crazy… or they become legends.” So goes the opening narration for
Legends Of The Fall, Ed Zwick’s 1994 film adaptation of the novella by Jim Harrison. It’s meant to set up the mythical status of Tristan Ludlow (Brad Pitt), the kind of handsome, roaming man who’s frequently been at the heart of such pioneer narratives, whose inconstancy is written off as part of his charm. Tristan’s indomitable spirit made him a legend in the story’s timeline, but he’s hardly the only character intent on charting their own path. His romance with Susannah Fincannon, which blazed for years, was doomed not because the two were opposites, but because they had so much in common, including a disregard for convention.
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With their tight medallions and chest rugs, the brothers Gibb were figures of fun to some, but they wrote more than a thousand songs and had 20 No 1 hits across the globe.
The trio enjoyed success from the 1960s to the 2000s and penned tunes for themselves and artists such as Diana Ross and Barbra Streisand. But they suffered their fair share of problems: marital strife, a brief split and the death of younger brother Andy, before twins Maurice and Robin also passed away.
The trio (above) enjoyed success from the 1960s to the 2000s and penned tunes for themselves and artists such as Diana Ross and Barbra Streisand