Acting
Eleanor Parker
Born June 26, 1922 · Cedarville, Ohio, USA
Died December 9, 2013 · aged 91
Eleanor Jean Parker (June 26, 1922 – December 9, 2013) was an American actress. She was nominated for three Academy Awards for her roles in the films Caged (1950), Detective Story (1951), and Interrupted Melody (1955), the first of which won her the Volpi Cup for Best Actress. She was also known for her roles in the films Of Human Bondage (1946), Scaramouche (1952), The Naked Jungle (1954), The Ma…
Known For
The Sound of Music · 1965The Sound of Music
★ 7.71965
MovieDramaFamily
In the years before World War II, a tomboyish postulant at an Austrian abbey is hired as a governess in the home of a widowed naval captain with seven children and brings a new love of life and music into the home.
The Man with the Golden Arm · 1955The Man with the Golden Arm
★ 7.11955
MovieDramaCrime
When illegal card dealer and recovering heroin addict Frankie Machine gets out of prison, he decides to straighten up. Armed with nothing but an old drum set, Frankie tries to get honest work as a drummer. But when his former employer and his old drug dealer re-enter his life, Frankie finds it hard to stay clean and eventually finds himself succumbing to his old habits.
Scaramouche · 1952Scaramouche
★ 7.01952
MovieAdventureRomance
In 18th-century France, a young man masquerades as an actor to avenge his friend's murder.
Escape from Fort Bravo · 1953Escape from Fort Bravo
★ 6.31953
MovieWestern
A Southern belle frees a Rebel officer and his men from a Union captain's Arizona fort.
Detective Story · 1951Detective Story
★ 7.01951
MovieCrimeDrama
Tells the story of one day in the lives of the various people who populate a police detective squad. An embittered cop, Det. Jim McLeod, leads a precinct of characters in their grim daily battle with the city's lowlife. The characters who pass through the precinct over the course of the day include a young petty embezzler, a pair of burglars, and a naive shoplifter.
Home from the Hill · 1960Home from the Hill
★ 6.91960
MovieDramaRomance
The wealthiest man in a Texas town decides to teach his teenage son how to hunt to make a man out of him.
The Oscar · 1966The Oscar
★ 5.11966
MovieDrama
An amoral lowlife accidentally stumbles into an acting career that sets him on a trajectory to Hollywood stardom. But everyone on whom he steps on the way to the top remembers when he is nominated for an Oscar and he runs a dirty campaign in an attempt to win.
Many Rivers to Cross · 1955Many Rivers to Cross
★ 6.51955
MovieWesternComedy
Robert Taylor and Eleanor Parker star as a Kentucky backwoodsman and the woman who will NOT let anything interfere with her plans to marry him in this humorous romantic adventure through the American Frontier of 1798.
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Destination Tokyo · 1943Destination Tokyo
★ 6.91943
MovieWarDrama
During World War II, Captain Cassidy and his crew of submariners are ordered into Tokyo Bay on a secret mission. They are to gather information in advance of the planned bombing of Tokyo. Along the way, the crew learn about each other as they face the enemy and some of them lose their lives.
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