* The 1979 film Norma Rae, directed by Martin Ritt, is based on the true story of Crystal Lee Jordan's successful attempt to unionize her textile factory.

The play was first heard on film in The Hollywood Revue of 1929, in which John Gilbert recited the balcony scene opposite Norma Shearer.

Sunset Boulevard shows the disconnect between the two eras in the character of Norma Desmond, played by silent film star Gloria Swanson, and Singin ' in the Rain deals with the period where the people of Hollywood had to face changing from making silents to talkies.

" Goodbye Norma Jean " sees Sam appear as Marilyn Monroe's bodyguard assuring that she remain alive to allow her to film in The Misfits.

White however had not yet seen the film ; his statement was based on memos he received from two NAACP staff members who attended a press screening on November 20, 1946, Norma Jensen and Hope Springarn.

The Barretts of Wimpole Street is a 1934 American film depicting the real-life romance between poets Elizabeth Barrett ( Norma Shearer ) and Robert Browning ( Fredric March ), despite the opposition of her father Edward Moulton-Barrett ( Charles Laughton ).

The film was also nominated for Best Picture and won Best Actress for its star Norma Shearer.

The film stars William Holden as Joe Gillis, an unsuccessful screenwriter, Gloria Swanson as Norma Desmond, a faded silent movie star who draws him into her fantasy world where she dreams of making a triumphant return to the screen with Erich von Stroheim as Max Von Mayerling, her butler and ex-husband.

He later confesses to Joe that he was once a respected film director who discovered Norma as a girl, and was also her first husband, and that he now remains as her servant because he cannot bear to leave her.

" Norma makes a short speech at how happy she is to be back making a film, and delivers the film's most famous line: " All right, Mr. DeMille, I'm ready for my close-up.

Norma Talmadge has been described as " the obvious if unacknowledged source of Norma Desmond, the grotesque, predatory silent movie queen of " the film, itself a malignant misrepresentation of Talmadge starring an actress who had been a rival in the 1920s.

Howard starred with Ingrid Bergman in Intermezzo ( 1939 ) and Norma Shearer in a film version of Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet ( 1936 ).

Norma Rae is a 1979 American drama film that tells the story of a factory worker from a small town in North Carolina, who becomes involved in the labor union activities at the textile factory where she works.

The film stars Sally Field in the titular role, Beau Bridges as Norma Rae's husband, Sonny, and Ron Leibman as union organizer Reuben Warshowsky.

A minor arc in the film tells part of the story of Norma and Evan ( played by Maureen O ' Sullivan, Mia Farrow's actual mother, and Lloyd Nolan, who were both in Never Too Late 20 years earlier ).

His appearance in the highly-successful prison film The Big House furthered his career, and he starred with some of the biggest names in Hollywood in the 1930s, such stars as Norma Shearer, John Gilbert, Ramón Novarro, Clark Gable, and Jean Harlow.

The Dove ( 1927 ) is an American silent film directed by Roland West and starring Norma Talmadge, Noah Beery, and Gilbert Roland, and based on a 1925 Broadway play by Willard Mack.

the film was Norma Talmadge's first feature for United Artists.

As a result, he helped develop some of MGM's most prestigious ventures, including Grand Hotel ( 1932 ), The Barretts of Wimpole Street ( 1934 film starring his wife Norma Shearer ), Mutiny on the Bounty ( 1935 ), China Seas ( 1935 ), A Night at the Opera ( 1935 ) with the Marx Brothers, San Francisco ( 1936 ), and Romeo and Juliet ( 1936 ).

When casting the role of Norma Desmond for the 1950 film Sunset Boulevard, Billy Wilder offered West, then nearing 60, the role.

Their Own Desire is a 1929 American romantic drama film starring Norma Shearer, Belle Bennett, Lewis Stone, Robert Montgomery, and Helene Millard.

* Camille ( 1927 film ), a 1926 American silent film starring Norma Talmadge and Gilbert Roland

Alexander Rae " Alec " Baldwin III ( born April 3, 1958 ) is an American actor who has appeared on film, stage, and television.

The film stars Ron Perlman, Rae Dawn Chong and Everett McGill.

In each decade of her career, she has been known for major roles in American TV / film culture, including: in the 1960s, for Gidget ( 1965 – 66 ) or Sister Bertrille on The Flying Nun ( 1967 – 70 ); in the 1970s, for Sybil ( 1976 ), Smokey and the Bandit ( 1977 ) and Norma Rae ( 1979 ); in the 1980s, for Absence of Malice ( 1981 ), Places in the Heart ( 1984 ) and Steel Magnolias ( 1989 ); in the 1990s, for Not Without My Daughter ( 1991 ), Mrs. Doubtfire ( 1993 ), Forrest Gump ( 1994 ) and Eye for an Eye ( 1996 ); and in the 2000s, on the TV shows ER and Brothers & Sisters ( 2006 – 11 ).

In 1979, she played a union organizer in Norma Rae, a successful film that established her status as a dramatic actress.

Vincent Canby, in his review of the film for the New York Times, wrote: " Norma Rae is a seriously concerned contemporary drama, illuminated by some very good performances and one, Miss Field's, that is spectacular.

) The phrase, " You like me ", was originally from her wry, understated, famous reply in the film Norma Rae, but many people totally missed the subtle connection in her acceptance speech with that point in the film.

Three members of the original Broadway cast did not appear in the film version: Charlotte Rae ( who was replaced by Billie Hayes early in the stage production ), Edie Adams ( who was pregnant during the filming ) and Tina Louise.

Duval, Rachel True, Nathan Bexton, Debi Mazar, Christina Applegate, Heather Graham, Ryan Phillippe, Jaason Simmons, Scott Caan and Mena Suvari starred in the film, with cameos by Beverly D ' Angelo, Facts of Life star Charlotte Rae, Traci Lords, Shannen Doherty, Rose McGowan, John Ritter and International Male and fitness model Brian Buzzini.

Laura Boddington portrays lead character George's ' undead ' appearance in the TV series, with Jennifer Rae Westley playing her in the later film.

* In the 2008 Oliver Stone film W., Hance is portrayed by actor Paul Rae.

Other actors appearing in the film include Charles Lloyd Pack, Tom Chatto, John Van Eyssen, Percy Herbert, Michael Ripper and John Rae.

* Starlight ( film ), a 1996 film starring Rae Dawn Chong and Willie Nelson

There are many cameo appearances by notable performers, including Imogene Coca, Richard Deacon, Norman Fell, Fannie Flagg, Alice Ghostley, Roosevelt Grier, George Gobel, Paul Lynde, Roddy McDowall, Sheree North, Charles Pierce, Tom Poston, Charlotte Rae, Jimmie Walker and Michael Keaton in his film debut as Sailor ..

Scanned and uploaded by User: Lee M. The central figure is based on Rae Dawn Chong in the movie Quest for Fire ; the other figures may also be based on film characters.

* Norma Rae, 1979 American film

Rae came out of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and entered the adult film industry in 1983, after being discovered by a fledgling Philadelphia talent firm, Lynx Management.

Rae left the adult film business in 1993.

He was waiting tables at the Bubba Gump Shrimp Company restaurant in Maui, Hawaii, when he was discovered by actor-director Rae Dawn Chong ; she cast him in the horror film Cursed Part 3.

Rae Allen ( born Raffaella Julia Theresa Abruzzo, July 3, 1926 ) is an American stage, film and television actress.