Popular Actors/Actresses
Jean Arthur: An American Broadway and film actress whose career began in silent films in the early 1920s and lasted until the early 1950s. Well-known films include Mr. Smith Goes to Washington and You Can't Take It with You.
Humphrey Bogart: Nicknamed "Bogie." Some of his famous movies were The Maltese Falcon and Casablanca. He played the "tough guy" in many films.
George Brent: An Irish-American stage, film, and television actor. He is best remembered for the eleven films he made with Bette Davis, which included Jezebel and Dark Victory.
Bing Crosby: One of the most popular crooners of his time with hits like "White Christmas" and "Swinging on a Star." Crosby was also in several films such as the Road Movies with Bob Hope, Going My Way and High Society.
Bette Davis: An American actress with a career spanning more than fifty years and one hundred acting credits. She was noted for playing unsympathetic, sardonic characters in a range of film genres. A recipient of two Academy Awards, she was the first thespian to accrue ten nominations. Some famous films are All about Eve, What Ever Happened to Baby Jane? and Death on the Nile.
William Holden: An American actor and one of the biggest box office draws
of the 1950s. He won the Academy Award for Best Actor for the film Stalag 17, and starred in some of Hollywood's most popular and critically acclaimed films, including Sunset Bouleveard and Sabrina.
Historical References
Danker Schein means "thank you."
General Rommel: Popularly known at the time as "Desert Fox," Rommel served as a German general in both WWI and WWII.
Guadalcanal: The Battle of Guadalcanal occurred during WWII. It is argued that after several attempts, the Allies became victorious over time on the Solomon Islands.
Mount Israel Cemetery is in the Bronx near Ferry Point Park.
Moxie is a force of character, determination, or nerve.
Nicht sprecken means "Do not speak."
Shylock is a Loan Shark.
Studebaker: a 1940s model of car.
