John Forsythe — Actor (27)

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A Time for Miracles (1980)
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other title: Tiempo de Milagros
Elizabeth Bayley Seton, America's first native-born saint and founder of the Sisters of Charity, is the subject of this inspiring biopic. After the tragic death of her husband, Seton converts to Catholicism. Once again, she suffers terrible loss when two of her children die, but goes on to found the American Sisters of Charity and the first American Catholic schools. Seton died in 1826 and was canonized by Pope Paul VI in 1975.

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Disneyland's 30th Anniversary Celebration (1985)
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Broadcast on NBC February 18, 1985, the Disneyland 30th Anniversary Celebration was hosted by John Forsythe and Drew Barrymore. The special is a look back into the first thirty years of Disneyland's history. Featuring footage from opening day in 1955, including the famous Walt Disney opening day speech.

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We Wish You a Merry Christmas (1999)
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other title: Fröhliche Weihnacht
In the tiny town of Harmony, the people have been working so hard they've forgotten music even exists! Then, three determined little orphans set out to find a gift they can give the hardworking townsfolk. And with a little night-before-Christmas advice from kindly Mrs. Santa Claus, they give the town the most amazing present anyone could imagine: Christmas caroling!

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Shirley Maclaine: Kicking Up Her Heels (1996)
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other title: Shirley MacLaine - Gelebte Träume
Shirley MacLaine was the product of a strict middle-class background from which she and her brother, the future actor Warren Beatty, escaped into the fantasy world of show-biz. Her ballet training and her long-legged pixie charm led to rapid success on Broadway in musical comedy. Inevitably, Hollywood called and by 1955 Shirley was cast in Hitchcock's "The Trouble With Harry." It wasn't too long before the fine dramatic roles also came to her opposite the most popular leading men of the time, like Fred MacMurray, Jack Lemmon, Frank Sinatra, Clint Eastwood and Robert Mitchum.

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The Deadly Tower (1975)
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other title: Turm des Schreckens / La Tour mortelle …
The real-life story of Charles Whitman's deadly shooting spree at the University of Texas is retold. In August 1966, after killing his wife and mother, Whitman climbed to the top of the school's tower and opened fire on passers-by, killing 13 and wounding many others.

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People's Century: 1900-1999 (1995)
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Age of Hope (1900) Optimism reigns as the new century begins Killing Fields (1916) Marching to glory, soldiers face death on an industrial scale in a ghastly global war Red Flag (1917) Communism brings hope-and horrors-to Russia's millions Lost Peace (1919) The hope for a new world order On the Line (1926) Mass production forever alters the lives of workers and consumers Great Escape (1927) The world forgets its troubles and falls in love with the movies Breadline (1929) Economic depression triggers unemployment on a global scale Sporting Fever (1930) Fans root for the home team in a sports craze that pushes nationalism to new levels Master Race (1933) Nazism overtakes German society Total War (1939) Civilians become targets-contributing to the war effort with their labor and their lives Fallout (1945) Nuclear energy is unleashed Brave New World (1945) A "cold" war embroils the US and the Soviet Union in a contest of ideologies Freedom Now (1947) Colonial rule is overthrown in Asia and Africa Boomtime (1948) Post-war prosperity transforms lifestyles and cultural values in the United States and abroad Asia Rising (1951) From the ashes of war, Japan and Korea rise to economic prominence Living Longer (1952) Medical advances further the fight against disease Endangered Planet (1959) Runaway growth brings prosperity at a price Skin Deep (1960) Racial oppression is challenged in the United States and South Africa Picture Power (1963) Television unexpectedly transforms society, culture, and politics Great Leap (1965) China yields to Chairman Mao Young Blood (1968) A new generation challenges the Establishment Half the People (1969) At home and at work, women fight for equal rights Guerrilla Wars (1973) Revolution succeeds through guerrilla warfare God Fights Back (1979) Religious fundamentalism flourishes in the East and West People Power (1991) Communist rule crumbles in the Soviet Union Fast Forward (1999) New technologies connect the world-while age-old rivalries threaten the New World Order

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Madame X (1966)
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other title: X夫人 / 秋霜花落泪 …
A woman married to a wealthy socialite, is compromised by the accidental death of a man who had been romantically pursuing her, and is forced by her mother-in-law to assume a new identity to save the reputation of her husband and infant son. She wanders the world, trying to forget her heartbreak with the aid of alcohol and unsavory men, eventually returning to the city of her downfall, where she murders a blackmailer who threatens to expose her past. Amazingly, she is represented at her murder trial by her now adult son, who is a public defender. Hoping to continue to protect her son, she refuses to give her real name and is known to the court as the defendant, "Madame X."