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Buy or rent. Living a lie is a poor substitute for living the truth sometimes it takes the harsh realties of life to help us discover who we truly are. The legendary Lana...
Sep 18, 2022 · Dramatic story of a young, single-mother Laura (Lana Turner) who takes in likewise situated Annie and her young daugher Sara-Jane. All struggle to get by until Laura makes it big on Broadway. The...
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May 5, 2022 · Live Music Archive Librivox Free Audio. Featured. All Audio; ... movies. Imitation Of Life by Douglas Sirk. Publication date 1959
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The lives of a widow and her housekeeper are united first in mutual need, then success and ultimately, in heartache in this Academy Award-nominated Best Picture.
Imitation of Life: Directed by Douglas Sirk. With Lana Turner, John Gavin, Sandra Dee, Susan Kohner. An aspiring white actress takes in an African American widow whose mixed-race daughter is desperate to be seen as white.
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- Douglas Sirk
- 1959-03-20
Imitation of Life is one of only two dramatic films to feature gospel legend Mahalia Jackson. The other, St. Louis Blues (1958), actually gave her a character name. During the publicity tour for the film, one reporter asked Susan Kohner if she had "minded" playing a black character.
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