Died Today (January 14th): Shelley Winters (1920–2006)

Shelley Winters (1920–2006)

Born: August 18, 1920 in St. Louis, Missouri, USA
Died: January 14, 2006 (age 85) in Beverly Hills, Los Angeles, California, USA

[on Norman Mailer] Norman’s not capable of sleeping with a starlet and using her and then just saying “That was great, kid. Goodbye.” Unlike most men in Hollywood, he’s actually a feminist. He sees women as people, not just sex objects. He reveres women. He feels there’s kind of respect they must have.

[In a 1980 interview] Jean Arthur was ALWAYS my favorite actress when I was a kid. And I love Bette Davis for a very peculiar reason. Bette Davis is not afraid to stink! There are these careful actresses who look pretty, and they’re never bad, they’re never great. But Bette Davis goes; she’ll take chances. I love to watch her on the set. Sometimes it’s awful, but sometimes it’s FANTASTIC!

Winchester 73 1950 dir. Anthony Mann Cast James Stewart Shelly Winters

Executive Suite 1954 dir. Robert Wise Starring William Holden Barbara Stanwyck June Allyson

The Night of the Hunter 1955 dir. Charles Laughton starring Robert Mitchum Winters

Alfie 1966 dir. Lewis Gilbert Starring Michael Caine Winters The Poseidon Adventure 1972 dir. Neame Starring Gene Hackman Ernest Borgnine A PLACE IN THE SUN 1951 dir. George Stevens Stars: Montgomery Clift Elizabeth Taylor THE NIGHT OF THE HUNTER 1955 dir. by Charles Laughton Stars: Robert Mitchum Shelley Winters

TENTACLES 1977 dir. by Ovidio G. Assonitis Stars: John Huston Shelley Winters

LOLITA 1962 dir. Stanley Kubrick Stars: James Mason Sue Lyon

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