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What a Way to Go! (12-May-1964)
Director: J. Lee Thompson Writers: Betty Comden; Gwen Davis; Adolph Green Music: Nelson Riddle Producer: Arthur P. Jacobs Keywords: Dark Comedy, Dark Comedy Shirley MacLaine is Louisa Foster, who wants nothing more than true love and a simple life, but the husbands she marries invariably get caught up in their work, earn enormous fortunes, and die untimely deaths. The now-wealthier, neglected widow thinks each time, the next one will be different. Episodic dark comedy which is also light comedy; each episode explores a different film genre. Excellent script and a top-notch cavalcade of of husbands. Received Oscar nominations for Best Set Decoration and Best Costume Design.
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2-Dec-1983 |
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6-Mar-1965 |
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27-Feb-1903 |
7-Jul-1980 |
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| Gene Kelly |
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| Shirley MacLaine |
Actor |
24-Apr-1934 |
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Terms of Endearment |
| Dean Martin |
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7-Jun-1917 |
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Actor |
6-Aug-1917 |
1-Jul-1997 |
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| Paul Newman |
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26-Jan-1925 |
26-Sep-2008 |
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Actor |
13-Dec-1925 |
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The Dick Van Dyke Show |
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