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Emmett Evan "Van" Heflin Jr. (December 13, 1908 [1] – July 23, 1971) was an American theatre, radio, and film actor. He played mostly character parts over the course of his film career, but during the 1940s had a string of roles as a leading man. Heflin won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his performance in Johnny Eager (1942).
The Tall Target: 1951 Stanley Hall: Prince of Players: ... Van Heflin: Tennessee Johnson: 1942 ... Outstanding Lead Actor in a Special Program – Drama or Comedy 1 1
Under contract to MGM Studios, [5] she made her first screen appearance in Mervyn LeRoy's East Side, West Side (February 1950), starring Barbara Stanwyck, Ava Gardner, James Mason and Van Heflin. [5] [9] Beverly Michaels circa 1950. Michaels then appeared in two films by independent film director and producer Hugo Haas.
Shane is a 1953 American Technicolor Western film starring Alan Ladd, Jean Arthur, and Van Heflin.Released by Paramount Pictures, [4] [5] the film is noted for its landscape cinematography, editing, performances, and contributions to the genre. [6]
East Side, West Side is a 1949 American melodrama crime film, starring Barbara Stanwyck, James Mason, Van Heflin, and Ava Gardner.Based on the 1947 novel of the same title, written by Marcia Davenport, screenplay by Isobel Lennart, produced by Voldemar Vetluguin, directed by Mervyn LeRoy, and distributed by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer.
Ric Hardman wrote the original script and it was adapted by Frank S. Nugent. Van Heflin signed to star in August 1957. [1] Rudolph Mate was originally meant to be the director but he dropped out (he would be replaced by Phil Karlson). Tab Hunter was borrowed from Warner Bros. [2] Columbia contractee James Darren was assigned to a support role.
Henry Burk Jones (August 1, 1912 – May 17, 1999) was an American actor of stage, film, and television. Early years Jones ... 3:10 to Yuma with Van Heflin, ...
Gwyllyn Samuel Newton Ford (May 1, 1916 – August 30, 2006), known as Glenn Ford, was a Canadian-born American actor. He was most prominent during Hollywood's Golden Age as one of the biggest box-office draws of the 1940s, 1950s, and 1960s, and had a career that lasted more than 50 years.