Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
The Song of Bernadette is a 1943 American biographical drama film based on the 1941 novel of the same name by Franz Werfel.It stars Jennifer Jones in the title role, which portrays the story of Bernadette Soubirous, who reportedly experienced eighteen visions of the Blessed Virgin Mary from February to July 1858 and was canonized in 1933.
Moving to Hollywood in 1940, Cooper found success in a variety of character roles. She received three Academy Award nominations for Best Supporting Actress, for performances in The Song of Bernadette (1943), My Fair Lady (1964) and, most famously, Now, Voyager (1942). Throughout the 1950s and 1960s she worked both on stage and on screen ...
Jennifer Jones (born Phylis Lee Isley; March 2, 1919 – December 17, 2009), also known as Jennifer Jones Simon, was an American actress and mental-health advocate.Over the course of her career that spanned more than five decades, she was nominated for an Academy Award five times, including one win for Best Actress, and a Golden Globe Award win for Best Actress in a Drama.
Charles Ambrose Bickford (January 1, 1891 – November 9, 1967) [1] was an American actor known for supporting roles. [2] He was nominated three times for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for The Song of Bernadette (1943), The Farmer's Daughter (1947) and Johnny Belinda (1948).
A 1943 film version, produced by 20th-Century Fox and directed by Henry King, was a major success and won four Academy Awards. One Oscar went to Jennifer Jones, marking her emergence as a Hollywood star. The Song of Bernadette is an upcoming musical adaption of Werfel's novel by Frank Wildhorn, Rinne Groff, and Robin Lerner.
The character Amber was so named because of her hair color, and this is the only major film in which Darnell—normally known for her raven hair and somewhat Latin looks—appears as a redhead. It was the most expensive film so far produced by Fox, and publicity at the time compared the novel to Gone with the Wind. [21]
Eileen Patricia Augusta Fraser Morison [4] was born in Manhattan on March 19, 1915, although some sources have erroneously given her year of birth as 1914. [5]Her father William was a playwright and actor from Belfast while her mother, Selena Morison (née Fraser), worked for British Intelligence during World War I. [6]
The Song of Bernadette may refer to: The Song of Bernadette, a 1941 novel by Franz Werfel; The Song of Bernadette, a 1943 adaptation of Werfel's novel, by Henry King; The Song of Bernadette, an upcoming 2023 musical adaptation of Werfel's novel "Song of Bernadette" (song), by Jennifer Warnes, 1986