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Michael Rennie

Michael Rennie
Michael Rennie as "Klaatu" in
The Day The Earth Stood Still (1951).
Personal information
Birth nameEric Alexander Rennie
Birth date25 August 1909
Place of birthBradford, Yorkshire, England
Date of death10 June 1971(age 61)
Death placeHarrogate, Yorkshire, England
Years active1936 � 1971
SpouseMaggie McGrath (1947 � 1960) (divorced) 1 child
Joan England (1938 � 1945) (divorced)
PartnerRenee Taylor (nee Gilbert) (1941 � 1960)

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Michael Rennie (25 August 1909 - 10 June 1971) was an English film, television, and stage actor, perhaps best known for his starring role as the space visitor Klaatu in the 1951 classic science fiction film The Day the Earth Stood Still. However, he appeared in over 50 other films since 1936, many with Jean Simmons and other well-known actors. During World War II, Rennie served in the Royal Air Force. From 1959 onward, Rennie also appeared in some popular U.S. TV shows, between making films.

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[PLEASE READ] Behold the voluptuous woman: exotically dancing, bathing, sword-fighting, romancing, regally presiding, and pleading as a damsel in distress. You are watching actress Debra Paget in her (dual) role as Princess Shalimar/Taura in the 1954 Fox film PRINCESS OF THE NILE. Dazzling Debra Paget was a gifted, "exotica" actress who performed--with Romantic élan--in a tremendous variety of colorful roles in the 1950s. Debra's talents as an actress and dancer matched her physical beauty as a woman. Among her acting gifts was a rare ability to deliver her spoken lines with the most exquisite and compelling feminine grace. Onscreen, she is always a passionate presence of "banked fires." Whenever Debra Paget speaks, the words are molten. Also appearing in the film: Jeffrey Hunter as "the hero" Prince Haidi; Michael Rennie as "the villain" Rama Khan; Michael Ansara (a staple presence in films of this sort as well as actress Barbara Eden's future husband) as Rama Khan's "partner in crime"; Edgar Barrier as the evil Shaman; and Dona Drake as "queen's maid" (Dona was no stranger to North African rolesâsee her also in Hope and Crosby's "Road to Morocco"). Debra Paget "returned to Egypt" as Shila in CLEOPATRA'S DAUGHTER, a foreign film released domestically in 1963. Side-note for the curious and demanding: Debra Paget brought her "Nile act" to Vegas in the 1950s. Please refer to my DEBRA PAGET SRO video for some jackpot views. Side-note for the statistical: Debra Paget was <b>...</b>
9.92 min. | 0 user rating		 The first 2 laps of Wednesday evening practice,from a position not seen before..................................... 0:19 Cameron Donald 0:27 John McGuinness 0:36 Bruce Anstey 0:39 Michael Dunlop? 0:40 ? 0:43 Ian Lougher 0:54 Keith Amor 1:05 Adrian Archibald 1:06 Carl Rennie 1:08 Dan Kneen 1:20 Michael Rutter 1:20 Ian Hutchinson 1:22 Ian Mackman 1:22 Gary Johnson 1:22 Guy Martin 1:34 James Hillier 1:35 Dan Stewart 1:41 John Burrows 1:43 Ryan Farquhar 1:57 Oliver Linsdell 2:03 Mark Buckley 2:04 Derek Brien 2:11 Ian Pattinson 2:14 Conor Cummins 2:23 Stephen Oates 2:26 Davey Morgan 4:09 Derek Brien 4:11 Ian Pattinson 4:17 Mark Buckley 4:30 Dan Kneen 4:35 Guy Martin
4.68 min. | 4.96 user rating		 Trailer for the classic British Gainsborough 'bodice ripper', starring Margaret Lockwood, Patricia Roc, James Mason, Griffith Jones, Felix Aylmer, Michael Rennie and many others. This film is the 9th most popular film of all-time in the UK, based on box-office admissions.
1.93 min. | 4.76 user rating		 Creator: Tom Kapinos Genre: Comedy, Drama About: Hank Moody may be a talented author, despite his gift of the gab, especially for live seducing, his private life is a mess. Repeated attempts to have a stable relationship with Karen, also for the sake of their daughter Becca, fail because of their extreme libertarian infidelity. Hank's sexual appetite also infects talent agent Charlie Runkle, who indulges in all kinds of naughtiness too. More 'victims of hormones' contribute to the lustily lust-loaded plot. David Duchovny ... Hank Moody Natascha McElhone ... Karen Madeleine Martin ... Becca Moody Evan Handler ... Charlie Runkle Pamela Adlon ... Marcy Runkle Madeline Zima ... Mia Lewis Stephen Tobolowsky ... Stu Beggs Callum Keith Rennie ... Lew Ashby Rachel Miner ... Dani Jason Beghe ... Richard Bates Carla Gallo ... Daisy Kathleen Turner ... Sue Collini Scott Michael Foster ... Tyler Embeth Davidtz ... Felicia Koons Carla Gugino ... Abby Rhodes Camilla Luddington ... Lizzie Diane Farr ... Jill Robinson Eva Amurri Martino ... Jackie Subscribe, Like and Follow on: YouTube - www.youtube.com Facebook - www.facebook.com Google+ - plus.google.com
3.02 min. | 4.92 user rating		 PLEASE READ THIS - This clip consists of two segments from "Princess of the Nile" (1954), the story of Shalimar, an Egyptian princess who poses as Taura the dancing girl in order to rid her county of it's Bedouin invaders. This pretty lame affair with lots of hokey dialogue was directed by Harmon Jones. The other performers were Jeffrey Hunter as Prince Haidi; Michael Rennie as Rama Khan ; Dona Drake as Mirva; and Michael Ansara as Captain Kral. I am always looking for new ideas for this series. If you have any suggestions please don't hesitate to drop me a line.
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This week on Sleepy Hollow Theater, we proudly present to you the not so classic 1970 film, Dracula Versus Frankenstein. Also watch us at: www.sleepyhollowtheater.com. Aliens from a dying world plot to conquer earth by praying on man's superstitions. Bringing two dead scientists Dr. Odo Warnoff and Maleva Kerstein back to life, they use their knowledge to re-animate various earth monsters, including the werewolf Waldemar Daninsky, Frankenstein's monster, the mummy Pha-ho-tep, and the vampire Count de Meirhoff. Known under multiple titles (Assignment Terror, Operation Terror, Reincarnator, The Man Who Came From Ummo and Los monstruos del terror) Dracula Versus Frankenstein was first released in West Germany in 1970 and features Michael Rennie, Karin Dor,Craig Hill, Patty Shepard, Ãngel del Pozo and Paul Naschy.
109.20 min. | 4.69 user rating		 Season 1 episode 25 of the series, written by Charles Beaumont & William D. Gordon (based on Hilda Lawrence's story "Composition for Four Hands"). Director: Robert Douglas. The cast: Michael Rennie, Phyllis Thaxter, James McMullan, Natalie Trundy, Vaughn Taylor, Connie Gilchrist, Claude Stroud, Rees Vaughn. Host: Alfred Hitchcock. Original air date: 22 March 1963.
49.70 min. | 4.90 user rating		 3 stories from the pen of the great man. The Verger, Mr. Knowall and Sanatorium starring amongst others, Nigel Patrick, James Hayter, Roland Culver, Wilfred Hyde-White, Naughton Wayne, Michael Hordern, Jean Simmons and Michael Rennie
2.77 min. | 0 user rating		 "I am fearful when I see people substituting fear for reason." ______________________________________ The Day The Earth Stood Still - the original, now - is clearly a science fiction staple. It's so iconic that you'll know half of what to expect before you ever watch it. The interesting thing about it, among sci-fi classics, is that it doesn't really spend all that much time on the science fiction elements. Much of the film is spent with Klaatu dealing with regular people on an intensely personal level, and I think that really gives it an emotional heft that most alien movies don't have. It's also, of course, an important movie that not only is quite truthful about the state of humanity, but also tells a lot about the time it was made. Klaatu's ultimatum to the people of Earth puts one in mind of mutually assured destruction, at the height of the Cold War. Michael Rennie did a wonderful job portraying a visitor from another world, keeping his speech from sounding like rhetoric. I chose the song because, apart from being haunting at times and generally fitting the genre, it has both stretches of melancholy and of chaos. I find this to be quite a regretful, plaintive movie with a small glimmer of hope, in the people Klaatu befriends during his time here.
3.82 min. | 4.40 user rating		 A visit of the Sino British Film Group to a Chinese movie studio. I'm told it was during the production of 'This Mortal Wind '(1954), starring Li Lihua, Yan Jun, and Liu Qi. Followed by shots taken at the filming of 'Soldier of fortune', with Michael Rennie, at the harbour front.
2.18 min. | 5.0 user rating

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BBC News--Image by -Michael Rennie- Edinburgh's Shandwick Place is the perfect setting covered in snow. Picture taken by Alex Dewars on his way to work Lola cannot wait ... - Date : Wed, 01 Dec 2010 11:46:01 GMT+00:00
Something For The Weekend (310) - Vitalfootball Tweet this news
Vitalfootball--Those are the words which -Michael Rennie- tells Patricia Neal, in the film The Day The Earth Stood Still, must speak to the robot Gort, ... - Date : Fri, 03 Dec 2010 16:56:46 GMT+00:00
Science Meets Sci-Fi in Santa Clara - The Bay Citizen (blog) Tweet this news
The Bay Citizen (blog)--Think “The Day the Earth Stood Still” (the original version with -Michael Rennie-, not Keanu Reeves). It's where “science meets sci-fi,” according to ... - Date : Fri, 13 Aug 2010 21:19:10 GMT+00:00
Rennie 'Shattered' role complicated - Toronto Sun Tweet this news
Toronto Sun---Rennie- asked. "Like in The Shield with Vic Mackey (played by -Michael- Chiklis), you follow him because there's enough good to go with the bad. ... - Date : Thu, 26 Aug 2010 14:22:05 GMT+00:00
POWAY: City cuts arts center box office hours - North County Times Tweet this news
North County Times---Michael Rennie-, executive director for the foundation, said he welcomed the ability for customers to print their own tickets. "Anything that gets tickets ... - Date : Sun, 04 Jul 2010 23:26:21 GMT+00:00
On view this weekend - Irish Times Tweet this news
Irish Times--The 125sq m (1350sq ft) three-bed has a high spec finish inspired by Scottish architect Charles -Rennie- Mackintosh. Features include a panelled hallway, ... - Date : Wed, 21 Jul 2010 23:36:23 GMT+00:00
Don't let your credit card get hijacked - Globe and Mail Tweet this news
Globe and Mail--Rick -Rennie-, MasterCard Canada's vice-president of customer security, says that computers “compare legitimate transactions against known fraud patterns, ... - Date : Tue, 13 Jul 2010 20:32:08 GMT+00:00



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