LEGENDARY FILM STARS

Howard Oboler

DESCRIPTION: During the realm of the Hollywood movie studios, each of the film production companies developed a roster of movie stars that the public came to idolize. Names like Bette Davis, Cary Grant, Katharine Hepburn, Humphrey Bogart, Ingrid Bergman, Clark Gable, James Stewart and Judy Garland are examples of film stars who became legendary. Each lecture will focus on one of the aforementioned performers and discuss their professional and personal lives. We will view scenes from several of their classic films and questions from the audience will be addressed.

EIGHT LECTURES:

1. Bette Davis
2. Cary Grant
3. Katharine Hepburn
4. Humphrey Bogart
5. Ingrid Bergman
6. Clark Gable
7. Judy Garland
8. James Stewart

BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION: Howard Oboler received his BA degree from Cornell where he was elected to Phi Beta Kappa and awarded a Fulbright Scholarship. He spent his business career as a Management Consultant with Ernst & Young, the international accounting firm. Upon retirement, he returned to academia and received an MA degree in American Studies from Columbia. For the past 15 years he has been giving courses that focus on American popular culture at various venues in New York City, including NYU and The 92nd St. Y. He also teaches in South Florida at FAU, PBCC, The Skolnick Center in Pompano Beach and for the Brandeis National Women’s Committee.