Howard da Silva was one of 324 actors, writers and directors who fell victim to the Hollywood blacklisting of the early 1950s, and had his career halted in the blink of an eye. Originally was a steelworker before making his stage debut at age 20 in New York. He made a name for himself on Broadway before going to Hollywood, but kept up his stage work after making the move to films. His most memorable performance came in the 1943 Broadway production of Oklahoma!. In Hollywood, he became a well-liked character actor, appearing in such films as Sergeant York (1941), The Big Shot (1942) and The Lost Weekend (1945).
美国歌坛常青树罗丝玛丽•克鲁尼（Rosemary Clooney），从1945年起就在歌坛开始她的演唱生涯。她的歌声曾经风靡美国乐坛，她甜美、圆润的歌声，打动过成千上万的听众。她在四零年代白人开始演唱爵士乐的第一代歌手，爱尔兰裔的她，四零年代初出道时，原是在大乐团中演唱的爵士歌手，当时她二十二岁，之后被制作人不断雕凿，让她原本清纯的爵士唱腔，添加了更具风味的流行腔调，并从一九五一年开始，连续六年都不断登上畅销榜。在她1998年70岁生日之时出版的新专辑，声音依然圆润，显不出任何衰败的现象。克鲁尼是一位对歌词掌握特别敏感的爵士歌手，这也是聆听她歌曲最让人满足的地方，她的情绪适切，句子转折出入非常有品味且细腻。
American actor and occasional screenwriter. One of the most frequently seen heavies in films and television programs of the 1950s, his name is nevertheless well known only to buffs. Occasionally he played minor leads and sympathetic characters, but his stern good looks and rich deep voice made him a memorable villain, particularly in Westerns.
