Shelley Winters
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Shelley Winters was an American actress, whose film career spanned seven decades. In 1943 she changed her name to Shelley, after her favorite poet, and Winter taking her mother's maiden name. She won
Winters in 1951
Studio publicity portrait of Winters c. 1940s
Title card of the movie Behave Yourself! (1951), featuring Winters
Winters with Julie Bovasso and Jason Robards, as the presenter of the first Obie Awards ceremony in 1956
The Night of the Hunter
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The Night of the Hunter is a 1955 American Southern Gothic horror-thriller film directed by Charles Laughton in his sole feature film directorial credit, and starring Robert Mitchum, Shelley Winters a
Shelley Winters
…blond bombshell" archetype, but balked at typecasting, and became known for her versatility as a performer. Some of her other well-known films include The Night of the Hunter (1955), Lolita (1962), Alfie (1966), Next Stop, Greenwich Village (1976), and Pete's Dragon (1977). Winters also acted extensively on television…
U.S. theatrical release poster
Director Charles Laughton in 1934
An image from the original trailer for The Night of the Hunter