Pat Dowell

Jerry Lewis performs in Paris in 1976. Lewis, who appeared in dozens of films throughout his career, was perhaps nowhere more critically acclaimed than in France, where he earned the country's highest civilian honor.

Jerry Lewis, Comic Icon And Titan Of Telethons, Dies At 91

Colin Dwyer

Lewis, whose comedic duo with Dean Martin launched him to the peak of showbiz, starred and directed in dozens of films. He was perhaps just as famous for his charity work fighting muscular dystrophy.

John Huston, Hollywood's Human Element

Pat Dowell

Filmmaker John Huston -- born 100 years ago Saturday, on Aug. 5, 1906 -- made some of cinema's most enduring classics, among them The Maltese Falcon and The Treasure of the Sierra Madre.

Revisiting 'War of the Worlds'

Pat Dowell

This Wednesday, Steven Spielberg's version of The War of the Worlds opens across the country. The film is based on H. G. Wells' classic novel, which has been adapted many times since it was published in 1898. Most famous is Orson Welles' 1938 radio play, which frightened millions who mistook it for a news report. The 1953 film version appeared during a wave of sci-fi movies that hit American screens in the 1950s, a time of great fear in the United States.

German Filmmaker Tackles the Holocaust in 'Ninth Day'

Pat Dowell

Volker Schlondorff is an Academy Award-winning German filmmaker who has focused on many aspects of German culture and history, but vowed never to make a movie about concentration camps -- until now. The Ninth Day tells the story of a priest who is torn between what is best for the church and his people.

Comedian Bob Hope Dies at 100

Pat Dowell

Bob Hope, master of the one-liner and world-famous comedian, dies of pneumonia at 100. A star in vaudeville, radio, television and film, Hope helped define the monologue. He was best known for entertaining U.S. troops at bases around the world. Pat Dowell has a remembrance.