Will Friedwald
Actor
Movies11
Movie7.4DocumentaryDean Martin had a laid-back charm that made him successful in everything from big-screen comedies to television variety shows to live acts in Las Vegas. Filmmaker Tom Donahue explores Martin’s varied career, including his complicated relationships with Jerry Lewis, Frank Sinatra, Sammy Davis Jr, and others. We hear from admirers such as critic Gerald Early, actor Jon Hamm, and Hip-Hop artist RZA who testify to Martin’s enduring mystique.
Dean Martin: King of Cool
2021 · 15 votes
Movie5.5DocumentaryDocumentary about the mid-20th century Vegas bandleader and trumpeter Louis Prima, who showed the world what a rock show could be.
Louis Prima: The Wildest!
1999 · 2 votes
Movie6.0DocumentaryThe life and career of the renowned voice actor of animation and radio. For generations, Mel Blanc was one of the most famous Hollywood voice actors with his myriad of voices for classic animated characters like Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck and scores of others. However, animation was only one of the fields where Blanc shone through in his long career. This film covers the life of this amazingly talented and big hearted actor, comedian and musician as he became one of the performing greats from the golden ages of American animation and radio through to the 1980s.
Mel Blanc: The Man of a Thousand Voices
2008 · 13 votes
MovieDocumentaryMusicA loving tribute to Astaire the singer, hosted by Audrey Hepburn.
MovieDocumentaryA documentary about the early days of animation.
MovieDocumentaryAn all-new documentary celebrating the legacy of the holiday specials created by Arthur Rankin, Jr. and Jules Bass including interviews with filmmakers and historians.
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Documentary short
Goodbye, Warner Bros., Hello DePatie-Freleng
2016 · 1 votes
MovieDocumentaryFocuses on how the legend of animation, Tex Avery, revolutionized cartoons.
Movie8.0MusicDocumentaryElla Fitzgerald's voice is a phenomenon and unrivalled to this day. She had the perfect pitch and perfect intonation. Ella's voice spanned three octaves, her phrasing seemed effortless. There is almost no style of music, in which she did not excel, and her numerous - now legendary - recordings of the 'Great American Songbook' with pieces of US composers such as George and Ira Gershwin, Harald Arlen, Cole Porter or Duke Ellington, remained a benchmark for the "right" interpretation of those songs for generations of singers. In the film the focus will be on the voice of Ella Fitzgerald. We want to unravel the secret of her voice through many different people (musicians, singers, critics etc.), who will tell about what impact her voice had on them and still has. We want to learn more about Ella´s life to find out what made her sing like she did and only she could.
Pure Love: The Voice of Ella Fitzgerald
2017 · 2 votes
Movie7.7DocumentaryThis documentary explores the life of jazz singer Anita O'Day. As a child, Anita had a tonsillectomy, during which her uvula was accidentally removed. The surgery prevents her from singing vibrato and holding long notes, but lends to her much-revered percussive style. Anita overcomes her vocal hurdle, as well as many others -- including poverty, heroin addiction and jail time for a drug arrest -- to become one of the most prolific and respected jazz vocalists of the 20th century. Initial release: 30 April 2007
Anita O'Day: The Life of a Jazz Singer
2007 · 3 votes
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Animation documentary
Of Aardvarks, Ants, Inspectors, and Cranes
2016 · 2 votes