ShirleyMacLaine was the product of a strict middle-class background from whic...Shirley MacLaine was the product of a strict middle-class background from which she and her brother the future actor Warren Beatty escaped into the fantasy world of show-biz. Her ballet training and her long-legged pixie charm led to rapid success on...more
There never was a star quite like her. Adored by adults and children alike at ...There never was a star quite like her. Adored by adults and children alike at four she already led at the Box Office - ahead of Gable and Cooper. Her films saved a movie studio from bankruptcy and a President credited her with raising the morale of...more