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TCM Host Robert Osborne: Actor Was ‘Genuine Movie Star’ By John Eggerton -- Broadcasting & Cable, 4/7/2008 2:44:00 PM Turner Classic Movies slated a 15-hour marathon April 11-12 (2:30 p.m.-5:30 a.m. April 12) to salute the late Charlton Heston. Heston, who died over the weekend at age 84, was an Oscar-winning actor whose imposing frame and voice made him the film industry's choice for a number of classic roles. TCM's lineup includes an interview and lesser-known films -- The Buccaneer, Major Dundee, The Hawaiians (such tributes are circumscribed by the films to which a channel has rights) -- bracketing his...

LOS ANGELES, April 7 (UPI) -- Turner Classic Movies said it plans to pay tribute to late Hollywood film star Charlton Heston with a marathon of his movies. Heston, who had suffered from Alzheimer's disease in recent years, died Saturday at the age of 84. The movie marathon honoring him is to take place Friday and will include screenings of his famous films "Ben-Hur," "The Buccaneer," "The Hawaiians," "Khartoum" and "Major Dundee," as well as two showings of an in-depth conversation between Heston and TCM host Robert Osborne in the TCM original special "Private Screenings: Charlton Heston." "Charlton Heston was...

August 24, 2007 -- Friday Schedule 6:00am -- Love Is On The Air (1937) 7:15am -- Brother Rat (1938) 8:45am -- Code Of The Secret Service (1939) 9:45am -- Angels Wash Their Faces (1939) 11:15am -- Dark Victory (1939) 1:00pm -- Hell's Kitchen (1939) 2:30pm -- Desperate Journey (1942) 4:30pm -- One For The Book (1947) 6:15pm -- John Loves Mary (1949) 8:00pm -- Bedtime For Bonzo (1951) 9:30pm -- Kings Row (1942) 11:45pm -- Knute Rockne All American (1940) 1:30am -- Girl From Jones Beach, The (1949) 3:00am -- Night Unto Night (1949) 4:30am -- Prisoner Of War (1954)...

For the past few years, Turner Classic Movies has had a feature in August called "Summer Under the Stars". Each day features one movie actor/actress, and the whole day (6 AM to 6 AM - ET) consists of movies made by that star. This Friday (August 24th) will be 24 hours of Ronald Reagan movies. Here is the schedule of movies to be shown (ET): 6:00 AM Love Is On The Air (1937) 7:15 AM Brother Rat (1938) 8:45 AM Code Of The Secret Service (1939) 9:45 AM Angels Wash Their Faces (1939) 11:15 AM Dark Victory (1939) 1:00 PM...

The 1945 Movie "Love Letters" (screenplay by Ayn Rand) will be shown  on Turner Classic Movies at 8pm Eastern on Wednesday, August 16th.   Set your Tivos, DVDRs and VCRs if you haven't already gotten a copy  of this delightful film.   See: THIS page.  Also: click on the "MONTH SCHEDULE" button in the  second menu bar (scroll half way down).