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 Salon News | Hollywood can wait   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
The trial balloon for the liberal Beatty was first floated by none other than conservative (for lack of a better word) Arianna Huffington in her Aug. 9 syndicated column.
Huffington told Salon News that the idea of a Beatty run began at a dinner where she, Beatty and Atlantic Monthly writer Ted Halstead were sitting at the same table, discussing Halstead's current cover story in the Atlantic on Gen X politics.
Beatty's promise of millionaire populism comes as many Christian conservatives are threatening to bolt the Republican Party.
www.salon.com /news/feature/1999/08/13/beatty/index.html   (836 words)

  
 HELLO! Profiles
Warren Beatty's life is the stuff of Hollywood legend — and not just because he's been nominated for 14 Oscars.
Henry Warren Beatty was born on March 30, 1937, in Richmond, Virginia, to Ira, a psychology professor, and Kathlyn (née MacLean), a teacher.
Warren got his big break aged 22 with his three-episode TV debut in the teen series The Many Loves Of Dobie Gillis, and then headed for the bright lights of Broadway.
www.hellomagazine.com /profiles/warrenbeatty   (888 words)

  
 Warren Beatty - Salon   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
Beatty is that rarest of creatures: A longtime lefty who didn't change his tune once he started to make real money.
And even if it presaged Beatty's timid flirtation with the idea of running for president, which culminated in an op-ed piece for the New York Times last year and fizzled anticlimactically not long after, it can't be viewed even in retrospect as any sort of slick promo.
Beatty sank his heart too deep into "Bulworth" for it to be slick in any way.
dir.salon.com /ent/movies/feature/2000/03/20/beatty/index.html   (798 words)

  
 Warren Beatty
Henry Warren Beaty (he added the second 't' later) got the acting bug early as he started performing as a child along with his older sister, Shirley Maclaine.
Although he didn't direct that now classic film, he did produce it and took a sizeable cut of the film's profits after no one else was willing to bet that a story of a couple of depression-ear bankrobbers would capture audiences the way it did.
Beatty went on to make an equally impressive directorial debut when he went behind the camera (with co-director Buck Henry) for his remake of Here Comes Mr.
www.tribute.ca /bio.asp?id=1975   (310 words)

  
 Warren Beatty
Beatty, though, thought the role was ludicrous, and left the series after its first season.
Beatty was rumored for many years to have political aspirations, but his lecherous past would probably present problems in any run for office.
Beatty had purchased the film rights to the comic strip character, and directed and produced the film.
www.nndb.com /people/719/000022653   (681 words)

  
 Warren Beatty St. James Encyclopedia of Pop Culture - Find Articles
Born Henry Warren Beaty in Richmond, Virginia,; Beatty is the younger brother of dancer and actress Shirley MacLaine.
Beatty made his Hollywood debut opposite Natalie Wood in Kazan's Splendor in the Grass (1961),; a somber, archetypically 1960s examination of teenage sexual angst and confusion, in which the actor gave a suitably moody performance and mesmerized audiences with his brooding good looks.
In 1974 Beatty was perfectly cast as the lone investigative journalist at the center of Alan J. Pakula's compelling conspiracy thriller, The Parallax View,; after which he turned producer again (and cowrote) for Shampoo (1975).
www.findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_g1epc/is_bio/ai_2419200084   (1013 words)

  
 USATODAY.com - Beatty rips Schwarzenegger at nurses' convention   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
Beatty made his remarks at a convention of the California Nurses Association, an organization that has emerged in the last year as one of Schwarzenegger's most vociferous critics.
Beatty, a Democrat and longtime political activist who has been mentioned as a possible challenger to Schwarzenegger next year, did not announce his candidacy as many in the boisterous crowd had hoped.
Beatty played a senator in the 1998 movie "Bulworth" and entertained the idea of running for the presidency six years ago.
www.usatoday.com /news/politicselections/state/california/2005-09-23-beatty-schwarzenegger_x.htm   (510 words)

  
 Warren Beatty News   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
Warren Beatty will be honored at next January's Golden Globe Awards telecast with the Cecil B. DeMille Award for lifetime achievement.
Beatty directed and starred in the 1990 film Dick Tracy Warren Beatty is to receive a lifetime achievement award at next year's Golden Globes, organisers have announced.
WARREN Beatty was always a notorious charmer, but one woman who had no time for his flirting was Katharine Hepburn, who chewed him out good.
www.topix.net /who/warren-beatty?scoring=r   (662 words)

  
 Warren Beatty for governor?
Warren Beatty says he isn't ruling out running for governor of California, and thinks he could do a better job than Arnold Schwarzenegger.
Beatty, who has been involved in politics for years, played a senator in the 1998 movie "Bulworth" and entertained the idea of running for the presidency six years ago.
Beatty, 68, said he has "a real soft spot for actors even if they are right wing," and has always liked Schwarzenegger.
www.azcentral.com /ent/celeb/articles/0522beatty.html   (252 words)

  
 Beatty, Warren - HighBeam Encyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
Beatty, Warren (Henry Warren Beatty), 1937-, motion picture actor, director, producer, and screenwriter, b.
And you thought Bill was naughty..; Hollywood star Warren Beatty says he may run for President...
Profile: Warren Beatty's Beverly Hills speech and the still unanswered question of whether he'll run for president
www.encyclopedia.com /doc/1E1-beattyw1.html   (335 words)

  
 Biography for Warren Beatty   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
Beatty attended high school in Arlington, Virginia and attended Northwestern University, but, not to be outdone by his rising-star big sister, soon dropped out to study acting under the legendary Stella Adler.
Caron and Beatty were situated near Christie in the reception line for Queen Elizabeth II, and Beatty first saw Christie in person when he turned to watch the Queen shake hands with her.
When Beatty was awarded the Irving Thalberg Award by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences in the year 2000, Christie was one of the friends and co-workers who appeared in a film tribute to her former lover.
www.imdb.com /name/nm0000886/bio   (2256 words)

  
 BBC NEWS | Entertainment | Film | Warren Beatty: Pride of Bafta
Beatty has notoriously had relationships with a legion of his leading ladies including Natalie Wood, Joan Collins, Leslie Caron, Julie Christie, Diane Keaton, Isabelle Adjani and Madonna.
Beatty followed his sister, Shirley MacLaine, into the movie business and exploded on to the big screen in 1961 in Elia Kazan's Splendour in the Grass.
Beatty is a notoriously demanding film-maker, well-known for his multi-take perfectionism.
news.bbc.co.uk /1/hi/entertainment/the_oscars_1999/669038.stm   (676 words)

  
 Warren Beatty - By David Plotz - Slate Magazine
But Beatty has always been, in the words of film critic David Thomson, "a very uneasy actor." Beatty is too cool and distant to be great on screen.
Beatty sympathizers such as Huffington rightly ask why Steve Forbes, who inherited his millions, is a serious candidate, while Beatty is a joke.
Beatty's flirtation with the presidential campaign may be a canny political tactic.
www.slate.com /id/33472   (1855 words)

  
 CNN - Beatty reportedly flirting with White House race - August 12, 1999
The article says Beatty is unhappy with the current candidates for the Democratic nomination -- Vice President Al Gore and former New Jersey Sen. Bill Bradley -- and may position himself as a liberal alternative.
Beatty reportedly suggests he might even seek the nomination of the Reform Party, founded by Ross Perot.
Beatty is a 62-year-old native of Richmond, Virginia, and the brother of actress Shirley MacLaine.
www.cnn.com /SHOWBIZ/Movies/9908/12/beatty.president.nyt   (671 words)

  
 Actor Warren Beatty gives public-policy graduates — and Gov. Schwarzenegger — some advice on power
Academy Award-winning director Warren Beatty gave the keynote address at the graduation ceremony for UC Berkeley's Goldman School of Public Policy.
Beatty, a longtime political activist who has campaigned for every Democratic presidential candidate since Robert Kennedy, gave a keynote speech that was almost as blistering as the heat in its criticism of California Governor and fellow Hollywood actor Arnold Schwarzenegger.
Wearing UC Berkeley regalia (he dropped out of Northwestern University to study acting), Beatty cracked plenty of jokes but did not mince words about his disappointment in the direction that California is heading fiscally and philosophically.
www.berkeley.edu /news/media/releases/2005/05/21_beatty.shtml   (2582 words)

  
 Warren Beatty: Lilith - Movie
In LILITH Warren Beatty shows for the first time that he's more than just a pretty face.
He goes back to visit her, even though she married Gene Hackman, in a scene that seems very reminiscent of the end of SPLENDOR IN THE GRASS, where Beatty also had to confront the fact that his girlfriend is hitched up with someone else.
Beatty begins working for an "mental asylum" but falls for the wrong girl patient (Seberg).
www.superiorpics.com /warren_beatty/movie/1964_lilith.html   (889 words)

  
 Will Bulworth Run?
The latest made-for-buzz wrinkle in the 2000 presidential campaign is that actor Warren Beatty is considering a rewrite that would put him into the action.
According to one person who has discussed the race with him, Beatty is leaning toward a media-dependent campaign and is intrigued by opportunities presented by the Internet and the proliferation of cable channels and new media.
Beatty is "nowhere near a decision," says a political adviser.
www.thenation.com /doc/19990906/editors   (738 words)

  
 Amazon.ca: Bugsy (Widescreen/Full Screen): DVD: Barry Levinson,Warren Beatty,Annette Bening,Harvey Keitel,Ben ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
Beatty is simply mesmerising as the man who invented Las Vegas but never saw it thrive, moving from infectious idealism to brutal violence in the blink of an eye.
Beatty does a fine job in his character, but at times his performance seems forced and he is clearly about 10 years older than Bugsy would have been.
Warren Beatty does a superb job in the lead and the strong supporting cast includes Annette Bening, Ben Kingsley, Harvey Keitel and Eliot Gould.
www.amazon.ca /Bugsy-Widescreen-Screen-Warren-Beatty/dp/0767818059   (1480 words)

  
 Warren Beatty Slams Gov. Arnold - CBS News
Beatty, who first challenged the governor at a March awards banquet in Beverly Hills, contends that should raise taxes on the rich.
Beatty said the election is a waste of time and money.
In a parting piece of advice, Beatty told graduates who want to have kids it might be a good idea to do so at an earlier age than he did.
www.cbsnews.com /stories/2005/05/23/politics/main697192.shtml   (746 words)

  
 HSX Prediction Market: StarBonds® : Warren Beatty
Warren Beatty got his start on the small screen in The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis before he received his big break in Splendor in the Grass, opposite Natalie Wood.
Beatty became widely known as one of Hollywood's infamous bad boys.
In addition to his new role as family man, Beatty has also recently earned the title of "living legend" when he was awarded the Irving G. Thalberg Memorial Award for his accomplishments as an actor.
movies.hsx.com /servlet/SecurityDetail?symbol=WBEAT   (190 words)

  
 Beatty Takes On Arnie - CBS News
Beatty, who has been among the governor's most vocal critics, sat down with Linda Breakstone, a political reporter for the CBS Los Angeles station, KCBS-TV.
California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger and Warren Beatty have battled at the box office, but now they are crossing swords in the politics arena.
Beatty is one of the governor's most vocal critics.
www.cbsnews.com /stories/2005/11/04/earlyshow/main1009963.shtml   (784 words)

  
 Amazon.ca: Dick Tracy (Widescreen): DVD: Warren Beatty,Kerry Armstrong,R.G. Armstrong,Kathy Bates,Robert ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
Beatty took his cue from the source material and concentrated on the relationships between these people, whether strained, romantic or hateful.
Warren Beatty is adequate as Dick Tracy, the main character in the movie, Beatty also was the director of "Dick Tracy".
Although Beatty's performance as Dick Tracy is a bit dry, I believe the part called for it, the same goes for most of the characters.
www.amazon.ca /Dick-Tracy-Widescreen-Warren-Beatty/dp/B00005T7I1   (1373 words)

  
 Warren Beatty in Presidential Run?
Beatty, 62, has reportedly been considering a run for the 2000 presidential bid as a Democrat or perhaps an independent.
It was unclear Thursday whether Beatty, the actor who created the dangerously honest senator in ``Bulworth,'' was for real about joining Campaign 2000 - or just stirring publicity.
Beatty did not return press calls on Thursday, apparently content to watch the buzz he created gather momentum - or not.
www.beachbrowser.com /Archives/eVoid/August-99/Warren-Beatty-in-Presidential-Run.htm   (631 words)

  
 Warren Beatty: Reds - Movie
Warren Beatty gives a staggering performance, not only in a difficult lead role but as producer, director and screenwriter, after this film Beatty seemed to rest on his laurels, with a few brief exceptions.
Praise was granted Beatty, in the form of an Academy Award, Directors Guild, and Golden Globe for Best Director, but this is a film which ought to be regarded with greater esteem.
Beatty, the lead as John Reed, journalist and activist, revolutionary and lover is also quite funny and thoughtful.
www.superiorpics.com /warren_beatty/movie/1981_reds.html   (1192 words)

  
 Amazon.com: Bugsy: DVD: Warren Beatty,Annette Bening,Harvey Keitel,Ben Kingsley,Elliott Gould,Joe Mantegna,Richard C. ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
As notorious mobster and Las Vegas visionary "Bugsy" Siegel, Beatty is perfectly cast as a man whose dreams are greater than his ability to realize them--or at least, greater than his ability to stay alive while making those dreams come true.
Beatty is simply mesmerizing as the man who invented Las Vegas but never saw it thrive, moving from infectious idealism to brutal violence in the blink of an eye.
The violence isn't glossed over (indeed, Siegel's humiliation of one underling acts as a turn-on for the far from saintly dame), although Warren Beatty doesn't always quite convince when he's required to be pathologically sadistic.
www.amazon.com /Bugsy-Warren-Beatty/dp/0767818059   (2233 words)

  
 Warren Beatty blocked from entering Schwarzenegger campaign rally   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
Beatty was told by Schwarzenegger aide, Darrel Ng, that the "Bulworth" star was not on the guest list and didn't have the appropriate wristband to get inside.
Despite Beatty saying he and his wife would remain quiet when Schwarzenegger arrived, the hangar door was initially closed but reopened when the governor told the crowd that change was necessary in Sacramento.
Beatty's appearance drew the ire of some of the governor's supporters who called Beatty a Hollywood liberal and a has-been actor.
www.freerepublic.com /focus/f-news/1516458/posts   (2628 words)

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