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Encyclopedia > Three Coins in the Fountain (movie)

Three Coins in the Fountain is a 1954 film which tells the story of three American girls looking for romance in Rome. It stars Clifton Webb, Dorothy McGuire, Jean Peters, Louis Jourdan, Maggie McNamara and Rossano Brazzi. 1954 was a common year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar). ... The Roman Colosseum Rome (Italian and Latin Roma) is the capital city of Italy, and of its Lazio region. ... Clifton Webb (November 19, 1889 – October 13, 1966) was an American actor. ... Dorothy Hackett McGuire (June 14, 1916 - September 13, 2001) was an American actress. ... Elizabeth Jean Peters (born October 15, 1926 in Canton, Ohio, died October 13, 2000) was an American actress. ... Louis Jourdan (born June 19, 1919) is a French actor, known chiefly for his suave manner and good looks. ... Maggie McNamara (June 18, 1928 - February 18, 1978) was an American actress. ...


The movie was adapted by John Patrick from the novel by John H. Secondari, and was directed by Jean Negulesco. John Patrick (May 17, 1905 - November 7, 1995) was a US playwright and screenwriter. ... Jean Negulesco (b. ...


It won Academy Awards for Best Cinematography, Color and Best Music, Song (for Jule Styne and Sammy Cahn for Three Coins in the Fountain). It was nominated for Best Picture. Although he never won an Oscar for any of his movie performances, the comedian Bob Hope received two honorary Oscars for his contributions to cinema. ... The Academy Award for Best Cinematography is awarded each year to a cinematographer for his work in one particular motion picture. ... Academy Award for Best Song 1930s 1934 Con Conrad (music), Herb Magidson (lyrics) - The Continental from The Gay Divorcée Vincent Youmans (music), Edward Eliscu, Gus Kahn (lyrics) - Carioca from Flying Down to Rio Ralph Rainger (music), Leo Robin (lyrics) _ Love in Bloom from She Loves Me Not 1935... Jule Styne (December 31, 1905 - September 20, 1994) was a British born United States songwriter. ... Sammy Cahn (June 18, 1913 - January 15, 1993) was a songwriter and musician, playing the piano and violin. ... The Academy Award for Best Picture is one of the awards given to people working in the motion picture industry by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences; the awards are voted on by other people within the industry. ...


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Three Coins In the Fountain (264 words)
For all its lovely picture-postcard images, the film is at base a reworking of 20th Century-Fox' favorite plotline: three pretty girls on the prowl for husbands.
The three lovelies, who toss their coins in the Trevi fountain and wish for romance, include Dorothy McGuire, Jean Peters and Maggie McNamara.
Three Coins in the Fountain won two Academy Awards: "Best Color Cinematography" (Milton Krasner), and "Best Song" (written by Sammy Cahn and Jimmy Van Heusen, and sung in the pre-credits sequence by an uncredited Frank Sinatra).
DVD Verdict Review - Three Coins In The Fountain (970 words)
Three Coins in the Fountain follows the adventures of three working women looking for love in the fabled city of Rome.
Three Coins in the Fountain received well-deserved Academy Awards in the categories of Original Song and Cinematography, and among the extra features is footage of the awards ceremony.
Although Three Coins in the Fountain is perhaps not the best showcase for her considerable talents, her work in the melodramatic A Summer Place, as a stern Quaker trying to keep her mischievous husband in line in Friendly Persuasion, and especially in the unique and engrossing The Enchanted Cottage, more than does her justice.
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