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MELANIE GRIFFITH PRESIDES OVER ONE OF HOLLYWOOD’S FIRST FAMILIES

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Who better can represent the women of Hollywood than three generations of successful actresses in one family? It all started with Tippi Hedren, 85, who was discovered by Alfred Hitchcock in the early 60’s to star in “The Birds.” Her daughter Melanie Griffith, 58, grew up and starred in two of our favorite movies – “Something Wild” and “Working Girl” – among many others. Not long ago, Melanie’s daughter with Don Johnson, Dakota Johnson, 26, burst into stardom with “Fifty Shades of Grey.” The family turned up at the Elle Women of Hollywood Awards to watch Dakota receive the “emerging star” award. Above, right, Dakota’s little sister Stella Banderas, 19, looks like she might follow in their footsteps.

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By Janet / October 20, 2015
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MELANIE GRIFFITH’S MOTHER HAS NEWFOUND FAME

Melanie Griffith is out and about shopping at Barneys in Beverly Hills. The HBO movie, “The Girl,” starring Sienna Miller is about her mother Tippi Hedren’s uncomfortable relationship with Alfred Hitchcock. It’s been playing for the past few weeks, so people are often commenting on it or asking Melanie questions about it.

By Janet / November 14, 2012
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ALFRED HITCHCOCK: TWO SIDES OF THE STORY

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Suddenly Alfred Hitchcock, who died in 1980, is SO hot that two movies about him are about to be released. The first one by HBO is called “The Girl” and it airs October 20. This one sounds juicier – it chronicles Hitchcock’s obsession with his star of “The Birds” Tippi Hedren, and her struggle to fight off his advances. English actress Sienna Miller plays Tippi and Toby Jones plays the rather repulsive director. (Top photo)
The second movie, a feature film, is called “Hitchcock” and it documents the struggle the director had getting “Psycho” to the screen. Both films take place in the 60’s. Anthony Hopkins is Hitchcock and Scarlett Johansson is Janet Leigh in this movie, set for release on November 23.

By Janet / October 10, 2012
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