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John Gilbert
silent film star
John Gilbert is ranked as the 28th most influential person in
the history of film in the book The Film 100: A Ranking of the
Most Influential People in the History of the Movies. Gilbert is
the only LDS actor (and only LDS person) on this list.
John
Gilbert (a.k.a. The Great Lover of the Silver Screen) was born
John Cecil Pringle July 10, 1899, in Logan, Utah. The son of an
actress, he made his first stage appearance as an infant and
played an extra in films during his adolescence.The
Merry Widowlaunched him to fame in 1925, and by 1928 he was
the highest paid actor in Hollywood. He is best known for his
starring role inThe
Big Parade, the most successful film of the silent era, and,
in fact, the most successful film untilGone
with the Wind. He made nearly one hundred films before his
untimely death in 1936.
Jacque Gray
actress
She played Sister FronkinGods
Army(2000), Miss
Brigham inBrigham
City(2001) and
Nephi's wife inThe
Book of Mormon Movie Vol. 1: The Journey(2003).
According to the director's commentary on the DVD release ofThe
Book of Mormon Movie, She was dating her co-star, Noah
Danby, the actor who played Nephi. He had never read the Book
of Mormon before making this film. Before the end of the
project, he was preparing for baptism.
Source: Gary Rogers feature-length commentary as
recorded on the DVD version ofThe
Book of Mormon Movie.
He plays the lead character in the successful independent film,Napoleon
Dynamite. Even before it’s releaseNapoleon
Dynamitehad
garnered a huge cult following. There are dozens of websites
devoted to its star, Jon Heder, and to the film itself. Also,
when a film that only cost $200,000 gets nominated for the Grand
Jury Prize it’s a big deal.
Katherine Heigl was born to a Mormon family in Washington, D.C.
November 24, 1978. Katherine is the youngest of five children.
Growing up, her life was much like many American families. Her
parents moved the family several times before settling in New
Canaan, Connecticut. Katherine's life was not free from the
agony of tragedy. She lost her brother, Jason, in 1986, when he
suffered a car accident. Following, the accident, Katherine's
family donated her brother's organs and she has remained an
advocate for organ donors to this day.
Katherine grew up in
the church but is not active at this time.
"I'm not as disciplined about it was I once was, but I hope
to find my way back as I get older and a little less selfish,"
Katherine tells Britain'sDaily
Mail. "I'm ashamed to say that I've just got very lazy about
it. I satisfy my vices instead of fighting them."
Katie's values come from her parents and the Mormon church.
She did not begin dating until she was 16. "Part of it was the
rules of the religion I was in, and the other part was my
parents enforcing those rules," she says. "I really trusted my
parents and believed they wanted what was best for me. I didn't
always agree with everything they said, but I'd always defer to
them." Katie hasn't had much success overcoming what she sees as
her faults."I
haven't been an actively practicing Mormon in years," she
admits. "I still have a fondness for the Mormon religion and
theology.A lot
of my friends are Mormon.www.dailymail.co.uk
Eric Hendershot
director
He is the father of five boys. He and his wife, Dickilyn, made
sure that they all earned their Eagle Scout award. By the time
the last of their sons left for his mission, they had attended
22 Pinewood Derby races. Now he has a film in theaters which
makes fun of the way dads behave so competitively at the races.
Sources:"A
Family Film Made For Families by a Family" By Kieth Merrill,Meridian
Magazine, 21 Mar 2005.
He is the writer and director ofNapoleon
Dynamite. Even before it’s releaseNapoleon
Dynamitehad
garnered a huge cult following. There are dozens of websites
devoted to the film. Also, when a film that only cost $200,000
gets nominated for the Grand Jury Prize it’s a big deal. He is
the directory of the 2006 movie Nacho Libre.
Source:Screen
Writers Utopia
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