GENERAL LEW WALLACE DIES AT INDIANA HOME; Author of "Ben Hur" Expires After Long Illness. WON FAME IN MANY WAYS His Long Career as Lawyer, Soldier, Diplomat, and Author -- Was Nearly 78 Years Old.

In this 1912-set Irving Berlin musical, Astaire plays Broadway star Don Hughes, who learns his dance partner, Nadine (Ann Miller), is leaving their act to headline her own show.

But there’s a reason it was the second most successful film ever when released in 1959, and it’s the same as what caused the novel, written by Civil War veteran Lew Wallace, to become the most ...

The Criterion Edition, ... the Murphy-Dolan faction enjoyed the support of state governor Lew Wallace, played in the film by Jason Robards. (In retirement, the real Lew Wallace went on to write the ...

Ben-Hur is based on Lew Wallace's 1880 novel Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ and is a remake of the 1925 silent film. It had the largest budget ($15.175 million) and the biggest sets of any movie ...

Ben-Hur (1959) Official Blu-Ray Trailer - Charlton Heston, Jack Hawkins, Stephen Boyd Movie HD - YouTube Watch On William Wyler’s sweeping 1959 adaptation of Lew Wallace’s novel is tied for ...

“Ben-Hur” was released in theaters on Nov. 18, 1959 — 65 years ago Monday after next. It would go on to win 11 Academy Awards. A Remake of A 1925 Silent Film ...

Edition: United States. ... and Lew Wallace’s 1880 novel Ben Hur. ... such as the 1984 miniseries The Last Days of Pompeii and the 2010 series Ben-Hur – allow for better plot development ...

I watched Ben-Hur again recently on the Turner Classic Movies channel, and I liked it almost as much as decades ago. Based on a Tale of Christ (1880) by Lew Wallace, Ben-Hur was a remake of the ...

In Thursday's special Christmas River Bits column I told the story of Lew Wallace's "Ben-Hur: The Tale of Christ." After publication in 1880 Ben-Hur went on to become a worldwide smash and is ...

"The Ten Commandments" gets the coveted annual airing on ABC, but if you’re going to watch Charlton Heston in a grand saga this weekend, consider the sweeping adaptation of Lew Wallace’s novel ...