Born in London in 1918, Ida Lupino was a movie star, writer, producer, groundbreaking filmmaker, and an all-around character. A brilliant renaissance woman, dubbed by one columnist “the last of ...

Mary Ann Anderson was a new sub agent for The Lund Agency in California when she was ordered to deliver flowers to movie star Ida Lupino's home on her birthday. The woman was stunned by what she saw.

“I love being called Mother,” said Ida Lupino, the famed Hollywood director and star—and a bulldozer both onscreen and off when she had to be, despite her favored moniker. “I would never s ...

Ida Lupino and Humphrey Bogart in High Sierra (1941) A trailblazer behind the camera In 1949, Lupino moved behind the camera for the first time, codirecting the low-budget drama Not Wanted.Lupino ...

Today is Saturday, Feb. 4, the 35th day of 2006 with 330 to follow. Ida Lupino (4 February 1918 – 3 August 1995) was an Anglo-American film actress, director, and a pioneer among women filmmakers.

Ida Lupino’s bold, subversive films tackled social issues and still seem fresh almost 70 years later, writes Caryn James. In a daring, brilliantly executed scene in Ida Lupino’s Outrage (1950 ...

In the realm of Golden Age Hollywood, Ida Lupino may not be as well-known as other stars, but her achievements cannot be overlooked. The British actress rose to prominence in the '30s and '40s ...