Movie
1959
Imitation of Life is a 1959 American melodrama film directed by Douglas Sirk and produced by Ross Hunter. It stars Lana Turner and John Gavin, with Sandra Dee, Dan O'Herlihy, Susan Kohner, Robert Alda, and Juanita Moore in supporting roles. Gospel music singer Mahalia Jackson appears as a church choir soloist. It is the second film adaptation of the 1933 novel by Fannie Hurst, following the 1934 film directed by…
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Many film directors dream of ending their careers with high notes, and few succeeded in making such a dream a reality as much as Douglas Sirk did. His 1959 melodrama, *Imitation of Life*, is considered not only one of his best and commercially most successful films but also one of the iconic works of 1950s Hollywood. Based on the 1933 novel by Fannie Hurst, a popular author who liked to use sentimental melodramatic…More
