The Legend of Lylah Clare 56 years old

Overnight, she became a star...Over many nights, she became a legend.

A dictatorial film director hires an unknown actress to play the lead role in a planned movie biography of a late, great Hollywood star.

Credits

Name	Character
Ernest Borgnine He was 51, 95 years old when he died	as Barney Sheean
George Kennedy He was 43, 91 years old when he died	as Matt Burke (uncredited)
Robert Ellenstein He was 45, 87 years old when he died	as Mike
Lee Meriwether She was 33, now 89 years old	as Young Girl
Valentina Cortese She was 45, 96 years old when she died	as Countess Bozo Bedoni
Ellen Corby She was 57, 87 years old when she died	as Script Girl
Gabriele Tinti He was 35, 59 years old when he died	as Paolo
Michael Murphy He was 30, 80 years old when he died	as Mark Peter Sheean
Kim Novak She was 35, now 91 years old	as Lylah Clare / Elsa Brinkmann / Elsa Campbell
Peter Finch He was 51, 60 years old when he died	as Lewis Zarken / Louie Flack
Milton Selzer He was 49, 87 years old when he died	as Bart Langner
Dick Miller He was 39, 90 years old when he died	as Reporter at Press Party (uncredited)
Coral Browne She was 55, 77 years old when she died	as Molly Luther
Rossella Falk She was 41, 86 years old when she died	as Rossella

Name	Department
George W. Davis as Art Direction. He was 54 (84) years old when He died	Art
Joseph F. Biroc as Director of Photography. He was 65 (93) years old when He died	Camera
Michael Luciano as Editor. He was 59 (83) years old when He died	Editing
F. Keogh Gleason as Set Decoration. He was 62 (76) years old when He died	Art
Hugo Butler as Screenplay. He was 54 (53) years old when He died	Writing
Renié as Costume Design. She was 67 (90) years old when She died	Costume & Make-Up
Jean Rouverol as Screenplay. She was 52 (100) years old when She died	Writing
Robert J. Schiffer as Makeup Artist. He was 51 (88) years old when He died	Costume & Make-Up
Sydney Guilaroff as Hairstylist. He was 60 (89) years old when He died	Costume & Make-Up
Robert Aldrich as Director. He was 50 (65) years old when He died	Directing
Robert Aldrich as Producer. He was 50 (65) years old when He died	Production
Frank De Vol as Music. He was 56 (88) years old when He died	Sound
William Tuttle as Makeup Artist. He was 56 (95) years old when He died	Costume & Make-Up
Robert Thom as Teleplay. He was 39 (49) years old when He died	Writing
William Glasgow as Art Direction. He was 92 (96) years old when He died	Art

Overnight, she became a star...Over many nights, she became a legend.