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Connecting Andrew Jackson and Black Dahlia
Andrew Jackson
Howard Zinn called him "the most aggressive enemy of the Indians in early American history" and "exterminator of Indians.
Howard Zinn
The film, narrated by Zinn, includes performances by Matt Damon, Morgan Freeman, Bob Dylan, Bruce Springsteen, Eddie Vedder, Viggo Mortensen, Josh Brolin, Danny Glover, Marisa Tomei, Don Cheadle, and Sandra Oh.
Sandra Oh
Canadian-American actress
She co-starred in the thriller '' The Night Listener'' (2006), alongside Robin Williams and Toni Collette; in the superhero comedy ''Defendor'' (2009); '' Ramona and Beezus'' (2010); and in the critically acclaimed drama '' Rabbit Hole'' (2010), opposite Nicole Kidman and Aaron Eckhart.
Aaron Eckhart
American actor
He appeared in the 2006 film noir '' The Black Dahlia''—based on a real 1947 crime—as Sergeant Leland "Lee" Blanchard, a detective investigating the murder of Elizabeth Short, later dubbed the "Black Dahlia".
Andrew Jackson
The novel was the basis for the 1953 film of the same name starring Charlton Heston as Jackson and Susan Hayward as Rachel.
Susan Hayward
It was critically deprecated but a commercial success. She did a comedy with Kirk Douglas, '' Top Secret Affair'' (1956) which flopped.
Kirk Douglas
American actor (1916–2020)
In July 2018, Wood's sister Lana said during a 12-part podcast about her sister's life that her sister was sexually assaulted as a teen and that the attack had occurred inside the Chateau Marmont during an audition and went on "for hours".
Andrew Jackson
The novel was the basis for the 1953 film of the same name starring Charlton Heston as Jackson and Susan Hayward as Rachel.
Lucie Arnaz
American actress
In 1975, she played murder victim Elizabeth Short in an NBC telefilm of '' Who Is the Black Dahlia?'',
Andrew Jackson
Jackson and his wife Rachel were the main subjects of a 1951 historical novel by Irving Stone, ''The President's Lady'', which told the story of their lives up until Rachel's death.
Irving Stone
American writer
In 1956, a film version was made of '' Lust for Life'', based on his 1934 novel, starring Kirk Douglas as Van Gogh.
Jean Spangler
American actress
At the time, some newspapers reported that Spangler was feared to be one of several female victims in a series of killings in Los Angeles, potentially linked to the Black Dahlia murder in 1947.
