Haiku: United Nations - ©Theda Bara

Haiku and Art by ©Theda Bara — 2026

They talk so much, plan everything

And do so little

Enough of wars!

Three Years Together - ©Theda Bara

My blog, SILENT MOVIE, turns three years old today.

Let’s continue this transformation, like butterflies that cease to be larvae and seek beauty. And this wonderful experience of the blogosphere is this metamorphosis, because I love being here with all of you.

Today is a day of rest for artists and haikus. Let’s celebrate together these three years of cinematic biographies and poetry!

💋Kisses💋 ©Theda Bara

Louise Fletcher - ©Theda Bara

The name I highlight in this post is that of the award-winning American actress Louise Fletcher, who won the Academy Award for Best Actress in 1976 for her performance in the film “One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest” (1975), playing “Nurse Ratched”.

In addition to the Oscar, Louise received a BAFTA award and a Golden Globe Award for Best Actress in 1976 for “One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest”.

Louise Fletcher is yet another award-winning actress who passed away without having the honor of having a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.

Estelle Louise Fletcher was born on July 22, 1934, in Birmingham, Alabama, United States, and died on September 23, 2022, in Montdurausse, France.

Louise Fletcher was married only once, to producer Jerry Bick (1923-2004). They married in 1958 and divorced in 1978. The couple had two sons: businessman Andrew Wilson Bick (1958-) and Hollywood literary agent John Dashiell Bickz (1961-). Fletcher took an 11-year break from her acting career after the birth of her children.

Haiku: Snowstorm - ©Theda Bara

Haiku and Art by ©Theda Bara — 2026

From the window, I gaze with tenderness

At the falling snow, white and so beautiful

Adorning the icy landscape!

Robert Duvall - ©Theda Bara

The name I want to highlight in this post is that of the award-winning American actor Robert Duvall, who passed away the day before yesterday, February 15th, a month after turning 95.

Robert Duvall became famous for his work in two films of the “The Godfather” saga, but it was in “An Officer and a Gentleman” (1983), as “Mac Sledge”, that he won the Academy Award for Best Actor in 1984; the actor also received two Golden Globe Awards: Best Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture in 1980 and Best Actor in a Drama Film in 1984; two Primetime Emmy Awards: Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or Television Film in 2007; and a BAFTA Award for Best Supporting Actor in 1980.

Robert Duvall has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, at 6801 Hollywood Boulevard, in the film category.

Robert Selden Duvall was born on January 5, 1931, in San Diego, California, United States, and, as mentioned at the beginning of this text, passed away on February 15, 2026, in Middleburg, Virginia, United States. He was 95 years old.

The actor was married four times: first to the American visual artist Barbara Brent Benjamin (1936-2019), from 1964 to 1975; second to the American actress and producer Gail Youngs (1952-), from 1982 to 1986; third to the American Sharon Brophy, a dancer and dance teacher whom Duvall met in a tango class in New York City, in 1986. This marriage lasted four years, from 1991 to 1995; and lastly to the Argentine actress Luciana Pedraza (1972-), 41 years younger than him, from 2005 until his death. Despite his four marriages, Duvall had no children, and many biographers claim he was sterile.