In the first half of this century, as motion pictures revolutionised the entertainment industry, people across the globe began to be enchanted by the stars and starlets of the silver screen.

Discover the inside stories of some of the most legendary stars of cinema's first fifty years. Bette Davis, Grace Kelly and Katharine Hepburn were actresses of peerless quality and matchless beauty. Humphrey Bogart was the prototypical tough guy whose on screen moves continue to influence today's action heroes. Charlie Chaplin, internationally recognisable as “The Little Tramp”, was probably the first bona fide movie star. With a life more interesting than most films, playboy eccentric Howard Hughes was one of the first movie moguls helming films like Scarface and Hell's Angels.

Join Biography for an intimate portrait of the lives and times of some of the most legendary stars ever to animate the silver screen.