3 character profiles collected by: Cassandra Ernicos

Hog-Eye in Sunset Boulevard (1950)

In the 1950 film, Sunset Boulevard, estranged movie star Norma Desmond returns to her old studio in hopes of reliving her years of fame where a light technician…

Sheldrake in Sunset Boulevard (1950)

In the 1950 film Sunset Boulevard, the minor role of a big-shot Paramount producer, Sheldrake, rejects protagonist Joe Gillis’ prospective film script, leaving him to desperately accept a…

The Woman Lucy Locks in a Closet in I Love Lucy (1951)

“The Diet,” an episode of 1950s sitcom I Love Lucy, features protagonist Lucy Ricardo’s desperate attempt to lose weight in order to gain the supporting role in her…