Ewan McGregor
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East to the Dawn: The Life of Amelia Earhart by Susan Butler (Review)...gets a new edition from De Capo Press to coincide with the release of Mira Nair's film, Amelia, starring Hilary Swank, Richard Gere, and Ewan McGregor. Butler's extensively researched and engagingly detailed book is one of two upon which the... In this article: Amelia Earhart, Susan Butler, Gore Vidal, Ninety-Nines, National Aeronautic Association, Purdue University, MIT, Harvard, and Fred Noonan |
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The Bergen Record | November 05, 2009
McGregor doesn't shy from controversy
...military engaged in "psychic spying" against the Russians. And in "I Love You, Phillip Morris," out in February, McGregor plays tonsil hockey - and then some - with Jim Carrey. But earlier this fall, he starred as the young All-American...
In this article: Amelia, Roman Polanski, Amelia Earhart, The Men Who Stare at Goats, Daniel Day-Lewis, Jeff Bridges, Jim Carrey, The Ghost, and Mira Nair
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Detroit Free Press | October 21, 2009
'Amelia' stays on safe biopic course
...do that. In less than two hours, Nair deals with Earhart's solo Atlantic flight into legend, her alleged love affair with Gore Vidal's dad (Ewan McGregor) and her rivalry with younger pilot Elinor Smith (Mia Wasikowska). That...
In this article: Amelia Earhart, Amelia, Hilary Swank, Mira Nair, Atlantic, Oscar, Charles Lindbergh, George Putnam, and Gore Vidal
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washingtonpost.com | October 29, 2009
Family Filmgoer: 'Amelia,' 'Astro Boy' 'Wild Things'
This question and personal issues about Earhart's up-and-down marriage to publicist George Putnam (Richard Gere), her affair with aristocratic West Point flying instructor Gene Vidal (Ewan McGregor) are posed in the film, but dryly.
In this article: Astro Boy, The Namesake, Amelia, Amelia Earhart, Darren Shan, Cirque Du Freak, and Where the Wild Things Are
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New Yorker: Everything | October 25, 2009
David Denby: Tales of Amelia Earhart, Valery Gergiev, and the Paris Opera Ballet.
...rather than gathering significance. I was hoping that things would pick up when Ewan McGregor makes his entrance as Gene Vidal (Gore's father), the airline executive who becomes Earhart's business partner. Earhart's affair with Vidal has been...
In this article: Amelia Earhart, George Putnam, Mira Nair, Hilary Swank, Amelia, Mary S. Lovell, Richard Gere, and The Aviator
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Blogcritics: News | October 22, 2009
New Movies and Box Office Predictions: Amelia, Astro Boy, The Vampire's Assistant, Saw VI
The film was directed by Mira Nair who also made the excellent The Namesake. The cast includes Hilary Swank, Richard Gere, Ewan McGregor, and Cherry Jones. Astro Boy. (2009, 94 minutes, PG, animated adventure) This computer animated film...
In this article: Astro Boy, Amelia Earhart, The Vampire's Assistant, Halloween, Chimaira, Pinocchio, Twitter, Cirque du Freak, and Mira Nair
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thestar.com | October 23, 2009
Amelia: Earhart's personality missing in action
...and promoter. The pre-nup comes in handy when she falls for the charms of Gene Vidal (Ewan McGregor), a pilot and aeronautics professor who also happens to be the father of writer Gore Vidal (William Cuddy). It is puzzling how...
In this article: Amelia Earhart, Monsoon Wedding, Mira Nair, Hilary Swank, Toronto, Richard Gere, Atlantic Ocean, and Oscar
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National Public Radio | October 22, 2009
'Amelia' Runs Into More Than A Little Rough Air
...Woroner/Fox Searchlight Nair's film plays up Earhart's iconoclastic impulses - even asserting a much-disputed affair with Gene Vidal (Ewan McGregor), head of an FAA predecessor known as the Bureau of Air Commerce. Ken Woroner/Fox...
In this article: Amelia Earhart, Mira Nair, Hilary Swank, Atlantic, FAA, and Amelia
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San Jose Mercury News | October 23, 2009
Review: 'Amelia' fails to take flight
...huge smile and homey charisma, rather than burrowing into this woman's background and soul. The most unenviable role falls to poor Ewan McGregor. He's saddled with the one-note part of Gene Vidal, the third prong in this love triangle. The...
In this article: Amelia Earhart, Amelia, Amelia, Richard Gere, Ron Bass, Mira Nair, Hilary Swank, and Oscar
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The Bastardly | September 24, 2009
Hilary Swank @ 2009 Triumph Inspiration Awards in Milan
Here's more info: Amelia is an upcoming 2009 biographical film based on the life of Amelia Earhart, starring Hilary Swank as Earhart along with a cast that includes Richard Gere, Ewan McGregor, and Virginia Madsen. It is directed by Mira...
In this article: Hilary Swank, Amelia Earhart, Oscar, Amelia, Milan, Ronald Bass, Mira Nair, Richard Gere, and Virginia Madsen
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Description from Wikipedia:
Ewan Gordon McGregor (born 31 March 1971; pronounced: /ˌjuːən məˈgrɛgər/) is a Scottish actor, who has had significant success in mainstream, indie and art house films. He is perhaps best known for playing the lead role in Danny Boyle's Trainspotting, his portrayal of the young Obi-Wan Kenobi in the prequel trilogy of Star Wars, his role as the romantic penniless writer, Christian, in the 2001 award-winning Moulin Rouge!, and his motorcycle adventures with friend Charley Boorman in Long Way Round and Long Way Down. He is due to appear in the upcoming films I Love You Phillip Morris and Amelia, and will portray Carlo Ventresca in the film adaption of Angels & Demons, awaiting release in 2009.
Aside from his film work, McGregor has starred in theatre productions of Guys and Dolls. He also appeared in television series such as The Scarlet and the Black, Lipstick On Your Collar, Tales from the Crypt, and ER. He was ranked No.36 in Empire magazine's "The Top 100 Movie Stars of All Time" list. In his personal life, McGregor has admitted to once being an alcoholic and battling with depression.
- Name At Birth:
- Ewan Gordon McGregor
- Birth Date:
- March 31, 1971
- Birthplace:
- Crieff, Scotland
- Spouse:
- Eve Mavrakis (1995–present)
- Years Active:
- 1993–present
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