Archive for the 'J Edgar Hoover' Category

'J. Edgar': Review Revue

Perhaps no figure in American history was as simultaneously respected and reviled as J. Edgar Hoover. Ruling the F.B.I. with an iron fist from its foundation in 1935 all the way through to his death in 1972, Hoover was a By Ed O'Keefe The J. Edgar Hoover FBI Building in Washington. (Rich Clement – BLOOMBERG) [...]

Cross-dressing J. Edgar Hoover story dismissed by historians

The last of his G-Men remember a different man than portrayed in Eastwood's new movie. J. Edgar Hoover. The title of this piece is both offensive and untrue, which has not dissuaded Hollywood from making a feature film based on this very premise. In the almost forty years since his passing, the antisocial, Leonardo DiCaprio's [...]

'J.Edgar' Centers on Controversial FBI Director

November 11, 2011 'J.Edgar' Centers on Controversial FBI Director Penelope Poulou | Washington Academy award-winning filmmaker Clint Eastwood has teamed up with actor Leonardo DiCaprio on J. Edgar, a biopic of the former FBI head, J.Edgar Hoover, J. Edgar, Jack And Jill and more hit theaters this weekend! We've got the full list for you [...]