
Imitation of Life
In 1940s New York, a white widow who dreams of being on Broadway has a chance encounter with a black single mother, who becomes her maid.
Imitation of Life
June 26, 1959
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Cast (53)

Lana Turner
Lora Meredith

John Gavin
Steve Archer

Juanita Moore
Annie Johnson

Sandra Dee
Susie (16)

Susan Kohner
Sarah Jane (18)

Robert Alda
Allen Loomis

Dan O'Herlihy
David Edwards

Karin Dicker
Sarah Jane (8)

Terry Burnham
Susie (6)

John Vivyan
Young man

Lee Goodman
Photographer

Ann Robinson
Showgirl

Troy Donahue
Frankie

Sandra Gould
Receptionist

David Tomack
Mr. McKenney

Joel Fluellen
Minister

Jack Weston
Stage manager

Billy House
Fat Man on Beach

Maida Severn
Teacher

Than Wyenn
Romano

Peg Shirley
Fay

Mahalia Jackson
Choir Soloist

Bess Flowers
Geraldine Moore (uncredited)

Frank Baker
Party Guest

Alex Ball
Audience Member

George Barrows
Furniture Mover

Chet Brandenburg
Man at Coney Island

Teddy Buckner
Marching Band Member

George Calliga
Security

Steve Carruthers
Actor at Audition

Richard Collier
McKinney

Paul Cristo
Show Spectator

Joe Darensbourg
Marching Band Member

Robert Darin
Waiter

Mike De Lay
Marching Band Member

Elinor Donahue
Lora's Friend

Adolf Eichmann
Himself (Archive Footage)

Cicely Evans
Louis Morton

Myrna Fahey
Iris Dawn

George Ford
Show Spectator (uncredited)

Tedd Hadfield
Cop

Lynne Hunter
Teacher

Nelson Leigh
Doctor

Paul Levitt
Waiter

John McNamara
Doctor

Joseph Mell
Watchman

Eddie Parker
Cop at Funeral

Waclaw Rekwart
Restaurant Patron

Cosmo Sardo
Audience Member

Jeffrey Sayre
Audience Member

Cap Somers
Truck Driver

Ted Thorpe
Dog Owner

Napoleon Whiting
Kenneth, Lora's Butler
Crew (48)
Directing

Douglas Sirk
Director

Frank Shaw
Assistant Director

Wilson Shyer
Assistant Director

Luanna Sherman
Script Supervisor
Writing
Production

Ross Hunter
Producer

Norman Deming
Production Manager
Sound

Frank Skinner
Original Music Composer

Henry Mancini
Original Music Composer

Sammy Fain
Songs

Leslie I. Carey
Sound

Joe Lapis
Sound

Henry Janssen
Sound

Joseph Gershenson
Music Supervisor

Glenn E. Anderson
Sound

Earl Grant
Theme Song Performance

Paul Francis Webster
Songs

Ethmer Roten
Musician
Art

Wayne Fitzgerald
Title Designer

Alexander Golitzen
Art Direction

Robert Laszlo
Props

Julia Heron
Set Decoration

Russell A. Gausman
Set Decoration

Richard H. Riedel
Art Direction
Camera

Russell Metty
Director of Photography

Rollie Lane
Still Photographer

Ledge Haddow
Assistant Camera

Roy Vaughn
Assistant Camera

Charles Cowie
Grip

Eddie Pyle
Camera Operator
Costume & Make-Up

Bill Thomas
Costume Designer

Bud Westmore
Makeup Artist

Del Armstrong
Makeup Artist

Jean Louis
Costume Designer

Larry Germain
Hairstylist

Rydo Loshak
Wardrobe Master

LaVaughn Speer
Hairstylist

Nick Marcellino
Makeup Artist

Pat Westmore
Hairstylist

Rosamonde Lytele
Wardrobe Master

Martha Bunch
Wardrobe Master

Lynn F. Reynolds
Makeup Artist
Crew

Don Morgan
Unit Publicist
Editing

Milton Carruth
Editor
Lighting

Max Nippell
Gaffer
Visual Effects

Clifford Stine
Visual Effects