Amelia Earhart News

There have been a number of memorable movie incarnations of Amelia Earhart over the years - Rosiland Russell , Susan Clark , Diane Keaton , and even Amy Adams' comic cameo in the recent Night at the Museum sequel.

Nearly a century ago at a fair in Toronto, a young nurse's aide watched an exhibition of stunt flying, as a pilot began diving at the crowd.

Michael Jackson's final film features rehearsal, behind-the-scenes and other footage as he prepared for the "This Is It" concert series.

"Amelia" ** : Stiff biopic of the legendary flier skims the surface of her achievements but never quite takes off.

Amelia Earhart , the aviatrix who broke records and hearts, had an aerodynamic "shingle" bob and a streamlined figure.

Nearly a century ago at a fair in Toronto, a young nurse's aide watched an exhibition of stunt flying, as a pilot began diving.

There are so many facets to Amelia Earhart, and the times in which she lived, that trying to squeeze them all into the confines of a conventional two-hour biopic is almost as reckless as her ill-fated flight around the world.

Hilary Swank is the latest actress to play Amelia Earhart. Here are four others who have portrayed the famed aviator: SUSAN CLARK: The future co-star of "Webster" and "Porky's" starred in "Amelia Earhart," a 1976 NBC-TV biopic for which she earned an Emmy nomination.

The story: In 1937, record-setting pilot Amelia Earhart attempts an around-the-world flight -- but disappears before completing the trip.

The Seattle Museum of Flight's Amelia Earhart exhibition, which opens this weekend, will feature many artifacts from Earhart's brief life.

After completing her studies at the American Academy of Dramatic Arts, freckle-faced, strawberry blonde Catherine Burns landed a co-starring role in a 1967 CBS TV adaptation of Arthur Miller's "The Crucible", starring.... After completing her studies at the American Academy of Dramatic Arts, freckle-faced, strawberry blonde Catherine Burns landed a ...