Popcorn and Inspiration: ‘National Velvet’: Young Elizabeth Taylor Is Beyond Endearing

Mark Jackson
Mark Jackson
Film Critic
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Passed | | Drama, Family, Sport | 26 January 1945 (USA)

“National Velvet” (1945) is one of those classic 1940s American films, like “Gone With the Wind” (1940) and “It’s a Wonderful Life” (1947), that get continually referenced in modern American culture because they struck chords that still reverberate.

Mark Jackson
Mark Jackson
Film Critic
Mark Jackson is the chief film critic for The Epoch Times, and a Rotten Tomatoes-approved critic. He earned a bachelor's degree in philosophy from Williams College, followed by a classical theater conservatory training, and has 20 years' experience as a New York professional actor. He narrated The Epoch Times audiobook "How the Specter of Communism is Ruling Our World," available on iTunes, Audible, and YouTube. Mark is cited in the book "How to be a Film Critic in Five Easy Lessons" by Christopher K. Brooks. In addition to film, he enjoys Harley-Davidsons, martial arts, rock-climbing, qigong, and human rights activism.
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