A Star is Born (2018)

 A Star is Born was premiered on August 31st, 2018 at the Venice Film Festival. 

A Star is Born (2018)

It stars Bradley Cooper and Lady Gaga and was also directed and produced by Cooper. Co-stars include Sam Elliot, Anthony Ramos, Andrew Dice Clay, Halsey and Dave Chapelle.

This version was preceded by a 1976 version starring Barbara Streisand and Kris Kristofferson, 

1976

a 1954 version starring Judy Garland and James Mason 

1954

and a 1937 version starring Janet Gaynor and Frederic March.

1937

Coincidentally, Frederic March was born on the same day as the 2018 release in 1897. 

Frederic March

Frederic March

Frederic March

Frederic March starred in such classics as Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (for which he won an Academy Award for Best Actor in 1931), Anna Karenina (1935) and the original version of A Star is Born (1937). 

Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde

His career spanned nearly 50 years until his passing in 1975. 

The most recent remake of A Star is Born starring Bradley Cooper and Lady Gaga premiered on August 31st, 2018. 

Coincidentally, Frederic March was born on August 31st, 1897.