Patriot Act
This 1973 car crazy comedy was partially shot in Petaluma.
American Graffiti
Although this Oscar-nominated actor-turned-director made The Lost Daughter, she takes comfort in her famous brother, Jake.
Maggie Gyllenhaal
This Ohio-born innovator -- flush after inventing the lightbulb -- spent the late 19th century cornering the market in recording and exhibiting images.
Thomas Edison
Joy, Sadness, Fear, Anger, Disgust (2015)
Inside Out
This Golden Age icon is the only woman to have won the Oscar for Best Actress four times.
Katharine Hepburn
Slammed by critics but adored by fans, this 2001 comedy is a throwback to summer camp in the 1980s.
Wet Hot American Summer
Despite his 40+ year career in the movie business, this prolific actor was offered little help by his famous uncle Francis.
Nicolas Cage
Often regarded as American cinema's founding father, this controversial figure directed the silent era's first blockbuster, a thunderous historical epic that still remains contentious today.
D.W. Griffith
Juror 1, Juror 2, Juror 3, Juror 4, Juror 5 (1957)
12 Angry Men
This adventurous, Berlin-born 'Blue Angel' was the first leading lady to kiss another woman on screen.
Marlene Dietrich
Richard Gere famously bared all in this neo-noir crime drama directed by Paul Schrader.
American Gigolo
While most know her father as Opie Taylor or Richie Cunningham, this actor-turned-director just calls him dad.
Bryce Dallas Howard
Although born Canadian, she became known as 'America's Sweetheart' in the 1910s, ultimately marrying the legendary screen swashbuckler with whom she formed United Artists.
Mary Pickford
Westley, Miracle Max, Prince Humperdinck, Vizzini, The Impressive Clergyman (1987)
The Princess Bride
This actress was the highest-paid woman in America in 1944, the same year she starred in Billy Wilder's classic thriller Double Indemnity.
Barbara Stanwyck
Christian Bale stars as a serial killer in this adaptation of Bret Easton Ellis's 1991 novel.
American Psycho
Dakota Johnson is her daughter and Tippi Hedren is her mother.
Melanie Griffith
This Italian-born Cassanova became silent cinema's pre-eminent heartthrob after appearing in the back-to-back sensations The Four Horseman of the Apocalypse and The Sheik.
Rudolph Valentino
Squire Jons, Death, Antonius Block, The Monk, Blacksmith Plog (1957)
The Seventh Seal
This Golden Age siren appears on the first poster Andy Dufresne tacks to his cell wall in 1994's The Shawshank Redemption.
Rita Hayworth
When the heroes of this 1981 horror comedy visit the Yorkshire pub The Slaughtered Lamb, they receive a most unwelcome reception.
An American Werewolf in London
This Oscar-winning actor may have bought the rights to One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, but when he became too old to play the lead, he gave it to his son to produce, earning his son an Oscar of his own.
Kirk Douglas
This Kansas-born performer, noted for her distinctive bobbed haircut, redefined screen eroticism with her turn as the doomed Lulu in 1929's Pandora's Box.
Louise Brooks
Cobb, Arthur, Ariadne, Eames, Saito (2010)
Inception
This iconic leading lady became an enthusiastic ambassador for Pepsi after marrying its CEO in 1956, the same year she starred in Robert Aldrich's Autumn Leaves.
Joan Crawford