[Note: Mirroring her real life, Joan Crawford supported herself as a waitress and saleswoman before she began making films.[Firefly""s coat again changes back to the gray one at the conclusion of the song.] BackgroundEast of Eden(1955) is director Elia Kazan""s updated re-telling of the Biblical story of rival brothers, Cain and Abel and a paradise lost.Louis, Missouri, where he had access to family photographs and home movies - of potential future victims.Hall).The other three nominations were for Best Actress (Annette Bening), Best Original Score (Thomas Newman), and Best Editing.The prisoner was Captain Jack Sparrow (Johnny Depp), dubbed "the notorious and infamous pirate, pillager, and highwayman.