Out of the Past - A Classic Film Blog Posted by Raquel Stecher on November 12, 2012

I have had the privilege of interviewing Margaret Talbot, author of the book The Entertainer: Movies, Magic, and My Father's Twentieth Century and daughter of classic film actor Lyle Talbot. Check out the interview below and if you haven't heard about this amazing book yet make sure you read my...   read more

Out of the Past - A Classic Film Blog Posted by Raquel Stecher on November 5, 2012

The Entertainer: Movies, Magic and My Father's Twentieth Century by Margaret Talbot November 2012 Riverhead (Penguin) Hardcover ISBN: 9781594487064 $28.95 US retail In her captivating, impeccably researched narrative - a charmed combination of Hollywood history, social history, and family memoir -   read more

Journeys in Classic Film Posted by Kristen on November 5, 2012

Today’s book is not a biography as the author would claim.  Writer Margaret Talbot‘s biography/Hollywood history book The Entertainer: Movies, Magic, and My Father’s Twentieth Century is a fantastic blend of biography and Hollywood history with an eye towards illustrating the chang   read more

Hollywood Revue Posted by Angela on July 9, 2011

It’s not uncommon for people to want to spend time with their families when they’re under pressure.  So when Jean Rice (Joan Plowright) is overwhelmed from dealing with a fiancé who wants to move to Africa and her brother being off in Egypt fighting in a war, she takes a...   read more

Out of the Past - A Classic Film Blog Posted by Raquel Stecher on November 30, -0001

The Entertainer: Movies, Magic and My Father's Twentieth Century by Margaret Talbot November 2012 Riverhead (Penguin) Hardcover ISBN: 9781594487064 $28.95 US retail In her captivating, impeccably researched narrative - a charmed combination of Hollywood history, social history, and family memoir -   read more