Classic Movie Man Posted by Stephen Reginald on May 12, 2010

Classic Film of the Week: : "Three Came Home" In 1950, Claudette Colbert starred as Agnes Newton Keith, a prisoner of war in Borneo during World War II. Keith, an American author was married to a British administrator assigned to the island located north of Australia. Forgotten classic Little   read more

Classic Movie Man Posted by Stephen Reginald on April 22, 2010

Down-to-Earth Sophistication: Claudette Colbert in Hollywood Claudette Colbert’s biography could have been dreamed up by a Hollywood press agent. She was born Lily Claudette Chauchoin in Paris, France, on September 13, 1903. In 1910, Colbert’s family immigrated to America. From an   read more

Classic Movie Man Posted by Stephen Reginald on April 22, 2010

Down-to-Earth Sophistication: Claudette Colbert in Hollywood Claudette Colbert’s biography could have been dreamed up by a Hollywood press agent. She was born Lily Claudette Chauchoin in Paris, France, on September 13, 1903. In 1910, Colbert’s family immigrated to America. From an   read more

Classic Movie Man Posted by Stephen Reginald on April 17, 2010

It's a tie! Barbara Stanwyck and Katharine Hepburn win movie star pollOf the six actresses (Joan Crawford, Bette Davis, Stanwyck, Hepburn, Carole Lombard, and Claudette Colbert), Stanwyck and Hepburn each received 30% of the vote. Davis received 15%; Lombard and Colbert both received 10%; and C   read more

Classic Movie Man Posted by Stephen Reginald on April 17, 2010

It's a tie! Barbara Stanwyck and Katharine Hepburn win movie star pollOf the six actresses (Joan Crawford, Bette Davis, Stanwyck, Hepburn, Carole Lombard, and Claudette Colbert), Stanwyck and Hepburn each received 30% of the vote. Davis received 15%; Lombard and Colbert both received 10%; and C   read more

Classic Movie Man Posted by Stephen Reginald on April 16, 2010

Jeanne Crain's great year During the mid-1940s, you couldn't be more famous or more beloved than Jeanne Crain. Under exclusive contract to Twentieth Century Fox since 1943, Crain was a top box office star until the early 1950s. During the war years, Crain received more fan mail than anyone o   read more

Classic Movie Man Posted by Stephen Reginald on April 16, 2010

Jeanne Crain's great year During the mid-1940s, you couldn't be more famous or more beloved than Jeanne Crain. Under exclusive contract to Twentieth Century Fox since 1943, Crain was a top box office star until the early 1950s. During the war years, Crain received more fan mail than anyone o   read more

Classic Movie Man Posted by Stephen Reginald on April 7, 2010

Becoming Grace Kelly Everyone knows the name Grace Kelly (1929-1982). But do they know the person behind that name? Is she the glamorous movie star who took the mid-1950s by storm and then gave it all up to marry a prince? Or is she the shy girl, who did not...   read more

Classic Movie Man Posted by Stephen Reginald on April 7, 2010

Becoming Grace Kelly Everyone knows the name Grace Kelly (1929-1982). But do they know the person behind that name? Is she the glamorous movie star who took the mid-1950s by storm and then gave it all up to marry a prince? Or is she the shy girl, who did not...   read more

Classic Movie Man Posted by Stephen Reginald on April 5, 2010

April 5 Movie Star Birthday Palooza! Spencer Tracy (1900-1967) Two-time Academy Award Winner: Best Actor, Captains Courageous (1938); Best Actor, Boy's Town (1939) Bette Davis (1908-1989)Two-time Academy Award Winner: Best Actress, Dangerous (1936), Best Actress, Jezebel (1939) Gregory P   read more

Classic Movie Man Posted by Stephen Reginald on April 5, 2010

April 5 Movie Star Birthday Palooza! Spencer Tracy (1900-1967) Two-time Academy Award Winner: Best Actor, Captains Courageous (1938); Best Actor, Boy's Town (1939) Bette Davis (1908-1989)Two-time Academy Award Winner: Best Actress, Dangerous (1936), Best Actress, Jezebel (1939) Gregory P   read more

Classic Movie Man Posted by Stephen Reginald on April 2, 2010

The Amazing Grace Kelly I was amazed to see Grace Kelly's face on the cover of the current issue (May 2010) of Vanity Fair in the supermarket today, and thought it ironic that the May "Meet Me at the Movies" event will be Rear Window (1954). It was after she...   read more

Classic Movie Man Posted by Stephen Reginald on April 2, 2010

The Amazing Grace Kelly I was amazed to see Grace Kelly's face on the cover of the current issue (May 2010) of Vanity Fair in the supermarket today, and thought it ironic that the May "Meet Me at the Movies" event will be Rear Window (1954). It was after she...   read more

Classic Movie Man Posted by Stephen Reginald on March 31, 2010

Happy Birthday, Shirley Jones March 31, 1934 Posted by Stephen Reginald at 8:25 AM Email ThisBlogThis!Share to TwitterShare to Facebook Labels: Elmer Gantry, Shirley Jones Reactions:    read more

Classic Movie Man Posted by Stephen Reginald on March 31, 2010

Happy Birthday, Shirley Jones March 31, 1934 Posted by Stephen Reginald at 8:25 AM Email ThisBlogThis!Share to TwitterShare to FacebookShare to Pinterest Labels: Elmer Gantry, Shirley Jones Reactions:    read more

Classic Movie Man Posted by Stephen Reginald on March 29, 2010

Wedding Day for Gable and Lombard Clark Gable and Carole LombardMarried March 29, 1939 On March 29, 1939, Clark Gable and Carole Lombard were married in Kingman, Arizona. With the help of Gable's press agent and friend, Otto Winkler, Gable and Lombard managed to elope without the press getti   read more

Classic Movie Man Posted by Stephen Reginald on March 29, 2010

Wedding Day for Gable and Lombard Clark Gable and Carole Lombard Married March 29, 1939 On March 29, 1939, Clark Gable and Carole Lombard were married in Kingman, Arizona. With the help of Gable's press agent and friend, Otto Winkler, Gable and Lombard managed to elope without the   read more

Classic Movie Man Posted by Stephen Reginald on March 25, 2010

Ernst Lubitsch, "To Be or Not To Be," and Lombard's last impression Coming to America Director Ernst Lubitsch left his native Germany in 1922 at the invitation of silent-screen legend Mary Pickford. He directed Pickford in two popular films, Rosita (1923) and The Marriage Circle (1924). Right f   read more

Classic Movie Man Posted by Stephen Reginald on March 24, 2010

Happy Birthday, Steve McQueen 1930-1980 Posted by Stephen Reginald at 1:48 PM Email ThisBlogThis!Share to TwitterShare to Facebook Labels: Steve McQueen Reactions:    read more

Classic Movie Man Posted by Stephen Reginald on March 23, 2010

Mr. and Mrs. Smith (1941) trailer Check out this classic trailer for Mr. and Mrs. Smith. You've got to love the stylized approach. Supposedly, Alfred Hitchcock was surprised that Carole Lombard and Robert Montgomery had never worked together before. The trailer touts this fact. Enjoy   read more