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Today's Classic Movie Birthdays

Birthname: Deborah Jane Kerr-Trimmer
Born: Sep 30, 1921
Helensburgh, UK
Passed: Oct 16, 2007
Botesdale, Suffolk

Deborah Kerr
Sep 30, 1921

Birthname: Angeline Brown
Born: Sep 30, 1931
Kulm, ND

Angie Dickinson
Sep 30, 1931

Birthname: Roy A. Cooley
Born: Sep 30, 1928
unknown, unknown
Passed: Feb 15, 2001
unknown, unknown

Roy N. Sickner
Sep 30, 1928

Birthname: George Bancroft
Born: Sep 30, 1882
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Passed: Oct 2, 1956
Santa Monica, CA

George Bancroft
Sep 30, 1882

Birthname: Hein van der Niet
Born: Sep 30, 1901
Scheveningen, 's-Gravenhage
Passed: May 9, 1975
Los Angeles, CA

Philip Dorn
Sep 30, 1901

MONTHLY COLUMNS

Western RoundUp

John Wayne has always been one of my favorite actors, as reflected in past columns such as John Wayne Favorites. Still, there are a number of Wayne films I’ve never seen, particularly from among his later films. One of those titles was The War Wagon (1967), which I’ve now caught up with thanks t......
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Silents are Golden

An Ideal Mentor: Buster Keaton’s Apprenticeship With Roscoe Arbuckle

Fatty Arbuckle and Buster Keaton If you’re a fan of classic comedy, you’ve likely heard of Buster Keaton’s earliest film appearances in Roscoe “Fatty” Arbuckle’s slapstick comedies, many of which are considered classics today. With its freewheeling atmosphere and talented fellow comedian......
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Monsters and Matinees

The ‘big grasshopper movie’ makes me feel like a kid again

In today’s on-demand world of streaming services, we feel like we can watch any movie with a click of a button. But that’s not true. There are always films that elude us despite our best efforts to find them. For me, that’s Beginning of the End (1957). I was a kid when I first saw the awesomel......
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Noir Nook

Anthony Mann at the Helm

Several years ago, when I was a guest on a podcast, the hostess asked me to name my favorite film noir directors. I don’t know why, but I felt like a deer caught in the headlights, and my mind went completely blank �" the only director I could even think of was Alfred Hitchcock! And no shade to S......
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Silver Screen Standards

Angel Face (1953)

Classic film has no shortage of mean girls, but Angel Face (1953) offers a particularly dangerous teenage femme fatale in its title character, played with unhinged intensity by English actress Jean Simmons. The plot of this riveting story of obsession and murder has a lot in common with Leave Her to......
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Classic Movie Travels

Grace Kelly

Grace Patricia Kelly was born on November 12, 1929, to Margaret Majer Kelly and John Kelly Sr. in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and was the third of their four children. Her father owned a brickwork contracting company and won three Olympic gold medals for sculling. Though he lost his run for Mayor of......
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BIRTHDAY TRIBUTES

Legend Tribute

Greer Garson

Happy Birthday to Classic Movie Legend, Greer Garson, Born on September 29, 1904! Nominated for seven Academy Awards and winner of one, Greer Garson was an immensely popular Hollywood star in the late thirties to late forties. However – although one of my favorite classic movie Stars – Greer... Read more...

Mini Tribute

Arnold Stang

Born September 28, 1918 Character Actor Arnold Stang With thick black glasses and inimitable squawky voice, Arnold Stang‘s career spans radio, Broadway, television and film. His film and TV appearances include My Sister Eileen (uncredited debut role), The Man with the Golden Arm (Sinatra’s... Read more...

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