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Birthname: Walter Davis Pigeon
Born: Sep 23, 1897
Saint John, Canada
Passed: Sep 25, 1984
Santa Monica, CA

Walter Pidgeon
Sep 23, 1897

Birthname: Ninian Joseph Yule Jr.
Born: Sep 23, 1920
Brooklyn, NY
Passed: Apr 6, 2014
Los Angeles, CA

Mickey Rooney
Sep 23, 1920

Birthname: William Paul Petersen
Born: Sep 23, 1945
Glendale, CA

Paul Petersen
Sep 23, 1945

Birthname: Colin George Blakely
Born: Sep 23, 1930
Bangor, Northern Ireland
Passed: May 7, 1987
London, England

Colin Blakely
Sep 23, 1930

Birthname: Thomas William Lester
Born: Sep 23, 1938
Jackson, MS
Passed: Apr 20, 2020
Nashville, TN

Tom Lester
Sep 23, 1938

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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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Western RoundUp

Lone Pine Film Festival 2026 Preview

It’s hard to believe it, but it’s time for a preview of the 36th Lone Pine Film Festival! This year’s festival takes place in Lone Pine, California, from October 8th through 11th, 2026. Countless movies were filmed in the Alabama Hills outside Lone Pine, and Lone Pine is also the home of the M......
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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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Legend Tribute

Mickey Rooney

Happy Birthday to Classic Movie Legend, Mickey Rooney, born September 23, 1920! Even though it’s a cliche phrase, I’m going to say it anyway: What can possibly be said about Mickey Rooney that hasn’t already been said? The man has won two different kinds of Academy Award (Juvenile and Honorary),... Read more...

Mini Tribute

Paul Petersen

Born September 23, 1945 Child Actor Paul Petersen Child star Paul Petersen started his acting career at age 10 as a Mouseketeer on the Mickey Mouse Club. His most notable film roles include playing Cary Grant’s son David in Houseboat (1958) and, much later (at age 22), playing Fred MacMurray’s... Read more...

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