Classic Movie Travels: Ronnie Schell Ronnie Schell
Ronald Ralph Schell was born on December 23, 1931, in Richmond, California, to David and Marguerite Schell. His father worked as a stock checker at an automobile industry plant and later worked for a naval supply center. His mother was a waitres......
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Today's Classic Movie Birthdays
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Birthname: Robert Archibald Shaw
Born: Aug 9, 1927
Westhoughton, Lancashire, England
Passed: Aug 28, 1978
Tourmakeady, County Mayo, Republic of Ireland
Born: Aug 9, 1927
Westhoughton, Lancashire, England
Passed: Aug 28, 1978
Tourmakeady, County Mayo, Republic of Ireland
Robert Shaw
Aug 9, 1927
Birthname: Charles Farrell
Born: Aug 9, 1900
Onset Bay, MA
Passed: May 6, 1990
Palm Springs, CA
Born: Aug 9, 1900
Onset Bay, MA
Passed: May 6, 1990
Palm Springs, CA
Charles Farrell
Aug 9, 1900
Birthname: Dorothy Jordan
Born: Aug 9, 1906
Clarksville, TN
Passed: Dec 7, 1988
Los Angeles, CA
Born: Aug 9, 1906
Clarksville, TN
Passed: Dec 7, 1988
Los Angeles, CA
Dorothy Jordan
Aug 9, 1906
Birthname: Nathaniel Greene Pendleton
Born: Aug 9, 1895
Davenport, IA
Passed: Oct 12, 1967
San Diego, CA
Born: Aug 9, 1895
Davenport, IA
Passed: Oct 12, 1967
San Diego, CA
Nat Pendleton
Aug 9, 1895
Birthname: Samuel Pack Elliott
Born: Aug 9, 1944
Sacramento, CA
Born: Aug 9, 1944
Sacramento, CA
Sam Elliott
Aug 9, 1944
QUOTE OF THE DAY
Ling Tan:
[to Jade] Remember, my child, that the woman is the root and the man is the tree. The tree grows only as high as the root is strong.
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Western RoundUp
The Maverick Queen (1956)
Barbara Stanwyck is a favorite of many classic film fans, myself included.
Over the years I’ve reviewed a few of her films here after seeing them for the first time: The Furies (1950), The Violent Men (1955), and Forty Guns (1957). The Maverick Queen (1956)
One of t......
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Classic Movie Travels
Classic Movie Travels: Jim Nabors
Jim Nabors
James Thurston Nabors was born on June 12, 1930, in Sylacauga, Alabama, the son of Fred Nabors, a police officer, and Mavis Pearl Newman Nabors. He was raised in the small central Alabama community alongside two older sisters: Freddie Mae and Annie ......
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Noir Nook
Pre-Code Films with Film Noir Flavor
Next to film noir, my favorite type of classic movie is pre-Code â€" films released roughly between 1929 and July 1934, before the strict enforcement of the Motion Picture Production Code (also known as the Hays Code). The Hays Code represented a set of censorsh......
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Silver Screen Standards
Man Hunt (1941)
I discovered the existence of Man Hunt (1941) while searching for classic movies about close encounters with Nazis, and as soon as I learned about it, I knew I needed to see it for myself. Adapted from Geoffrey Household’s 1939 novel, Rogue Male, Man Hunt is one of several anti-Na......
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Silents are Golden
The American Revolution On The Silent Screen America (1924)
It’s fascinating to see how American silent filmmakers portrayed events from U.S. history. Just think how much closer they were in time to events that are practically mythical to us today. In 1915, the Civil War had taken place only 5......
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Classic Movie Travels
Classic Movie Travels: Rosalind Byrne
Rosalind Byrne
Rosalind Loretta Mooney, later know as Rosalind Byrne, was born on February 19, 1904, in St Marys, Ohio, to William and Mary Mooney. Her parents were prominent members of the community and her father worked as a judge. Tragically, he passed ......
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BIRTHDAY TRIBUTES
Legend Tribute: Billie Burke
Happy Birthday to Classic Movie Legend, Billie Burke, born today on August 7th in 1884! Birthday girl Billie Burke has an especially coveted role, not only in film history, but in global pop culture, as well. The actress herself may not ring any bells in the minds of children or adults around the world,... Read more...
Mini Tribute Kym Karath
Born August 4, 1958, Child Actress Kym Karath! Kym Karath is probably best known for her role as the youngest Von Trapp, Gretl, in The Sound of Music… Why am I always last? -Kym Karath as Gretl in The Sound of Music ….. BUT I also remember her well as Maggie Boyer (Doris Day and James Garner’s... Read more...
Classic Movie Travel Sites
Did you know that there is a
Tom Mix Memorial
in Florence, AZ?
The Tom Mix Memorial Statue marks the site of the Legendary Silent Movie Cowboy's death, about 20 mi... ..
Read moreNational Film Registry
Out of the Past, directed by the legendary Jacques Tourneur, was released in 1947. In 1991, 44 years later, it was inducted into The National Film Registry. Thank you National Film Registry!See more National Film Registry inductees
Grauman’s Chinese Theater
Louella Parsons's, Footprints & Handprints were "set in stone" in Grauman's famous forecourt in 1946. So were Margaret O'Brien... See more
