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Today's Classic Movie Birthdays

Birthname: William Claude Rains
Born: Nov 10, 1889
Camberwell, London
Passed: May 30, 1967
Laconia, NH

Claude Rains
Nov 10, 1889

Birthname: Richard Walter Jenkins
Born: Nov 10, 1925
Pontrhydyfen, UK
Passed: Aug 5, 1984
Céligny, Switzerland

Richard Burton
Nov 10, 1925

Birthname: Mabel Ethelreid Normand
Born: Nov 10, 1892
Staten Island, NY
Passed: Feb 22, 1930
Monrovia, CA

Mabel Normand
Nov 10, 1892

Birthname: Esther Dale
Born: Nov 10, 1885
Beaufort, SC
Passed: Jul 23, 1961
Los Angeles, CA

Esther Dale
Nov 10, 1885

Birthname: William Albert Henry
Born: Nov 10, 1914
Los Angeles, CA
Passed: Aug 10, 1982
Los Angeles, CA

MONTHLY COLUMNS

Western RoundUp

Final Resting Places, Western Filmmakers 6

Final Resting Places, Western Filmmakers In this month’s column we once again visit the final resting places of a number of key Western actors. Last spring I made my first visit to Riverside National Cemetery, where a number of actors who were also veterans are interred; those buried there include......
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Classic Movie Travels

Dorothy Dell

Dorothy Dell was born in Hattiesburg, Mississippi, to Elbert and Lillian Goff and grew up in a socially prominent family. Her father, lumberman Elbert E. Goff, claimed descent from one of the men associated with the Mayflower, while her mother’s family was reportedly related to Jefferson Davis......
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Monsters and Matinees

New Vincent Price documentary is a gift to fans

Like many of us, comedian Bill Hader grew up watching the classic horror films of Vincent Price. He found them inspiring, even comforting and felt joy coming from Price. “Man, this guy is having a blast,” Hader recalls thinking about the actor in the exceptional new documentary Vincent Price: Wh......
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Noir Nook

Five Things I Love About Decoy (1946)

If you know your noir, you’re unquestionably familiar with iconic films like The Maltese Falcon (1941), Double Indemnity (1944), Laura (1944), and Out of the Past (1947) �" goes without saying, right? But do you know about Decoy (1946)? You should. You only owe it to yourself. For this month’s ......
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Silents are Golden

Silent Superstars: The Magnetic Conrad Veidt

Known to even casual fans of classic cinema for his striking portrayal of the sleepwalking Cesare in The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari (1920), Conrad Veidt was one of the great artistes of his generation. Gentlemanly, handsome, and madly in love with dramatic acting, he gave even the smallest roles his al......
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Silver Screen Standards

The Beast with Five Fingers (1946)

If Thing is your favorite member of the Addams Family, then creep on over to see The Beast with Five Fingers (1946), which stars Peter Lorre as a mistreated secretary who is haunted by the murderous hand of his recently deceased employer. This eerie Warner Bros. outing from director Robert Florey ge......
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BIRTHDAY TRIBUTES

Legend Tribute

Claude Rains

Happy Birthday to Classic Movie Legend, Claude Rains, born on November 10th 1889! ….. There are some who believe that the litmus test for good acting is complete metamorphosis – the thought that actors must lose themselves so completely in a role, that all the traits of the actors themselves... Read more...

Mini Tribute

Lucille La Verne

Born November 7, 1872 Character Actress Lucille La Verne Lucille La Verne appeared in over 40 films including 1935′s A Tale of Two Cities (as ‘The Vengeance’). She played her share of vengeful, tattered old hags — most famously ‘appearing’ as the voice (uncredited)... Read more...

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