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: Jane Waddington Wyatt
Born: Aug 12, 1910
Campgaw, NJ
Passed: Oct 20, 2006
Bel-Air, CA
Born: Aug 12, 1910
Campgaw, NJ
Passed: Oct 20, 2006
Bel-Air, CA
Jane Wyatt
Aug 12, 1910
Birthname: Cecil Blount DeMille
Born: Aug 12, 1881
Ashfield, MA
Passed: Jan 21, 1959
Hollywood, CA
Born: Aug 12, 1881
Ashfield, MA
Passed: Jan 21, 1959
Hollywood, CA
Cecil B. DeMille
Aug 12, 1881
Birthname: Derek Delevan Harris
Born: Aug 12, 1926
Hollywood, CA
Passed: May 22, 1998
Santa Maria, CA
Born: Aug 12, 1926
Hollywood, CA
Passed: May 22, 1998
Santa Maria, CA
John Derek
Aug 12, 1926
Birthname: Fortino Mario Alfonso Moreno Reyes
Born: Aug 12, 1911
Mexico City, Mexico
Passed: Apr 20, 1993
Mexico City, Mexico
Born: Aug 12, 1911
Mexico City, Mexico
Passed: Apr 20, 1993
Mexico City, Mexico
Mario Moreno ("Cantinflas")
Aug 12, 1911
Born: Aug 12, 1898
Vienna, Austria-Hungary [now Austria]
Passed: Jan 28, 1978
Tunbridge Wells, England
Vienna, Austria-Hungary [now Austria]
Passed: Jan 28, 1978
Tunbridge Wells, England
Oscar Homolka
Aug 12, 1898
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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 " 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: Alfred Hitchcock
Happy Birthday to Classic Movie Legend, Alfred Hitchcock, born today on August 13th in 1899! It’s difficult to summarize someone like Hitchcock in a blog post. His films could be complex and subversive; silly and serious; all in the same scene. A master of his craft, Hitchcock has not only made himself... Read more...
Mini Tribute Mae Clarke
Born August 16, 1910, Actress Mae Clarke! Grapefruit anyone??? All kidding aside, actress Mae Clarke appeared in over 115 roles. She is probably best remembered as Henry Frankenstein’s (Colin Clive’s) fiancee, Elizabeth, in the 1931 classic, Frankenstein, and as poor Kitty, who unfortunately... Read more...
Classic Movie Travel Sites
Did you know that there is a
Bing Crosby Library / Student Center
in Spokane, WA?
In the 1950's, Gonzaga recognized the need of a good library, and alumnus Bing Crosby became a majo... ..
Read moreNational Film Registry
Miss Lulu Bett, directed by the legendary William C. de Mille, was released in 1921. In 2001, 80 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
George Stevens's, Footprints & Handprints were "set in stone" in Grauman's famous forecourt in 1956. So were Yul Brynner... See more
