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: Edith Norma Shearer
Born: Aug 10, 1902
Montréal, Canada
Passed: Jun 12, 1983
Woodland Hills, CA
Born: Aug 10, 1902
Montréal, Canada
Passed: Jun 12, 1983
Woodland Hills, CA
Norma Shearer
Aug 10, 1902
Birthname: John Joseph Haley Jr.
Born: Aug 10, 1898
Boston, MA
Passed: Jun 6, 1979
Los Angeles, CA
Born: Aug 10, 1898
Boston, MA
Passed: Jun 6, 1979
Los Angeles, CA
Jack Haley
Aug 10, 1898
Birthname: Marilyn Louis
Born: Aug 10, 1923
Hollywood, CA
Passed: Oct 14, 2020
Santa Monica, CA
Born: Aug 10, 1923
Hollywood, CA
Passed: Oct 14, 2020
Santa Monica, CA
Rhonda Fleming
Aug 10, 1923
Birthname: Henry O'Neill
Born: Aug 10, 1891
Orange, NJ
Passed: May 18, 1961
Hollywood, CA
Born: Aug 10, 1891
Orange, NJ
Passed: May 18, 1961
Hollywood, CA
Henry O'Neill
Aug 10, 1891
Birthname: Edwin John Fisher
Born: Aug 10, 1928
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Passed: Sep 22, 2010
Berkeley, CA
Born: Aug 10, 1928
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Passed: Sep 22, 2010
Berkeley, CA
Eddie Fisher
Aug 10, 1928
QUOTE OF THE DAY
Tommy Tyler:
I ain't gonna ask you why you weren't here to get supper last night. And I ain't gonna ask you why you weren't here to get breakfast this morning. I ain't even gonna ask you why you left the Sarah all alone without a soul on board. And I got other things in mind I ain't gonna ask you about.
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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
Bing Crosby Collection
in Spokane, WA?
Gonzaga University's Crosby Student Center houses the Crosbyana Room, where about 200 pieces of the ... ..
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In 2008, The Invisible Man starring the legendary Claude Rains, was inducted into The National Film Registry, 75 years after its initial release (1933).See more National Film Registry inductees...
Grauman’s Chinese Theater
Susan Hayward's, Footprints & Handprints were "set in stone" in Grauman's famous forecourt in 1951. So were Oskar Werner... See more
