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October 4, 2020

1947 movies, classic films, film noir, lured, american actress, lucille ball, actors, george sanders, cedrick hardwicke, charles coburn, george zucco, boris karloff,

October 1947 Headlines

News Headlines & Baby Boomer Entertainment Trivia From October 1947: Kukla, Fran and Ollie children's TV show debuts; Hollywood Ten are under fire in HUAC hearings; Classic Film-Noir Lured premieres,…

September 27, 2020

1940, september, world war ii, wwii, the blitz, luftwaffe bombs, london, england, battle of britain, aldwych tube, london underground, train stations, bomb shelters, british people,

Fascinating Facts From September 1940

News Headlines & Entertainment Trivia from September, 1940: Axis Pact & The Blitz - Luftwaffe Bombings in Battle of Britain; 17,000-year-old Lascaux Cave Paintings Discovery; Classic Movie Premiere - The…

September 25, 2020

1952, tv shows, the adventures of superman, american actor, george reeves, clark kent,

What Was New in September 1952?

News Headlines & Entertainment Trivia from September, 1952: George Reeves, star of The Adventures of Superman; Charlie Chaplin's U.S. Re-Entry Permit is Revoked; and the Classic Movie Release of Just…

September 20, 2020

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Babe Ruth At Bat and In Movies

Babe Ruth's 21-year major league baseball career began in 1914 with the Boston Red Sox - the same year the 19-year-old future Baseball Hall of Famer married his 16-year-old first…

September 13, 2020

1950, classic movies, color poster, film noir, panic in the streets, crime dramas, thrillers, american actors, richard widmark, paul douglas, barbara bel geddes, director, elia kazan

This Was Nifty in September 1950

News Headlines & Entertainment Trivia from September, 1950: Classic Movie Premiere - Panic in the Streets, Oscar-winning screenwriters Edna & Edward Anhalt; Operation Magic Carpet Yemen is completed; Ernest Hemingway's…

September 7, 2020

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September 1947 Headlines

News Headlines & Boomer Entertainment Trivia From September 1947: Dark Passage Film-Noir Premiere; Goodnight Moon is published by Margaret Wise Brown; Near You by Craig Francis & His Orchestra is…

September 5, 2020

Biography,
Reading

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Howard Engel, The Writer Who Forgot How to Read

Remembering Canadian journalist, CBC producer, and crime fiction author Howard Engel, who brought his Jewish Detective Benny Cooperman, to life in 14 novels. (Howard Engel Photo: By Permission of Beverly…

September 1, 2020

Biography,
Music

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Barry Gibb & The Bee Gees Music is Stayin' Alive

Although sadly, Barry's younger brothers Robin, Maurice, and Andy Gibb, are all gone, the Bee Gees main singer-songwriter Barry Gibb is still active in music. (Barry Gibb 1968 This is…

August 30, 2020

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Fascinating Facts From August 1940

News Headlines & Entertainment Trivia from August, 1940: Foreign Correspondent Classic WWII Film Premiere; WWII Eagle Attack - Phase 3 Battle of Britain; Crime Doctor Radio Program Debut Foreign Correspondent…

August 28, 2020

TV

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TV Trivia: Gunsmoke

Q1. What famous actor portrayed U. S. Marshal Matt Dillon in the CBS radio version of Gunsmoke (1952-1961)? Q2. What character did John Wayne (the ultimate western movie actor) play…