This Was Nifty in August 1950
News Headlines & Boomer Entertainment Trivia from August, 1950: Classic Movies Premiere - Sunset Boulevard; Nat King Cole's Mona Lisa is #1 Hit Song; Edith Sampson is First African-American Woman…
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What Was New in July 1952?
News Headlines & Entertainment Trivia from July, 1952 - Gary Cooper Stars in the Classic Western Movie High Noon; The 1952 Helsiniki Summer Olympic Games Begin; Vera Lynn's Auf Wiederseh'n…
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This Was Nifty in July 1950
News Headlines & Entertainment Trivia from July, 1950: America's First Korean War Battles; James Stewart Stars in Broken Arrow & Winchester '73, Your Hit Parade Premieres on Television Jimmy Stewart…
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How Brewster Made and Lost Millions
or, The Millionaire Publisher and the Movie Star Lawyer and pioneering publisher Eugene V. Brewster made his millions publishing early movie fan magazines such as Motion Picture Magazine, SHADOWLAND, and Motion…
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July 1949 Moments in Time
News Headlines & Entertainment Trivia from July, 1949 - David O. Selznick Weds Jennifer Jones; WWII Hero Audie Murphy's Best-Selling Memoir To Hell and Back; Classic Film-Noir Release: Too Late…
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Melies Star Film Ranch & Company
For a little less than 18 months, the Star Film Ranch sat on a 20-acre property located near the Mission San Jose (southern San Antonio, Texas). Seventy-odd silent movies (westerns)…
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Boomer TV Trivia: I Love Lucy
Q1. Was the character of Ricky Ricardo, Jr. (Little Ricky) on the I Love Lucy television show ever played by Lucy and Desi Arnaz's real child, Desi Arnaz, Jr.? Q2.…
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July 1947 Headlines
News Headlines & Baby Boomer Entertainment Trivia From July, 1947: Classic Film Noir Movie Release - Crossfire, starring 3 Roberts (Mitchum, Young, & Ryan); Classic Radio Series Debut: Escape (The…
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Barbara Feldon is Agent 99 No More
Would you believe...writer, model, and actress Barbara Feldon once tried out for a job as a stripper? No slouch off camera, she spent a lot of her time compensating for…
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The Comedy of Carl Reiner Will Live On
Author, screenwriter, producer, director, and actor Carl Reiner passed away June 29, 2020 at the age of 98. Many fans of the comedy of Carl Reiner may remember his best…
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