Filmmaker Thomas H. Ince died under mysterious circumstances shortly after his birthday party - attended by film industry luminaries including Charlie Chaplin, actresses Marion Davies, Margaret Livingston, Julanne Johnston, and…
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Long before his claims to fame as a big bandleader and recording artist who popularized the rhumba and tango in Hollywood, and marrying Charo (his 5th wife), Xavier Cugat's secret…
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News, Headlines, History, Entertainment & Trivia From April 1951: Fired General Douglas MacArthur's parade, Mickey Mantle debuts in MLB with the New York Yankees , and the Toronto Maple Leafs…
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Baby Boomer Trivia From March 1951: Trial of American spies Julius & Ethel Rosenberg; Korean War Operation Ripper to recapture Seoul; and The King and I Broadway debut starring Gertrude…
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Pulitzer Prize-winning novelist, Academy Award-winning screenwriter, and Booked Up mega-bookstore owner Larry McMurtry died on March 25, 2021 at the age of 84. Larry McMurtry teaching at Rice University in…
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Fresh-faced Bobby Vinton (nee Stan Robert Vinton), the Polish Prince of love songs such as Blue Velvet, Roses are Red (My Love), and Blue on Blue, was an unlikely pop…
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Elusive, Academy Award-winning Best Actress Julie Christie (for 1965's Darling) lives quietly on a farm in Wales. (Julie Christie Photo: A Other) A 1960s Darling Born April 14, 1940 in…
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Long before movie dogs Benji, Beethoven, Hooch, Old Yeller, and Lassie came to fame on the big screen, Strongheart was the top dog in films and in the hearts of…
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Swedish songbird Agnetha Fältskog showed musical promise at an early age, writing her first song at age six. (Agnetha Fältskog 2013 Photo: Stockholm Pride / mynewsdesk.com) Born in Jonkoping, Sweden…
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Canadian actress Joy Hathaway starred on the hit daytime radio serial Amanda of Honeymoon Hill for seven years, from 1940-1946. (Joy Hathaway as Amanda of Honeymoon Hill, 1942) Amanda of…
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