Mona Lisa and The Spendthrift
The Los Angels Belasco stock theatre company established singer-actress Thais Magrane as their new leading lady in 1909. (Thais Magrane 1920 Merchants of Venus, and in 1909 for the Belasco…
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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…
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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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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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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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