News, Headlines, Entertainment & Trivia from October, 1931: Chicago gangster Al "Scarface" Capone is convicted of tax evasion; 3 Hollywood celebrity weddings take place; and the "new" Waldorf Astoria opens…
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American actress (Peck's Bad Girl), songwriter, and centenarian Marsha Hunt's film career spanned more than seven decades. Over 70+ years, she acquired 100+ acting credits and worked with some of…
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Baby Boomer Trivia From October 1951: I Love Lucy, premieres on television; Rocky Marciano TKO's World Heavyweight Champion Joe Louis; Winston Churchill defeats Clement Attlee to become British Prime Minister again…
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In 1972, 13-year-old Lon Davis met 78-year-old former silent film star Beverly Bayne (ex-wife of early movie idol Francis X. Bushman), and an unlikely friendship ensued. Bayne was vitriolic on…
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Aided by some strong women in his life, William Randolph Hearst (inspiration for the movies Citizen Kane and The Cat's Meow) left a legacy of achievement (and notoriety) in newspaper…
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Artist A.M. Hopfmuller designed the dazzling art deco covers of the Brewster Publications Jazz-age arts and entertainment magazine SHADOWLAND from 1919-1923. Hopfmuller's grand-daughter-in-law Ruth Hamann shared her memories of the…
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Jane Powell died of natural causes on September 16, 2021 at the age of 92. Dancer, actress and soprano singer Jane Powell (nee Suzanne Burce) began taking dance lessons at…
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News, Headlines, Entertainment & Trivia from September, 1931: Herman Mankiewicz produces Monkey Business, starring Zeppo & the other Marx Brothers; blues singer Annette Hanshaw records I Don't Know Why; George…
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Boomer Trivia From January 1951: Daytime soap operas Search for Tomorrow & Love of Life debut; Florence Chadwick is the first woman to swim the English Channel both ways; Emil…
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Before Francis X. Bushman achieved fame as a silent movie star billed as "The Handsomest Man in the World", he had already won a measure of success as a nude…
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