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May 5, 2021

Fine Arts,
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walt munson, american, cartoonist, artist, illustrator, comic strips, cartoons, funny, travel, postcards, 1940s, 1950s, im always in a muddle,

Cartoonist Walt Munson's Humour

American cartoonist Walt Munson is best known for his work on comic strips and series published in newspapers and magazines between beginning in 1923. ("I'm Always in a Muddle" 1933…

April 30, 2021

1940, april, classic movies, suspense films, alfred hitchcock movies, psychological thrillers, black and white cinematography, rebecca, actors, laurence olivier, actress, joan fontaine, film stars, producer, david o selznick, best picture,

Fascinating Facts from April 1940

News Headlines & Entertainment Trivia from April, 1940: Classic movie release - Rebecca, starring Joan Fontaine and Laurence Olivier; German WWII invasion of Denmark and Norway; Portia Faces Life radio…

April 28, 2021

charlie chaplin, thomas h ince, marion davies, silent films, movie stars, film studios, producer, director, filmmaker, pioneers, thomas ince affair, hearst yacht, ss oneida, william hearst boat, 1924, 1939, 1918

The Myth and Mystery of Thomas Ince

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…

April 21, 2021

jean the dog, the vitagraph dog, rough collie, silent movies, dog film stars, silent films, actors, american actress, movie star, florence turner, turner film company, turner films, 1912, 1913, movies, jeans evidence, jean and the calico doll,

Jean, the Vitagraph Dog - First Dog Star

A rough tri-color collie named Jean became the first acclaimed movie dog star of silent films, courtesy of her owner/trainer Laurence Trimble, actress Florence Turner "The Vitagraph Girl", and the…

April 14, 2021

xavier cugat, cuban, spanish, latin, musician, violinist, bandleader, artist, caricaturist, de bru, caricature1927, 1944, orchestra leader

The Artist Known as Xavier Cugat

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…

April 11, 2021

1951 stanley cup champions, nhl players, bill barilko, joe primeau, turk broda, toronto maple leafs team, national hockey league

Done in April 1951

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…

April 4, 2021

1931, classic movies, the public enemy, crime dramas, gangster films, actors, movie stars, james cagney, jimmy cagney, actress, jean harlow,

Folks, Facts & Fun From April 1931

News, Headlines, Entertainment & Trivia from April, 1931: Classic movies premiere - Jimmy Cagney is The Public Enemy; 17-Year Old girl Jackie Mitchell strikes out Babe Ruth & Lou Gehrig;…

March 28, 2021

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Done in March 1951

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…

March 27, 2021

larry mcmurtry, american writer, westerns, lonesome dove books, miniseries, hotel, texas

Larry McMurtry Has Left the Book Store

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…

March 26, 2021

bobby vinton, american musician, singer, songwriter, hit songs, blue velvet, blue on blue, mr lonely, roses are red, coming home soldier, i love how you love me, my melody of love, polka music, actor, movies, big jake, the train robbers, television, the bobby vinton show,

The Original Mr. Lonely, Bobby Vinton

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…