James Darren - The Gidget Years
Singer, actor, and director James Darren, AKA Gidget's "Moondoggie" to legions of fans, had a long career encompassing stage, movies, and TV. From Philadelphia to Los Angeles and Back (James…
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Done in June 1951
News, Headlines, History, Entertainment & Trivia From June 1951: Spies Burgess & Maclean Defect to USSR; Golfer Ben Hogan wins the 51st U.S. Open; UNIVAC I is the first commercial…
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Folks, Facts & Fun From June 1931
News, Headlines, Entertainment and Trivia from June, 1931: Carole Lombard marries William Powell; There Ought To Be a Moonlight Savings Time is the #1 hit song; and Dashiell Hammett's The…
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Historical Fiction Author Herman Wouk
Pulitzer Prize-winning American author Herman Wouk's best-selling novels The Caine Mutiny, Marjorie Morningstar, and The Winds of War, drew on his own cultural background, upbringing in New York City, and…
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Fascinating Facts From May 1940
News, Headlines, & Entertainment Trivia from May, 1940: Germany invades Belgium and the Netherlands in WWII; British Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain resigns and Winston Churchill is new PM; Classic movie…
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The Voyage of Gavin MacLeod
The Love Boat Captain, former mayor, author, Christian activist and actor Gavin MacLeod was born Allan George See on February 28, 1931 in Mount Kisco, New York. (Gavin MacLeod 1959…
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Mary Scott's Murder at Lake Como
The picture of a beautiful woman in an Edwardian ball gown caught my eye. As I discovered more about Mary Crittenden Scott's life and early death, I was struck by…
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Mary Scott's Affair With D.W. Griffith
Pretty San Francisco socialite turned stage actress Mary Scott's' affair with famous movie director D. W. Griffith during his "missing" years at the turn of the 20th century wasn't newsworthy…
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Done in May 1951
News, Headlines, History, Entertainment & Trivia From May 1951: Count Turf Wins Kentucky Derby & Arcaro rides Bold to victory in the Preakness; Restaurant segregation is ruled illegal; Operation Greenhouse…
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Folks, Facts & Fun From May 1931
News, Headlines, Entertainment & Trivia from May, 1931: Construction is completed on the Empire State Building; Decorated Canadian hero and daredevil William Red Hill rides the deadly Niagara River Gorge…
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