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November 4, 2020

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November 1947 Headlines

News Headlines & Baby Boomer Entertainment Trivia From November 1947: The Hollywood Blacklist begins; Princess Elizabeth marries Prince Philip.; Howard Hughes flies his mammoth Spruce Goose into the record books;…

October 31, 2020

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Best Classic Scary & Funny Ghost Films

A countdown of my picks for the Top 15 hauntingly funny movies. From vintage classics such as The Ghost Goes West (1935) and Blithe Spirit (1945) to modern classics like…

October 31, 2020

Biography,
Movies

Sean Connery - From Dr. No to Marnie

Sean Connery has died at the age of 90. From suave Bond to a silver-bearded fox, proud Scot Sean Connery portrayed a man's man and a ladies man on the…

October 28, 2020

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Fascinating Facts From October 1940

News Headlines & Entertainment Trivia from August, 1940: Classic Movies Premiere - The Great Dictator, starring Charlie Chaplin & Paulette Goddard; Novelist Jan Struther's Mrs. Miniver Tops Best-Seller Lists; Everyman's…

October 25, 2020

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Stan Jones & the Legend of Ghost Riders in the Sky

By all accounts, one-time Forest Ranger, firefighter, rodeo cowboy, songwriter, singer, and actor Stan Jones was a born raconteur. He turned the rich fodder of his life into stories and…

October 21, 2020

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What Was New in October 1952?

News Headlines & Entertainment Trivia from October, 1952: Classic movie release - The World in His Arms, based on the story by Rex Beach; Joan Davis stars on TV's I…

October 14, 2020

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This Was Nifty in October 1950

News Headlines & Entertainment Trivia from October, 1950: Classic Movie Premiere - All About Eve; Gordon Jenkins and The Weavers at #1 with Goodnight, Irene; Groucho Marx' You Bet Your…

October 9, 2020

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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…

October 4, 2020

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October 1947 Headlines

News Headlines & Baby Boomer Entertainment Trivia From October 1947: Kukla, Fran and Ollie children's TV show debuts; Hollywood Ten are under fire in HUAC hearings; Classic Film-Noir Lured premieres,…

September 27, 2020

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Fascinating Facts From September 1940

News Headlines & Entertainment Trivia from September, 1940: Axis Pact & The Blitz - Luftwaffe Bombings in Battle of Britain; 17,000-year-old Lascaux Cave Paintings Discovery; Classic Movie Premiere - The…