This Was Nifty in January 1950
News Headlines & Entertainment Trivia from January, 1950: The Great Brinks Robbery On January 17th, 1950 at 6:55 PM, seven men dressed in Brink's uniforms entered the Brink's depot in…
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TV Trivia: Taxi
Q1. Which two cast members of the Emmy Award-winning classic TV sitcom Taxi are no longer with us? Q2. Which Taxi cast member is known for having a fantastic memory…
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January 1949 Moments in Time
News headlines and entertainment trivia from November 1949 Gertrude Berg's The Goldbergs TV Series Premieres The Goldbergs TV sitcom starring actress Gertrude Berg as lovable, meddlesome Jewish mother Molly Goldberg,…
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Helen MacInnes: Neither Five Nor Three
Reading spy thriller author Helen MacInnes' cold-war novel Neither Five Nor Three (1951) almost seventy years after it was first released, is likely to arouse feelings of déjà vu on…
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100 Years Ago: 1920 At A Glance
Although people haven't really changed that much in the past 100 years, our modes of transportation, the hairstyles, fashion, the film stars and movies we liked to watch, appliances, houses,…
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A Long Long Time for Linda Ronstadt
The song title to one of her hit songs - Long Long Time - sums up the successful career of folk-rock singer Linda Ronstadt. Ronstadt stayed true to other hit…
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Buona Sera, Firenze: Touring Florence
Florence, the city that is home to Michelangelo's David, the astounding Duomo di Santa Maria del Fiore, countless works of art, and historic palaces and bridges...A destination city you'll want…
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Farewell, Robert Walker Jr.
Actor Robert Walker Jr. died on December 5, 2019 at the age of 79. He leaves behind his widow and third wife, Judy Motulsky, and seven children. Walker's father Robert Walker…
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December 1949 Moments In Time
News Headlines & Entertainment Trivia from December, 1949 Betsy Drake Marries Cary Grant (Cary Grant & Betsy Drake December 1949 Photo: APWirephoto) Suave leading man Cary Grant was 45 years…
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Wicked Errol Flynn
Wickedly handsome Tasmanian-born actor Errol Flynn ruled at the 1930s and 1940s box office, usually in films that played to his off-screen reputation as a romancing adventurer. (Errol Flynn 1940)…
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