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October 17, 2019

she wore a yellow ribbon, 1940s western films, 1949 october movies, john ford movies, 1949 movie trivia, john wayne films, academy awards, best cinematography, cinematographer winton hoch

October 1949 Moments in Time

News headlines and entertainment trivia from October 1949. She Wore a Yellow Ribbon Film Release (She Wore a Yellow Ribbon 1949 Trailer) Director John Ford's glorious technicolor Western She Wore…

October 12, 2019

Biography,
Music

george kooymans 1974, 1970s rock bands, dutch rock groups, golden earring, rock guitarist, songwriter, radar love, the twilight zone

Golden Earring's Twilight Zone

The Dutch rock band that took Europe and America by storm in the 1970s with their hit songs Radar Love and The Twilight Zone, are still playing their music and…

October 6, 2019

Fashion,
Movies

hedy lamarr, austrian american actress, vintage womens hats, hat fashions, movie costumes, 1940s movie fashions, millinery, 1940s films, the strange woman, 1830s victorian picture hat, cartwheel hat, tulle netting

Stunning Austrian-American movie star Hedy Lamarr wore a myriad of fashionable hats in her 1930s-1950s movie roles, possibly because movie costumers realized her luminous eyes and perfect features were set…

October 3, 2019

Memorial

Gone But Not Forgotten in 2019

We said goodbye to many famous faces, voices & names from radio, movies, television, sports, history, arts and literature this year. These celebrities and others said their final farewell to…

September 29, 2019

verona arena, verona italy coliseum, italian opera houses, tosca opera prop, verona italy attractions

Shakespeare's Fair Verona

The ancient city of Verona dates back to the 1st century BC and is a UNESCO World Heritage site. This historic city inspired William Shakespeare to set Romeo and Juliet…

September 26, 2019

Biography,
TV

mash cast, alan alda, captain hawkeye pierce, loretta swit, major margaret hot lips houlihan, larry linville, major frank burns, wayne rogers, trapper john, gary burghoff, walter radar oreilly, mclean stevenson, col henry blake, 1970s TV sitcoms, 1970s television series, korean war

Boomer TV Trivia: MASH

Q1: What was the name of the M*A*S*H series finale episode which aired in 1983? Q2: What do the letters in the series title M*A*S*H stand for? (Larry Linville, Loretta…

September 23, 2019

Biography

rosamunde pilcher, novelist, romance novels, family saga, cornwall author, the shell seekers, wwii novels, mills and boon, writer, jane fraser, a day like spring, the keepers house, sleeping tiger, under gemini, the carousel,

Remembering Rosamunde Pilcher

I was saddened to hear of the death of The Shell Seekers author, British novelist Rosamunde Pilcher (nee Scott) on February 6, 2019. Her family saga / romantic fiction novels…

September 21, 2019

clayton moore 1957, the lone ranger, jay silverheels, tonto, 1950s television series, 1950s western tv shows,

September 1949 Moments In Time

News headlines and entertainment trivia from September 1949. Graham Greene's The 3rd Man The Third Man film was released in the U.K. on September 2nd, 1949, and although not the most…

September 19, 2019

Biography,
Movies

joe pesci 1980, american character actor, movie star, raging bull, mob movies, casino, goodfellas, once upona time in america, home alone, lethal weapon, my cousin vinny

Movie Tough Guy Joe Pesci Returns

Joe Pesci has made a career out of playing movie tough guys in Martin Scorsese mob films like Casino and Goodfellas with pal Robert De Niro, or small-time crooks in…

September 13, 2019

anne rivers siddons, born january 9th, died september 11th, american author, novelist, typewriter

Remembering Author Anne Rivers Siddons

Southern blockbuster fiction author and best-selling novelist Anne Rivers Siddons (nee Sybil Anne Rivers) died on September 11, 2019 from lung cancer at the age of 83. (Photo: Patrick Fore…