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April 30, 2021

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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

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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 11, 2021

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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

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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 21, 2021

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Fascinating Facts From March 1940

News, Headlines & Entertainment Trivia from March, 1940: Author Richard Llewellyn's book How Green Was My Valley tops the best-seller lists; When You Wish Upon a Star is the #1…

March 7, 2021

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Director Laurence Trimble's Strongheart

Long before movie dogs Benji, Beethoven, Hooch, Old Yeller, and Lassie came to fame on the big screen, Strongheart was the top dog in films and in the hearts of…

February 28, 2021

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Joy Hathaway, Amanda of Honeymoon Hill

Canadian actress Joy Hathaway starred on the hit daytime radio serial Amanda of Honeymoon Hill for seven years, from 1940-1946. (Joy Hathaway as Amanda of Honeymoon Hill, 1942) Amanda of…

February 24, 2021

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Fascinating Facts From February 1940

News Headlines & Entertainment Trivia from November, 1940: The classic movie thriller The House of the Seven Gables premieres, author Christopher Morley tops Best-Seller lists with Kitty Foyle, and Bob…

February 17, 2021

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Folks, Facts & Fun From February 1931

News Headlines, Entertainment & Trivia from February, 1931: Classic horror film Dracula premieres, starring Bela Lugosi, Ozzie Nelson's Orchestra records Dream a Little Dream Of Me, and fizzy Alka-Seltzer is…