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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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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…

September 25, 2020

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What Was New in September 1952?

News Headlines & Entertainment Trivia from September, 1952: George Reeves, star of The Adventures of Superman; Charlie Chaplin's U.S. Re-Entry Permit is Revoked; and the Classic Movie Release of Just…

September 20, 2020

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Babe Ruth At Bat and In Movies

Babe Ruth's 21-year major league baseball career began in 1914 with the Boston Red Sox - the same year the 19-year-old future Baseball Hall of Famer married his 16-year-old first…

September 13, 2020

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This Was Nifty in September 1950

News Headlines & Entertainment Trivia from September, 1950: Classic Movie Premiere - Panic in the Streets, Oscar-winning screenwriters Edna & Edward Anhalt; Operation Magic Carpet Yemen is completed; Ernest Hemingway's…

September 7, 2020

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September 1947 Headlines

News Headlines & Boomer Entertainment Trivia From September 1947: Dark Passage Film-Noir Premiere; Goodnight Moon is published by Margaret Wise Brown; Near You by Craig Francis & His Orchestra is…

August 30, 2020

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Fascinating Facts From August 1940

News Headlines & Entertainment Trivia from August, 1940: Foreign Correspondent Classic WWII Film Premiere; WWII Eagle Attack - Phase 3 Battle of Britain; Crime Doctor Radio Program Debut Foreign Correspondent…

August 16, 2020

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What Was New in August 1952?

News Headlines & Entertainment Trivia from August, 1952: Classic Movies Release - The Snows of Kilimanjaro; Devil's Island Penal Colony is Closed; Jo Stafford at #1 with You Belong to…

August 9, 2020

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This Was Nifty in August 1950

News Headlines & Boomer Entertainment Trivia from August, 1950: Classic Movies Premiere - Sunset Boulevard; Nat King Cole's Mona Lisa is #1 Hit Song; Edith Sampson is First African-American Woman…