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April 29, 2020

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What Was New in April 1952

News Headlines & Entertainment Trivia from April, 1952: 1st New Toy Advertised on TV - Classic Movie Premiere: Singin' in the Rain; Mr. Potato Head Debuts on TV Ad; Daphne…

April 23, 2020

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News Headlines & Entertainment Trivia from April, 1950: Classic Film-Noir Movie Releases - Stage Fright, and D.O.A.; 1st ever NBA Championship won by George Mikan & Minneapolis Lakers. Alfred Hitchcock's…

April 19, 2020

Forever Rowdy Clint Eastwood

Academy Award-winning director, producer, composer and actor Clint Eastwood came to fame in the 1950s on TV's western series Rawhide as Rowdy Yates, a "ramrod" cattle drover who lived up…

April 15, 2020

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April 1949 Moments in Time

News Headlines & Entertainment Trivia from April, 1949: Impact film-noir; North Atlantic Treaty signing (NATO is born); Wallace Beery's birthday, Big Jack movie release, and death. Impact Movie Premiere (Ella Raines…

March 31, 2020

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John Wayne's Sad Angel, Gail Russell

Sad-eyed actress Gail Russell's luminous beauty lit up the silver screen in 25 classic era films between 1943-1961. She was paired onscreen with leading men such as Alan Ladd, Joel…

March 27, 2020

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March 1947 Headlines

News Headlines & Entertainment Trivia from March, 1947 The Best Years of Our Lives Wins 8 Academy Awards At the 19th Academy Awards Ceremony on March 13, 1947, the post-WWII…

March 15, 2020

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March 1949 Moments in Time

News Headlines & Entertainment Trivia from March, 1949 Knock on Any Door - Humphrey Bogart Film with Allene Roberts Director Nicholas Ray's film-noir crime drama Knock on Any Door was…

March 13, 2020

Movies

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Best New and Classic "Irish" Movies

Favorite movies with an Irish element that will grab you! Set and filmed in Ireland, they tell a story of Ireland and the Irish experience of from centuries ago to…

March 8, 2020

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This Was Nifty in March 1950

News Headlines & Entertainment Trivia from March, 1950 House by the River Movie Release (Lee Bowman & Louis Hayward 1950 House by the River) The film-noir crime movie House by…

February 26, 2020

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Venetian Palazzos in Movies and Plays

Venice is filled with beautiful historic buildings and palazzos, some of which date back to medieval times - among the many the reasons why Venice and the Grand Canal continue…