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November 25, 2019

michael j pollard, died november 2019, american character actor, classic movies, bonnie and clyde, c w moss, little fauss and big halsy, warren beatty friends, summer magic, the wild angels, jigsaw, howard and melvin

Remembering Michael J. Pollard

Actor Michael J. Pollard will be remembered for portraying bumbling getaway driver C. W. Moss in Bonnie and Clyde (1967), an inept motorcycle racer in Little Fauss and Big Halsy…

November 17, 2019

Movies,
Travel

cortina dampezzo, dolomites, italian alps, northern italy, nature scenery, italian mountains,

Cortina d'Ampezzo and the Dolomites

Nestled in the heart of the Dolomites is the exclusive ski resort town of Cortina d'Ampezzo, surrounded by the distinctively colored orange mountain peaks of this region. (Cortina d'Ampezzo and…

November 13, 2019

ted williams, american baseball player, mlb left fielder, boston red sox players, american league home run leader, rbi leader, 1949 american league mvp, mlb mvp, author, the science of hitting

November 1949 Moments in Time

News headlines and entertainment trivia from November 1949. Prince Rainier III's Coronation On November 19, 1949, Prince Rainier III was crowned as the 30th ruling Prince of Monaco. (Prince Rainier…

November 10, 2019

Movies,
Travel

german castle, south tyrol, bolzano italy countryside, apple country italy, northern italy, italian alps foothills

Guten Tag & Buon Giorno, Bolzano

The Southern Tyrol countryside around Bolzano boasts castles, churches, vineyards and apple orchards. This area of Northern Italy in the foothills of the Italian Alps produces 30% of the apples…

November 6, 2019

Biography,
Movies

jennifer jones 1953, american actress, 1950s films, classic movies, indiscretion of an american wife, terminal station, movies filmed in italy, classic movie stars

Remembering Jennifer Jones

Academy Award winning actress Jennifer Jones only made 27 movies, but her beauty and talent was bigger than her films. (Jennifer Jones 1953 Indiscretion of an American Wife) Nee Phylis…

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 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…

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 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…