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September 17, 2021

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jane powell, american actress, singer, classic movies, movie musicals, seven brides for seven brothers, 1949, 1953, 1954,

Jane Powell's Movies, Life and Loves

Jane Powell died of natural causes on September 16, 2021 at the age of 92. Dancer, actress and soprano singer Jane Powell (nee Suzanne Burce) began taking dance lessons at…

September 15, 2021

1931, movies, comedy films, actors, comedians, the marx brothers, harpo marx, zeppo marx, chico marx, groucho marx,

Folks, Facts & Fun from September 1931

News, Headlines, Entertainment & Trivia from September, 1931: Herman Mankiewicz produces Monkey Business, starring Zeppo & the other Marx Brothers; blues singer Annette Hanshaw records I Don't Know Why; George…

September 5, 2021

francis x bushman, american actor, silent films, 1910s, movie star, 1917, metro movies, 1925, ben hur, messala, the masked bride, king of the movies, leo sielke jr, olmstead key

Silent Film Idol Francis X. Bushman

Before Francis X. Bushman achieved fame as a silent movie star billed as "The Handsomest Man in the World", he had already won a measure of success as a nude…

August 26, 2021

1931 musicals, stage plays, the band wagon, actors, dancers, fred astaire, frank morgan, actresses, adele astaire, tilly losch, helen broderick, 1930s

Folks, Facts & Fun From August 1931

News, Headlines, Entertainment & Trivia from August, 1931: Bing Crosby records the hit songs Dancing in the Dark, & Stardust; Agatha Christie's The Murder at Hazelmoor is published; Transatlantic, Tabu…

August 11, 2021

Forever Batman: Adam West

Other actors have played the cartoon character since, but for boomers and their children who watched Adam West's on their 1960s TV sets, Adam West WAS Batman. Unsurprisingly, West said…

August 4, 2021

1951 movies, an american in paris, movie musicals, american actors, gene kelly, august 1951, french actress, leslie caron, classic movies, film poster, academy awards,

Done in August 1951

Boomer Trivia From August 1951: William Randolph Hearst Dies, An American in Paris Premieres Starring Gene Kelly & Leslie Caron, Babe Didrikson-Zaharias wins LPGA Championship Leslie Caron Film Debut in…

August 1, 2021

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Best Classic Car Wash Scenes

A car wash scene in a film or television series episode doesn't have to be exclusively aimed at a comedic laugh or teenagers. These vintage movies and clips have a…

July 28, 2021

frank sinatra, american singer, 1941, 1940s, vocal groups, hall of fame, pied pipers, hit songs, ill never smile again, tommy dorsey, musician, saxaphonist, orchestra, big bands,

Fascinating Facts From July 1940

News Headlines & Entertainment Trivia from July, 1940: Sonja Henie marries millionaire golfer & Brooklyn Dodgers (football) team owner Dan Topping; Billboard Chart debuts with songwriter Ruth Lowe's #1 Hit…

July 18, 2021

rudy vallee, american singer, crooner, big band, orchestra leader, connecticut yankees, saxophonist, musician, 1931, celebrity wedding, actress, fay webb, hit songs, as time goes by, life is just a bowl of cherries, 1930s, im just a vagabond lover

Folks, Facts & Fun from July 1931

News, Headlines, Entertainment & Trivia from July 1931: Two weddings and a song - Actor Stuart Erwin marries actress June Collyer; Singer Rudy Vallée records As Time Goes By, and…

June 27, 2021

Fascinating Facts From June 1940

News, Headlines, Entertainment & Trivia from June, 1940: WWII Battle of France: The 'Miracle of Dunkirk' Evacuation & Nazi Germany Occupation of Paris; Classic movie release - The Mortal Storm…