
Mary Scott's Affair With D.W. Griffith
Pretty San Francisco socialite turned stage actress Mary Scott's' affair with famous movie director D. W. Griffiths during his "missing" years at the turn of the 20th century wasn't newsworthy…
Read MorePretty San Francisco socialite turned stage actress Mary Scott's' affair with famous movie director D. W. Griffiths during his "missing" years at the turn of the 20th century wasn't newsworthy…
Read MoreFilmmaker 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…
Read MoreA rough tri-color collie named Jean became the first acclaimed movie dog star of silent films, courtesy of her owner/trainer Laurence Trimble, actress Florence Turner "The Vitagraph Girl", and the…
Read MoreBefore Ziegfeld Follies comedy star Fanny Brice and "Baby Snooks", there was the 1904-1916 comic strip series The Newlyweds and Their Baby, created by cartoonist and actor George McManus. (Sunny…
Read MoreNews Headlines, Entertainment & Trivia from February, 1931: Ann Harding stars in the classic movie East Lynne; Cab Calloway records Minnie the Moocher; Pearl S. Buck's Pulitzer Prize-winning best-seller The…
Read MoreLong 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…
Read MoreNews 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…
Read MoreInnovations in fashion, lifestyle, science, and medicine improved lives and delighted people back in 1921. Leisure hours were brightened with entertainment by animals and people who would become household names…
Read MoreThe 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…
Read MoreNews 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…
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