For those of us who eat, sleep, and breathe anything Turner Classic Movies, yesterday was an especially sad day. TCM host Robert Osborne passed away at the age of 84. I've been reading many of the obituaries and tributes that have been published in the past 24 hours or so (including an especially nice piece … Continue reading Robert Osborne (1932-2017)
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‘Tis A Sad Day – Maureen O’Hara Dies At 95
Last year, I felt very honored and privileged to be able to attend an event at the Turner Classic Movies Film Festival - it was a screening of “How Green Was My Valley” and Maureen O’Hara was there! She did an interview on stage before the movie, which was hilarious (if you have a … Continue reading ‘Tis A Sad Day – Maureen O’Hara Dies At 95
Joan Leslie – A Real Top-Notcher – Dies At 90
It was announced today, that the beautiful and talented actress, Joan Leslie, passed away earlier this week at the age of 90. Joan Leslie has always been one of my favorite actresses - a real top-notcher, as my Grandpa Burke used to say. She was wildly popular with audiences in her day, but is not … Continue reading Joan Leslie – A Real Top-Notcher – Dies At 90
Part Of L.A.’s Glorious Past – Sontag Drug Stores… Who Knew?
Source: I Love Los Angeles, But... What fun! I love old photographs of Los Angeles. My friend, Michael Lamb, sent me a picture of a Sontag Drug Store that used to be in the Miracle Mile. I had no idea! A little Google research pulls up a lot of information. Sontag Drug Stores was one … Continue reading Part Of L.A.’s Glorious Past – Sontag Drug Stores… Who Knew?
From Katharine Hepburn’s 1981 interview with Barbara Walters | Old Hollywood
From Katharine Hepburn’s 1981 interview with Barbara Walters: Hepburn: “I have not lived as a woman. I have lived as a man…I’ve just done what I damn well wanted to and I made enough money to support myself. And I ain’t afraid of being alone.” Wal...
Innocence Lost
-->“I stopped believing in Santa Claus when my mother took me to... “I stopped believing in Santa Claus when my mother took me to see him in a department store and he asked for my autograph.” -Shirley Temple (photo by G. Herrick for Paramount) Old...
Happy Birthday, Jane!: Who Wants to Tussle with Russell?
via stirredstraightup.blogspot.com Nick and I got a chance to meet her several years ago, and she was fantastic. Still quite a tour de force well into her golden years. These pictures are truly terrific - if you ever had any doubts that Miss Jane ...
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