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An 1858 Birthday Remembered

Caftan Woman Posted by Caftan Woman on Apr 19, 2009

May RobsonApril 19, 1858 - October 20, 1942Mary Jeanette Robison was born in Melbourne, Australia. Her father, Capt. Henry Robison of the Royal Navy, died when May was six, and her mother decided to take the children to Europe. After attending schools in Paris and Brussels, May eloped to Texas in read more

Happy 92nd Birthday!

Caftan Woman Posted by Caftan Woman on Apr 7, 2009

R.G. ArmstrongBorn in Alabama in 1917 and the possesser of a Masters in English from the University of Northern Carolina (Chapel Hill), Robert Golden Armstrong left behind his early writing ambitions when he studied at The Actors Studio. Broadway claimed his talent in Cat on a Hot Tin Roof and Orph read more

Birthday Tiki Boy

Café Muscato Posted by Muscato on Feb 23, 2009

Today marks what would have been the 94th birthday of the unlikely Polynesianesque love god Jon Hall, best known in film history as the male opposite number to fiery leading ladies like Maria Montez, Dorothy Lamour, and even St. Frances of Farmer.His is not the most elevated of filmographies, with e read more

Happy Birthday, Cowboy

Café Muscato Posted by Muscato on Jan 22, 2009

That tall drink of water, Randolph Scott, was born this fine day in 1898. His craggy allure and affable screen presence were for many years the best reasons to sit through the dozens of Westerns in which he was the most interesting thing on screen.I like him best, though, earlier on, in the '30s, w read more

It's My Birthday!

Out of the Past - A Classic Film Blog Posted by Google profile on Nov 25, 2008

About MeBlogger, Out of the Past - A Classic Film Blog and more. Please add my Google profile to your circles. Today is my birthday. I turn 28 years old at exactly 12:25pm on the dot (I was a very punctual newborn). I'm sure my soul is probably a couple of centuries old. I did some research and fou read more

(Sad) Birthday Girl: She was a Winner...

Café Muscato Posted by Muscato on Nov 8, 2008

110 today is silent siren Marie Prevost, seen here at the height of her considerable charm.A top star for half-a-dozen years in the early and mid-20s, Marie had a saucy gleam and a terrific figure; even in a getup as bizarre as this, she seems oddly contemporary. Sadly, the coming of sound, the bott read more

Birthday Goddess: The Queen

Café Muscato Posted by Muscato on Oct 26, 2008

She popped by the Café quite by accident a couple of days ago, but just now it's come to my attention that today marks what would have been Mahalia Jackson's 97th birthday."The Queen of Gospel" had a truly uncanny voice, one that could boom like thunder one second and be as inti read more

Birthday Boy: AARP Division

Café Muscato Posted by Muscato on Oct 24, 2008

The infinitely alluring Mr. Kevin Kline turns 61 today. This seems quite impossible.Thank heaven I've always had a thing for older men... read more

It's Ginger Rogers' birthday too. Move over Barbara Stanwyck!

Out of the Past - A Classic Film Blog Posted by Raquel Stecher on Nov 30, -0001

Ginger is so upset at being overlooked by Stanwyck fans that she is threatening to clonk you all over the head with her trusty wrench! Thank you to Jonas for the picture. read more

Happy 100th Birthday Norman Lloyd!

Out of the Past - A Classic Film Blog Posted by Raquel Stecher on Nov 30, -0001

Happy Birthday to Norman Lloyd! He turns 100 today. I had the pleasure of seeing Norman Lloyd at the 2013 TCM Classic Film Festival. I shot a video of him in conversation with Leonard Maltin at the screening of Alfred Hitchcock's The Lady Vanishes (1938). I'm sharing it here today in celebration read more

Happy 93rd Birthday Hunka Kirk Douglas

Out of the Past - A Classic Film Blog Posted by Raquel Stecher on Nov 30, -0001

You rock my world! read more

Early Birthday Present

Out of the Past - A Classic Film Blog Posted by Raquel Stecher on Nov 30, -0001

Carlos presented me with a copy of the out of print Norma Shearer biography by Gavin Lambert as an early birthday gift. When I say "presented", I mean hid it in my apartment and made me go on a wild goose chase to find it! I'm so happy to have this. Now I don't have to check it out several times a y read more

Happy 100th Birthday Norman Lloyd!

Out of the Past - A Classic Film Blog Posted by Raquel Stecher on Nov 30, -0001

Happy Birthday to Norman Lloyd! He turns 100 today. I had the pleasure of seeing Norman Lloyd at the 2013 TCM Classic Film Festival. I shot a video of him in conversation with Leonard Maltin at the screening of Alfred Hitchcock's The Lady Vanishes (1938). I'm sharing it here today in celebration read more

Out of the Past, Into the Now - Celebrate Norma Shearer's Birthday, Ke$ha style

Out of the Past - A Classic Film Blog Posted by Raquel Stecher on Nov 30, -0001

Today is Queen Norma Shearer's Birthday. I wasn't going to do a post but I just couldn't help myself. Jennifer, avid Norma Shearer devotee and curator of the official Norma Shearer Facebook fan page, posted this very enjoyable mash-up of Ke$ha's song Tik-Tok along with clips of Norma Shearer in moti read more
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