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Frank Lackteen, Features Perfectly Suited for the Villain, the Bread and Butter of His Career
Classic Film Aficionados Posted by C. S. Williams on Aug 26, 2014
Frank Lackteen Frank Lackteen, what can one say about a man with nearly two-hundred (albeit, many uncredited roles and extra work) celluloid appearances? So, I will begin at his beginning, because his beginnings molded his film future. He was born Mohammed Hassan Lackteen, in Labanon, 1897. H read more
Frank Lackteen, Features Perfectly Suited for the Villain, the Bread and Butter of His Career
Classic Film Aficionados Posted by C. S. Williams on Aug 26, 2014
Frank Lackteen Frank Lackteen, what can one say about a man with nearly two-hundred (albeit, many uncredited roles and extra work) celluloid appearances? So, I will begin at his beginning, because his beginnings molded his film future. He was born Mohammed Hassan Lackteen, in Labanon, 1897. H read more
An Interview with Piper Laurie: The Three-Time Oscar Nominee Discusses Her Career in Film, Live Television, and the Stage
Classic Film & TV Cafe Posted by Rick29 on Aug 25, 2014
Piper's inscription reads: "To Rick from the
Classic Film & TV Cafe."
The highlight of last July's Western Film Fair was--for me--the opportunity to spend 45 minutes sitting next to actress Piper Laurie. While she signed autographed photos for charity, she graciously and thoughtfully answe read more
Margaret Sullavan made sixteen movies during her Hollywood career
Classic Cinema Gold Posted by Art on May 19, 2014
Margaret Brooke Sullavan (May 16, 1909 – January 1, 1960) was an American stage and film actress who preferred working on the stage, making only sixteen movies during her Hollywood career. Margaret Sullavan was born May 16, 1909 in Norfolk, Virginia to Cornelius Sullavan, a wealthy stockbrok read more
Lynn Baggett had a brief ten year Hollywood career during the 1940s.
Classic Cinema Gold Posted by Art on May 10, 2014
Lynn Baggett (May 10, 1923 – March 22, 1960) was a little known ill-fated actress who had roles in twenty-four movies during her brief ten year Hollywood career. Lynn Baggett was born on May 10, 1923 in Wichita Falls, Texas, USA. Baggett was discovered by a top Warner Brothers read more
Eleanore Whitney had a brief career in Hollywood during the 1930s
Classic Cinema Gold Posted by Art on Apr 12, 2014
Eleanore Whitney was a film and Broadway actress and dancer who had a brief career in Hollywood during the mid to late 1930s. Eleanore Whitney was born Eleanor Wittenbergon on April 12, 1917 in Cleveland, Ohio, USA to Abraham and Anna Wittenburg. Eleanore’s mother Anna was the sister read more
Mabel’s Dramatic Career (1913) A Silent Film Review
Movies Silently Posted by Fritzi Kramer on Jan 5, 2014
Mabel Normand is a maidservant who is romanced and then dumped by her employer’s son. Distraught, she runs away to Hollywood where she quickly becomes a star. Her erstwhile lover sees her on the screen but can he tell fact from fiction? Mack loves Mabel but Mother does not approve. The story read more
Margaret O’Brien: A Career Chronicle and Biography
Journeys in Classic Film Posted by on Sep 16, 2013
Margaret O’Brien recently gained one of my coveted Veronicas, becoming one of my go-to actresses in the process. It would only make sense that I’d seek out a biography of her life, and while author Allan R. Ellenberger’s book isn’t exactly what I wanted, it’s the best read more
Vedah Bertram: A Career Cut Short
Curtains Posted by Janelle Vreeland on Aug 22, 2013
The death of Essanay star Vedah Bertram marks one of the earliest tragedies the film industry had to deal with. When she died at just 20 years old, she had already traveled across the country to follow her dream and had managed to hold her own on the screen with the likes of Broncho Billy himself, G read more
'Motion Picture,' July 1939: Will Carole Lombard's marriage end her career?
Carole & Co. Posted by vp19 on Jun 23, 2013
Carole Lombard's marriage to Clark Gable in late March 1939 marked the beginning of a new era for her...but for many in the film community, it marked the end of another one. As Carole and Clark's relationship had developed since 1936, so had Lombard gradually abandoned her extrovert personality that read more
Marilyn – a career in pictures
Once Upon a Screen Posted by Aurora on Jun 1, 2013
It’s difficult to fathom an 87-year-old Marilyn Monroe. The legend would have celebrated that birthday today, June 1st. To honor the occasion I am re-posting the following tribute, which I originally published in honor of the 50th anniversary of her death last year. I simply can think of read more
John Payne popular actor whose career spanned four decades
Classic Cinema Gold Posted by Art on May 23, 2013
John Howard Payne was an American film actor who is mainly remembered for his 20th Century Fox musical films during the 1940s, including his leading role in “Miracle on 34th Street” (1947) and for his starring role on the television series “The Restless Gun” (1957-1959 read more
Loretta Young's eldest son, Christopher Lewis, hosts a brief biography of his mother's life and career.
Noir and Chick Flicks Posted by Dawn Sample on Jan 8, 2013
Hollywood film star Loretta Young's eldest son, Christopher Lewis, hosts a brief biography of his mother's life and career.
Loretta married producer Tom Lewis in 1940 and they divorced very bitterly in the mid 1960s. Lewis died in 1988. They had two sons, Peter Lewis (of the San F read more
Ingrid – a career in pictures
Once Upon a Screen Posted by Aurora on Aug 29, 2012
Today would have been the 97th birthday of one of Hollywood’s most beloved and enduring figures, Ingrid Bergman. A fantastic actress and stunning beauty, Bergman’s appeal has not waned through the decades, her long career admired by several generations of movie-goers. I hadn’t read more
Mill Creek Musings: Up in the Air (1940), Private Buckaroo (1942), Career Girl (1944)
The Motion Pictures Posted by Lindsey on Aug 3, 2012
Working my way through more of the Mill Creek 50 Musicals box set, I decided to have a triple feature of three tiny musicals, clocking in at about an hour each. This Mill Creek set is shaping up to be a pleasant surprise, with all three of these films displayed with picture and sound quality that is read more
Career? Colorful. Illustrations? Black and white.
Carole & Co. Posted by vp19 on Dec 15, 2011
After Carole Lombard was featured on the cover of Screenland magazine's October 1935 issue, it certainly wasn't going to give her the honor in successive months. (If '30s-style movie monthly fan magazines were around today, I'm not sure even Jennifer Aniston would warrant such treatment.) No, the No read more
Goldie Hawn's Later Career.
Noir and Chick Flicks Posted by Dawn on Nov 18, 2011
Goldie Hawn's career slowed down after leaving Hollywood in the late 1980s, but began a comeback with the action/comedy, Bird on a Wire(1990), with Mel Gibson, who plays a FBI informant, who has kept his new identity secret for 15 years, now an old flame has found him, while some thugs are out to read more
Book Review- Judy: A Legendary Film Career (2)
Sittin' on a Backyard Fence Posted by Jill Blake on Nov 9, 2011
I have never considered myself a huge Judy Garland fan, but that’s not to say I don’t like her. I adore her. I respect her. I hold her in the highest regard. I suppose I never considered myself a fan because I do not feel worthy of that title. Honestly, like those who abused and exploite read more
Career Girls: Daisy Kenyon, Laura Hunt and the Dana Andrews Connection
A Person in the Dark Posted by FlickChick on Jul 14, 2011
What do Daisy Kenyon
Joan Crawford as Daisy Kenyon
and Laura Hunt
Gene Tierney as Laura Hunt
have in common?
You mean besides being beautiful, artistic career girls (Daisy a commercial artist, Laura in advertising) and having FABULOUS New York City apartments?
You mean besides going o read more
The Classic Film Collective: Career Women in Love: Ex-Lady (1933), The First Hundred Years (1938) and Woman of the Year (1942)
Out of the Past - A Classic Film Blog Posted by Raquel Stecher on Nov 30, -0001
This was originally published in the former The Classic Film Collective Patreon.As someone who appreciates classic movies while also watching them through a contemporary lens, I look for the subtle or not so subtle signs of feminism in early films. I want to see how the role of women evolved over th read more