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Tuesday, October 6th marked the 107th anniversary of the birth of Carole Lombard, the famed motion picture actress who marked an ounce of distinction in Hollywood with her inimitable flair for screwball comedy that later earned her the nickname of the Queen Of Screwball. In the years following her read more

This is a day that invariably brings joy to my life...the anniversary of Carole Lombard's birth. It was 107 years ago today in Fort Wayne, Ind., that Jane Alice Peters entered the world......and though she was on this mortal coil for not even one-third of a century, she certainly left her mark -- no read more

This is a day that invariably brings joy to my life...the anniversary of Carole Lombard's birth. It was 107 years ago today in Fort Wayne, Ind., that Jane Alice Peters entered the world......and though she was on this mortal coil for not even one-third of a century, she certainly left her mark -- no read more

Oh horror films, so misunderstood by the Academy. Happy October!  Here at The Best Picture Project the month of October is dedicated to finding the best films to chill and scare you all the way to Halloween.  So join me in a little journey.  We will begin down Elm Street, encounter a demon child, read more

A Classic Movie Coffee Understatement… Joseph Cotten in Shadow of a Doubt Happy National Coffee Day, September 29th! –Annmarie Gatti for Classic Movie Hub Share this post:FacebookDiggRedditStumbleUpon read more

Happy Walter Pidgeon’s Birthday, Movie Nerds! September 23, 2015 / The Cinema Dilettante Walter Pidgeon and Greer Garson doing the normal people stuff. I must wish a happy birthday to one of my many fake dead husbands, today. Even though he was married to R read more

5 Little Facts: Happy Birthday to Gene Kelly Wishing a Gene Kelly a happy 103rd birthday. ….. 1) It wasn’t exactly Rain he was singing in… Considering it’s Kelly’s most famous of all dance numbers, you’d think it’d be rain that the legendary song and dance man was singing in, but, read more

It was six months ago tomorrow that we announced a sale on a handsome 6" x 10" flyer for Carole Lombard's Technicolor comedy "Nothing Sacred", placed into the program for the Southern Cal-UCLA football game at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum on Dec. 4, 1937 (http://carole-and-co.livejournal.com/76 read more

It was six months ago tomorrow that we announced a sale on a handsome 6" x 10" flyer for Carole Lombard's Technicolor comedy "Nothing Sacred", placed into the program for the Southern Cal-UCLA football game at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum on Dec. 4, 1937 (http://carole-and-co.livejournal.com/76 read more

Happy Gene Raymond’s Birthday! August 13, 2015 / The Cinema Dilettante Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Today, we celebrate Gene’s 107th birthday with some more of Gene, in his own words. To me, it looks as if his marriage was his proudest accomplishment, too, ju read more

  In January of 1920, Wyndham Standing, was contracted to star in the Goldwyn picture: Earthbound.[1] By the middle of January, Russian ballet star, Flora Revalles, was added to the cast when she signed to make her film debut with the new Goldwyn production.[2] The project was nearing completi read more

  In January of 1920, Wyndham Standing, was contracted to star in the Goldwyn picture: Earthbound.[1] By the middle of January, Russian ballet star, Flora Revalles, was added to the cast when she signed to make her film debut with the new Goldwyn production.[2] The project was nearing completi read more

  In January of 1920, Wyndham Standing, was contracted to star in the Goldwyn picture: Earthbound.[1] By the middle of January, Russian ballet star, Flora Revalles, was added to the cast when she signed to make her film debut with the new Goldwyn production.[2] The project was nearing completi read more

Happy “Aunt Sally” Day! July 11, 2015July 11, 2015 / The Cinema Dilettante Dear Sally Blane- I can’t quit calling you Aunt Sally. Please forgive. Happy Birthday and stuff! Sally (right), with her sisters Polly Ann (center), and I think the other read more

I believe it was that great thespian Julianna Margulies who once said, “Do what you love doing.” It was four years ago, today, that I first clicked the “Publish” button on this site and started the Shadows and Satin blog, combining my passion for writing and my passion for classic movies. And read more

Wishing all you dads out there a wonderful Father’s Day! Among the many virtues of this day is the opportunity I get to post this great pic once again. It’s Timothy, his wife Doris and their six young’uns, from the early 1970s. It accompanied the article “Timothy Carey: The World’s Greatest read more

It’s no secret that the Hollywood Comet loves musicals. In 2010, I revealed I had seen 400 movie musicals over the course of eight years. Now that number is over 500. To celebrate and share this musical love, here is my weekly feature about musicals. This week’s musical: “Happy Go Lovely” –Musical read more

That's Carole Lombard with her kid (that's the term used to refer to baby goats). Like Carole, I've never had an actual child (although as a male, I'd merely sire the "kid" -- you women do the difficult part of giving birth). However, I consider myself the parent, of sorts, of Carole & Co., which to read more

That's Carole Lombard with her kid (that's the term used to refer to baby goats). Like Carole, I've never had an actual child (although as a male, I'd merely sire the "kid" -- you women do the difficult part of giving birth). However, I consider myself the parent, of sorts, of Carole & Co., which to read more