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Born March 23, 1910 Actress Paula Winslowe!  Paula Winslowe appeared in over 30 roles, mostly on TV — including Mrs. Martha Conklin in Our Miss Brooks (radio and TV), Mary Dunkle / Mrs. Peabody on  The Adventures of Ozzie & Harriet (TV) and Mrs. Netwick in My Mother the Car (TV). She was read more

  Happy Birthday to Classic Movie Legend, Joan Crawford, born March 23rd, 1905! So, I’m going to honest with you all – my first impression of Joan Crawford was not actually Joan Crawford. Like many young children with a taste for flair and flamboyance, my first Joan Crawford experience was read more

Trying something a little new today… a tiny tribute to Classic Movie Birthdays… Classic Movie Birthdays, today March 22 include: ….. Chico Marx – Born March 22, 1887:  A Day at the Races, A Night at the Opera, Duck Soup, Horse Feathers… Chico Marx (as Tony) selling Raci read more

  Happy Birthday to Classic Movie Legend, W.S Van Dyke, born March 21st, 1889! W.S. Van Dyke is a producer’s dream director. Not only was he capable of directing multiple genres, he had an unprecedented skill of finishing pictures on-time and under budget. He earned the nickname “One-take read more

Happy Birthday Kurt Russell, born today, March 17, in 1951. Russell made his Film Debut in 1963 (uncredited) at 11 yrs old — as the ‘boy who kicks Mike (aka Elvis Presley)’ in It Happened at the World’s Fair. Russell went on to become a top Disney star during the ’60s a read more

Born March 17, 1944 Actor Christian Roberts! Christian Roberts appeared in about 20 films and tv shows through the 1960s and 1970s — but he is probably best known for his role as Denham in his 1967 Feature Film Debut, To Sir with Love. Christian Roberts as Denham in To Sir with Love (1967, Ja read more

Happy Birthday to Classic Movie Legend, Jerry Lewis, born March 16, 1926! Jerry Lewis: Comedian, Actor, Singer, Producer, Director, Screenwriter — and if that’s not enough — the National Chairman of the Muscular Dystrophy Association (1950-2011) and a Nobel Peace Prize Nominee (for read more

Yabba Dabba Doo! Classic Movie Cartoon Tribute! In October of 1965, Tony Curtis ‘appeared’ as Stone Age Movie Star, Stony Curtis, on The Flintstones in the episode called “The Return of Stony Curtis” (Season 6, Episode 3, Oct 1 1965). I have to laugh out loud when I see this read more

   Darkness Visible: Hitchcock’s Greatest Film By Brian Hannan Book review by Minoo Allen With over 50 directorial credits to his name, Alfred Hitchcock’s legacy in the realm of both film and pop-culture is of almost mythic proportions. His films and practices have been studied, analyzed, read more

  The Oscars… Out with the Old, In with the New? Well, another year, another Academy Awards — oops, sorry — Oscars — as they are now being officially called according to co-producer Neil Meron, who explains that it is part of a rebranding effort by AMPAS: “We’re read more

Born February 23, 1889 Legendary Director Victor Fleming! Although this post is labeled ‘Mini’ there is certainly nothing ‘mini’ about the respect due to Legendary Director, Victor Fleming!  This post is simply labeled ‘mini’ because I am paying a pictorial tribu read more

  Happy Birthday to Classic Movie Legend, Sidney Poitier, Born February 20th, 1927! It’s always a hard task to write about a ground breaker. It’s an even harder task to write about an African American ground breaker during black history month. I mean, what can I possibly say about the accomplis read more

  Happy Birthday to Classic Movie Legend, Edward Arnold, born February 18th, 1890! Isn’t this just the most adorable picture you’ve ever seen of Edward Arnold? The answer is yes. Yes it is. Beyond being a very smart actor, Edward Arnold was also a very smart man. Because, let’ read more

Born February 16, 1876 Character Actor Mack Swain! Character Actor Mack Swain appeared in over 160 films and shorts — including over 50 ‘Ambrose’ shorts, The Idle Class, Pay Day, The Pilgrim — and most famously (and my favorite) as Big Jim McKay in The Gold Rush opposite Cha read more

Born February 16, 1903 Ventriloquist Edgar Bergen! Ventriloquist Edgar Bergen appeared in over 40 film and TV roles including You Can’t Cheat an Honest Man and I Remember Mama – and of course he is most famously remembered as the voice behind Charlie McCarthy! In 1937 Edgar Bergen recei read more

I Ain’t Gonna Be Your Fool No More! Classic Movie Cartoon Tribute! In September of 1963, the marvelous Ann-Margret made her TV Debut, ‘appearing’ in The Flintstones as Stone Age Singing Superstar, Ann-Margrock, in an episode called “Ann-Margrock Presents” (Season 4, Episode 1, Sept 19, read more

Happy Birthday to Classic Movie Legend, John Barrymore, born February 15th, 1882! John Barrymore: Theatrical Royalty. Super Stardom. Tragic Decline… Barrymore was born into the famous Barrymore/Drew theatrical family; his parents were Maurice Barrymore and Georgie Drew Barrymore (formerly Geor read more

  Happy Birthday to Classic Movie Legend, Thelma Ritter, born February 14th, 1902! Friendship is something most people strive for. Humans are naturally social, pack-like animals. We like to be in groups, we like to play on teams, and in general, we like other people. However, we tend to not lik read more

Some Valentine’s Day Gifts (oops I mean Gifs) for You! Just a few of my favorite Classic Movie Kisses in celebration of Valentine’s Day… Jean Arthur and Joel McCrea from The More The Merrier (GIF from Bellecs Tumbler) ….. Tony Curtis and Marilyn Monroe in Some Like It Hot (G read more

Happy Birthday to Classic Movie Legend, Jack Lemmon, born February 8th, 1925! Some stars are created. They spend years perfectly crafting their screen images, refining everything from their manner of speech to the way they dress to the minutia of a little thing called their past. Others stars just, read more