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  Happy Birthday to Classic Movie Legend, John Ford, born February 1st, 1894. One of the most powerful aspects of film is its ability to create a self-contained world void of the trappings of reality. A well-crafted film can transport an audience from the comfort of their theater seats to the f read more

  Happy Birthday to Classic Movie Legend, Tallulah Bankhead, born January 31, 1902! In the world of classic Hollywood, there are those I wish I could have worked with, those I wish I could’ve befriended, and those I wish I could have partied with. Tallulah Bankhead is the one I wish I could hav read more

  Happy Birthday to Classic Movie Legend, Ernst Lubitsch, born January 28, 1892! I want you to do me a little a favor. Read the following loglines from three different classic films: “A stern Russian woman sent to Paris on official business finds herself attracted to a man who represents everyt read more

  Happy Birthday to Classic Movie Legend, Paul Newman, norn January 26th, 1925.   Paul Newman in Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969, George Roy Hill director) Let me tell you a little story about my freshman year at College.  The date is September 26th, and I had been a student in th read more

  Happy Birthday Classic Movie Legend, D.W Griffith, born January 22, 1875! No doubt, D.W Griffith is one of the most controversial figures in the world of Classic Hollywood. He has already gone down in film history as one of the silver screen’s earliest and most prolific innovators. Although read more

  Happy Birthday to Classic Movie Legend, Patricia Neal, born January 20, 1926! The first time I saw Patricia Neal, I was completely smitten. The film was A Face in the Crowd and I must have been in ninth or tenth grade. Now, although the film as a whole is absolutely amazing and most walk away read more

  Happy Birthday to Classic Movie Legend, Cary Grant, Born January 18th, 1904! If there were an equation for the perfect Hollywood Male Star persona it would probably go a little something like this: ridiculou good looks + charm  ­+ debonair style  + self-deprecating humor + approachability read more

Born January 15, 1921 Actor Todd Karns! Todd Karns appeared in over 35 film and TV roles — most famously as Harry Bailey (Jimmy Stewart‘s brother) in It’s a Wonderful Life.  Todd Karns also just happens to be the son of veteran Character Actor Roscoe Karns “A toast to my bi read more

Born January 13, 1925 Stage and Screen Actress Gwen Verdon! From leg braces to Broadway star (talk about inspirational!) – Gwen Verdon’s mom enrolled her in dance classes as a child to help strengthen her legs due childhood rickets. “Whatever Lola wants, Lola gets, and little man, read more

Born January 13, 1910 Voice Actor Jack Mercer! Jack Mercer began his career as an ‘inbetweener’ (apprentice animator) at Fleischer Studios. Soon afterwards he was ‘discovered’ by Fleischer, and most famously became the voice of Popeye the Sailor and Felix the Cat. Mercer also read more

Born January 12, 1912 Character and Voice Actress Sara Berner! Sara Berner’s adorable voice could be heard in over 85 shorts and films — including Road to Morocco (as Mabel the Lady Camel) and Anchors Aweigh (as Jerry Mouse) (both roles uncredited). She also appeared as the ‘woman read more

Classic Movie Magnet Madness is winding down… This particular magnet is very special to me because I bought it while I was on vacation last summer… drum roll please…  In order to win today’s SPECIAL Classic Movie Magnet, be the FIRST person to correctly tweet the answer to the read more

Wow! A VERY SPECIAL AWARD… I can’t even begin to express how genuinely honored I am (and how “giddy happy” I feel) about being Once Upon a Screen‘s pick for Blog of the Year! (understatement!) I have to say that from ‘Day One’, Aurora at Once Upon a Screen h read more

Born January 10, 1904 Song-and-Dance Man Ray Bolger! Ray Bolger started out as a vaudeville dancer in the 1920s, moving on to starring Broadway roles in the 1930s, then signing a film contract with MGM in 1936. Although Bolger appeared in over 30 film and TV roles, he is undoubtedly best remembered read more

  Happy Birthday to Classic Movie Legend, Paul Henreid, born January 10, 1908! For me, one of the factors that creates the “Classic Hollywood Mythos” is its time period. With an evolution that ranges in time from the Roaring Twenties, to the Great Depression and World War II, ending in the read more

List of Classic Movies (pre-1970) about Baseball… Just finished this list — with the help of my Twitter friends! The list includes (of course) the ‘biggies’ like The Pride of the Yankees and The Stratton Story, as well as (perhaps) some lesser-known films such as 1933′s read more

  Happy Birthday to Classic Movie Legend, Butterfly McQueen, born January 7, 1911!  Some legends represent the very best classic Hollywood has to offer. They are the very embodiment of that unobtainable glamour, a lifestyle seemingly built on quick-witted dialog, perfect wardrobes and Technicol read more

Find Classic Movie Birthdays with the Classic Movie Hub Birthday Database! I am happy to say that I am officially launching the Classic Movie Hub Birthday Database today!  It took me over one year to create, and although it’s been available on the Classic Movie Hub website for a few months now read more

Born January 7, 1882 Character Actor Granville Bates! Character Actor Granville Bates appeared in over 90 films, playing his share of lawyers, judges, sheriffs and mayors. His films include My Favorite Wife, Midnight, Brother Orchid, and Of Mice and Men. I’d like to get home & tell my wife read more

I’ve been Liebstered!  I am honored to have been chosen by Aurora from Once Upon a Screen for the Liebster Award!  Another ‘first’ for me — and especially meaningful because I am a huge fan of Aurora’s blogs! I do apologize in advance for waiting over a month to post, read more