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Classic Birthdays (437)
Classic Movies Posted by KC on Apr 3, 2012
Doris Day (88)
Marlon Brando (1924-2004)
Iron Eyes Cody (1907-1999)
Leslie Howard (1893-1943)
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Classic Movies Posted by KC on Apr 2, 2012
Alec Guinness (1914-2000)
Buddy Ebsen (1908-2003)
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Classic Links: Georges Méliès Edition
Classic Movies Posted by KC on Apr 2, 2012
As a part of my Georges Méliès tribute, I’ve decided to share a special edition of classic links devoted to the man of the week: I love this Méliès gallery. The photo of him reading the paper is my favorite-- Tout Le Cine This is a good, brief bio. of Méliès — Early Cinema read more
Georges Méliès: The Extraordinary Voyage (2011)
Classic Movies Posted by KC on Apr 2, 2012
When I read an article at Fast Company last year about the restoration of a color-tinted version of George Méliès’ most famous film, A Trip to the Moon (1902), I almost didn’t believe what I read. I shared it in my Classic Links, and I was excited, but the story was so fantastic that it read more
Classic Birthdays (439)
Classic Movies Posted by KC on Apr 1, 2012
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Quote of the Week (170)
Classic Movies Posted by KC on Apr 1, 2012
One night the phone rang around 2:30 in the morning; I thought something terrible had happened. He said, "Hey, what are you doing?" I said, "Well, I was sleeping." He would call at all hours just to say hello. He got a big kick out of that.
-Doris Day, about Paul McCartney
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Georges Méliès: A Brief Biography
Classic Movies Posted by KC on Apr 1, 2012
George Méliès was born in 1861, in Paris, France. His father was a wealthy shoe manufacturer. Young Georges was interested in sketching, and he liked to make sets for and perform his own marionette shows. His parents did not encourage these fanciful pastimes, and Méliès eventually found read more
Classic Links and Upcoming Events
Classic Movies Posted by KC on Mar 30, 2012
I’ve got two ridiculously exciting events coming up at Classic Movies in April: Georges Méliès The first is a tribute to a man you could call the godfather of this blog (he’s also the creator of the moon you see floating above), Georges Méliès. I’ve wanted to pay tribute to this read more
Classic Birthdays (440)
Classic Movies Posted by KC on Mar 30, 2012
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Anna Q. Nilsson (1888-1974)
Warren Beatty (75)
Robert Riskin (1897-1955)
Samson Raphaelson (1894-1983)
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Book Review: Mexican Movies in the United States
Classic Movies Posted by KC on Mar 29, 2012
Mexican Movies in the United States: A History of the Films, Theaters and Audiences, 1920-1960
By Rogelio Agrasanchez, Jr.
McFarland, 2006
This book was born from a pile of documents, specifically the records of Clasa-Mohme, Inc., one of the largest US distributors of Mexican movies. Author Agrasan read more
Classic Birthdays (441)
Classic Movies Posted by KC on Mar 29, 2012
Pearl Bailey (1918-1990)
Warner Baxter (1889-1951)
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Classic Movies Posted by KC on Mar 28, 2012
Freddie Bartholomew (1924-1992)
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Classic Links (57)
Classic Movies Posted by KC on Mar 28, 2012
I've never heard of Goodbye Again (1933), with Joan Blondell and Warren William, but it looks like a lot of fun. How could it not be with those two?—
Can’t Stop the Movies
It’s sad to think of Warner Hollywood Studio being torn down. The movies that came from these buil read more
Classic Birthdays (443)
Classic Movies Posted by KC on Mar 27, 2012
Gloria Swanson (1899-1983)
Harold Nicholas (1921-2000)
Budd Schulberg (1914-2009)
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Classic Movies Posted by KC on Mar 26, 2012
Sterling Hayden (1916-1986)
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Classic Links (58)
Classic Movies Posted by KC on Mar 26, 2012
Now that’s a version of Ghostbusters I’d like to see—
The Cinementals
This is a fascinating group of classic actress eyebrow shots. Marilyn Monroe had such a pointy arch—
Old Hollywood Glamour
A trip through the history of title design—
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Classic Movies Posted by KC on Mar 25, 2012
Simone Signoret (1921-1985)
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Quote of the Week (171)
Classic Movies Posted by KC on Mar 25, 2012
The night that I won the Oscar, [my dad] called me very late and said that he thought it was fine and that I should send it back to the hardware store and he'd put it on the knife counter. That's what I did, and it stayed there twenty years under a cheese bell.
-Jimmy Stewart
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Classic Birthdays (446)
Classic Movies Posted by KC on Mar 24, 2012
Steve McQueen (1930-1980)
Richard Conte (1910-1975)
Roscoe “Fatty” Arbuckle (1887-1933)
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March in March Blogathon: Nothing Sacred (1937)
Classic Movies Posted by KC on Mar 24, 2012
This post is part of the March-in-March blog event at Sittin' On a Backyard Fence. Check out the rest of the entries here.
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Though I love Fredric March in dramas, his comedies usually leave me kind of read more