Category Archives: Posts by Annette Bochenek

Classic Movie Travels: Valeska Suratt

Posted on November 7, 2024 by Annette Bochenek

Valeska Suratt Valeska Suratt was born on June 28, 1882, in Owensville, Indiana, to Ralph and Anna Suratt. When Suratt was six years old, her family relocated to Terre Haute, Indiana. By 1899, she dropped out of school to work … Continue reading →

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Classic Movie Travels: Audrey Meadows

Posted on October 3, 2024 by Annette Bochenek

Audrey Meadows Audrey Cotter was born on February 8, 1922, in New York, New York, as the youngest of four children (two girls and two boys). Her parents were Reverend Francis James Meadows Cotter and Ida Miller Taylor, who worked … Continue reading →

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Classic Movie Travels: Ann Rutherford

Posted on September 5, 2024 by Annette Bochenek

Ann Rutherford Therese Ann Rutherford was born on November 2, 1917, in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. Her parents were John and Lucille Rutherford. Her mother was a silent film actress, while her father was an operatic tenor. When Rutherford was … Continue reading →

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Classic Movie Travels: Wini Shaw

Posted on August 1, 2024 by Annette Bochenek

Wini Shaw Wini Shaw was born Winifred Lei Momi on February 25, 1907, in San Francisco, California, to James Edmonds Shaw and Esther Pua Kinamu Stephenson. She was of Hawaiian and Irish descent, and the youngest of thirteen children. Shaw … Continue reading →

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Classic Movie Travels: Mabel Todd

Posted on July 5, 2024 by Annette Bochenek

Mabel Todd Mabel Todd was born on August 13, 1907, in Los Angeles, California, to Richard and Helen Todd, and grew up in Glendale, California. Her father worked as a salesman. At an early age, Mabel and her sister, Marcia, … Continue reading →

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Classic Movie Travels: Marjorie White

Posted on June 23, 2024 by Annette Bochenek

Marjorie White Marjorie Ann Guthrie was born on July 22, 1904, in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, to Robert and Nettie Guthrie. Her father worked as a grain merchant. Guthrie entered into the entertainment industry as a child performer, working as one … Continue reading →

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Classic Movie Travels: Beverly Bayne

Posted on May 6, 2024 by Annette Bochenek

Classic Movie Travels: Beverly Bayne Pearl Beverly Bain was born on November 11, 1893, in Minneapolis, Minnesota, to Augustus and Jessie Bain. When she was six years old, her family moved briefly to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, before settling in Chicago, Illinois. … Continue reading →

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Classic Movie Travels: Dorothy DeBorba

Posted on April 4, 2024 by Annette Bochenek

Classic Movie Travels: Dorothy DeBorba Dorothy Adelle DeBorba was born on March 28, 1925, in Los Angeles, California, to Raymond and Lillian DeBorba. Her mother had a background as a singer, dancer, and actress, while her father played the drums … Continue reading →

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Classic Movie Travels: Bobby Hutchins

Posted on March 10, 2024 by Annette Bochenek

Classic Movie Travels: Bobby Hutchins Robert Eugene Hutchins was born on March 29, 1925, in Tacoma, Washington, to James and Olga Constance Hutchins. As a child, Hutchins was extremely outgoing and family friends persuaded his parents to take him to … Continue reading →

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Classic Movie Travels: Jean Darling

Posted on February 25, 2024 by Annette Bochenek

Classic Movie Travels: Jean Darling Dorothy Jean LeVake was born on August 23, 1922, in Santa Monica, California, to Rollin Darling and Dorothy Hamilton. Her name was changed to Jean Darling at five months old when her mother and father … Continue reading →

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