Category Archives: Posts by Minoo Allen

Classic Movie Legend Tribute: Ramon Novarro

Posted on February 6, 2013 by minooallen

  Happy Birthday to Classic Movie Legend, Ramon Novarro, born February 6th 1899! Ramon Novarro I often wonder to myself if any of my classic movie favorites would translate to modern film stardom. As much as I love people like Fred Astaire, … Continue reading →

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Classic Movie Legend Tribute: Ida Lupino

Posted on February 4, 2013 by minooallen

  Happy Birthday to Classic Movie Legend, Ida Lupino, born February 4th, 1918. To me, Ida Lupino is one of best female role models in the world of classic film. She had the gall of Katharine Hepburn, the independence of Bette Davis, … Continue reading →

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Classic Movie Legend Tribute: Clark Gable

Posted on February 1, 2013 by minooallen

Happy Birthday to Classic Movie Legend, Clark Gable, born February 1st, 1901! Clark Gable is the type of man you don’t want to bring home to mother. Not because she wouldn’t approve – how could she not approve of all … Continue reading →

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Classic Movie Legend Tribute: John Ford

Posted on February 1, 2013 by minooallen

  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 … Continue reading →

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Classic Movie Legend Tribute: Tallulah Bankhead

Posted on January 31, 2013 by minooallen

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 … Continue reading →

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Classic Movie Legend Tribute: Ernest Lubitsch

Posted on January 28, 2013 by minooallen

  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 … Continue reading →

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Classic Movie Legend Tribute: Paul Newman

Posted on January 26, 2013 by minooallen

  Happy Birthday to Classic Movie Legend, Paul Newman, born 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 … Continue reading →

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Classic Movie Legend Tribute: D.W Griffith

Posted on January 22, 2013 by minooallen

  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 … Continue reading →

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Classic Movie Legend Tribute: Patricia Neal

Posted on January 20, 2013 by minooallen

  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 … Continue reading →

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Classic Movie Legend Tribute: Cary Grant

Posted on January 18, 2013 by minooallen

  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  ­+ … Continue reading →

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