Sometimes you find your soul mate. Sometimes a perfect companion. And sometimes… There was a second-generation actor who almost made it to the altar several times, but was hung up by his fascination with strippers. Throughout his life he would make marked achievements and then crash, not only his cars,…
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People have always behaved… questionably, but in Hollywood from 1930-1950 if you came up on criminal charges the “go to” guy to get your case successfully argued was Jerry Giesler. Let’s start with Mr. Chaplin, who was brought up for charges under the Mann Act for allegedly transporting an under…
Gary Cooper played a man in love who turned pirate – for Fay Wray. “The First Kiss” was a silent film released in 1928, there is no extant footage, many early prints of this era on nitrate went the way of dust and flame. ‘Alarming’ Study Shows Just How Few…
You really shouldn’t write under the influence of cold medicine, but what the hey? Beguiling Hollywood’s New Year’s Missive
Hello sweetest babies, dearest darlings, friends beyond compare (yes, I’m in a flamboyant mood but humor me!) I could say I hope you all stay well-hydrated and virus-free but that might be too reflective of how I’m feeling at the moment… So – here’s something more appropriate instead: the real…