Tag: Movie Star

June 17, 2015 /

Lillian: The Children’s Hour, The Little Foxes, Pentimento: A Book of Portraits Dashiell: The Maltese Falcon, The Thin Man, The Continental Op

June 17, 2015 /

The Postman Always Rings Twice, Mildred Pierce, Double Indemnity

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February 18, 2015 /

Readers inquired about the scaled down ceremony, I thought I’d supply the visual, and yes – these statuettes were plaster: From left to right, Van Heflin, Greer Garson, James Cagney, and Theresa Wright.

February 16, 2015 /

This week a series of posts about the Academy Awards, but I thought we’d start at the inception, the organizing banquet at the Biltmore on May 11th, 1927.

January 24, 2015 /

Mary Martin won a Tony for her portrayal of Peter Pan in 1954, and went on to do three broadcasts of the play for NBC. “I can’t tell you the joy I felt in flying in that show … I loved it so. The freedom of spirit that was Peter…