Wednesday, December 10, 2025

THE EARLY YEARS OF FATS WALLER

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Before the world knew him as “Fats,” the jovial jazz virtuoso with a grin as wide as his stride piano style, Thomas Wright Waller was just a...
Sunday, December 7, 2025

VERA-ELLEN AND HER DANCING INSTRUCTOR

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 Famed MGM dancing instructor Joan Bayley died in 2022 - just shy of her 102nd birthday. Before she died, she gave an interview, which detai...
Wednesday, December 3, 2025

DICK HAYMES: THE TROUBLED CROONER

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In the golden age of crooners, Dick Haymes’s voice was velvet. Born in Buenos Aires in 1918 to a rancher father and a musically inclined Iri...
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Sunday, November 30, 2025

HOLLYWOOD URBAN LEGEND: JERRY SEINELD

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URBAN LEGEND: Was Jerry Seinfeld offered over $100 million to do a 10th season of Seinfeld? ANSWER: Yes he was! Jerry Seinfeld turned down...
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Thursday, November 27, 2025

FORGOTTEN ONES: CAROLINE MCWILLIAMS

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Does anyone remember Caroline McWilliams?  Born on April 4, 1945, shee was an actress best known for her portrayal of Marcy Hill in the tele...
Sunday, November 23, 2025

WHAT A CHARACTER: SHELDON LEONARD

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Sheldon Leonard said in an interview that he only agreed to play Nick the bartender in "It's a Wonderful Life" (1946) so he wo...
Thursday, November 20, 2025

RECENTLY VIEWED: WICKED FOR GOOD

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No spoilers here! I had the oprttunity to see an early showing of part 2 of the Wicked saga last night, and it was truly an experience!  Wic...