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Tag Archives: Brooklyn

CONSTANCE TALMADGE : PRETTY BUT TROUBLED SILENT FILM STAR | THE CABINET CARD GALLERY

This vintage real photo postcard features pretty film actress, Constance Talmadge (1898-1973). She was a silent film star and the sister of actresses Norma and Natalie Talmadge. Constance was born … Continue reading

07/28/2020

The History of Race, Performance, and Drag Intersect in a Rare Photo of Thomas Dilward

TODAY IN BROOKLYN, NEW YORK, the southwest corner of Court Street and Remsen Street is home to a vitamin store, a law office, and a pizzeria. But in September 1862, during … Continue reading

02/26/2020

Review: ‘Brooklyn’ | Writing Suzanne

With the BAFTAs recently passed and the Academy Awards fast approaching, Brooklyn is set to be a firm favourite with the judging panel and audiences alike this year. Up for … Continue reading

02/21/2016 · Leave a comment

Happy 100th Birthday Arthur Miller

Originally posted on Waldina:
Today is Pulitzer Prize Winning playwright Arthur Miller’s 100th birthday.  You have seen “Death of a Salesman” and “The Crucible.”  How could you have not seen some version? …

10/18/2015 · 2 Comments

Happy 118th Birthday Fredric March

Originally posted on Waldina:
Today is the 118th birthday of the actor Fredric March.  I have so many favorites of his films that I believe you could not go wrong…

09/01/2015 · 2 Comments

Happy Birthday Jim Backus

Originally posted on Waldina:
Tomorrow is the 102nd birthday of Jim Backus, everyone’s favorite millionaire shipwreck survivor.  Was I the only one that had the take away thought from “Gilligan’s Island”…

02/25/2015 · Leave a comment