On 75th of ‘Casablanca,’ the ‘Delightful’ New History ‘We’ll Always Have Casablanca’ Tells All – Tablet Magazine
One day on the set of Casablanca, Peter Lorre persuaded a few soundmen to rig up a wire in the room where director Michael Curtiz, much like Claude Rains’ Capt. … Continue reading
Fritzi Massari, Austrian actress, 1905 | kinneretstern
Austrian Jewish actress who escaped Hitler’s Germany and emigrated. This photo shows the incredible glamour of fashion during the fin de siècle (turn of the century) in Vienna. Source: Fritzi … Continue reading
Britain is no country for old men and says “Farewell” to an old cinematographer called Douglas Slocombe
Douglas, who has died at the age of 103, made 84 feature films over 47 years and leaves gentlemen and women of a certain age in Britain, remembering the enjoyment his black and … Continue reading
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Archive Review • NEVER SO GOOD • NT Lyttelton • 2008
Harold Macmillan’s life in politics began after WWI. He was involved in the Suez Crisis, Britain’s first nuclear accident at Windscale, and the Profumo scandal in 1963 which brought about … Continue reading
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