Amazing Women Who Inspire Us: Claudia Cardinale – If It Happened Yesterday, It’s History
Foreign films are a guilty pleasure in my household. Among them are some of the greats Amelie, Cinema Paradiso, 8 ½, and The Leopard (II Gattopardo). The last two films … Continue reading
From the Bowery to Broadway: Women of the Yiddish Stage | MCNY Blog: New York Stories
Last week, the Museum opened “New York’s Yiddish Theater: From the Bowery to Broadway,” a fabulous new exhibition that explores the history and influence of Yiddish theater in New York … Continue reading
The short, sad story of actress Clara Bloodgood | MCNY Blog: New York Stories
On the evening of December 5, 1907, respected actress and society woman Clara Bloodgood fatally shot herself in a Baltimore hotel room. She was in town to star as the … Continue reading
Marilyn And Ella
Originally posted on THE EDITOR'S JOURNAL:
When Marilyn Monroe learned that the Mocambo, a popular Hollywood night club, would not book Ella Fitzgerald because of segregation, Marilyn phoned the…
