A little about The Rob Brooks Mary Pickford Collection, called the largest personal collection in the world by the President of the Mary Pickford Institute for Film Education in Los Angeles. The collection goes on tour beginning January 2011.
A Doorway to the Largest Personal Collection of Mary Pickford Items in the World
October 25, 2010 By 2 Comments
What I’ve Been Reading: Errol & Olivia Plus Some Older Titles
October 21, 2010 By 2 Comments
What I liked and disliked about Errol & Olivia Ego & Obsession in Golden Era Hollywood by Robert Matzen, plus a look at four older classic movie biographies that I’ve recently read.
Rochelle Hudson’s Uneven Career Featuring Will Rogers and Way Down East
October 14, 2010 By 6 Comments
A biography of 1930′s screen ingenue Rochelle Hudson focusing on a career which saw her work with Will Rogers, W.C. Fields, and Shirley Temple, plus star in a remake of Way Down East and eventually come back to the big screen to play a small role in East of Eden.
Photo Family Tree of Drews, Barrymores, and Costellos
October 8, 2010 By 5 Comments
Over a hundred years of family from Louisa Lane and John Drew through Lionel, Ethel, and John Barrymore breaking from there for a quick look at Maurice Costello and his daughters. All identified with photos from vintage sources and collectibles.
Fredric March TCM Star of the Month October 2010
October 4, 2010 By Leave a Comment
A look at some of the films TCM has chosen to show featuring October 2010 Star of the Month Fredric March. Plus complete schedule and vintage movie card and collectible gallery.
Huzzah Edward Copeland, Roger Ebert, Three Cheers for the IMDb Fix!
October 4, 2010 By Leave a Comment
If the IMDb redesign has completely thrown you for a loop, here it is, the simple IMDb fix courtesy Roger Ebert via Edward Copeland on Twitter. Back to normal at last!
More on That Forsyte Woman (1949), Especially an Altogether Different Errol Flynn
September 30, 2010 By 2 Comments
A quick look at That Forsyte Woman (1949), a Greer Garson MGM feature where Errol Flynn steals the show playing against type with more skill than I would have expected.
Tony Curtis, 1925-2010
September 30, 2010 By Leave a Comment
A note on the passing of Tony Curtis accompanied by a pair of mid-1950′s movie collectible images of him plus several links to more detailed obituaries and remembrances from around the web.
Dave York’s Lon Chaney Card Collection
September 29, 2010 By Leave a Comment
A post pointing you over to Dave York’s Lon Chaney Card Collection with accompany images of some of the Chaney Sr. collectibles that have passed through my own hands.
Greer Garson TCM Birthday Schedule, Collectibles, Flynn and That Forsyte Woman
September 28, 2010 By 2 Comments
Vintage movie collectibles illustrate this look at Greer Garson on her birthday which includes TCM’s schedule of Garson movies and a look inside Michael Troyan’s biography, A Rose for Mrs. Miniver, to help explain why I’m now so curious about seeing That Forsyte Woman with Garson and Errol Flynn.
