A look at how the national press covered Gene Kelly’s first year of stardom. Plus TCM Summer Under the Stars Gene Kelly centennial schedule. From Pal Joey on Broadway to For Me and My Gal in Hollywood.
News & Notes
Articles gathered under this heading include Cliff's monthly previews of Turner Classic Movies programming, reviews of movie books and interviews with film book authors, and site-related announcements including collectibles sales and book announcements.
August 21 – Kay Francis TCM Summer Under the Stars with Picto-Sked
TCM Summer Under the Stars Kay Francis schedule along with a Picto-Sked version of the schedule. Old period newspaper ads of Kay’s movies.
Anthony Quinn Arrives in Hollywood as Second Valentino, Embarks on Slow Climb
Biography of Anthony Quinn from 1936’s The Plainsman through his first Oscar victory in 1953 as culled from the newspapers. Plus TCM Summer Under the Stars Anthony Quinn schedule.
August 18 – Freddie Bartholomew TCM Summer Under the Stars
TCM Summer Under the Stars Freddie Bartholomew schedule. Plus an introduction to my newly revised 10,000 word Freddie Bartholomew biography.
Katharine Hepburn Becomes Most Curious Hollywood Sensation Since Garbo
An enigmatic sensation – Katharine Hepburn in the papers after A Bill of Divorcement. Confused and curious reporters call her most mysterious arrival since Garbo. Plus TCM Summer Under the Stars Hepburn schedule.
No, “Lillian Gish Is Not Another Name for Miss Pickford,” and Other Early Press
Some early 20th Century Press for Lillian Gish includes the confusion above; Mention of a 1902 stage injury; Related to baseball’s Frank Chance?; Old movie advertisements as well. Originally posted as part of 2012’s Lillian Gish 2012 Summer Under the Stars celebration.
August 14 – James Cagney TCM Summer Under the Stars
TCM Summer Under the Stars James Cagney schedule with Cagney press clippings from the time of his 1931 breakout in The Public Enemy.
Ginger Rogers – Charleston Champ to Ginger’s Redheads to the Movies
Looking at Ginger Rogers as the 1920s newspapers covered her. From Charleston Champ to Ginger and the Redheads leading into Ginger’s first few movies. Plus the 2012 TCM Summer Under the Stars schedule.
Summer Under the Stars Progress Report – First Impressions of 5 Movies
First impressions of movies introduced to me by TCM’s Summer Under the Stars: They Won’t Forget (1937); The Outcasts of Poker Flat (1937); Tennessee Johnson (1942); To Sir, With Love (1967) and You Were Never Lovelier (1942).
August 11 – James Mason TCM Summer Under the Stars
The TCM Summer Under the Stars James Mason schedule for August 11, 2012.
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