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Milton Sills, The Mighty Two-Fisted He-Man of the Silent Screen

September 9, 2012 By Cliff Aliperti 8 Comments

Advertisement featuring Milton Sills in The Making of O'Malley

A biography of Milton Sills, stage and silent film actor with a philosophy background. Poised to make a hit in talkies when he died in 1930. Article also includes a synopsis of Sills’ most famous film, The Sea Hawk.

Filed Under: Movie Star Biographies Tagged With: biography, Doris Kenyon, Frank Norris, james quirk, milton sills, silent actor, stage actors, the barker, the sea hawk, The Sea Wolf

Alan Mowbray by Alan Mowbray, Jr.

January 21, 2012 By Cliff Aliperti 7 Comments

Alan Mowbray in Topper

A biographical look at the stage, film and television career of popular character actor Alan Mowbray written by the actor’s son, Alan Mowbray, Jr.

Filed Under: Guest Authors, Movie Star Biographies Tagged With: Alan Mowbray, biography, character actors, masquers club, screen actors guild

Alan Mowbray Book Review: Up from Central Park: Scenes From an Actor’s Life

January 20, 2012 By Cliff Aliperti 8 Comments

Alan Mowbray in My Man Godfrey

Over 40 years after his death the memoirs of character actor Alan Mowbray have been published by his son, Alan, Jr. A look at Mowbray’s life and the memories he left us.

Filed Under: Movie Star Biographies Tagged With: Alan Mowbray, biography, book review, character actors, memoirs, movie book reviews

UPS Delivers: Video Unboxing of the New Spencer Tracy Biography by James Curtis

October 18, 2011 By Cliff Aliperti 2 Comments

Spencer Tracy 5x7 Fan Photo

UPS dropped off my Amazon pre-order of the new Spencer Tracy biography by James Curtis earlier today, so I made a 3 minute video taking it out of the box and capturing first impressions.

Filed Under: News - Notes Tagged With: biography, book reviews, film books, james curtis, Spencer Tracy, videos

Dwight Frye’s Last Laugh – Before and Beyond Dracula and Frankenstein

October 18, 2011 By Cliff Aliperti 5 Comments

Dwight Fryes Last Laugh

Dwight Frye is legendary for his roles in the Universal horror classics Dracula and Frankenstein. The 1997 biography Dwight Frye’s Last Laugh chronicles the actor’s fast rise to surprising heights and even quicker fall.

Filed Under: Movie Star Biographies Tagged With: biography, book review, Dracula, Dwight Frye, Frankenstein, gregory mank, Horror, james t coughlin, movie book reviews, Universal Horror

Myrna Loy – The Only Good Girl in Hollywood vs. Being and Becoming

October 5, 2011 By Cliff Aliperti 23 Comments

Myrna Loy’s 1987 autobiography Being and Becoming is an all-time favorite here. 2011 brings the first Myrna Loy biography since that time, Myrna Loy: The Only Good Girl in Hollywood by Emily W. Leider. Here’s a look at both titles, side by side.

Filed Under: News - Notes Tagged With: autobiography, Being and Becoming, biography, book review, Clark Gable, emily w leider, james kotsilibas davis, Jean Harlow, movie book reviews, Myrna Loy, William Powell

His Warts, Their Warts: The Ragman’s Son by Kirk Douglas

September 16, 2011 By Cliff Aliperti Leave a Comment

Thoughts after reading Kirk Douglas’ 1988 autobiography The Ragman’s Son. Written during TCM’s September 2011 tribute to Douglas as their Star of the Month.

Filed Under: News - Notes Tagged With: autobiography, biography, book reviews, Dalton Trumbo, Kirk Douglas, Lauren Bacall, movie book reviews, the ragmans son

Adolphe Menjou’s Wit and Wisdom – It Took Nine Tailors, a Review

May 19, 2011 By Cliff Aliperti 3 Comments

Adolphe Menjou 1930s Manoli tobacco card

A biography of Adolphe Menjou layered with several quotes from his 1948 autobiography It Took Nine Tailors. Covers his background, silent stops and starts, to talkie breakthrough, often in Menjou’s own voice.

Filed Under: Movie Star Biographies, News - Notes Tagged With: Adolphe Menjou, autobiography, biography, book review, It Took Nine Tailors, Louis Wolheim, movie book reviews

Edward Arnold: Before Hollywood

February 14, 2011 By Cliff Aliperti Leave a Comment

Edward Arnold

A brief look at the life and career of Edward Arnold before he arrived in Hollywood and became the beloved character actor we remember him as today. Illustrated by period stills.

Filed Under: Movie Star Biographies Tagged With: biography, character actors, diamond jim, Edward Arnold, still photos

What I’ve Been Reading: Errol & Olivia Plus Some Older Titles

October 21, 2010 By Cliff Aliperti 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.

Filed Under: News - Notes Tagged With: Alice Faye, biography, book reviews, Cary Grant, Darryl F Zanuck, Errol & Olivia, Errol Flynn, Ginger Rogers, Miriam Hopkins, movie book reviews, Olivia de Havilland, Robert Matzen

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