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Shirley Temple in 1934, Part 2: The Movies

February 24, 2014 By Cliff Aliperti 6 Comments

Gary Cooper and Shirley Temple Gallaher Tobacco Card

A brief look at each of Shirley Temple’s five major feature film appearances during her breakthrough year of 1934: Stand Up and Cheer!, Little Miss Marker, Baby Take a Bow, Now and Forever and Bright Eyes.

Filed Under: Movie Reviews Tagged With: 1934, Adolphe Menjou, child star, child stars, Gary Cooper, James Dunn, Shirley Temple, Warner Baxter

Shirley Temple in 1934, Part 1: Tracking the Rise

February 18, 2014 By Cliff Aliperti 2 Comments

Shirley Temple color toned postcard

Tracking Shirley Temple’s 1934 rise to prominence through five feature film appearances and newspapers from around the world. Pinpointing when the public discovered her and tracing her subsequent rise to superstardom through her appearances in the press.

Filed Under: News - Notes Tagged With: Baby LeRoy, child star, newspapers, Shirley Temple

Freddie Bartholomew Complete Biography of the 1930’s MGM Child Star

August 18, 2012 By Cliff Aliperti 30 Comments

Freddie Bartholomew 1936 MGM Studio Paper Premium Photo

The most complete Freddie Bartholomew biography in existence. Now a single entry, over 10,000 words with bibliography about MGM’s popular child star of the 1930’s. What happened to the star of David Copperfield, Little Lord Fauntleroy and Captains Courageous after he grew up? It’s all here.

Filed Under: Movie Star Biographies Tagged With: 20th Century-Fox, Anna Karenina, Basil Rathbone, Billy Halop, child star, child stars, Columbia, David Copperfield, David O Selznick, Freddie Bartholomew, Jimmy Lydon, Little Lord Fauntleroy, Lloyds of London, MGM, Professional Soldier, St Benny the Dip, The Devil Is a Sissy, The Plays the Thing, Tom Browns School Days, Universal, W.C. Fields, WPIX

The Devil Is a Sissy (1936) Starring Freddie Bartholomew, Jackie Cooper, Mickey Rooney

February 9, 2012 By Cliff Aliperti 6 Comments

Jonathan Hale in The Devil Is a Sissy

A somewhat bizarre gem released by MGM in 1936 The Devil Is a Sissy features Freddie Bartholomew, Jackie Cooper and Mickey Rooney hitting their teens and finding trouble on the East Side.

Filed Under: Movie Reviews Tagged With: 1936, child star, Comedies, Dead End, Dorothy Peterson, Dramas, Etienne Girardot, Etta McDaniel, Freddie Bartholomew, Gangsters, Gene Lockhart, Grant Mitchell, Harold Huber, Ian Hunter, Jackie Cooper, Jonathan Hale, katharine alexander, kathleen lockhart, MGM, Mickey Rooney, peggy conklin, The Devil Is a Sissy, W.S. Van Dyke, Warner Archive

Edith Fellows – A Couple of Collectibles Featuring the Late Child Star

July 1, 2011 By Cliff Aliperti Leave a Comment

A pair of vintage images featuring the late Edith Fellows, 1923-2011. Also mention of a book interview with Fellows and pointing to the online obituary where I learned of her passing.

Filed Under: News - Notes Tagged With: child star, Edith Fellows, Michael Ankerich, obituary, she married her boss

Remembering Jackie Cooper, 1922-2011, with Peck’s Bad Boy (1934)

May 5, 2011 By Cliff Aliperti Leave a Comment

Remembering Jackie Cooper, who died today at age 88. His career and legacy, plus a look at 1934’s Peck’s Bad Boy starring Cooper with Thomas Meighan.

Filed Under: Movie Reviews, News - Notes Tagged With: 1934, child star, Gangsters, Gertrude Howard, Jackie Cooper, Jackie Searl, obituary, OP Heggie, Peck's Bad Boy, Sol Lesser, Thomas Meighan

Baby Marie Osborne, 1911-2010

November 16, 2010 By Cliff Aliperti Leave a Comment

A quick note on the passing of silent child star Baby Marie Osborne with links to original reportage and a pair of vintage images from the 1910’s.

Filed Under: News - Notes Tagged With: Baby Marie, child star, Marie Osborne, obituary

Bonita Granville Bullet Bio

September 21, 2010 By Cliff Aliperti 2 Comments

Biographical information about Bonita Granville, Oscar nominated child star of These Three and later Nancy Drew on screen. Also personal observations of Granville’s appearances opposite Mickey Rooney in two Hardy series entries.

Filed Under: Movie Star Biographies Tagged With: Andy Hardy, Bonita Granville, child star, Jack Wrather, Kay Wilson, nancy drew, The Lone Ranger, These Three, Wrather Productions

Madge Evans – Typical American Girl is No Typical Classic Movie Star

April 30, 2010 By Cliff Aliperti Leave a Comment

A brief biography of silent child star and adult star of 1930’s talkies Madge Evans, who appeared in Dinner at Eight and David Copperfield. Heavily illustrated with vintage movie cards and collectibles.

Filed Under: Movie Star Biographies Tagged With: biography, Broadway, child star, David Copperfield, Dinner at Eight, ingenues, Madge Evans, Sidney Kingsley, television

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