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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

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

Dolores Costello – Her Career plus Can You Help Identify This Painting?

March 7, 2010 By Cliff Aliperti 1 Comment

A biography in brief of child star and later screen beauty Dolores Costello, who would later marry John Barrymore. Also a reader contributes an image of a painting of Costello and asks for some help in identifying it.

Filed Under: Movie Star Biographies, News - Notes Tagged With: child stars, Dolores Costello, Helene Costello, John Barrymore, Maurice Costello, movie cards, movie magazines, Movie Premiums, paintings, silent stars

Wild Boys of the Road star Frankie Darro

December 23, 2009 By Cliff Aliperti Leave a Comment

Wild Boys of the Road (1933) star Darro was a talented child actor born to a circus aerialist team, a background which led to Frankie performing many of his …

Filed Under: News - Notes Tagged With: Birthdays, child stars, Frankie Darro, movie collectibles, Movie Premiums, Wild Boys of the Road

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