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Sidebar: Walter Huston and the Duke of Crovenay

April 3, 2013 By Cliff Aliperti Leave a Comment

Walter Huston as picturing on 1933 Dixie Premium

A review of John Weld’s biography of Walter Huston, September Song, including a story about the fabled Duke of Crovenay and the birth of the Crovenay Society.

Filed Under: News - Notes Tagged With: book reviews, crovenay, james curtis, john weld, loyal davis, movie book reviews, september song, ty cobb, Walter Huston

Spencer Tracy TCM Star of the Month October 2012

October 1, 2012 By Cliff Aliperti 6 Comments

Spencer Tracy Early 1930s Fox Films Postcard

Complete Spencer Tracy TCM Star of the Month schedule for October 2012 with schedule previewed via both quotes from and a review of Tracy’s biography by James Curtis.

Filed Under: News - Notes Tagged With: galleries, james curtis, SOTM, Spencer Tracy, Star of the Month, TCM, Turner Classic Movies

Spencer Tracy Hits the Jackpot at MGM

November 22, 2011 By Cliff Aliperti 2 Comments

William Powell, Myrna Loy, Jean Harlow and Spencer Tracy 1940 A and M Wix Tobacco Card

Spencer Tracy arrives at MGM and embarks on a run of films that grow in critical and popular success. Inspired by the biography by James Curtis with partial review.

Filed Under: Movie Star Biographies, News - Notes Tagged With: fury, james curtis, libeled lady, other books, san francisco, Spencer Tracy

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

W.C. Fields juggling; The Great Man born 130-ish years ago today

January 29, 2010 By Cliff Aliperti Leave a Comment

After bumping into the 1976 biopic W.C. Fields and Me I wanted to learn more and so I read James Curtis’ Fields biography. Page includes a clip of Fields juggling in The Old Fashioned Way (1934).

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