A little bit about TCM’s May 2011 Star of the Month Esther Williams, including some notes I took after reading her autobiography, The Million Dollar Mermaid. The post includes the entire TCM Esther Williams schedule for May as well as a vintage movie card and collectibles gallery.
Ray Milland TCM Star of the Month April 2011
A little bit about TCM’s April 2011 Star of the Month Ray Milland, including excerpts from Wide-Eyed in Babylon. The post includes the entire TCM Milland schedule for April as well as a vintage movie card and collectibles gallery.
Harlow in Hollywood Authors Interviewed on The Kitty Packard Pictorial
Select excerpts from the interview with Harlow in Hollywood authors Darrell Rooney and Mark A. Vieira conducted on The Kitty Packard Pictorial. Plus some Harlow collectibles from the Immortal Ephemera archives to illustrate our post.
Greer Garson TCM Birthday Schedule, Collectibles, Flynn and That Forsyte Woman
Vintage movie collectibles illustrate this look at Greer Garson on her birthday which includes TCM’s schedule of Garson movies and a look inside Michael Troyan’s biography, A Rose for Mrs. Miniver, to help explain why I’m now so curious about seeing That Forsyte Woman with Garson and Errol Flynn.
Happy 90th Birthday Mickey Rooney, TCM Schedule, Collectible Gallery, More
A celebration of Mickey Rooney’s 90th birthday includes the complete TCM schedule of Rooney movies airing Thursday, a vintage movie card and collectibles gallery plus a peek inside Rooney’s auto-biography, Life Is Too Short, as I reach the 100 page mark.
DOUBLE DARE: Warren William’s Biographer Tells the Amazing Tale of the Late, Late, Dorothy Dare
Guest post by Warren William biographer John Stangeland about his contact with 1930s studio ingenue Dorothy Dare. Fascinating tale of research with a major twist.
Myrna Loy 1987 Being and Becoming Press Kit
I opened some forgotten boxes and found stacks of movie and sports ephemera the other night. This 3-piece 1987 press kit of Being and Becoming by Myrna Loy was one of the more interesting items.
Complete Robert Taylor TCM April schedule illustrated with vintage movie cards
Complete 54 film schedule of Robert Taylor films airing throughout April 2010’s TCM Star of the Month coverage with a introduction and heavily illustrated with vintage movie cards and collectibles.
W.C. Fields juggling; The Great Man born 130-ish years ago today
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).
John Steinbeck Adaptations on TCM tonight … Memories from the Source
On a night where TCM is airing 5 films based on John Steinbeck novels I reminisce about the days I claimed Steinbeck as my favorite writer, devouring his every word.