A loose biography of actor Van Heflin built through vintage newspaper clippings ranging from 1936 through his death in 1971. Plus the 2012 TCM Summer Under the Stars schedule.
Claude Rains – From Call Boy to Stage Manager to The Invisible Man
Claude Rains press clippings dating back as far as 1912 trace his rise from call boy to stage manager and later casting in The Invisible Man. Plus TCM’s August 5, 2012 Claude Rains Summer Under the Stars schedule.
Mmmm Girl Marilyn Monroe – Press Coverage of the Late 1940’s
A brief essay on celebrity along with a look at some pre-1950 Marilyn Monroe press clippings. Plus the TCM Summer Under the Stars schedule.
Johnny Weissmuller After the Olympics and Before Tarzan
TCM airs all twelve Johnny Weissmuller Tarzan movies for Summer Under the Stars on August 3. We look at news clippings from 1929-1931, between Weissmuller’s swimming career and the start of his run as Tarzan..
“She Came from Montana” – Myrna Loy as Covered by Newspapers of the 1920s
Local girl Myrna Loy featured in a Helena, Montana, newspaper article from 1926, plus some other old Loy clippings and pre-Thin Man biography and information.
John Wayne on Football and Movies from a 1933 Newspaper Interview
The Big Trail’s flop was still fresh on the mind of John Wayne during a 1933 interview when he thought he’d hit it big as a B western star.
August 2012 TCM Summer Under the Stars Preview and Recommendations
TCM Summer Under the Stars 2012 preview with recommendations for most days. A rundown covering each of the 31 days. Plus the usual tally along with the first annual Oldies Ranks for fellow classic movie obsessives.
TCM Summer Under the Stars – 2012 Complete Schedule
A home base for Immortal Ephemera coverage of TCM Summer Under the Stars including the complete August 2012 TCM schedule. Illustrated by classic movie cards and collectibles.
