Here are 10 things you should know about Franklin Pangborn, born 131 years ago today. One of the busiest—and most memorable—character actors of the 1930s and ’40s, he’s one of our favorites.
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10 Things You Should Know About John Litel
Here are 10 things you should know about John Litel, born 127 years ago today. He was one of the busiest character actors of the 1930s and ’40s.
10 Things You Should Know About Elisha Cook, Jr.
Here are 10 things you should know about Elisha Cook, Jr., born 116 years ago today. The prolific, if diminutive, Cook was known as “Hollywood’s lightest heavy.”
10 Things You Should Know About Irene Dunne
Here are 10 things you should know about Irene Dunne, born 121 years ago today. She prepared for an opera career but ended up one of the most popular—and versatile—movie stars of the 1930s and ’40s, excelling in musicals, comedies and dramas.
10 Things You Should Know About Lillian Roth
Here are 10 things you should know about singer and actress Lillian Roth, born 109 years ago today. We’ve had a major crush on her since we first saw the 1974 reissue of the Marx Brothers‘ Animal Crackers; for our money, she had the cutest dimples in Hollywood history.