Here are 10 things you should know about Katharine Alexander, born 125 years ago today. She gave up the violin for the stage and enjoyed success in Hollywood, too.
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10 Things You Should Know About Dickie Moore
Here are 10 things you should know about Dickie Moore, born 97 years ago today. Some years ago, we were lucky enough to attend a special event at NYC’s Film Forum: a Q&A with Moore and his wife, actress Jane Powell.
It was a delight to see these two Hollywood veterans in tandem that night. They couldn’t have been more charming, and their mutual affection and respect was readily apparent—in short, they were darned cute together—as they delighted those assembled with insider tales of Hollywood’s glory days.
Moore was darned cute in the movies back in the day, too. He’s one of our favorite child actors of the 1930s.
10 Things You Should Know About Henry Travers
Here are 10 things you should know about Henry Travers, born 148 years ago today. He enjoyed a 40-year stage career before turning to pictures.
10 Things You Should Know About Adolphe Menjou
Here are 10 things you should know about Adolphe Menjou, born 132 years ago today. A true clothes horse, he all but cornered the market on playing suave scoundrels over the course of his nearly 50-year career.
10 Things You Should Know About Ian Wolfe
Here are 10 things you should know about Ian Wolfe, born 125 years ago today. In a career that spanned 72 years, he made, by one estimate, more than 1,900 combined appearances on the stage, in movies, on radio and television.