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What are the words most often evoked by the characters he played? Refugee? Spy? Lunatic? Murderer? Perhaps. But what about prankster? We are here today to expose another facet of this marvelous actor — born Lazlo Loewenstein in Hungary in 1904. That is, that Peter Lorre was an inveterate practical joker. That may come as as […]
Was she really married to Peter Lorre? The answer is — YES. ( See below.) They sealed the deal before a Las Vegas judge in 1945, shortly after Karen Verne (aka Kaaren Verne) dumped her first husband. She was 27, Lorre was 41. Both look mischievously happy (at least they did in this shot.) We know […]
Some assorted ramblings today. The above photo illustrates that off screen, while just as beautiful as they were on film, many stars were not THAT recognizable. Without their makeup (and in the case of many male stars like Bing Crosby and Humphrey Bogart, their toupees) a lot of stars could do their own grocery shopping […]
As mentioned, he had, what can conservatively be termed, one of the most remarkable careers in show business. The grounding centerpiece of a chaotic comedy band of five vaudevillians — all brothers of which three formed the performing core — Groucho Marx’s talents spanned the stage, movies, radio, tv and tv syndication. By the time he died […]
He had what can conservatively be termed one of the most remarkable careers in show business. The grounding centerpiece of a chaotic comedy band of five vaudevillians — all brothers of which three formed the performing core — Groucho Marx’s talents spanned the stage, movies, radio, tv and tv syndication. By the time he died […]
Hello, everybody. Joe Morella and Frank Segers here. Today Joe re-told Frank about his encounter with that intrepid star of the 1940’s — Dorothy Lamour. It gets better and better. As the author and coauthor of more than 20 books about such celebrated Hollywoodians as Lana Turner, Lucille Ball, Loretta Young and Mia Farrow, Joe is […]
Just in case you’ve come in late, and this is your first or second visit toClassic Movie Chat, we’d like to remind you one again that one of our self-declared treasures is The Donald Gordon Collection of Never Before Seen Photos. You won’t see these photos anywhere else — at least […]
He was the most decorated combat soldier in World War II, and he made the transition to movies very easily. We are talking about Wanda Hendrix’ first husband and true love Audie Murphy (see yesterday’s Hendrix Quiz), a renowned World War II hero turned Hollywood star in the Fifties and Sixties. He starred in some […]
her There’s today’s quiz subject pictured above embracing her first husband, actor Audie Murphy, who attained movie stardom on the strengths of his genuinely heroic wartime exploits in World War II combat. Murphy was for a time a pretty big deal in Hollywood circles, and arranged to costar with Wanda Hendrix in Sierra, a western […]
She was a petite beauty who had looks of a Florida-born belle named Dixie who drew the attentions of one of America’s best known war heroes. Her career (some 45 movie and tv credits over a span of nearly 30 years) was no great shakes, less interesting in fact than her marital adventures. Yet, she […]