To repeat, we know that back in February we challenged you with our first official Ingrid Bergman quiz (Know A Lot About Ingrid Bergman? published on Feb. 20with answers posted on Feb. 25). But since we admire this great actress so, and are duly inspired by author Charlotte Chandler’s 2007 biography, Ingrid Bergman: A Personal Biography (Simon & Schuster) — as well as […]
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MANNIX & STRICKLING — MGM Fixers Par Exc
Hello, everybody. Joe Morella and Frank Segers, your classic movie guys, here today to take a look at two of classic Hollywood’s most powerful men that you probably have never heard of. One who has, at least a little bit, is regular reader Mike Sheridan, who emailed following last week’s blog about renowned Hollywood mobster Mickey […]
Always A Bridesmaid, Never….
Recently we’ve been discussing stars who never even received an Academy Award nomination. Some of our readers commented that the biggest overlooked star on the receiving end of Oscar injustice was Edward G. Robinson. Regular correspondent Mike Sheridan states the theme: (Robinson) is a particular favorite of mine, he truly was an honest and noble guy. I think he […]
WHERE’D YA GET THAT NAME?
Hello everybody. Mrs. Norman Maine is out looking for the man that got away. But Mr. Joe Morella and Mr. Frank Segers are here, still chatting about classic movies and movie stars. We all know Whoopie Goldberg appropriated her name from whoopie cushion back when she was a stand up comic, and that Nicholas […]