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Author Archives: Annette Bochenek
Classic Movie Travels: Grace Kelly
Classic Movie Travels: Grace Kelly Grace Patricia Kelly was born on November 12, 1929, to Margaret Majer Kelly and John Kelly Sr. in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and was the third of their four children. Her father owned a brickwork contracting company … Continue reading
Classic Movie Travels: Ronnie Schell
Classic Movie Travels: Ronnie Schell Ronald Ralph Schell was born on December 23, 1931, in Richmond, California, to David and Marguerite Schell. His father worked as a stock checker at an automobile industry plant and later worked for a naval … Continue reading
Classic Movie Travels: Jim Nabors
Classic Movie Travels: Jim Nabors James Thurston Nabors was born on June 12, 1930, in Sylacauga, Alabama, the son of Fred Nabors, a police officer, and Mavis Pearl Newman Nabors. He was raised in the small central Alabama community alongside … Continue reading
Classic Movie Travels: Rosalind Byrne
Classic Movie Travels: Rosalind Byrne Rosalind Loretta Mooney, later know as Rosalind Byrne, was born on February 19, 1904, in St Marys, Ohio, to William and Mary Mooney. Her parents were prominent members of the community and her father worked … Continue reading
Classic Movie Travels: James Shigeta
Classic Movie Travels: James Shigeta James Saburo Shigeta was born in Honolulu, Territory of Hawaii, on June 17, 1929, to Satoko Tamura Shigeta and Howard Koichi Shigeta. His father was a contractor who immigrated from Japan. Shigeta was a third-generation … Continue reading
Classic Movie Travels: Vera-Ellen
Classic Movie Travels: Vera-Ellen Vera-Ellen was born Vera-Ellen Rohe on February 16, 1921, in Norwood, Ohio, to Alma Westemeier and Martin Rohe. Her father worked as a piano tuner. Both parents were of German descent. Her mother wished to one … Continue reading
Classic Movie Travels: Dorothy Mackaill
Classic Movie Travels: Dorothy Mackaill Dorothy Mackaill was born on March 4, 1903, in Kingston upon Hull, England, to John Mackaill and Florence Pickard Mackaill. She was primarily raised by her father after her parents separated in 1914. He owned … Continue reading
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Tagged Dorothy Mackaill, Joel McCrea
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Classic Movie Travels: Ellen Drew
Classic Movie Travels: Ellen Drew Ellen Drew was born Esther Loretta Ray on November 23, 1914, in Kansas City, Missouri. Her father, Joseph, was a barber and her mother, Norine, was a homemaker. She also had an older brother named … Continue reading
Classic Movie Travels: Vera Zorina
Classic Movie Travels Vera Zorina Vera Zorina was born Eva Brigitta Hartwig in Berlin, Germany, on January 2, 1917. Her parents, Fritz and Abigail “Billie” Hartwig were professional singers. Zorina grew up in the coastal town of Kristiansund, Norway, where … Continue reading
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Classic Movie Travels: Gloria Dickson
Classic Movie Travels: Gloria Dickson Gloria Dickson was born Thais Lelia Dickerson on August 13, 1917, in Pocatello, Idaho, to Fred and Emma Dickerson. Gloria also had an older sister named Doris. Her father worked as an insurance agent until … Continue reading