Final Resting Places
It?s time for another of my periodic tributes to Western
filmmakers through sharing visits to their final resting places.
This is one of the ways I reflect on what each person?s work
has contributed to the Western genre, giving all of us many happy hours of
entertainment.
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Top 1960’s Movies (see all)
- Breakfast at Tiffany's (1961)
- The Apartment (1960)
- The Sound of Music (1965)
- The Birds (1963)
- Charade (1963)
- Bye Bye Birdie (1963)
- Bonnie and Clyde (1967)
- Psycho (1960)
- Mary Poppins (1964)
- That Touch of Mink (1962)
Fan Top Biographical Movies (see all)
- The Sound of Music (1965)
- Bonnie and Clyde (1967)
- Lawrence of Arabia (1962)
- Annie Oakley (1935)
- Funny Girl (1968)
- Yankee Doodle Dandy (1942)
- Annie Get Your Gun (1950)
- Spartacus (1960)
- Boys Town (1938)
- Gypsy (1962)
Fan Top Gambling Movies (see all)
- The Lady Eve (1941)
- Show Boat (1951)
- Mr. Lucky (1943)
- Little Miss Marker (1934)
- Robin and the 7 Hoods (1964)
- Barbary Coast (1935)
- Johnny Eager (1941)
- Meet Me in Las Vegas (1956)
- Angels Over Broadway (1940)
- A Free Soul (1931)
Today's Classic Movie Birthdays:
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Brian Aherne
May 2, 1902
Tyrone Power Sr.
May 2, 1869
Theodore Bikel
May 2, 1924
William Bakewell
May 2, 1908
Western RoundUp
Silents are Golden
A Closer Look At The Wind (1928)
Lillian Gish, The Wind
In 1927, cinema was famously experiencing a
time of transition from the silent to talkies, kickstarted by the popularity of
Al Jolson?s The Jazz Singer (1927). Directors and stars would soon be
faced with a decision, whether deliberate or......
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Monsters and Matinees
Oh, the horrors of 1950s B-movies. And I?m not talking scary good, but scary bad.
So many of the creative ideas for monsters were never realized because of low budgets and ridiculously short shooting schedules. Viewers accept that the creatures in these films might look cheap and even laughable, ......
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Noir Nook
Veda?s Villainy ? Mildred?s Fault?
One of my many favorite
podcasts is Front Row Classics ? the host, Brandon Davis, covers a wide
variety of classic films, with a spate of first-rate guests, and in such
interesting ways. An episode I heard recently centered on villains in classic
films, and one ......
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Classic Movie Travels
Classic Movie Travels: James Shigeta
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 Japanese American, g......
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Silver Screen Standards
Love and Language in Ball of Fire (1941)
With a
title like Ball of Fire, you expect real fireworks, and this 1941
screwball comedy delivers them with spectacular energy and skill. There?s so
much to love about the film that it?s hard to know where to start, much less
how to boil it down to a sing......
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Read Jennifer’s article
Classic Movie Travels
Classic Movie Travels: Vera-Ellen
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 day have a girl named Vera-Ellen,
i......
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Read Annette’s article
Legend Tribute: Mary Astor
Happy Birthday to Classic Movie Legend, Mary Astor, born May 3rd, 1906. The?Lovely?Mary Astor Sometime between the Golden Age of Hollywood and the Modern era, a lot has changed. Take for instance the media?s treatment of, and the populace relationship with Celebrity. You see, back in the day, Celebrity... Read more...
Mini Tribute Roy Atwell
Born May 2, 1878 Roy Atwell! Roy Atwell appeared in over 35 films and shorts from 1922 to 1947, but is probably best known for being the voice of Doc in Walt Disney‘s Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1937)… Roy Atwell as himself and Roy Atwell as Disney’s Doc ….. –Annmarie... Read more...
Ahead of its time, John Carpenters ‘The Thing’ honored by the National Film Registry
At an isolated Antarctic research station, scientists battle
a deadly alien with such extraordinary shape-shifting capabilities that the men
don?t know if the person next to them is still human. The truth is only revealed
when the alien is threatened and violently abandons its current inhabitant.
......Read more
Tracking Vera Miles – Exclusive Guest Post by Christopher McKittrick, author of Vera Miles: The Hitchcock Blonde Who Got Away
I’m very happy to share this exclusive guest post by Christopher McKittrick, author of Very Miles: The Hitchcock Blonde Who Got Away. A Big Thank You to Christopher for this article! –Annmarie at Classic Movie Hub
Tracking Vera Miles:Clarifying a Golden Age Hollywood Star?s ......Read more
It Came From Texas Film Festival: Classic Films and True Tales
So excited to announceThe Third Annual It Came From Texas Film Festival ...Read more
Fan Favorites: Baseball Films (see full chart)
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Classic Movie Travel Sites
Did you know that there is a Margaret Mitchell House in Atlanta, GA?
Operated by the Atlanta History Center, the Margaret Mitchell House features guided tours of the apa... .. read more
National Film Registry
Vertigo, directed by the legendary Alfred Hitchcock, was released in 1958. In 1989, 31 years later, it was inducted into The National Film Registry. Thank you National Film Registry!see more National Film Registry inductees
Grauman's Chinese Theater
Ginger Rogers's, Footprints & Handprints were "set in stone" in Grauman's famous forecourt in 1939. So were Judy Garland, Jane Withers... see more