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Interview with John Stangeland, author of Aline MacMahon: Hollywood, the Blacklist, and the Birth of Method Acting
Out of the Past - A Classic Film Blog Posted by Raquel Stecher on Nov 30, -0001
I'm thrilled to be joined by writer and biographer John Stangeland. We chatted over a decade ago about his Warren William biography (review here and interview here). Now he is back with an excellent new biography on the much-beloved character actress Aline MacMahon, out now from the University Press read more
Kirk and Anne: Letters of Love, Laughter, and a Lifetime in Hollywood
Out of the Past - A Classic Film Blog Posted by Raquel Stecher on Nov 30, -0001
Kirk and Anne
Letters of Love, Laughter, and a Lifetime in Hollywood
by Kirk and Anne Douglas with Marcia Newberger
foreword by Michael Douglas
TCM and Running Press
May 2017
Hardcover ISBN: 9780762462179240 pages
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In March when I visited Boston University' read more
Warner Archive Wednesday ~ Going Hollywood (1933)
Out of the Past - A Classic Film Blog Posted by Raquel Stecher on Nov 30, -0001
Going Hollywood (1933) is just the sort of bizarre musical that needs to be seen to be believed. The plot is definitely not the reason to watch it. You need to see this film for the amazing musical numbers. Early 20th century music is under-appreciated in my opinion. Get acquainted with so read more
Hollywood Hates Hitler! by Chris Yogerst
Out of the Past - A Classic Film Blog Posted by Raquel Stecher on Nov 30, -0001
Hollywood Hates Hitler!
Jew-baiting, Anti-Nazism, and the Senate Investigation into Warmongering in Motion Pictures
by Chris Yogerst
University Press of Mississippi
Paperback ISBN: 9781496829764
September 2020
208 pages
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“Those skeptical of mo read more
The Savvy Sphinx: How Garbo Conquered Hollywood
Out of the Past - A Classic Film Blog Posted by Raquel Stecher on Nov 30, -0001
The Savvy SphinxHow Garbo Conquered Hollywoodby Robert DanceUniversity Press of MississippiHardcover ISBN: 9781496833280288 pagesNovember 2021Amazon — Barnes and Noble — Powell'sGreta Garbo was extraordinary in many ways. She was one of the most beloved and sought after celebrities of he read more
Hollywood Black by Donald Bogle
Out of the Past - A Classic Film Blog Posted by Raquel Stecher on Nov 30, -0001
Hollywood Black
The Stars, The Films, The Filmmakers
by Donald Bogle
TCM and Running Press
Hardcover ISBN: 9780762491414
264 pages
May 2019
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“Hollywood Black presents a gallery of important talents, both in front of the camera and behind it R read more
Hollywood Digs: An Archaeology of Shadows by Ken LaZebnik
Out of the Past - A Classic Film Blog Posted by Raquel Stecher on Nov 30, -0001
Hollywood Digs: An Archaeology of Shadows
by Ken LaZebnik
Kelly's Cove Press
ISBN: 9780989166447
Paperback
March 2014
Hollywood Digs seeks to do what an archaeologist does when excavating a site: dig up material and put it into the context of human history. Film and television writer Ken LaZebnik read more
L.A. Coroner: Thomas Noguchi and Death in Hollywood by Anne Soon Choi
Out of the Past - A Classic Film Blog Posted by Raquel Stecher on Nov 30, -0001
L.A. CoronerThomas Noguchi and Death in Hollywood by Anne Soon ChoiThird State BooksHardcover ISBN: 9798890130075April 2025256 pagesAmazon — Barnes & Noble — Powell's“Gentlemen, you’re about to enter fascinating sphere of police work. The world of forensic medicine.& read more
Hollywood Hates Hitler! by Chris Yogerst
Out of the Past - A Classic Film Blog Posted by Raquel Stecher on Nov 30, -0001
Hollywood Hates Hitler!
Jew-baiting, Anti-Nazism, and the Senate Investigation into Warmongering in Motion Pictures
by Chris Yogerst
University Press of Mississippi
Paperback ISBN: 9781496829764
September 2020
208 pages
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“Those skeptical of mo read more
Hollywood Cemetery Tour
Out of the Past - A Classic Film Blog Posted by Raquel Stecher on Nov 30, -0001
Hollywood Forever Cemetery
On the last day of my California trip in March, Laura of Laura's Miscellaneous Musings generously offered to take Carlos and I to two Hollywood cemeteries: Hollywood Forever and Westwood Village Memorial Park. It's been a dream of mine to pay my respects to those fr read more
An Art Deco & Classic Hollywood Wedding - Part 2
Out of the Past - A Classic Film Blog Posted by Raquel Stecher on Nov 30, -0001
I promised in my post about my Art Deco & Classic Hollywood themed wedding that I would post some professional pictures when I got them. Here are a few (or a lot!). Photographs are courtesy of Creative Images Boston.
My dress and accessories
Carlos getting ready
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Hollywood Beach Beauties by David Wills
Out of the Past - A Classic Film Blog Posted by Raquel Stecher on Nov 30, -0001
Hollywood Beach Beauties
Sea Sirens, Sun Goddesses, and Summer Style 1930-1970
by David Wills
Dey Street Books
May 2018
Hardcover ISBN:978008284255
224 pages
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"The women, and some of the men, were painstakingly lit and strictly posed for ma read more
Cecil B. DeMille: The Art of the Hollywood Epic
Out of the Past - A Classic Film Blog Posted by Raquel Stecher on Nov 30, -0001
Cecil B. DeMille: The Art of the Hollywood Epic
by Cecilia de Mille Presley and Mark A. Vieira
Running Press
Hardcover - pages
November 2014
If you're going to invest in a high quality coffee table book, you shouldn't just go for looks alone. There is a pride in ownership of Cecil B. DeMille: Th read more
Warner Archive Wednesday ~ Forbidden Hollywood Collection Volume 7
Out of the Past - A Classic Film Blog Posted by Raquel Stecher on Nov 30, -0001
The seventh set in the popular Forbidden Hollywood Collection is a true gem. All four films, on 4 MOD-DVD discs, are rife with all the sins that make Pre-Codes so enjoyable to watch.
I started to do something recently that I have been wanting to do for a very long time: watch Pre-Codes every morn read more
Hollywood and the Roosevelts in Photos
Out of the Past - A Classic Film Blog Posted by Raquel Stecher on Nov 30, -0001
I've been excited for the Ken Burns' documentary series The Roosevelts: An Intimate History for months. While some people are intrigued by the Kennedys, I've always been fascinated by the Roosevelts. In honor of the documentary series airing this week, I thought I'd share some cool photographs of th read more
Louella Parson’s ‘In Hollywood’, with Katharine Hepburn.
Please Go Away: A Katharine Hepburn Blog Posted by Amber S. on Nov 30, -0001
NEW YORK, March 18th, 1950.
Curled up in a big chair, dressed in slacks and comfortably eating a light supper after the theater, Katharine Hepburn told me how she happened to play Rosalind in Shakespeare’s “As You Like It.”“When the Theater Guild first approached me, read more
Viva Hollywood by Luis I. Reyes
Out of the Past - A Classic Film Blog Posted by Raquel Stecher on Nov 30, -0001
Viva Hollywood The Legacy of Latin and Hispanic Artists in American Filmby Luis I. ReyesTCM and Running PressHardcover ISBN: 9780762478484September 2022Amazon — Barnes and Noble — Larry Edmund's — Powell's"Latinx artists both in front of and behind the cameras are committed to read more
Hollywood Divided by Kevin Brianton
Out of the Past - A Classic Film Blog Posted by Raquel Stecher on Nov 30, -0001
Hollywood Divided
The 1950 Screen Directors Guild Meeting and the Impact of the Blacklist
by Kevin Brianton
University Press of Kentucky
October 2016
Hardcover ISBN: 9780813168920
174 pages
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On October 22, 1950, more than 500 directors met at the Beverly Hills H read more
Hollywood Enlists!: Propaganda Films of WWII
Out of the Past - A Classic Film Blog Posted by Raquel Stecher on Nov 30, -0001
Hollywood Enlists! Propaganda Films of World War II
by Ralph Donald
Rowman and Littlefield
Hardcover ISBN: 9781442277267
March 2017
274 pages
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Over the years the term "propaganda" has developed a negative connotation. It suggests the brainwashing of its subjects read more
Fay Wray and Robert Riskin: A Hollywood Memoir
Out of the Past - A Classic Film Blog Posted by Raquel Stecher on Nov 30, -0001
Fay Wray and Robert Riskin
A Hollywood Memoir
by Victoria Riskin
Pantheon
Hardcover ISBN: ISBN 9781524747282
February 2019
416 pages
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"My mother had a pioneer resilience, a vulnerability, a need for admiration... she never expected life to magically read more