Me in the Details
Adventure in Books I never used my Classics Illustrated comics for book reports. I reported on books from the library. The branch library nearest to us in Salem was across…
The Year Was 1938 – May 24
News around Hollywood Buster Keaton was brought in to work with Melvyn Douglas and Florence Rice on their MGM film ‘Fast Company.’ He instructs them “how to take painless comedy…
Dreaming in the Corner Drugstore
The Watering Hole As I mentioned, there were businesses on the ground floor of our apartment building. I dropped in on one religiously once a week. The corner drugstore. I…
The Year Was 1938 – May 23
ITEMS OF INTEREST Roy Disney returned to NY from a 2 month trip to Europe where he set distribution for Snow White. While in England he acquired the Tenniel illustrations…
Head Quarters for Adventure
The Apartment Our apartment in Salem was also on Lafayette Street (like Saltonstall School in last week’s post). So it was a short walk to and from school every day.…
TIME RUNS QUICKLY
Time drips through our fingers This side of the veil But come the time we become The best of ourselves Resting the rest without end In thankfulness blessed With the…
The Year Was 1938 – May 22
Sharing Birthdays on This Day Laurence Olivier turned 31 today. He was hard at work on the stage in England. He had made a couple of films in Hollywood, beginning…
Saltonstall School and the J.D.s
Going to School in Salem Mass Saltonstall School in Salem Massachusetts was located (and still is) on Lafayette Street, one of the main thoroughfares leading south out of the center…
The Year Was 1938 – May 21
News Around Hollywood Robert Montgomery’s 34th birthday. Until September he was the president of the Screen Actors Guild. The Oscar nominated actor, for 1937’s ‘Night Must Fall,’ has his next…
Research and the Curtiss P40 Warhawk
Research Comes First Since that time in California long ago, I have learned a lot more about the P-40 pursuit fighter (a lot more than about that Hellcat fighter I…