Zefferelli at the Jewel Box
It shouldn’t be surprising that I used to dream about my work. Probably every one does. But these dreams were the weirdest when it came to my job at Saffle’s…
Until Further Notice
I am pausing my posts centering around my research project about the 1939 Miracle Year in film. I find that I need to concentrate on fewer projects – in particular,…
Revisiting Our 1975 SoCal Trip
I have been scanning the photos from our many albums lately to preserve them for the future. (Alarmingly, a few are fading away). In that process I have not only…
The Year Was 1938 – August 22
News Around Hollywood Beginning Production on this date: Per Ed Sullivan Per Sidney Skolsky OUTSIDE HOLLYWOOD Newspaper headlines charge Shirley Temple and five others of communist sympathies. The revelation came…
The Southern California Trip 1975
Have you ever flown on an airplane with a head cold? With your sinuses full up and all you can do is sit there with your eyes clamped shut and…
The Year Was 1938 – August 21
OUTSIDE HOLLYWOOD NEWS AROUND HOLLYWOOD BORN ON THIS DATE British actor C Aubrey Smith was born on this date. The famous Hollywood “Englishman in Residence” turned 75.