Fixing Walt Coy’s Timeline Pt 2
I had to laugh when I realized that this Research post had its reference point centered in 1928 San Francisco, a time and a place about which I have written…
1928 San Francisco – Taxis
I was at the point that I needed a character to support my protagonist, to transport him from point A to point B. Besides some unique and interesting qualities –…
1928 San Francisco Research – The Cars
One piece of advice pitched to writers entails tailoring a character part for a particular actor or star. It indeed can be helpful, especially if you intend to approach that…
The Music Scene in the Nation 1928
While browsing the search results in the holdings of the Internet Archive when I was looking for anything about San Francisco for the year 1928, there were some audio files…
1928 San Francisco – Stage, Screen, and Radio
Sometimes when you research you come up with more than you were looking for; some little fact that is odd or interesting and usually completely off topic. Recently I was…
The Year Was 1938 – August 8
NEWS AROUND HOLLYWOOD OUTSIDE HOLLYWOOD 20th Century Fox director of advertising & publicity Charles E McCarthy wants to solve a problem at the Roxy theater in NY, which was playing…