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“Common Clay,” a play by Cleves Kincaid, opened in August of 1915 on Broadway. The play is about class differences exemplified by a penniless young woman and her wealthy employers. It was successful and ran for 316 performances. In 1919 … Continue reading
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Recently I watched a 1949 film “The Barkleys of Broadway” with Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers. During the film the Barkleys host a photo shoot for Look Magazine at their home. The Barkleys were at loggerheads at this point and … Continue reading
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Eleanor Parker, a star of film, television and the Broadway stage died on December 9, 2013 of complications from pneumonia. Born on June 26, 1922, she was ninety one years old. Ms. Parker had appeared in roughly 80 films, TV … Continue reading
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Robert Taylor appeared on the television program “What’s My Line” on February 26, 1956. John Daly was (as always) the host and the panelists were Arlene Francis, Dorothy Kilgallen, Bennett Cerf and Fred Allen. When he signed in there was … Continue reading
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Left: the arena set; it’s only one story high; the other two stories were paintings. Right: Filming the triumphal procession. The following is from the program book published in 1951. The more spectacular scenes of the film including the triumphal … Continue reading
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