Lana Turner Topline HONKY TONK
Honky Tonk (1941) was the first of four MGM films teaming Clark Gable with Lana Turner, half his age at the time. The others: Somewhere I'll Find You (1942), Homecoming…
Roberto Clemente: A 3,000-Hit Legacy
Despite his unfairly shortened career, did Pirates baseball star Roberto Clemente manage to join the exclusive "3,000 Hits Club"? Yes, and he did so on September 30, 1972 in the…
Raquel Welch: The Icon in a Fur Bikini
The breakthrough film for Raquel Welch in 1966 was ONE MILLION YEARS B.C., a remake of the 1939 Hal Roach Studios classic prehistoric saga. The fur-bikinied and stunning looking Raquel…
Casey Stengel’s New York Baseball Legacy
Casey Stengel piloted so many of the great New York Yankees teams up in the Bronx. But he didn't always wear the Yankee pinstripes. He also played for the New…
Hedy Lamarr’s War-Time Innovations
By now, people know a little about Hedy Lamarr's amazing career as a beautiful movie star who also invented things that changed the world for us all. One invention that…
Honoring Roberto Clemente: A Legacy Etched in Stone
Listing the things, the places, that have been named or renamed in honor of the great baseball star and humanitarian Roberto Clemente would spill over into the next page. It…
Judy Garland: The Voice That Moved a Generation
So many music critics exhaust all the superlatives trying to describe how Judy Garland could get at people's emotions with her singing. Many cite the hurt in her voice. In…
Einstein’s Concerns About Media Ownership
Prediction made by Albert Einstein: "There will come a time when the rich own all the media, and it will become impossible for the public to make an informed opinion."
From Belief to Reality: Natalie Wood’s Santa Claus Revelation
During post production on Miracle on 34th Street, while the film worked its way through editing, the company staged a cast and crew “wrap” party. It was there that everyone…
Celebrating Lou Gehrig Day: Honoring a Baseball Legend on June 2
June 2 is now Lou Gehrig Day in baseball. June 2 of 1925 was the date that Lou Gehrig began a legendary streak to establish a record of 2,130 games…