AI audio firm ElevenLabs has set agreements with the estates of Judy Garland, James Dean and other legends to use their voices to read books, articles, PDFs and other text material to mobile users of its…
The distinguished stage and film actor Laurence Olivier was presented with an Honorary Academy Award in 1979 "for the full body of his work, for the unique achievements of his…
In 1930 a very young William Wyler was making tests for a picture at Universal, the studio founded by his elder cousin, Carl Laemmle. One who tested was a then…
From her Century City apartment in 1980, Lana Turner, reflecting on her great career, said, "I look at films now and I see people shoving their tongues down people's throats…
David Niven wore many hats as an actor, a soldier, and a writer. He was British, debonair, and distinguished many outstanding films, winning both a Golden Globe Award and an…
Dr. Maya Angelou had her own line of Hallmark greeting cards. Anticipating possible criticism for being involved in a commercial enterprise, she said, “If I’m America’s poet, or one of…
Words to ponder as offered by the legendary thinker and writer, Mark Twain: "Actions speak louder than words, but not nearly as often."
According to Playboy magazine, Bettie Page was “the Queen of Pin-Ups, the model of the century, yet she remains one of its best kept secrets.”
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…
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…
