Y.A. Tittle, One of the Greats
In his remarkable 17-year professional football career, the great quarterback Y. A. Tittle retired as the NFL's all-time leader in games played, passing yards, passing touchdowns, attempts, and pass completions.…
Rolling Stone’s 100 Greatest Drummers of All Time
In a readers' poll conducted by Rolling Stone magazine in 2011, Buddy Rich ranked #6 in their listing of the 100 Greatest Drummers ever. Roger Taylor, the drummer for Queen,…
Bob Feller’s Return to Cleveland
Serving in World War II, Hall of Fame flame thrower Bob Feller went 1,428 days between major league starts. He returned to a packed Cleveland Stadium in 1945, striking out…
Clark Gable Hits Hollywood
While making A Free Soul (1931) for Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer with Norma Shearer, Clark Gable took his friend Lionel Barrymore aside and exclaimed, "Damn! That dame doesn't wear any underwear in her…
J. Robert Oppenheimer, Father of the Atomic Bomb
Often called the "father of the atomic bomb," J. Robert Oppenheimer was a distinguished researcher and theoretical physicist who served as director of the Manhattan Project's Los Alamos Laboratory during…
Rock Hudson’s Acting Career
Rock Hudson was born Roy Harold Scherer, Jr. and grew to be 6'5". His career as a popular movie star spanned three decades. In 1956 he was nominated by the…
Jackie Robinson & Ruby Dee in The Jackie Robinson Story
Jackie Robinson broke the color barrier in baseball. In the movie about his life, The Jackie Robinson Story (1950), made at the top of his Hall of Fame career with…
Jean Harlow in Dinner at Eight
Today with A.i. so much in the news, these last lines of the M-G-M 4-star all-star classic film Dinner at Eight (1933) as they walk into the dining room are…
Ty Cobb Photograph Auction
Last February a Burke and Atwell auction offered an original Ty Cobb Type I photo from 1910-12. It closed at $512,000. The successful bidder is now entertaining re-sale offers starting…
Barbie As María Félix
Not only fans of Latin American cinema but serious movie lovers everywhere know that singer and movie star María Félix was one of the most beautiful actresses of the Golden…