Birthday - Posts - Page 21

Happy Birthday, Lauren Bacall!

Posted by Ivan G. Shreve, Jr. on Sep 16th 2018

The woman born Betty Joan Perske in New York City on this date in 1924 had a burning ambition to become an actress. After

Posted by Ivan G. Shreve, Jr. on Sep 3rd 2018

Grace Matthews was a drama queen. Okay, that sounds a bit churlish, in light of what that bit of slang means nowadays—what

Posted by Ivan G. Shreve, Jr. on Aug 29th 2018

“The First Lady of Radio.” That’s the fitting appellation given to actress Lurene Tuttle, born Lurene Susie Tuttle in Plea

Posted by Ivan G. Shreve, Jr. on Aug 28th 2018

Any self-respecting impressionist attempting to imitate actor Charles Boyer—born in Figeac, Lot, France on this date in 189

Posted by Ivan G. Shreve, Jr. on Aug 4th 2018

In the annals of movie animation, there was never a cartoon character quite like Screwball “Screwy” Squirrel. Described by

Posted by Ivan G. Shreve, Jr. on Aug 1st 2018

At the turn of the twentieth century, a career as an actor or actress was frowned upon in “proper” society.” Aspirations t