Birthday - Posts - Page 38

Happy Birthday, Shirley Booth!

Posted by Ivan G. Shreve, Jr. on Aug 30th 2015

There’s an oft-repeated observation that purportedly came from Oscar-winning actress Hattie McDaniel on the controversial t

Posted by Ivan G. Shreve, Jr. on Aug 16th 2015

If Gloria Blondell—born in Manhattan, NY on this date in 1910—ever resented living in the shadow of older sister Joan, she

Posted by Ivan G. Shreve, Jr. on Aug 6th 2015

One hundred and four years ago on this date in Jamestown, NY, the woman who would become virtually synonymous with televisi

Posted by Ivan G. Shreve. Jr. on Aug 3rd 2015

I’d never be able to prove it in a court of law…but I’d be willing to gamble that when the need arose for an actress to pla

Posted by Ivan G. Shreve, Jr. on Jun 30th 2015

Radio historian and Radio Spirits contributor Jim Widner once asked humorously of today’s birthday celebrant “Any detective

Posted by Ivan G. Shreve, Jr. on Jun 15th 2015

On this date in 1909 in New York City, Maria Paoli and Pasquale DeSantis welcomed Joseph Vito Marcello DeSantis into the wo