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Happy Birthday, Henry Fonda!

Posted by Ivan G. Shreve, Jr. on May 16th 2021

For actor Henry Fonda, the old “third time’s the charm” idiom certainly rang true in 1982. He was recognized by his peers a

Posted by Ivan G. Shreve, Jr. on May 5th 2021

“Ben was one of the last of the true English gentlemen in the Edwardian sense of the word, with an accent on the gentle,” r

Posted by Ivan G. Shreve, Jr. on Apr 26th 2021

Old-time radio fans remember actor Victor Herbert Perrin—born in Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin on this date in 1916—as a membe

Posted by Ivan G. Shreve, Jr. on Apr 23rd 2021

There’s a classic Jack Benny Show telecast from the 1960s (but really…aren’t they all classics?) where Jack, having ordered

Posted by Ivan G. Shreve, Jr. on Apr 16th 2021

In 1938, aspiring actress Joan Alexander found herself in Vienna after a lengthy tour of major cities in North America, Lat

Posted by Ivan G. Shreve, Jr. on Mar 23rd 2021

“Joan Crawford has passed into myth as a demented martinet whose greatest need or belief concerned padded clothes hangers,”