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Happy Birthday, James Cagney!

Posted by Ivan G. Shreve, Jr. on Jul 17th 2020

When we think of the man that Orson Welles once described as “maybe the greatest actor who ever appeared in front of a came

Posted by Ivan G. Shreve, Jr. on Jul 5th 2020

“Philo Vance/Needs a kick in the pance” Ogden Nash once rhymed in a memorable couplet. Nash’s editorial comment was addres

Posted by Ivan G. Shreve, Jr. on Jun 18th 2020

In the Golden Age of Radio, actors were often called upon to play “meek” individuals—or whatever nickname you prefer: wimp,

Posted by Ivan G. Shreve, Jr. on Jun 4th 2020

The actor born Donald Alan Diamond in Brooklyn, NY on this date in 1921 was in real life a rather nondescript individual…bu

Posted by Ivan G. Shreve, Jr. on Apr 2nd 2020

Actress Fran Carlon—born in Indianapolis, Indiana on this date in 1913—was married to actor-announcer Casey Allen for many

Posted by Ivan G. Shreve, Jr. on Feb 16th 2020

Chester Morris starred in several Boston Blackie movies during the 1940s (Alias Boston Blackie, Boston Blackie and the Law,