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Inner Sanctum at the movies

Inner Sanctum at the movies

Posted by Ivan G. Shreve, Jr. on Oct 31st 2014

In 1943, Universal Pictures was reaping the rewards from a revived horror movie cycle, so the studio decided in June of tha
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Happy Birthday, Jackson Beck!

Happy Birthday, Jackson Beck!

Posted by Ivan G. Shreve, Jr. on Jul 23rd 2014

Though he personally considered himself foremost an actor, radio veteran Jackson Beck—born in New York City on this date in
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Happy Birthday, Peter Lorre!

Happy Birthday, Peter Lorre!

Posted by Ivan G. Shreve, Jr. on Jun 26th 2014

On this date in 1904, a son was born to Alajos Löwenstein and Elvira Freischberger in an Austria-Hungarian village that is n
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Happy Birthday, Cathy Lewis!

Happy Birthday, Cathy Lewis!

Posted by Ivan G. Shreve, Jr. on Dec 27th 2013

When radio actress Cathy Lewis—born on this date in Spokane, Washington in 1916—married actor-director-producer Elliott Lew
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Happy Birthday, House Jameson!

Happy Birthday, House Jameson!

Posted by Ivan G. Shreve, Jr. on Dec 17th 2013

When radio’s popular family sitcom The Aldrich Family came to television in the fall of 1949, it soon established a reputat
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Happy Birthday, Boris Karloff!

Happy Birthday, Boris Karloff!

Posted by Ivan G. Shreve, Jr. on Nov 23rd 2013

Born on this date in 1887, William Henry Pratt no doubt had little inkling that he was destined to become a horror film ico
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