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Happy Birthday, Edward G. Robinson!

Posted by Ivan G. Shreve, Jr. on Dec 12th 2015

To start off our birthday tribute today…a bit of trivia: the “G” in actor Edward G. Robinson’s name stands for “Goldenberg”

Posted by Ivan G. Shreve, Jr. on Nov 23rd 2015

For an actor who once set out purposely not to be typecast in Western roles, John Dehner—born John Forkum one hundred years

Posted by Ivan G. Shreve, Jr. on Nov 11th 2015

In June of this year, MVD Visual released to DVD a wonderful 1994 documentary entitled Entertaining the Troops—a ninety-min

Posted by Ivan G. Shreve, Jr. on Oct 29th 2015

Show business’ original “Funny Girl” was born Fania Borach in New York City on this date in 1891. As Fanny Brice, she domin

Posted by Ivan G. Shreve, Jr. on Sep 19th 2015

“Speed it up a little!” That unforgettable line of dialogue from the classic I Love Lucy episode “Job Switching”—the one wh

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