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Happy Birthday, Clark Gable!

Posted by Ivan G. Shreve, Jr. on Feb 1st 2021

In Hollywood, he was reverentially referred to as “The King.” William Clark Gable, born in Cadiz, OH on this date in 1901,

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

Berry Kroeger’s initial show business ambition was to become a concert pianist. Kroeger didn’t lack for talent, you unders

Posted by Ivan G. Shreve, Jr. on Jul 27th 2020

You’re familiar with the old cliché: a young girl leaves her hometown and heads for Hollywood, determined to become an actr

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 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 Apr 20th 2020

George Allen took over as director of the West Coast radio mystery anthology The Whistler beginning in the mid-40s, and one