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Saratoga: Harlow’s last curtain call
Jean Harlow’s death in 1937 at the age of 26 came to a shock to many; particularly those working on her last film “Saratoga.” Jean Harlow and Anita Loos worked on several movies together such as “Red...
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Harlow: The battling Carols
Carroll Baker, Jean Harlow, Carol Lynley I just finished the worst movie ever. So what better thing to do than write a blog about it while the disgust is still fresh! As a last minute contribution to...
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What happened to Carole Landis?
My sophomore year of high school I had one of the best teacher’s I’ve ever had during my student career. Her name was Leslie Pierce and she taught honors English. We read a lot of really boring books...
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My second favorite Day
LIFE 1943 She lights up the screen in every film and her last name is Day. I don’t mean Doris Day, but today’s birthday girl, Laraine Day. Today would have been Miss Day’s 91 birthday (she passed away...
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A vigil for Carole
Today marks 70 years since Carole Lombard died in a plane crash in Nevada on her way home from selling war bonds. She was one of America’s most beautiful, funny and sincere actresses. I wanted to take...
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Sessue Hayakawa: Actor and Mazda
Several people in their 20′s who ride in my car ask “Who is Sessue Hayakawa?” No, it’s not because they recently watched “The Cheat” (1915), but because that is the name of my 2008 Mazda 3. My car,...
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“She didn’t want to be famous, she wanted to be happy”: Remembering Jean Harlow
**Above quote said by Clark Gable. Today, Comet is remembering Jean Harlow on her 102 birthday, one of the most beautiful women to grace Hollywood. “In the first sitting, I fell in love with Jean...
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Day and MacRae: A forgotten screen team
Doris Day. The sunny blond who can brighten a day with a smile. On her birthday, I wanted to remember one of my favorite leading men who starred in five films with her. But I don’t mean Rock Hudson....
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“I didn’t care about the movies really. I was tall. I could talk. It was easy...
Joseph Cotten I have two huge classic Hollywood crushes, both highly underrated: Joseph Cotten and Joel McCrea. But it is Cotten who we celebrate today at Comet, born on this day in 1905 in Virginia,...
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The forgotten Hollywood war hero: Wayne Morris
Warner Brothers star, Wayne Morris in he 1930s He can be seen playing alongside Bette Davis as a boxer in “Kid Galahad” (1937) or a cadet running amok at the Virginia Military Institute in “Brother...
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Kate the Great (Bitch)
I am an old movie fanatic, but it’s hard for me to choke down a Katharine Hepburn movie. I’d rather watch Mickey Rooney over her, and that says a lot. Beloved star. Award winning actress. First rate...
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Classics in the Carolinas: Tallulah goes to college
At Byrnes Auditorium at Winthrop University, actress Tallulah Bankhead performed her one of her favorite stage role in the play “Little Foxes.” Yes, Tallulah Bankhead performed at my alma mater in...
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Leaving Hollywood for a new habit: An interview with Dolores Hart
She gave Elvis his first on-screen kiss. Roles in “The Courtship of Eddie’s Father” and “The Ticklish Affair” that later went to Shirley Jones were originally offered to her. Her career began in 1957...
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The affable brute: Nat Pendleton
Nat Pendleton in 1935. Whether he’s an affable lug or a dangerous mobster, the face of the dark-haired 6 foot character actor is one film fans recognized in the 1930s and 1940s. Character actor Nat...
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Actress takes break from screen for war effort
Publicity photo of Madeleine Carroll from the 1930s. She went from being one of the highest paid actresses in Hollywood at $250,000 a year to working for the Red Cross at $125 a month. After starring...
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Woman of a Thousand Faces: Remembering Eleanor Parker
Eleanor Parker as the Baroness in “Sound of Music” (1965). Today’s audiences know her as the Baroness; the mean blond who was Julie Andrews’ romantic rival in “The Sound of Music” (1965). Though her...
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Classics in the Carolinas: Remembering Alicia Rhett, India Wilkes in “Gone...
Leslie Howard with his on-screen sister Alicia Rhett.(Scanned from “The Filming of Gone with the Wind”) She was a true Southern lady. Alicia Rhett was discovered on George Cukor’s Southern search for...
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Baby Take a Bow: Remembering Shirley Temple
When I was in fourth grade I cut six inches off my long hair. I was doing a book report on Shirley Temple and wanted short, curly hair like America’s Sweetheart for my presentation. In 2000, before...
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Interview and review: “Vivien Leigh: An Intimate Portrait”
After 75 years, her fresh portrayal as Scarlett O’Hara is one of the most memorable screen performances of all time. Last November, the “Gone with the Wind” actress celebrated her 100th birthday. And...
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Best in Hollywood: An interview (and meal) with James Best
James Best in The Cimarron Kid (1952). He said he always died in his movies. Known for his role as Roscoe P. Coltrane on “Dukes of Hazzard,” I interviewed actor James Best last week about his Hollywood...
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