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Jun.30.2011
Turner Classic Movies is taking their first ever vacation on a cruise ship filled with folks interested in Hollywood’s Golden Age. According to their website:
Sailing December 8-12, 2011, cruisers will travel from Miami to Key West and Cozumel aboard the Celebrity Millennium. The world of classic...
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Jun.29.2011
Elizabeth Taylor’s personal collection of art, wardrobe, and jewelry are going on the road. For three months, these artifacts will be on display with stops in Moscow, London, Dubai, Geneva, Paris, Hong Kong, and L.A. The tour will conclude at Christie’s Auction House in New York, where they will...
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Jun.29.2011
(First in a 12-part monthly series)
WHAT A WAY TO GO - The script parodies the curse of a frustrated widow (by four husbands) searching for a thrifty, humble life. She succeeds in inheriting gobs of money by offering seemingly innocent suggestions which lead to each spouse’s demise. The story is...
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Jun.26.2011
Carl Laemmle pioneered the Backlot Studio tour in 1915 at Universal Studios. Today, the tram ride, which was created in 1964, feels like an amusement park excursion, which is really unfortunate. Back in the day, you could start out at the commissary and actually get the actual backstory about the...
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Jun.25.2011
It’s official! A Bonnie and Clyde musical is part of the Fall season on Broadway. And, heavyweights have written the score and lyrics.
Frank Wildhorn is known for providing the music for Jekyll and Hyde and The Scarlet Pimpernel. He also penned the #1 song, Where Do Broken Hearts Go for Whitney...
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Jun.24.2011
Most folks remember Peter Falk as Columbo, the street smart detective in the rumpled trenchcoat. However, before his starring role on the revolving NBC Mystery Movie series, the diminuitive actor had a prolific screen career as a talented supporting player.
Falk was twice nominated for an Oscar...
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Jun.23.2011
BiblioBuffet is a literary blog for and about authors. I love the food metaphor describing this online site. According to their LinkedIn social network page:
BiblioBuffet serves up a banquet of zesty book reviews, piquant literary commentary, savory bibliophilistic observations, and tantalizing...
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Jun.21.2011
Beverly Garland was a fine actress of movies and television for five decades. She began her career opposite Edmond O’Brien in the film noir classic D.O.A. She also pioneered the female cop-genre on television, starring in Decoy during the 1958-59 season. Garland is best known for her co-starring...
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Jun.20.2011
The numbers are still being tabulated. But final bids from the Debbie Reynolds auction at the Paley Center for Media this past Saturday look impressive. The highlights include:
* Marilyn Monroe’s subway dress from The Seven Year Itch: $4.6 million
* Audrey Hepburn’s Ascot outfit from My Fair...
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Jun.18.2011
Forgotten Hollywood Forgotten History has been officially added to the catalogue at CINEMATEK. This prestigious site is located in the heart of Brussels. According to a press release from the Belgian Tourist Office:
CINEMATEK is a completely rebuilt film museum; a permanent exhibition space for...
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Jun.17.2011
Congratulations to J.P. Myers of Diamond Bar, CA for mounting a campaign to establish a gravesite for everyone’s favorite dog. The Orange County Register reports that today a burial marker will be unveiled for Toto at the Hollywood Forever Cemetery at 11a. With the help of Steve Goldstein, author...
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Jun.16.2011
Jeremy Krasovic, a Karaoke-friend, has let me in on this fascinating insight of old Hollywood. It’s called In a Place called Hollywood: A Stroll Through the First 100 Years of Tinseltown Walking Tour. The popular attraction is provided by the Felix in Hollywood Tour Company.
The nostalgic walk...
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Jun.14.2011
I’d like to warmly thank Sheryn Hara of the Book Publisher’s Network for letting me on Monday accompany her to the home of Hugh and Virginia O’Brian. The longtime actor has decided to self publish his memoirs in a yet-untitled book. I came along to explain how I prepared Forgotten Hollywood...
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Jun.13.2011
The Simon Wiesenthal Center has acquired a rare document confirming Adolf Hitler’s long-standing anti-Semitic bigotry. A spokesperson for the Jewish center calls it: the most significant document in its 34-year history.
Hitler’s obsessive hostility can be directly linked from his unique ability to...
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Jun.12.2011
Beginning July 1st, I’ll start a year-long monthly review of seldom-remembered classic cinema. In addition, I’ll highlight one of the supporting players in the film, providing the story-line of their career. These fine motion pictures might be familiar to you. Yet, some of the back-stories should...
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Manny Pacheco spent years researching actors such as Claude Rains, Peter Lorre, Cesar Romero, Frank Morgan, and Basil Rathbone, to name a few. His fresh take was to show how their films offered a parallel to America's history. At a time when most entertainers write tell-all books about themselves, it's refreshing to see one write about history.
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—Gary Lycan, Columnist of the Orange County Register
About Manny
I'm Manny Pacheco - a Southern California broadcaster who has worked in radio and television for over three decades. I'm also a proud 30-year member of the Screen Actors Guild, and just recently inducted to Pacific Pioneers Broadcasters. I've written...
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