Attention Must Be Paid: Ursula Nordstrom
This is, I believe, the first time I’ve written about someone without an IMDb page…
Attention Must Be Paid: Raymond Burr
The thing I miss most about Life and their annual Year in Pictures edition, honestly,…
Attention Must Be Paid: Patsy Kelly
So I admit it. When I find out that historical people had same-sex relationships, I…
Attention Must Be Paid: Efrem Zimbalist, Jr.
The Zimbalists just turn out to be remarkably long-lived, something I didn’t realize when I’d…
Attention Must Be Paid: Betty Grable
She was more than just a pair of legs, but my goodness but those legs…
Attention Must Be Paid: Brock Peters
Some years ago, I was hanging out at a friend’s house. He wasn’t home, nor…
Attention Must Be Paid: Lena Horne
Once again, I am left to wish that Henry Louis Gates covered people who are…
Attention Must Be Paid: Eyvind Earle
Eyvind Earle, despite having a voice that sounds vaguely Scandinavian, turns out to be from…
Attention Must Be Paid: Dorothy Lamour
Honestly, I never remember it’s her in Donovan’s Reef, which I’ve seen more recently and…
Attention Must Be Paid: Will Eisner
Will Eisner did not invent the term “graphic novel.” Arguably, he didn’t even invent the…