Attention Must Be Paid: Carl Stalling
I write about Disney a lot. There are a couple of reasons for this; first…
Attention Must Be Paid: Ida Lupino
It’s interesting to think of someone who goes into acting to appease a demanding parent.…
Attention Must Be Paid: Eddie Albert
I think one of the losses of syndication is that we don’t talk as much…
Attention Must Be Paid: Gene Tierney
Only once did Gene Tierney work in the Hollywood Canteen. It was June 1943, and…
Attention Must Be Paid: LUX RADIO THEATRE
Every now and again for this column, I’m going to celebrate a thing, not a…
Attention Must Be Paid: Myrna Loy
I have said for some time now that the wrong 1934 comedy swept the Big…
Attention Must Be Paid: Charlie Ruggles
IMDb calls him Charles. Wikipedia calls him Charlie. I think an entire generation calls him…
Attention Must Be Paid: Joan Blondell
So far as I am concerned, the reason Joan Blondell isn’t better remembered today is…
Attention Must Be Paid: Woody Strode
Okay, we’re going to get this fact out of the way right now, because I’ve…
Attention Must Be Paid: Thelma Ritter
I’ve been making vague noises about doing this for some time. I got into celebrating…