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Kay Francis (1905–1968) began her film career with the advent of sound movies in 1929. A major box-office draw for Warner Brothers, by 1935 Francis was one of Hollywood’s highest-paid actors (she was also a former roommate and longtime friend of The New Yorker’s Lois Long). BEFORE...
Florenz Ziegfeld(1867-1932) had a knack for show business, launching the careers of many entertainers through hisZiegfeld Follies, which got its start in 1907 during vaudeville’s heyday. The advent of sound movies signaled the end of the vaudeville era and of Ziegfeld himself, who would stage...
New York. But I was skeptical about the reliability of that information. First, Aron’s name was spelled “Aaron” both on FindAGrave and on the cemetery records listed on theMount Carmel website. Also, although I have Aron’s Social ...
According to an entry on FindAGrave, Aron died on March 17, 1955, at the age of 73 and is buried in Mount Carmel Cemetery in Queens, New York. But I was skeptical about the reliability of that information. First, Aron’s name was spelled “Aaron” both on FindAGrave and on the ceme...
In the hot August of 1930, film criticJohn Mosherprobably found the air-conditioned theaters to be the best feature of the cinema, given the generally mediocre quality of the summer movies. Mosher also noted the new trend of adapting Broadway plays to the screen, a practice that continues to...
…and we have another terrific “Fellow Citizens” drawing byGluyas Williams,which originally ran sideways on a full page… …I like thisJames Thurberdrawing for its utter disregard of scale—but of course (and thankfully) it wouldn’t be a Thurber if he cared about such things… ...
The New Yorkerwas slow to embrace sound—in reviews of early talkies, criticJohn Mosherfound the technology stultifying in both dialogue and action, but as equipment and techniques improved he came to embrace the new medium.E.B. White, however, still missed the silent theatre, and the strains...
as a much older woman (“about to settle down with a gray shawl”) as she bemoaned the bourgeoisie excess of places like the Colony, once known for its boho, speakeasy atmosphere. And then there was the Rainbow Room, with its organ blaring full blast to the delight of gawking tourists....
Canada Dry In his column, “Of All Things,”Howard Brubakernoted the “well-merited spanking” FDR gave to military leaders who were talking about fortifying the border with Canada. Brubaker agreed with FDR’s action, observing how Canadians came to the aid of thirsty Americans during Prohibitio...