…and then there’s James Thurber, who continued to contribute his talents on behalf of the Theatre Guild… …and we move along to the Feb. 9 cartoons, with Thurber again… …the issue also featured two by George Price… …and Howard Baer supplied some life to this little party… …now...
White recalling the world of The New Yorker’s first days. Given the massive economic and societal shifts that occurred from 1925 to 1935, those first days seemed distant to White, who felt old, “not in years but events.” DAYS OF YORE…E.B. White noted the many changes that had ...
People could live to a ripe old age in the 1930s, however the average life expectancy at birth in 1930 was only 58 for men and 62 for women. The Depression didn’t help matters, and neither did the Dust Bowl, unregulated urban smog, the dramatic rise in smoking, and the lingering eff...
White questioned the need, and appropriateness, of a wood and plaster Federal Hall replica in Bryant Park, which at the time was a neglected patch of land behind the New York Public Library and a favorite spot for the city’s homeless, their numbers rapidly growing during one of the worst...
Johnston also described Fields’ acting style and demeanor, noting that the actor’s asides were likely inspired by his mother,Kate Spangler Felton, who was known for her doorstep witticisms. NINETEEN THIRTY-FIVE WAS A GOOD YEAR forW.C. Fields,who starred inIt’s a Gift(right), released th...
Film criticJohn Mosherchecked outDouglas Fairbanks Sr’slatest movie,The Private Life of Don Juan, which would prove to be the old swashbuckler’s last hurrah. FINAL BOW…Douglas FairbanksandMerle OberoninAlexander Korda’scomedy-dramaThe Private Life of Don Juan(1934). It was the final role ...
Also note the female attendant—the profession was dominated by male stewards in the first years of passenger service, but in the 1930s women took over the profession. (American Airlines/bethelgrapevine.com) TWENTY-TWO HOURS and change on a United Airlines Boeing 247 would get you from Newark...