Griffith’s 1929 film, Lady Of The Pavements. (Wikipedia/moviessilently.com) An ad in the same issue of the New Yorker touted the film’s appearance at Public Theaters, a chain owned by Paramount: Well-known for her explosive screen presence, Velez was big star in the 1930s. Married ...
seen here in his vaudeville days in the early 1900s; Fields made his screen debut in 1915, seen here in his second film,Pool Sharks(1915); Fields withCarol DempsterinSally of the Sawdust, a 1925 silent comedy film directed byD. W. Griffith.(Pinterest/YouTube...
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Another frequent contributor toTheNew Yorkerwas screenwriterJohn Ogden Whedon(1905-1991), who offered up mostly shorts from 1928 to 1938. He is best known as a television writer for such shows asThe Andy Griffith Show,The Dick Van Dyke ShowandLeave It to Beaver. Whedon and his wife,Louise ...
(Wikipedia/Lilly Library, Indiana U) * * * Chief Stooge Theatrical promoter Alfred Cleveland Blumenthal (1885–1957) was well-known to New Yorkers in the 1920s and 30s as a speakeasy owner, buddy to Mayor Jimmy Walker and husband to actress Peggy Fears. Although “Blumey” is largely ...
Jerome died while walking his wife’s dog in Central Park—he apparently stumbled over the dog’s leash and broke his neck. (Library of Congress) …speaking of European nobility, here is another sad endorsement from a French noble touting the wonders of Clicquot Club ginger ale to ...
Fields was an internationally known juggler, seen here in his vaudeville days in the early 1900s; Fields made his screen debut in 1915, seen here in his second film,Pool Sharks(1915); Fields withCarol DempsterinSally of the Sawdust, a 1925 silent comedy film directed byD. W. Griffith.(Pi...
W. Griffith. Commanding a salary only rivaled by Chaplin, her stardom only grew when she married Fairbanks in 1920, forming the first celebrity supercouple; together they ruled Hollywood from their Beverly Hills mansion, Pickfair (apparently staging dull affairs, per the “Profile” excerpt below...