Succeeding by glorious excess Jackie Gleason: 1916-1987 They called him “the Great One,” a nickname that was as grandly excessive as the man himself. Jackie
Groucho Marx & Marilyn Monroe Co-starring in the movie “Love Happy“ Marilyn Monroe with Groucho Marx The Marx Bros are Love Happy Their
Just about Jason Bateman! Here are some fun and surprising tidbits on the adorable star of TV’s It’s Your Move! Cute Jason loves toying around
The groaner: Road to Zanzibar Out of the Paramount Studio in Hollywood last week came some of the most uninhibited, daffy nonsense to hit the US
The Unsinkable Molly Brown Get out of the way… or get hit in the heart! Here comes… The Unsinkable Molly Brown, starring Debbie Reynolds, Harve
Jerry Lewis as “The Nutty Professor” …discovers Planters — “The world’s tastiest nuts” See Jerry Lewis as “The Nutty Professor” soon at your favorite theatre!
David Lightman (Matthew Broderick) and Jennifer Mack (Ally Sheedy) Booking two airline tickets to Paris Shall we play a game? David
Bruce Willis is Tom Mix. James Garner is Wyatt Earp. Two legends out to make a movie, solve a murder, and have a good ol’
‘Was it worth it?’ theatrical-agent Carolyn Jones asks actor Anthony Franciosa, who has struggled to make good through this entire film…
“I hate to wait.” “So I carry First National City Travelers Checks. If they’re lost or stolen, I won’t have to wait for a refund.”
MGM presents Gaby, starring Leslie Caron & John Kerr One day, one night… to live a lifetime! And you live it with Gaby and Greg, the man she
Bubble Yum TV commercial with Leonardo DiCaprio In addition to to the future Titanic and Great Gatsby movie actor, this bubble gum ad also
Pleasure helps your disposition It’s a psychological fact How’s your disposition today? It’s natural to feel grumpy as a goat when little annoyances pile up.
The reel dope: Pillow Talk “Pillow Talk” doesn’t go quite that far — at least the pillows are on separate beds — but it’s frankly
Rick Springfield: Hard to hold down! In his new flick, Hard To Hold, Rick proves he’s a hot on-screen lover as well as a sizzling
New Datril 500 “It’s strong medicine for a headache, but gentle on the rest of your system.” New Datril 500 has 50% more strength than
21 Jump Street’s shooting star goes undercover There are two reasons why 21 Jump Street is a hit series on the Fox Network. One, it’s
Want a good story? Here are several by Merrily Yours, Marshall P Wilder To be called a funny man is a hard thing. A merry
Wally’s hopes of speed fame go glimmering Indianapolis, May 28 — Wally Reid, moving picture star, will not drive the Duesenberg Straight Eight in which
Tarzans, from the first in 1918 to the present Elmo Lincoln Gene Polar P Dempsey Tabler James N Pierce Frank Merrill Buster Crabbe Herman Brix
Woody Allen’s breakthrough movie: Annie Hall Directed by Woody Allen / Screenplay by Woody Allen and Marshall Brickman Comedians are supposed to shtik to their
Frankly speaking… The candid comments of some well-known people on various subjects. This month: “What charms you most about a man or a woman?” Buster
Connery in 1966 The taste is distinctive. The man is Sean Connery. The bourbon is Jim Beam. See Sean Connery in the new Warner Brothers
River’s on a roll River Phoenix — the 17-year-old heartthrob many call the most exciting teenage actor of the ’80s — is finally on the rise with
Project X Matthew Broderick’s been grounded — literally. In Project X, now available on home videocassette, Matthew plays Jimmy Garrett, a young air force pilot
Our seat test Bill Cosby: “It’s like forty’leven kids jumping up and down on your seat all day long.” “Snap!” “Ford-built. It’s a lot of
Champagne for Caesar Ronald Colman loves Celeste Holm in Champagne for Caesar — the bubbliest, frothiest, tickliest comedy!
Paul Masson will sell no wine before its time Featuring actor Orson Welles: “Experts will tell you they drink Paul Masson Pinot chardonnay because of
Featured here is one of his classic ads for Paul Masson champagne. Of course, no mention of his commercial work is complete without some of the classic outtakes…
Here’s Groucho singing the song he’s famously associated with from his time with the Marx Brothers: ‘Hello, I Must Be Going,’ as seen in the 1930 film Animal Crackers.
Sean Astin: Acting’s all in the family “It didn’t hit me that I was an actor until two years after I started acting,” says Sean
by Andy Warycka Ernest Borgnine dead at 95 American actor Ernest Borgnine, born in Connecticut on January 24, 1917, to Italian immigrant parents, had a
Groucho Marx for Personna blades (1946) Starring in “A Night in Casablanca,” a David L Loew Production, released thru United Artists 1: Next to a
The movies 1936 stars have lasted well — but new faces are coming up Each year, the Motion Picture Herald, a prominent movie trade paper,
Hot Splice: Faces to watch “I’m not going to be a Dustin Hoffman or a Warren Beatty,” 21-year-old Patrick Dempsey tells Splice. “We already have
>> Also see: $100,000 reward for apprehension of Lincoln’s murderer (1865) John Wilkes Booth at Ford’s New Theatre Ford’s New Theatre – The “Marble Heart,” one of
Women: Do you have the ideal figure? Here’s what ‘they’ thought in 1950 
About the classic Kojak TV show & opening credits: Who loves ya, baby? (1970s) 
Flapper slang dictionary: 120 words to help you talk like they did back in the ’20s 
45 most popular vintage perfumes from the ’80s 
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