James Dean and Marlon Brando
James Dean starred in REBEL WITHOUT A CAUSE (1955). Marlon Brando filmed his first screen test for movies in 1947 -- for REBEL WITHOUT A CAUSE. But the film was…
Buckwheat was a beautiful guy who smiled at everything in life
William "Buckwheat" Thomas appeared in 93 Our Gang comedies over ten years. George "Spanky" McFarland later said, "Bucky was shy. His elocution lacked something. But his character lacked nothing. Everyone…
Mark Twain: one of America’s greatest writers, humorists, entrepreneurs, publishers, and lecturers
"Whenever you find yourself on the side of majority, it is time to pause and reflect." So said Samuel Langhorne Clemens, better known by his pen name Mark Twain. He…
James Dean in EAST OF EDEN
This is open for debate, but Humphrey Bogart did say, "If (James Dean) had lived, they'd have discovered he wasn't a legend." On April 26, 1954, on the eve of…
Leo Durocher on Ty Cobb, Babe Ruth, Lou Gehrig, Dizzy Dean, & Willie Mays
Leo Durocher offers short takes on fellow CMG client names Walter "Rabbit" Maranville, Babe Ruth, Ty Cobb, Lou Gehrig, and Dizzy Dean, because he played with or against them, and…
The Andrews Sisters, the most imitated female group in music history
Among famous popular music artists of all time, Prince was from Minneapolis, but so were The Andrews Sisters -- Patty, Maxene, and LaVerne. With their close harmony and many boogie-woogie…
Harmon Killebrew, one of the greatest of all time
Before the Washington Senators became the Minnesota Twins, in 1954 they signed a kid from Idaho but 17 years of age, Harmon Killebrew. Besides being a nice man beloved by…
Words of Roberto Clemente
Words of Roberto Clemente: "I come from the slums, and I represent them. I like poor people, I like workers, I like people that struggle. I like them because they…
Don Drysdale being a head hunter
Duke Snider on one of his teammates with the Dodgers: "Let me tell you about Don Drysdale being a head hunter. One time in the Coliseum in Los Angeles he…
Mickey Rooney and Judy Garland in GIRL CRAZY
It was pure wartime, musical escapism when for their next M-G-M vehicle Mickey Rooney is sent to a small Southwestern school to forget girls. Only he meets Judy Garland, and…
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