Almanac: The “Father Of Streamlining”
And now a page from our “Sunday Morning” Almanac: November 5, 1893, 124 years ago today — Day One for the man called “The Father of Streamlining.” For that was…
Dizzy Gillespie’s Birthday
Join us as we celebrate the 100th Birthday of trumpet virtuoso, John Birks “Dizzy” Gillespie a/k/a the “Ambassador of Jazz” on October 21st. Known for his signature look of puffed out cheeks while blowing into…
Rare James Dean Images Go On Sale
Contact Rene Freling (310) 220 3010 renefreling@classicstills.com Classic Stills 111715 Bellagio Road Los Angeles, CA 90049 PRESS RELEASE – FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Rare James Dean Images Go on Sale Los Angeles, CA, October…
Hugh Hefner, Who Built Playboy Empire And Embodied It, Dies At 91
Hugh Hefner, who created Playboy magazine and spun it into a media and entertainment-industry giant — all the while, as its very public avatar, squiring attractive young women (and sometimes…
Amelia Earhart, The Flying Legend Who Sold Tomato Juice
Eighty years ago, on June 1, 1937, aviation legend Amelia Earhart and her navigator, Fred Noonan, set out in a twin-engine Lockheed Electra from Miami to circumnavigate the globe. That fateful journey,…
Bogie, Bergman, And The Brattle
At 75, “Casablanca” still has a special place in the heart of Harvard Square. In November 1942, a timeless story of love, loss, and redemption first appeared on the silver…
An Andre The Giant Documentary Is Coming, Thanks To HBO And Bill Simmons
Andre the Giant—fearsome professional wrestler, beloved cinematic rhyming giant—will soon be the subject of a documentary. Deadline is reporting that the film will be produced by Bill Simmons, the sports media mogul…
Famed Black Aviator Bessie Coleman Is Subject Of Dinner Talk At International Women’s Air & Space Museum
CLEVELAND, Ohio — Gigi Coleman is soaring where her famous great-aunt, the first American black woman to earn a pilot’s license, never flew before. Coleman, 57, of Chicago will come…
Google Doodle Celebrates The Legacy Of Pioneering Aviator Bessie Coleman
The letters spelling Google were rendered in the vapor trails of swooping, looping biplanes in a Doodle marking what would be the 125th birthday of aviator Bessie Coleman, Thursday. Coleman became the…
Carmel Exhibit Celebrates Ella Fitzgerald Centennial
A new exhibit at Carmel’s Palladium will showcase photos, sheet music and other artifacts related to Ella Fitzgerald, the “First Lady of Song” who won 13 Grammy Awards during a…