Sinead O’Connor was a true example of how fame is not everything. She was world renowned. She was recognized and praised for her singing ability. She was given awards for her talent. But, she appeared not to be satisfied. She led a troubled life, filled with questions. She was brave and she was misunderstood. I …
Mary Treen. You know her. She was that actress who was in that TV show. You know the one. In 1930, 23-year old Mary made her motion picture debut in a Vitaphone comedy short called Surprise. She went on to land bit parts in numerous movies, often playing a nurse or a maid or a …
The singing Seegar Sisters were gaining popularity, prompting their father Frank to open a hardware store to support their budding career. Miriam was the breakout star of the group and soon found herself heading to Hollywood to try her hand at the motion picture industry. Miriam made her film debut in 1928’s The Price of …
I vaguely remember going to a drive-in movie in 1966. My mom and dad were up in the front seat. My dad, with an omnipresent cigarette dangling from his lips, would adjust the hook on the back of that big, gray, metal speaker so it hung on the driver’s side window to allow for optimum …
June is Pride Month. As an adolescent, Anita Berber was enrolled in traditional ballet classes in her native Berlin. She also learned acrobatics and gymnastics at the behest of her grandmother, by whom she was raised. Before the age of 20, Anita was performing regularly in Berlin’s burgeoning cabaret scene, often dancing nude. She favored …
In an episode of The Mary Tyler Moore Show, broadcast on November 24, 1973, the perennially-arrogant and equally-dimwitted WJM news anchor “Ted Baxter” listed Kaboom and Cocoa Puffs as his favorite cereal. I remember eating (and liking) Kaboom, as well… but I was a child.
