The Judy Garland Museum in Grand Rapids, Minnesota: More than a tribute to the iconic star Judy Garland, born Frances Ethel Gumm on June 10, 1922, in Grand Rapids, Minnesota, occupies a unique place in American cultural history, and even more so in Grand Rapids, Minnesota, where the Judy…

The #JudyGarlandMuseum in Grand Rapids, Minnesota: More than a tribute to iconic star Judy Garland (1922-1969)

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🎞️ #OTD in #Film #History 28 November 1907, scrap-metal dealer #LouisBMayer branched out by opening his first cinema, The Orpheum, in Haverhill, Massachusetts.

Daniel Selznick: Son of David O. Selznick and grandson of Louis B. Mayer dies at 88 Producer Daniel Selznick passed away recently at the Motion Picture Country Home in Woodland Hills, California. He was 88. He was the son of David O. Selznick, one of the most prominent and influen…

Daniel Selznick: Son of David O. Selznick and grandson of Louis B. Mayer dies at 88

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Looking back: what daily life was like at Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer once you entered the studio A lot of (auto)biographical books and historical documentaries have been made over the years, all reflecting on (the pros and cons of) the studio system that was responsible for Hollywood’s golden …

Looking back: What daily life was like at Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer once tou entered the studio

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Marsha Hunt: “MGM let me play absolutely everything, the studio gave me such joy” As a 17-year-old teenager, Marsha Hunt played her first leading role in her debut film, “The Virginia Judge” (1935), at Paramount, with Walter C. Kelly in the title role. By the time she was 20, sh…

Marsha Hunt: “MGM let me play absolutely everything, the studio gave me so much joy”

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Ann Rutherford: “My golden years were platinum years” It was wonderful to see how much former screen star Ann Rutherford, a.k.a. Polly Benedict in the much-beloved “Andy Hardy” series and familiar as Careen O’Hara, Scarlett’s younger sister in “Gone W…

Ann Rutherford: "My golden years were platinum years"

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Luise Rainer: “Whatever I was able to give or do in my work, came from inside out” Screen legend Luise Rainer passed away on December 30, 2014, at her London home, at age 104, just two weeks shy of her 105th birthday. Unbelievable as it is, so was she. I met her twice for an inte…

Luise Rainer: “Whatever I was able to give or do in my work came from inside out”

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Image of Khan Manka's car moments after a bomb destroyed it on a Beverly Hills street (bomb ordered by Louis B. Mayer) - June 1, 1935

This Date In Manka Bros History-June 1, 1935:

As a joke, MGM chief Louis B Mayer blows up Khan Manka’s car. Luckily, Mr. Manka was not in the car at the time.

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Happy (𝟭𝟱𝟱th) birthday, Marcus #Loew [°May 7, 1870 – Sept. 5, 1927]🕯️😔🌹

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Don’t tell Donald (he wouldn’t be able to process the information anyway), but Canada played a huge role in founding the American movie business.

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🎞️ #OTD in #Film #History 28 November 1907, scrap-metal dealer #LouisBMayer branched out by opening his first cinema in Haverhill, Massachusetts.

Happy (110th) birthday, Hedy #Lamarr 🎂 [°Nov. 9, 1914 – Jan. 19, 2000]🌹😔

#GPS #Bluetooth #WiFi #SpreadSpectrum #FHSS #FrequencyHoppingSpreadSpectrum #Ecstasy #Algiers #WhiteCargo #SamsonandDelilah #LouisBMayer #GeorgeAntheil #FriedrichMandl #GertrudLichtwitz #HedwigEvaMariaKiesler #HedyLamarr