Anjana-victoria Waring about Waring, Fred
My father often spoke about Fred Waring and The Pensylvanians and he enjoyed their music. My father was also a singer (amateur operatic societies) and his name was Fred Waring. (Pure coincident, dob...
View ArticleAxel Anderson about Champlin, Charles
As a journalism student at California State Unviersity at Northridge in the 1970s, I had the pleasure of interviewing Mr. Champlin, a meeting I'm sure he has long forgotten. I was honored that he would...
View Articlecarl carlyle about Welsh, Bill
I was proud to have worked with Bill Welsh in the early 1980s when he was President of the Hollywood Chamber of Commerce. He was very keen on Hollywood redevelopment and as anadmirer of his vision I...
View ArticleMARJA RAUTIO about MacRae, Gordon
My female friends and me JUST LOVED GMR.He was masculine,goodhearted looking person, who as an actor and even more as a splendid singer was one of the kind in America.We watched his every film shown in...
View Articlericky about Bombshells
There was an important omision. Debra Paget. Although she was petitte she was also a formidable bomshell
View ArticleAnita about Sheridan, Ann
Ann Sheridan was one of the most talented stars of that era. She never received the backing from the studio that she deserved. When she was in a scene in a film, you didn't watch anything but her. I...
View ArticleJohn Pineiro about Briem, Ray
Ray Briem kept me company at night while a stayed up hearing him on KABC radio talk show at night I was 15 years old in the 70's and a latch key kid while my mother worked at night he kept me company...
View ArticleToriana :) about Jackson, Michael
I think that almost every artist that has gone after Michael Jackson has been influenced by him in some away and he has been a huge inspiration around the world through his orginality. He was a legend...
View ArticleLarry DaShiell about Alexander, Ben
I also appeared on "the Ben Alexander Show" which was a talent show. I was part of Dixieland combo from the Oakland Weldonian Band. I believe this was in the early '60's. The winner was decided by mail...
View ArticleMichael Murray about Carrillo, Leo
My grandmother's name is Josephine Carillo and her daugher 's maiden name is Gerine Murray. I know Leo is a Great Uncle and I'm trying to create a family tree
View ArticleAudrey Burtrum-Stanley about McBride, Mary Margaret
I did a portrait of Mary Margaret McBride that was published in the Spfd News & Leader (Spfd, Mo.) in the mid-1970s. It accompanied a wire-service feature article on her career. She was still...
View ArticleBill House about Garner, Peggy Ann
Peggy is a distant cousin of mine, she was born in 1932 and I was born in 1938.I did have a newspaper clipping with her picture, but have no idea where it is now.I would love to find out more...
View ArticleRICHARD P. CSAMER about Beneke, Tex
Tex played at West Virginia University in the early 50's. I was a photographer taking couples pictures. I remember picking him up at the local hotel and going to the "Mountainlair" for the dance. I had...
View Articlechristian about Chaliapin, Feodor
I disagree with the above essay, where saying, that Feodor Chaliapine's was a "bass" voice....He sung bass roles in operas. However, he performed bass and baritone and even into tenor, as moved him or...
View Articlechristian about Chaliapin, Feodor
As to my previous comment(made about an hour ago on your system for comments) here, please add to the final sentence there, where I wrote-where I have listed several, essential, elements to Learn, from...
View ArticleJanelle Croeni about Eddy, Nelson
When I was 10, Mr. Eddy gave a concert for the children at Lewistown, Montana. From the time Mr. Eddy sang his first song, I was blown away. Everything he sang was was just mesmerizing. His voice was...
View ArticlePaula Welsh about Monroe, Marilyn
I thought she had one, or am I thinking of something else?
View ArticleBárbara Lorenzo about Sullavan, Margaret
I like Margaret Sullavan because she was very beautiful. I know her through William Wyler. Love from Bárbara!XXXXXXXXXXX
View ArticleMarianne Skanland about Ericson, John
(Dear LA Times!I sent in a comment last night (European time) and have only now noticed a couple of prominent spelling mistakes. Here is a new version; would you please scrap the previous one?:)I...
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