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In 1970, students in a fifth-grade class at Hawthorne School in Beverly Hills were assigned to write a letter to someone they admired, asking them “What makes a good citizen?"
So 10yr old Joel Lipton wrote to Peanuts cartoonist Charles M. Schulz.
Joel got a reply.
Charles M. Schulz in 1962
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Charles M. Schulz and the original Snoopy.
(taken in 1935 it shows Schulz with ‘Spike’ - his favourite & allegedly the smartest - of the family’s 5 dogs)
The mighty IAN McSHANE on the unique experience of working with David Milch on the brilliant
DEADWOOD (2004-2006)
GEORGE HARRISON with his Aston Martin DB5 in 1965.
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Mick Jagger & his Aston Martin DB6 in 1966
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JAMES DEAN — born 95yrs ago today — signing autographs for fans in 1955, two months before dying in a car accident aged just 24.
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Scorsese’s masterpiece opened half a century ago today.
TAXI DRIVER (1976)
The glorious BILLY CONNOLLY on… Farting
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For the shot looking down through the crown of the Statue Of Liberty onto Charlton Heston as he rides along the beach in
PLANET OF THE APES (1968)
a 70ft high scaffold tower was constructed on a secluded cove on Westward Beach in Malibu, CA.
Premiered 58yrs ago today.
The telegram Joan Crawford sent Rod Serling (who co-wrote the screenplay) after seeing
PLANET OF THE APES (1968)
which premiered 58yrs ago today.
This sci-fi classic premiered 58yrs ago today.
PLANET OF THE APES (1968)
This sci-fi classic premiered 58yrs ago today.
PLANET OF THE APES (1968)
This sci-fi classic premiered 58yrs ago today.
PLANET OF THE APES (1968)
The incredible Special Effects of KAREL ZEMAN - without whom there'd be no Terry Gilliam, Tim Burton or Wes Anderson to name but three.
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Bing Crosby, Bob Hope & Dorothy Lamour in the first of the “Road to…” movies.
THE ROAD TO SINGAPORE (1940)
Nina Simone in Central Park (1959)
📷 by Chuck Stewart
26yr old BURT REYNOLDS in a publicity shot for ‘Gunsmoke’ in 1962.
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Sean Connery leaving his Mews house in West Hampstead in 1962 for a spot of Golf.
📷 by Chris Ware
MEL BROOKS & CARL REINER - forever one of my favourite Showbiz friendships.
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New York City - 1975
📷 by Joel Meyerowitz
Remembering the late great BURT BACHARACH - who left us 3yrs ago today, aged 94.
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Remembering JAMES DEAN - born 95yrs ago today.
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JACK LEMMON - born 101yrs ago today - totally has one of the best gravestones.
Jack died of cancer in 2001 and is buried in Westwood Village Memorial Park Cemetery in California near the grave of his buddy and 'Odd Couple' co-star Walter Matthau.
Remembering the late, great, double Oscar-winning JACK LEMMON — born 101ys ago today.
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World’s End - London (1954)
📷 by Inge Morath
Bruce and Linda Lee pose with their children Brandon and Shannon in the 70’s.
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DISNEY BROTHERS CARTOON STUDIO - founded by Walt and Roy Disney 103yrs ago - became WALT DISNEY STUDIOS 100yrs ago today.
(God only knows what they’d think about Disney today)
MARILYN looking iridescently beautiful during hair, make-up and wardrobe tests for the movie she’d fail to complete - “Something’s Got To Give” (1962).
Her last day on set was June 1st 1962.
She was found dead a little over 2 months later.
An excerpt from a letter ORSON WELLES wrote to RITA HAYWORTH found among other letters and drawings in a hidden compartment in Rita’s makeup case.
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