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Here are 10 things you should know about June Allyson, born 108 years ago today. She enjoyed success in the theatre, pictures, radio and television.

Here are 10 things you should know about Jerome Cowan, born 128 years ago today. He worked steadily for more than 50 years in vaudeville, the theatre, pictures, radio and television.

Joseph Frank "Buster" Keaton was born 130 years ago today in Piqua, Kansas. We are fans of many silent comedians, but we will always be, first and foremost, Team Buster.

Here are 10 things you should know about Alan Dinehart, born 136 years ago today. He enjoyed success in the theatre, vaudeville and motion pictures.

Groucho Marx was born Julius Henry Marx 135 years ago today on Manhattan’s Upper East Side. He is, for us, in the show-business pantheon, perhaps the funniest man who ever lived.

A poster for Crooked Cross

Mint Theater Company, a Cladrite Radio sponsor, revives worthy plays from the past. Their current production, Sally Carson's "Crooked Cross," an adaptation of her 1934 novel, deals with issues that very much resonate today. Click thru to learn more and buy your tix. minttheater.org/current-prod...

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Here are 10 things you should know about Greer Garson, born 121 years ago today. She enjoyed success in the theatre, movies, radio and television, playing women she once described as “noble and admirable characters.”

Here are 10 things you should know about Barbara Britton, born 105 years ago today. She enjoyed success in pictures, radio, the theatre and television.

This 1919 review—from the New York Clipper, a showbiz newspaper—of a play called "Tin Pajamas" gave us a chuckle. It seems patrons who bought tix thinking it would be a salacious show were miffed when it proved less than titillating. Read more on our Substack page: substack.com/home/post/p-...

Here are 10 things you should know about Mickey Rooney, born 105 years ago today. He enjoyed a truly memorable career in show business that spanned more than 90 years.

A vintage Rosh Hashanah card

Shana Tova to our Jewish friends, followers and listeners! May the new year bring health, happiness and peace.

Here are 10 things you should know about Hobart Cavanaugh, born 139 years ago today. He was one of the most prolific character actors of the 1930s and '40s.

Here are 10 things you should know about Porter Hall, born 137 years ago today. He was one of the more prolific character actors of the 1930s and '40s.

Sardi's is a Times Square treasure with a rich pop cultural history. If you find yourself in the area, fall by and pop upstairs for a drink, and when you do, be sure to check out the classic signs above the restrooms.

Here are 10 things you should know about Helen Vinson, born 120 years ago today. Her Hollywood career was relatively brief—she appeared in just over three dozen movies—but memorable.

Here are 10 things you should know about Penny Singleton, born 117 years ago today. She enjoyed success in vaudeville, the theatre, pictures, radio, television and nightclubs.

Here are 10 things you should know about Claudette Colbert, born 122 years ago today. A favorite of ours, she enjoyed success in the theatre, pictures, radio and television.

Here are 10 things you should know about Dickie Moore, born 100 years ago today. He's one of our favorite child actors of the 1930s.

Here are 10 things you should know about Edmond O'Brien, born 110 years ago today. He enjoyed success in the theatre, pictures, radio and television.

Here are 10 things you should know about Jane Greer, born 101 years ago today. She appeared in just 28 pictures and even fewer TV shows, but her legacy endures.

Here are 10 things you should know about Roscoe Karns, born 134 years ago today. The prolific character actor enjoyed a stage, screen and television career that spanned more than 50 years.

Here are 10 things you should know about John Ridgely, born 116 years ago today. The nearly ubiquitous actor kept as busy in the late 1930s and 1940s as anyone in Hollywood.

Here are 10 things you should know about Jack Mower, born 135 years ago today. He went from lead roles in silent movies to playing hundreds of uncredited roles in sound pictures.

Here are 10 things you should know about Kitty Carlisle, born 115 years ago today. She enjoyed success in the theatre, pictures, TV and radio but most of all, on game shows.

In a Substack post today, we take a look at Celebrity Bulletin, a newsletter published for decades by “the New York-based Celebrity Service, an information and research service....”

Not a subscriber? You can read it for free (and then consider subscribing): cladrite.substack.com/p/past-paper...

Here are 10 things you should know about Richard Arlen, born 126 years ago today. Though not as well remembered today as some actors of his era, his career in pictures and television spanned 56 years.

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Here are 10 things you should know about Joan Blondell, born 119 years ago today. She's a favorite here at Cladrite Radio; if her name is in the credits, we're watching.

Here are 10 things you should know about Ingrid Bergman, born 110 years ago today. She enjoyed success in the theatre, pictures, radio and television.