Mr Pierson

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Margaret Brainard Hamilton:American actress, vaudevillian and educator, whose fifty-year career spanned theater, film, radio and television. Best known to audiences for her portrayal of the Wicked Witch of the West and her Kansas counterpart Almira Gulch in the The Wizard of Oz (1939)

December 9, 1902: Actress Margaret Hamilton is born in Cleveland, Ohio.

Beyond awesomeness 🎥 #SigourneyWeaver and #MarkHamill @markhamillofficial.bsky.social together ❤️ #filmsky #moviesky #StarWars #Alien 😍🔄 @midgetmoxie.bsky.social

Getting old is mandatory. Growing up is optional.

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Tonight's film.

Female cardinal perched on bird feeder

Female Cardinal 🐦 #birds

Ken Ferguson (Scottish Artist)
"Quiet Morning," 2024.
Watercolor, 11 × 8 inches.
Private Collection.
#art #painting #artist #BlueSkyArt

Broderick Crawford ( December 9, 1911 - April 26, 1986)

Henry Fonda as Tom Joad in "The Grapes of Wrath" (1940)

Monday face

December 9, 1922: Redd Foxx is born in St Louis, Missouri.

ALIENS (1986)

These days, If Dorothy was to run across men with no heart, no brains, and no courage, she wouldn’t be in Oz, she would be in DC.

December 9, 1902: Actress Margaret Hamilton is born in Cleveland, Ohio.

Gustaf Fjaestad (Swedish, 1868-1948)
"Snow-Covered Road with Fence," 1930
Oil on canvas
52.5 x 65.5 cm
#art #painting #artist #BlueSkyArt

Covered Bridge #Photography

Shock and awe, indeed

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Dalton Trumbo (with scenes from the William Wyler film "Roman Holiday". The script was written by Dalton Trumbo and John Dighton, though with Trumbo on the Hollywood blacklist, he did not receive a credit, and Ian McLellan Hunter fronted for him.) - BOTD

Pediatricians reject CDC advisers’ guidance, plan to continue vaccinating all newborns against hepatitis B

“For the first time in my career, I am deeply concerned that I cannot fully rely on the CDC’s recommendations.” www.cidrap.umn.edu/childhood-va...

Alexey Savrasov (Russian, 1830–1897)
"Winter Evening", 1871.
Oil on Canvas, 42.5 × 53.6 cm.
State Museum of Fine Arts of the Republic of Tatarstan, Russia.
#art #painting #artist #BlueSkyArt

Jimmy Kimmel will continue with Disney’s ABC for at least another year | CNN Business Jimmy Kimmel has renewed his contract with Disney-owned ABC to continue hosting “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” for another year.

www.cnn.com/2025/12/08/b...
Jimmy Kimmel has renewed his contract with Disney-owned ABC to continue hosting “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” for another year.

Marlene Dietrich by Willy Rizzo (1956)

Born on this day – Buck Henry,
Actor, Writer, Director,
December 9, 1930 – January 8, 2020

Mister Roberts (1955)

MISTER ROBERTS (1955) — 1:30 pm ET — 2h 3m
(TCM Daytime: 70th Anniversary Films)

Henry Fonda, James Cagney, William Powell; directed by John Ford, Mervyn LeRoy

A naval officer longing for active duty clashes with his vainglorious captain.

#TCM #TCMParty

Netflix and TCM: The Beginning of a Beautiful Friendship? Turns out, Turner Classic Movies is included in Netflix’s deal with Warner Bros.

ICYMI from last night: WB Discovery confirmed that TCM will be part of the studios & streaming division that Netflix is trying to buy.

Here's looking at you, Ted? www.vulture.com/article/tcm-...

Remembering seminal Canadian-American character actor John Qualen on his 126th birthday.

Seen here as Earl Williams in a publicity pic from Howard Hawks' HIS GIRL FRIDAY (1940).

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