After bumping into the 1976 biopic W.C. Fields and Me I wanted to learn more and so I read James Curtis’ Fields biography. Page includes a clip of Fields juggling in The Old Fashioned Way (1934).
Continue reading about W.C. Fields juggling; The Great Man born 130-ish years ago today
A look at the career of Mary Boland from her 1907 Broadway debut through her teamings with Charlie Ruggles and beyond. Illustrated with vintage movie cards and collectibles.
Continue reading about The long career of character actress Mary Boland
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I was pretty sick of referring to this spot as the blog on things-and-other-stuff.com or the things-and-other-stuff blog and so I took a little time tonight to finally brainstorm a real name.
I’ve got to be honest, this wasn’t my first choice, but I think it works pretty well.
I was originally thinking of Everlasting [...]
Continue reading about Immortal Ephemera … Hey, hey, we've got a name now
Paul Newman pictured on a late 1950’s premium from the British Red Letter Magazine plus Turner Classic Movie’s 2010 Newman birthday schedule.
Continue reading about Paul Newman TCM birthday schedule plus 1950's Red Letter Premiums
1926 Gallaher “Cinema Stars” Tobacco Cards issued by Gallaher Ltd. out of Belfast & London. 100 card set. Measures 1-1/2″ x 2-1/2″.
1948 Dinkie Grips card from Series 3 covering MGM films. Full cards with unpunctured “grips” area at bottom measure approximately 2-1/8″ X 4-1/4″. Issued out of Birmingham, England by Dinkie Products with ad on back for Dinkie Grips as well as other Dinkie Products (Dinkie Curlers and Wavesetters).
1939 Gallaher “My Favourite Part” Tobacco Cards issued out of London, measuring approximately 1-1/2″ X 2-1/2″.
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