Mamie Van Doren: “Talking about Marilyn Monroe is strange. To me she’s a person, to most people she’s an idea”

In the 1950s and 1960s, former screen actress Mamie Van Doren (b. 1931) was, along with Marilyn Monroe […]

William Wellman, Jr.: “Directors like my father brought their life experiences to the screen”

Irene Mayer Selznick, daughter of studio mogul Louis B. Mayer and wife of independent Hollywood producer David O. […]

Screen and television actor/star Mike Connors (born 1925 as Kreker Ohanian, of Armenian descent) gained worldwide fame and […]

A lot of (auto)biographical books and historical documentaries have been made over the years, all reflecting on (the […]

Residence of Bette Davis (1908-1989). Postcard: Western Publishing and Novelty Co., Los Angeles (from the archive of Leo Verswijver)

Residence of Deanna Durbin (1921-2013). Postcard: Western Publishing and Novelty Co., Los Angeles (from the archive of Leo Verswijver)

Residence of Claudette Colbert (1903-1996). Postcard: Western Publishing and Novelty Co., Los Angeles (from the archive of Leo Verswijver)

Residence of Clark Gable (1901-1960). Postcard: Western Publishing and Novelty Co., Los Angeles (from the archive of Leo Verswijver)

Residence of Charlie Chaplin (1889-1977). Postcard: Western Publishing and Novelty Co., Los Angeles (from the archive of Leo Verswijver)

Residence of Bob Hope (1903-2003). Postcard: Western Publishing and Novelty Co., Los Angeles (from the archive of Leo Verswijver)

Residence of Bing Crosby (1903-1977). Postcard: Western Publishing and Novelty Co., Los Angeles (from the archive of Leo Verswijver)

In the 1930s and 1940s, many postcards were published by, among others, Western Publishing & Novelty Co., Los […]

Independent filmmaker and producer Samuel Goldwyn, Jr. passed away on January 9, 2015, in Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in […]

Meeting veteran stage and screen actor Kevin McCarthy in a Hollywood restaurant was a thrilling experience. When I […]