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Thursday, August 28, 2003

Ramon Novarro bio

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I just finished reading an excellent film biography, Beyond Paradise: The Life of Ramon Novarro , by Andre Soares. It is one of the most...
Sunday, June 15, 2003

Newspaper research

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Some of the newspapers which I have looked at lately include the Austin American-Statesman , New Orleans Times-Picayune , Topeka State Jou...
Tuesday, May 6, 2003

Rudolph Valentino biography

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Currently reading the new Valentino biography, Dark Lover: The Life and Death of Rudolph Valentino , by Emily W. Leider. I am about 125 pa...
Sunday, April 27, 2003

Site Updates

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Added a few more images to the Vintage Magazine Covers page, including a 1926 Danish magazine with Louise Brooks on the cover. Also, s...
Thursday, April 24, 2003

S.S. Van Dine

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Recently finished reading Alias S.S. Van Dine , a biography by John Loughery of the man who wrote The Canary Murder Case . I enjoyed the ...
Tuesday, April 22, 2003

New material

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Yesterday, I received photocopies of some six dozen vintage clippings from various Philadelphia newspapers. The clippings are part of the...
Saturday, April 12, 2003

Sacramento trip

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At the California State Library in Sacremento, I looked through the Pasadena Star-News , La Opinion and some Los Angeles newspapers for ...
Tuesday, March 25, 2003

Clara Bow

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Finished reading Clara Bow: Runnin' Wild by David Stenn. A good biography, sympathetically told. I would love to see a picture book ...