The Alamo with John Wayne Yesterday, I woke with a song running through my head, which then led to thoughts of the movie from which it came. “The Alamo,” filmed in 1960, starred John Wayne, Richard Widmark, Laurence Harvey, Richard Boone, Frankie Avalon, Patrick Wayne, Linda Cristal, Ken Curtis, Chill Wills and a cast of […]
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Rita: A Goddess Came Down To Earth
Photo Credit All The Things A Movie Star Should Be When I was a kid, one of the most popular movie actresses was the glamorous Rita Hayworth. She was the epitome of the word “beautiful,” though there were many other stars coming out of Hollywood at the time. But Rita had red hair. Of course, […]
Disappearing Act
Photo Credit The Mystery Begins Jean Elizabeth Spangler, a young aspiring actress, dancer and model lived with her mother, a five year old daughter, her brother and sister-in-law on Wilshire Boulevard in Los Angeles, California. Jean hadn’t made it in Hollywood yet, but it didn’t stop her from trying. She still pursued “the dream” American […]