Beatrice Lillie Canadian-born British actress and comedienne Beatrice Lillie, arrived in this world in May, 1894, and departed it ninety-four years later in January, 1989. In her lifetime she became intimate and close friends with numerous famous people, among them George Bernard Shaw, Noel Coward, Charles Chaplin and Winston […]
Although membership of the Communist Party was still not illegal, those refusing to testify or answer certain questions had switched from standing on the First Amendment to invoking the Fifth Amendment, in other words endeavouring to shield themselves from self-incrimination. A ‘grey list’ came into being. Names on it […]
The HUAC (House Un-American Activities Committee) was created in 1938 to investigate alleged disloyalty and rebel activities in the USA by individuals or organizations suspected of having Communist ties. The threat of Communism, labelled as ‘The Red Scare’ drove a wedge between society and the US Government. As investigations […]
LEE AAKER & RUSTY (1943 – ) Lee Aaker was born in September 1943, in Los Angeles where his mother owned a dance studio. The boy was on TV almost from infancy and in bit parts in movies from the age of eight. His uncredited parts were in some […]
THE FLINTSTONES (1960-66) 166 EPISODES It might surprise fans to learn that the famous tune ‘Meet the Flintstones’ did not appear until the third season of the series when it went into syndication, when it became necessary to remove all mention of the first season’s sponsor Winston cigarettes. Mel […]
SCOTTY BECKETT (1929-68) There has never been a shortage of tragic stories in Hollywood and, sadly, far too many of the worst of these involved child actors. Scotty Beckett’s tale is terribly sad. Of all the many child stars in Hollywood history, I cannot recall any individual, (with the […]
ALAN RICKMAN Alan Rickman arrived in this world on February 21, 1946, via Hammersmith, London, England. Whilst studying graphic design at Chelsea College of Art and Design, he met Rima Horton, who would later become his life-time partner until his death from pancreatic cancer in 2016, aged sixty-nine. In […]
AVA GARDNER (1922 – 90) [On her time at MGM]: ‘I thought I was making fifty dollars a week, but it turned out to be $35 because twelve weeks of the year you were on layoff. It was white […]
77 SUNSET STRIP (1958-64) The first ‘private investigator’ series to air on TV was probably Richard Diamond – Private Detective in 1957. It lasted until 1960. Another crime-fighting show, M Squad, appeared at the same time, but it was about a squad of detectives operating […]
ELIZABETH MONTGOMERY (1933-95) As far as television characters are concerned, one of the most universally beloved of all would have to have been Samantha, the good witch played by Elizabeth Montgomery […]
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