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The Betty Ford Story (1987) - Film Locations 18 Aug 2013 | 02:30 am
Gena Rowlands won an Emmy Award and a Golden Globe for her portrayal of Betty Ford in the Made-for-TV movie, The Betty Ford Story (1987). The real Betty Ford was an interesting woman. As the First Lad...
Macdonald Carey Childhood Home 7 Aug 2013 | 08:34 pm
Macdonald Carey For many, Macdonald Carey is best remembered as Dr. Tom Horton on NBC's soap opera Days of Our Lives, a role he had played for nearly three decades beginning with the shows inception ...
Santa Rosa, California - Train Depot Film Locations 31 Jul 2013 | 07:01 pm
Santa Rosa Visitors Center inside the old Train Depot. With as much of a hassle it has become to travel anywhere these days, with long lines, tough security, and fewer and fewer amenities, I always e...
San Francisco, Walt Disney Family Museum 24 Jul 2013 | 09:32 pm
Like many people I grew up watching everything Disney. I'm part of a generation that grew up with the Disney Channel on cable. I visited the theme parks growing up. I even worked in the Disney theme p...
Classic Movie Drinking Game 15 Jul 2013 | 08:42 pm
Tyrone Power plans his next move. In the film Love Is News (1937), Tyrone Power demonstrates how to play checkers using mugs of beer, shot glasses, and the tiles of the barroom floor. Will this be o...
Santa Rosa, California - McDonald Avenue Film Locations 10 Jul 2013 | 08:03 pm
Robby and Hazel in front of the Santa Rosa home used for Alfred Hitchcock's Shadow of a Doubt (1943). This past Fourth of July weekend my wife and daughter and I decided to go on a family road trip u...
Raw Deal (1948) - Film Locations 4 Jul 2013 | 10:12 am
There is a lot to like about the film Raw Deal (1948) directed by Anthony Mann. The story is fast paced, the action violent and thrilling and the cinematography is beautifully shot by John Alton. On t...
After 68: The Rise and Fall of The Ambassador Hotel - New Documentary In The Works 27 Jun 2013 | 08:11 am
The Ambassador Hotel, Los Angeles When the Ambassador Hotel opened for business in 1921 the hotel became a favorite spot for Hollywood celebrities and dignitaries alike. F. Scott Fitzgerald, Salvador...
Talking Old Hollywood: Linda Dishman, Executive Director of the Los Angeles Conservancy 19 Jun 2013 | 08:19 pm
Linda Dishman, Executive Director of the L.A. Conservancy. Photo by Gary Leonard. Talking Old Hollywood is a regular series on Dear Old Hollywood where writers, filmmakers, fellow bloggers, artists,...
The Muppet Movie (1979) - Hollywood and CBS Studio Center 19 Jun 2013 | 06:54 am
This is the second of two posts on The Muppet Movie (1979) film locations. For part one, click here. In The Muppet Movie, Kermit the Frog leaves the quiet swamps to make it as a successful rich-and-f...
