Screenwriter & Socialist Activist She was a socialist activist, a supporter of communism and the suffragist movement, she was a secretary, a writer, and a screenwriting genius. Sonya Levien might not be the first name that comes to your mind when thinking Old Hollywood, but she was once one of the highest paid screenwriters of […]
The Woman Behind Lorelai Lee Anita Loos was a woman able to turn everyday observations into sharp and witty anecdotes, silent movie intertitles into artforms and men’s obsession with dumb but beautiful women into a perennial classic. She was the woman whose humour and intellect defined some of the most successful productions of Old Hollywood.
The Man with the Perfect Profile Robert Taylor was known as “The Man with the Perfect Profile.” And for a time, it seemed he lived the perfect Hollywood life: impossibly handsome, effortlessly dashing, the leading man to nearly every major actress of the Golden Age. But behind the polished studio image was a man grappling
Hollywood’s First Action Comedian You are currently viewing a placeholder content from Default. To access the actual content, click the button below. Please note that doing so will share data with third-party providers. Unblock content Accept required service and unblock content More Information Harold Lloyd was a daring comic genius whose on-screen personality was a
Hollywood’s Sartest Dumb Blonde You are currently viewing a placeholder content from Default. To access the actual content, click the button below. Please note that doing so will share data with third-party providers. Unblock content Accept required service and unblock content More Information The dazzling, infamous, often underestimated figure of Jayne Mansfield was to some
The Character Actor with His Own Timeline You are currently viewing a placeholder content from Default. To access the actual content, click the button below. Please note that doing so will share data with third-party providers. Unblock content Accept required service and unblock content More Information Paul Muni was a Jewish immigrant from the Yiddish stage