Attention Must Be Paid: Gloria Blondell
If you search for Gloria Blondell, people assume you mean Joan. That’s not all that…
Attention Must Be Paid: Ed Wynn
Strange to think that Ed Wynn only made twenty movies in his life, though I…
Attention Must Be Paid: Bea Tamargo
It is much harder to research women who worked in Disney animation than men. The…
Attention Must Be Paid: Bill Tytla
Walt was not perfect. This is such a remarkable understatement that Bill Peet is in…
Attention Must Be Paid: Susan Hayward
There was a time when Hollywood made what they called “women’s pictures.” These were movies…
Attention Must Be Paid: Wah Ming Chang
Improved sanitation meant that poliomyelitis, known for many years as “infantile paralysis,” started infecting people…
Attention Must Be Paid: Helen Hayes
The evidence suggests that Vera Charles of Auntie Mame is not based on Helen Hayes—for…
Attention Must Be Paid: John Chambers
Honestly, these days, when we picture John Chambers, we picture John Goodman. Well, what do…
Attention Must Be Paid: Pola Negri
I don’t think we’ve talked about anyone with as many lost films as Pola Negri.…
Attention Must Be Paid: Bill Peet
In the ’80s, the Altadena Public Library’s children’s section had a whole shelf of his…