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Library’s June Films Spotlight Prince, Marilyn Monroe (The Library of Congress)

Edit Public Technologies 17 May 2016
(Source. The Library of Congress). Press contact. Sheryl Cannady (202) 707-6456. Public contact. Rob Stone (202) 707-0851. Request ADA accommodations five business days in advance at (202) 707-6362 or ada@loc.gov. May 17, 2016. Library's June Films Spotlight Prince, Marilyn Monroe ... 'Love Happy' ... Gasnier ... Aided by comedy stalwarts ZaSu Pitts, Mary Boland and Roland Young, Laughton really shows his acting range and pulls off comedy perfectly....

Packard Campus Theater Features Hollywood, Cult and Silent Classics (The Library of Congress)

Edit Public Technologies 18 Feb 2016
(Source. The Library of Congress). Press contact. Sheryl Cannady (202) 707-6456. Public contact. Rob Stone (202) 707-0851 ... February 17, 2016 ... Harry Potter Film Series Begins in March ... 'Greed'. (MGM, 1924)Based on the novel 'McTeague' by Frank Norris, 'Greed' chronicles the downfall of gold miner-turned-dentist McTeague (Gibson Gowland) and his wife Trina (ZaSu Pitts) after their lives are destroyed by greed following a lottery win ... Mayer....

Live365 is Dead, Long Live RadioLulu

Edit Huffington Post 27 Jan 2016
It was simple ... Among the 432 tracks and nearly 23 hours of programming, I also included a few rare vintage songs about movie stars--Charlie Chaplin, Greta Garbo, Buster Keaton, Zasu Pitts, and Mickey Maus among them ... In 1929, the year that Brooks played Lulu in Pandora's Box and was suddenly famous all over Europe, Jezek wrote and recorded "Zasu," a memorable song whose sheet music depicts the actress! Coincidence? Not likely ... Wow!" ... ....

Old-time radio dramas get their due in 'Out of the Ether' UCLA series at Hammer Museum

Edit The Los Angeles Times 22 Jan 2016
There was a moment, before easy listening, drive time, Top 40 and the blandishments of Pandora, when radio was known for its affinity for the dark end of the street, for its ability to have you in its power and scare you stiff ... As "Out of the Ether ... Classic Hollywood ... Adding to the broadcasting angle, ZaSu Pitts plays a radio reporter who is frequently heard "covering the trial from the feminine angle." ... And how ... Friday ... 26....

Classic Hollywood: My favorite Ray Walston and the underrated Fred MacMurray

Edit The Los Angeles Times 01 Jan 2016
Happy New Year! This is Susan King, a 25-year veteran of the Los Angeles Times and guardian of the Golden Age of Hollywood galaxy. Every Friday in my Classic Hollywood newsletter, I share my passion for the all things vintage, including milestone dates in TV, movie and radio history; notable births and deaths; classic events around town; and memories of those I have interviewed over the years ... 3 ... DVD Vault ... 3); Zasu Pitts (Jan....

National Film Registry Titles Featured in January (The Library of Congress)

Edit Public Technologies 17 Dec 2015
(Source. The Library of Congress). Press contact. Sheryl Cannady (202) 707-6456. Public contact. Rob Stone (202) 707-0851. Request ADA accommodations five business days in advance at (202) 707-6362 or ada@loc.gov. December 17, 2015. National Film Registry Titles Featured in January ... 16 ... 8 (7.30 p.m.). 'The Iron Horse' ... Aided by comedy stalwarts ZaSu Pitts and Roland Young, Laughton really shows his acting range and pulls off comedy perfectly....

Book Review: “The Ice Cream Blonde” by Michelle Morgan

Edit The Examiner 11 Nov 2015
Chase wanted the two of them to team up on screen, but producer Roach decided to team Thelma with Zasu Pitts in an attempt to create a female comedy team like the male team of Laurel and Hardy who were the stars of the lost. Morgan attempts to understand Thelma Todd’s process as a comedian and actress, her dynamic with Pitts on screen as well as their off-screen friendship....

F. Scott Fitzgerald 'Temperature' Review: Newly discovered story is a mixed pleasure

Edit Penn Live 07 Aug 2015
When "Temperature" works - and it works in fits and starts - there are echoes of some of Fitzgerald's best stories ... Scott Fitzgerald.  ... "It is morning ... It's easy, in fact, to envision "Temperature" as one of those  early 'Thirties screwball romantic comedies like "Professional Sweetheart" with the actress ZaSu Pitts, or "It Happened One Night." which starred Clark Gable and Claudette Colbert ... made him sure ... John L ... ....

getTV Presents A Month Of Classic Mysteries Starring Legendary Super Sleuths The Lone Wolf, Boston Blackie, The Crime Doctor, And Sherlock Holmes In The "Watching The Detectives" Block, Every Thursday In July At 7 P.M. ET Other Highlights Include a Friday Icons Lineup Featuring Barbara Stanwyck, Peter Sellers, Janet Leigh, and Yul Brynner; Barbra Streisand in FUNNY GIRL; and Much More

Edit PR Newswire 20 May 2015
... with Zasu Pitts, and the 1939 boxing drama GOLDEN BOY—starring a then-unknown William Holden in the role that launched his career ... Disapproving of the young girl's lack of social status, David's vindictive mother Helen (Zasu Pitts) goes to extremes to keep the lovebirds apart, including having Kitty framed and sent to a prison work camp....

The Grand Finale: Cinefest caps a 35-year run of bringing rare movies to the screen

Edit Syracuse 15 Mar 2015
By Gerry Orlando, president of the Syracuse Cinephile Society. Hundreds of classic movie fans, cinema historians, memorabilia dealers and rare, seldom-screened film prints will arrive soon for Cinefest's grand finale. Now celebrating its 35th consecutive year, Cinefest attracts classic film enthusiasts from around the world ... Dr. Philip Carli, Jon Mirsalis, Dr ... on Sunday ... to 6 p.m ... "OUT ALL NIGHT" (1933), with Zasu Pitts, Slim Summerville ... ....

Syracuse Cinephile Society to host final Cinefest, after 35 years screening rare film classics

Edit Syracuse 09 Feb 2015
SYRACUSE, N.Y. -- After 35 consecutive years screening rare, classic movies for the public, the Syracuse Cinephile Society will end its annual Cinefest this March. Phil Serling founded the Syracuse Cinephile Society in 1967. In 1978, SCS hosted the first Cinecon. Out of that success grew Cinefest, first held in 1981 ... Screen "lost" and obscure vintage films ... Out All Night (1935, Universal) with Zasu Pitts, Slim Summerville, Shirley Temple ... ....

An Interview with Pubcon's Lane Ellis

Edit Huffington Post 21 Aug 2014
Las Vegas (my hometown) might well be the conference capital of the world ... PS. What is Pubcon?. LE ... and England since 2000 ... When he's not writing about the next big Pubcon conference, Lane enjoys distance running, having run eleven marathons so far, genealogy, cross-country skate skiing, collecting vintage computers, and spending time with his wonderful wife Julie Ahasay and their cats Phineas Faustus and ZaSu Pitts in Duluth, Minnesota. ....

Hal Roach's film legacy explored in Hollywood Museum exhibition

Edit The Los Angeles Times 27 Jul 2014
Hollywood was the new frontier in 1914. With the film industry in its growing stages, even a former mule skinner by the name of Hal Roach could quickly become a major player. Roach arrived in Hollywood in 1912 and found work as a stuntman and extra ... (File photo) ... 8 ... Other performers who worked at the studio included Will Rogers, Harry Langdon, Charley Chase, Patsy Kelly, Thelma Todd, Cary Grant, Jean Arthur, ZaSu Pitts and Jean Harlow ... 1 ... ....
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