SUMMARY:Actor William Powell is perhaps best known for his roles as charming Nick in The Thin Man films and blustery Clarence Day in Life with Father. As diverse as those characters are, they don't... more
SUMMARY:Harold Lloyd, born in 1893, became one of the greatest comic actors in America. This is a compendium of all things Lloyd, with entries on noteworthy persons, recurring themes, crucial... more
SUMMARY:During the Depression years, the comedy team of Bert Wheeler and Robert Woolsey were second only to Laurel and Hardy at the box office. |Each of their over 20 comedies are analyzed in detail... more
SUMMARY:Early in the century, Marie Dressler was hailed as one of Americas finest comics, with a 20-year string of Broadway and vaudeville successes including The Lady Slavey, Miss Prinnt, Higgledy... more
SUMMARY:Kay Francis came of age in the Roaring Twenties and relished the era's hedonistic pursuits. |Her career as an actress was launched at the same time, and before her death in 1968, she had... more
SUMMARY:Edward G. Robinson, a 1930s cinema icon, had an acting career that spanned more than 60 years. After a brush with silent films, he rose to true celebrity status in sound feature films and... more