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The Classic Movie Cheerleader! #ALWAYSClassic • Co-founder of #ClassicMovies & More on #Youtube • Social Producer for #TCMFF @TCM Film Fest • #TCMFFSP
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What classic movie star would you have loved to grab a cup of coffee with?
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"Most of the Universal monsters trace their origins to literature, some more directly than others. Several of them were created by imaginative 19th-century writers and were already celebrated characters long before they hit the silver screen." - Silver Screen Standards shares
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"the perfect star to celebrate summer and the sense of joy we all felt at being able to gather again". Silver Screen Standards shares thoughts on 'birthday girl' Esther Williams and Dangerous When Wet.
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Born Today, August 8, in 1922, Rory Calhoun - Over 125 film/TV roles including With Song in My Heart, How to Marry a Millionaire, River of No Return. #botd .Fun Fact: He was discovered while horseback riding in the Hollywood Hills!
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Born Today, August 8, in 1912, Director Daniel Mann - The Rose Tattoo, I'll Cry Tomorrow, Teahouse of the August Moon, BUtterfield 8, For the Love of Ivy, Come Back Little Sheba. #botd .Fun Fact: Attended Brooklyn’s Erasmus Hall High School, known for producing a remarkable
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Happy 87th Birthday Connie Stevens! Born August 8, 1938 - Singer/Actress; Over 70 film/TV roles incl Rock-a-Bye Baby, Parrish, Two on a Guillotine, Palm Springs Weekend - & TV's Hawaiian Eye! #botd .Fun Fact: Born in Brooklyn
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Born Today, Aug 8, in 1926, Richard Anderson - Over 180 roles, lots of TV; The Long Hot Summer, Seven Days in May, Paths of Glory, Scaramouche, Forbidden Planet - & of course boss Oscar Goldman on TV's The Six Million Dollar Man and The Bionic Woman! #botd .Fun Fact: Began his
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"As the years went on, she played supporting characters in Beetlejuice (1988) and Mars Attacks! (1996) - both directed by Tim Burton, who was a fan of Sidney." - Classic Movie Travels @Home2Hollywood follows in the footsteps of 'birthday girl' Sylvia Sidney.
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Born Today, Aug 8, in 1910, Sylvia Sidney - Over 100 roles including Dead End, Sabotage, Fury, You Only Live Once, Les Miserables, Street Scene. #botd .Fun Fact: Birthname Sophia Kosow
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Celebrating Esther Williams born Aug 8, in 1921 - MGM's 'Aquamusical' Movie Star with over 30 film/TV roles incl Bathing Beauty, Thrill of a Romance, Take Me Out to the Ball Game, Neptune's Daughter, Million Dollar Mermaid, Dangerous When Wet. #botd .Fun Fact: Was married to
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Happy 88th Birthday Dustin Hoffman! Born Today, August 8, in 1937. Over 75 film/TV roles incl The Graduate, Midnight Cowboy, Little Big Man, All the President's Men, Marathon Man, Kramer vs Kramer, Tootsie, Rainman, I Heart Huckabees, Meet the Fockers. #botd .Fun Fact: Won
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10 Classic Movie Birthdays Today 8/8 incl Dustin Hoffman, Esther Williams, Sylvia Sidney, Connie Stevens (pictured in that order) plus Richard Anderson, Daniel Mann. #botd
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"The Horror of Party Beach takes that environmental concern and lightens it up with elements from biker flicks and musical beach party movies." - Monsters & Matinees' @ToniRuberto shares thoughts on Sun, Sand and the ‘Horror of Party Beach’.
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Ann Harding born Aug 7, in 1901 - Over 70 roles including Her Private Affair, It Happened on Fifth Avenue, Peter Ibbetson, The Man in the Gray Flannel Suit, Holiday 1930. #botd .Fun Fact: Birthname Dorothy Walton Gatley
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Born Today, Aug 7, in 1909, Director Joseph M Newman - Over 50 films & TV shows including TV episodes for The Alfred Hitchcock Hour and The Twilight Zone - but probably best remembered for Love Nest and This Island Earth! #botd
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Carl 'Alfalfa' Switzer born August 7, in 1927 - Over 120 roles incl Going My Way and It's a Wonderful Life (uncredited) - & of course the unforgettable Alfalfa in Our Gang/Little Rascals! #botd .Fun Fact: He became a dog breeder and hunting guide after his Hollywood childhood.
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Director Nicholas Ray born August 7, in 1911 - Over 25 films including Rebel Without a Cause, Johnny Guitar, King of Kings, In a Lonely Place, Flying Leathernecks. #botd .Fun Fact: Birthname Raymond Nicholas Kienzle Jr.
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Celebrating Billie Burke born August 7, in 1884 - Over 85 film and TV roles including Father of the Bride, Topper, Dinner at Eight, Merrily We Live, A Bill of Divorcement, The Man Who Came to Dinner - and of course The Wizard of Oz! #botd .Fun Fact: She was married to legendary
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7 Classic Movie Birthdays Today 8/7 incl Billie Burke, Ann Harding, Carl "Alfalfa" Switzer, Nicholas Ray (pictured in that order). #botdhttp://www.classicmoviehub.com/database/births/month/august-7/
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