Joan Crawford not only had many friends, but her friendships were also deep and long-lasting. One of her friends Carl Johnes (writer of t...

Producer David O. Selznick was a perfectionist. Not only did he strive to always get the best cast and crew possible, but he also involved ...

In 1977, 'The People's Almanac' sent out letters to all living Academy Award winning actors concerning a poll it was holding....

When we talk about censorship during Hollywood's Golden Age, one name that will invariably pop up is J oseph Breen . As head of the P...

The Spirit of St. Louis  (1957) is one of Billy Wilder's lesser known films. Based on the 1953 Pulitzer Prize-winning memoir by Charl...

When Jack Kerouac's novel On the Road  was published in 1957, it was an immediate success. Presumably that same year,  Kerouac --want...