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Grace Kelly American Royalty Grace Kellyhad a short, luminous and wonderful career as a movie star. She starred alngside some of the most famous leading men of her time, including Gary Cooper, (High Noon) WIlliam Holden, (The Country Girl, for … Continue reading |
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America has been in love with the movies for over 100 years. And every year the race for the Oscar is closely watched by movie fans around the world. Winning the Academy award connotes something special in the history of … Continue reading |
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Rita Hayworth - American Royalty The pin-up photo of Rita Hayworth hung above the bunks of World War II American soldiers, airmen and sailors and airmen all over the world. She was called "The Love Goddess" and Fred Astaire declared … Continue reading |
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Each year, this Cultural Historian (and self-described Broadway nerd) offers a dynamic program looking at some of the best Broadway musicals that will be playing in the Chicagoland area this year! Every year brings a new crop of delights … Continue reading |
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The King of England abdicated his throne in order to be with "the woman I love." Some people see it as the most romantic gestures in history. Others see his marriage to a twice divorceed, promiscuous woman from Baltimore as … Continue reading |
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What do Victoria Woodhull, Gracie Allen, Hillary Clinton and Elizabeth Dole have in common? They are among the amazing and fascinating women who have run for President! We now see the election of a woman as President is not a mater of … Continue reading |
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Grace Kelly American Royalty Grace Kellyhad a short, luminous and wonderful career as a movie star. She starred alngside some of the most famous leading men of her time, including Gary Cooper, (High Noon) WIlliam Holden, (The Country Girl, for … Continue reading
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After World War I ended, America turned away from the liberal progressive era of Theodore Roosevelt and Woodrow Wilson and made a sharp turn toward conservatism. In 1920, the Republicans nominated for president Warren G Harding, an amiable Sen. from … Continue reading |
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Are you ready for some high energy history? When new clients ask me, "What is your best presentation?" This is the one I point them to. I have been fascinated by the assassination of Abraham Lincoln for as long as … Continue reading |
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In a span of just seven years, Preston Sturges had an unparalleled run of making some of the greatest American movies of all time. The films of Preston Sturges are absolutely unique, unforgettable and utterly brilliant. However, although his … Continue reading
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No American President has been portrayed on film more often than Abraham Lincoln! From the earliest days of silent movies, Lincoln has been featured in more movies than all other Presidents combined. The most brilliant of these iconic performances can … Continue reading |
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Julia Child: Spy And Chef In 1963 Julia Child became the first national superstar chef on TV.! Her program "The French Chef" was so influential that the Smithsonian Institute features her kitchen, intact, as a permanent exhibit! Julia Child changed the way … Continue reading |
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The engagement of American actress, model and philanthrpist Meghan Markle to Prince Harry of Great Britain caused many people in America and in England to ask the same question: "Who is Meghan Markle?" The interest was so intense that in … Continue reading |
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John Ford's career as a movie director stretched from the eartly silent era (1917) through the very end of the 1960s! How long a career is that? He directed Will Rogers' most popular talkie and lived long enough to produce … Continue reading |
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Johnny Carson The King Of Late Night For thirty years, America went to bed with Johnny Carson. He was a constant presence in American popular culture from JFK until Bill Clinton. But as much as America loved him, they … Continue reading |
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What do Victoria Woodhull, Gracie Allen, Hillary Clinton and Elizabeth Dole have in common? They are among the amazing and fascinating women who have run for President! We now see the election of a woman as President is not a mater of … Continue reading |