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A Wistful Champagne Toast to William Powell

John Farr | Posted 08.15.2009 | Entertainment

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John Farr

One of the finest actors and leading men from Hollywood's Golden Age, William Powell was born towards the end of this month way back in 1892. It's unlikely most people under 30 would even recognize his name, which is sad, but also easily remedied.

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Summer Reading on a Sunny (Doris) Day: David Kaufman's The Untold Story of the Girl Next Door Part I

Penelope Andrew | Posted 07.31.2009 | Entertainment

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Penelope Andrew

There are certain actors we encounter as children having grown up on classic film who have a profound impact on us, and no one knows this better than David Kaufman, author of Doris Day: The Untold Story of the Girl Next Door.

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The Best Bogart Movies By Farr

John Farr | Posted 01.28.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: George Raft, Warner Brothers, Gloria Grahame, Casablanca, James Cagney, Edward G. Robinson, Ida Lupino, Christmas Birthdays, Hollywood's Golden Age., Classic Film, Movies About Hollywood, Leslie Howard, Bette Davis, Gangster Movies, Jose Ferrer, Lauren Bacall, Fed MacMurray, War Movies, Humphrey Bogart, Entertainment News
John Farr

What follows are my favorite under-exposed Bogie picks. I'm consciously omitting what are arguably his most famous "landmark" films.

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