The first flickering images on screen captured the imagination of the world. It has captured mine 100 years later. Join me as we honor the Golden Age of Hollywood.
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“The Fued” Fascination
Has anyone been watching “The Fued” on FX? This show has made me take another look at Joan Crawford . I never imagined that I would be… Read more ““The Fued” Fascination”
Hollywood’s First Fierce Females
Mary was the epitome of femininity for the period with a perfect head of golden ringlets. Don’t let the ringlets fool you though. She didn’t just want to be in movies. She wanted to make them too and became a founder of United Artists and the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.
Lena Horne’s fight against racism in the Golden Age of Hollywood.
Lena Horne was the first black woman to get a contract at a major Hollywood studio and would be known for having one of the most distinctive and beloved voices in show business. And she would spend her entire life fighting the racism that kept her from truly soaring.
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The Publicity Department
Too bad I don’t have a publicity department to give me a new name and an interesting back story.
Here’s my story. My name is Shannon Gilroy-Cook.
I’m a writer, graphic designer, teacher, mother, wife and an avid reader. I became fascinated with life on the backlots of MGM studios when I discovered MGM: Hollywood’s Greatest Backlot and wrote two YA manuscripts about what life might have been like for young people who lived and worked there.
Backlot Baby - Bringing Back Old Hollywood 