Claudette Colbert News
Today in History - Feb. 22
washingtonpost.com –
2009-02-22
In 1784, a U.S. merchant ship, the Empress of China, left New York for the Far East to trade goods with China. In 1862, Jefferson Davis, already the provisional president of the Confederacy, was inaugurated for a six-year term following... ... Full Article
Tuesday night at the movies classic film series: All movies begin at 6:45 p.m. and will be held in the Johnson & Brady Meeting Rooms of the Library. ... Full Article
A collection of news and information related to Claudette Colbert published by Tribune Company sources.
chicagotribune.com –
2009-02-01
Hugh Laurie as Dr. Gregory House is really good. I don't imagine it is easy to play a person with such a bad personality. Does he really have a bad leg? ... Full Article
MOVIE stars are supposed to be people who stand out from the crowd, and that is harder in some times than in others. In the Great Depression there was an awful lot of crowd to stand out from. ... Full Article
Shorts, 10/14.
greencine.com –
2008-10-14
The AFP reports that the Le Monde Group is in negotiations with Phaidon , which bills itself as "the world's leading publisher of books on the visual arts," regarding the sale of Cahiers du cinéma . ... Full Article
I was thinking about the economy this morning, wondering whether I'll be able to afford to eat wet cat food instead of dry cat food during my retirement. ... Full Article
Hollywood and the next Great Depression
ocregister.com –
2008-10-09
I was thinking about the economy this morning, wondering whether I'll be able to afford to eat wet cat food instead of dry cat food during my retirement. ... Full Article
New Claudette Colbert bio for her birthday
latimes.com –
2008-09-13
Today would have been actress Claudette Colbert's 105th birthday (she lived to 92, no small achievement). This month marks the publication of a new biography, " Claudette Colbert: She Walked in Beauty " by Bernard F. ... Full Article
"Ma and Pa Kettle"-Universal's Cornball Movie Series Made Millions
associatedcontent.com –
2008-07-04
Universal's most popular and profitable film series grew out of Betty MacDonald's biographical best selling book "The Egg and I." The 1947 film version starred Claudette Colbert as a city woman marrying chicken farmer Fred MacMurray and the comedy centered... ... Full Article
DVD Extra: Summer Preview
nypost.com –
2008-04-21
Here's my quick list of some notable DVD releases that got squeezed out of Sunday's summer movie preview: Universal Cinema Classics - Well, actually these are classic Paramount titles that have been owned by Universal for the past 50 years... ... Full Article