Old Hollywood - Page 15

December 27, 2023

On this day in history, December 27, 1932, Radio City Music Hall opens to great fanfare in New York City

Radio City Music Hall opened in the heart of midtown Manhattan amid great fanfare on this day in history, Dec. 27, 1932. The spectacular theater was part of a major urban renewal project.

December 25, 2023

On this day in history, December 25, 1941, Bing Crosby performs 'White Christmas' for the first time

On this day in history, Dec. 25, 1941, crooner Bing Crosby first performed the beautiful song "White Christmas," written by Irving Berlin. It's one of the most recorded Christmas songs ever.

December 24, 2023

On this day in history December 24, 1972, Bob Hope delivers last live Christmas show in Vietnam

Comedian Bob Hope performed his last Christmas show for U.S. troops during the Vietnam War on this day in history, Dec. 24, 1972. It was his ninth consecutive Christmas appearance in Vietnam.

December 22, 2023

On this day in history, December 22, 1808, Beethoven's triumphant Fifth Symphony debuts in Vienna

Ludwig Van Beethoven performed Symphony No. 5 for the first time in public in Vienna on this day in history, Dec. 22, 1808. It has become perhaps the world's most famous musical composition.

December 21, 2023

Playboy bunny, Janet Leigh’s ‘Psycho’ body double recalls stripping down in infamous shower scene

Marli Renfro, a former pinup model and Playboy cover girl, was a body double for Janet Leigh in Alfred Hitchcock's 1960 all-time classic thriller "Psycho," starring Anthony Perkins.

December 14, 2023

On this day in history, December 14, 1977, 'Saturday Night Fever' debuts, capturing disco era in America

"Saturday Night Fever" — which encapsulated the disco era, made John Travolta a movie star and boasted a best-selling soundtrack — debuted on Dec. 14, 1977.

December 10, 2023

Cary Grant’s daughter shuts down rumors he was gay: 'I had to speak the truth'

"Archie," a TV miniseries on BritBox, stars Jason Isaacs as late Hollywood star Cary Grant. Grant's daughter, Jennifer Grant, and his ex-wife, Dyan Cannon, are executive producers.

December 9, 2023

'Little House on the Prairie' saved 'Nasty Nellie' Alison Arngrim from painful childhood: 'I did find my way'

"Little House on the Prairie," which starred Melissa Gilbert and Michael Landon, chronicled the adventures of the Ingalls family in the 19th-century American Midwest.

December 6, 2023

"M*A*S*H" star Loretta Swit explains why she disliked 'Hot Lips' nickname: 'It was never a comfort zone'

“M*A*S*H" was based on the 1968 novel by Ricard Hooker, which led to the 1970 film by the same name. The series, set during the Korean War, aired from 1972 to 1983.

November 29, 2023

On this day in history, November 29, 1832, 'Little Women' author Louisa May Alcott is born in Philadelphia

Louisa May Alcott, best known as the author of "Little Women," was born in Philadelphia on Nov. 29, 1832. She served as a Civil War nurse before achieving literary fame.