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The Life and Death of Dr. George Washington Kibbee (Guy Kibbee’s Grandfather)

Written by Cliff Aliperti and originally published on Immortal Ephemera

While researching the life of character actor Guy Kibbee, I bumped into the story of his grandfather, George Washington Kibbee, who had died before Guy was even born. G.W. Kibbee wasn’t an actor, but a self-made man of the nineteenth century who may have been a snake-oil salesman, was possibly a bigamist, and who certainly died too young, a hero.

Above: Dr. G.W. Kibbee

I’m going to let the newspaper clippings do most of th...

Viña Delmar and Uptown New York (1932) – World Wide’s Bad Girl

Written by Cliff Aliperti and originally published on Immortal Ephemera

Uptown New York stars Shirley Grey as a working class city girl who falls for an entrepreneurial blue collar fellow (Jack Oakie) while on the rebound from a young Jewish surgeon (Leon Waycoff).

Above: Leon Waycoff (Ames) and Shirley Grey.

They are three normal lives intertwined by life in a typical romantic melodrama of the era that only threatens censors when the surgeon, played by Leon Waycoff—later Leon Ames—seduces G...

Image: Helen Twelvetrees, By the Chimney with Care, 1930

Written by Cliff Aliperti and originally published on Immortal Ephemera

Wishing you a Merry Christmas from December 25 birthday girl, Helen Twelvetrees!

Christmas gifts or birthday gifts on this 1930 Pathe promotional portrait? According to the press tag affixed on back of the photo, those posed puppies are actually intended as gifts from Miss Twelvetrees:

Here are the cutest dogs ever to be put into stockings. Helen Twelvetrees, Pathe featured player, has decided to give these two little wi...

Classic Movie Daily for Wednesday, December 23

Written by Cliff Aliperti and originally published on Immortal Ephemera

Born on this date, December 23: Over the weekend I gave away 237 copies of the Kindle edition of Helen Twelvetrees, Perfect Ingenue. If you were one o...

Clippings: Fredi Washington

Written by Cliff Aliperti and originally published on Immortal Ephemera

Above: Clipped from the Pittsburgh Courier, October 17, 1931, page 1.

All clippings discovered through Newspapers.com.

Above: Clipped from the Brooklyn Eagle Magazine, April 16, 1933, page 4.

Above headline clipped from the Pittsburgh Courier, June 9, 1934, section 2, page 8.

Above: Fredi Washington and Louise Beavers in Imitation of Life, clipped from the Pittsburgh Courier, January 12, 1935, page 4.

Above: Clipped f...

Image: Eric Blore, Warren William in The Lone Wolf Strikes (1940)

Written by Cliff Aliperti and originally published on Immortal Ephemera

Eric Blore and Warren William in The Lone Wolf Strikes (1940). You can click this photo to enlarge. Full review of of this second Lone Wolf feature to star Warren William at my Warren William fan site.

Worldwide eBay Search for ERIC BLORE Collectibles

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Image: Ann Pennington 1920s Fan Photo

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Ann Pennington pictured on a 5" X 7" movie star fan photo from the 1920s.

Worldwide eBay Search for ANN PENNINGTON Collectibles

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Coming Soon: Review of …

Written by Cliff Aliperti and originally published on Immortal Ephemera

I couldn't resist teasing my next review with this Christmas Day ad that I found late last night:

No, I won't be covering the Melody Lane Review. Here's a more traditional ad marking the next subject:

Uptown New York features Shirley Grey, Jack Oakie, and Leon Waycoff (Ames) in what is sort of an indie version of Bad Girl. I'll be posting about it shortly after Christmas.

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Image: James Roosevelt, Paulette Goddard on Set of Pot o’ Gold (1941)

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Producer James Roosevelt with Paulette Goddard on set of Pot o' Gold (1941). Roosevelt was second child born to FDR and Eleanor Roosevelt.

Pick up Pot o' Gold on DVD, or check out streaming options at Amazon.com. This public domain title can also be viewed online free of charge from many sites, including the Internet Archive.

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Image: Helen Twelvetrees Waiting for Santa, 1930

Written by Cliff Aliperti and originally published on Immortal Ephemera

Helen Twelvetrees Pathe promotional portrait, 1930. From the press tag affixed on reverse:

'Twas the night before Christmas' and lovely Helen Twelvetrees, Pathe featured player, waits up to catch Santa at his work. In the interest of the proper number of hours of sleep, we suggest that Santa prepare a timetable each year so that each of us may know just when to expect him. It would be so much more efficient!

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