All posts tagged "Hollywood"
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5.1KArts and LeisureJames Cagney: Hollywood Icon, Martha’s Vineyard Farmer, Daddy Dearest
Hollywood icon James Cagney took a break from the demands of movie-making in 1936 and bought an antique house and 200 acres...
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5.7KArts and LeisureRachel Field, Rediscovered on a Maine Island
Rachel Field today is remembered through her children’s book, Hitty, Her First Hundred Years, but she also wrote several bestsellers for adults,...
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12.5KConnecticutArchduke Leopold, the Connecticut Factory Worker Who Might Have Been King
Archduke Leopold of Austria, Prince of Tuscany, spent most of his life in exile trying to chase down money — at least...
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11.0KArts and LeisureRosalind Russell Narrowly Escapes Waterbury
Rosalind Russell’s long career as a soignee actress with a flair for comedy almost came to an end in 1955, when she...
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22.4KConnecticutDolores Hart, The Connecticut Nun Who Kissed Elvis
Before she became a Connecticut nun, Dolores Hart had been nominated for a Tony, frolicked on a beach with George Hamilton and...
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