Who knew that the woman who inspired Betty Boop was raised in an Irish household?
From glamorous baby-talking sweethearts like Helen Kane to tough-guy Mafioso duo James Cagney and Pat OâBrien, these actors together create the definition of âHollywood Star.â It comes as no surprise that their thickest connecting string is an Irish one.
Mary Pickford (1892-1979)
Though this true pioneer of a Hollywood actress was awarded the honorary title of âAmericaâs Sweetheart,â Mary Pickford attributes many of her values and character inspirations to her Irish roots. Throughout her career, she would recall stories and memories from her motherâs poverty-stricken upbringing in county Kerry, Ireland in order to build connections with her roles, which were typically those of young, honest, penniless female Irish immigrants or Irish-Americans (titles include âThe Foundlingâ (1915), âLittle Annie Rooneyâ (1925) and âAmarilly of Clothes-line
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Now that graduation is here, it’s the perfect time revisit your teenage years by counting down the 10 best high school movies of all-time. Bob Newhart summed up high school best at the end of “In & Out” when he recited the school’s motto to that year’s graduating class: “Studiare. Imparare. Partire…Study. Learn. Leave.”
Anthony Manzi
While the first two tenets of that motto are shaky at best, the third is all but guaranteed. Whether you loved every minute of high school, or loathed every second, eventually your time there will come to an end.
However, that doesn’t mean you can’t go back and relive it, and thankfully, this list of movies is a great resource for doing just that. There’s no shortage of terrific films to choose from, and many that didn’t make the list could easily replace several that did (“Just One of the Guys,” “Rushmore,” “Election,” or “The Breakfast Club” to name a few).
The year 1986 was not only a very good year at the movies, it also was a very good year for Jewish talent in the movies. Both the Best Actor and Best Actress awards went to Jewish people on that fateful Oscar night.Â
Paul Newman took home the coveted golden trophy for his impeccable work as Fast Eddie Felson in Martin Scorsese s The Color of Money. Marlee Matlin also took home the prize for her portrayal in Children of a Lesser God. She is still the only deaf performer to win an Academy Award. The Morton Grove, Ill. native was only 21 years old when the film came out.Â
Sam Whiting April 15, 2021Updated: April 16, 2021, 12:50 am
Bill Bonham was a pitchman for Round Table Pizza. Photo: Round Table Pizza
Improv artist Bill Bonham had a stage presence that stood out for the very reason that he did not stand out.
Soft-faced, balding and paunchy, Bonham was also sneaky funny. He took this combination to the stage as an unglued Chicago Cubs fan in the play “Bleacher Bums” and took it to the small screen as pitchman for Round Table Pizza, founded by Bay Area native William R. Larson. Bonham made the pizza commercials into goofy skits and gained broad exposure during the 1985 Super Bowl when the San Francisco 49ers defeated the Miami Dolphins.
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