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Thursday, December 15, 2016

Santa Butler, put some presents under the tree for me...

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I win the Interwebs (Barrymore Region)  with this.   I'm having way too much fun putting Santa hats on Barrymores... above is m...
Thursday, December 8, 2016

"God bless us--bah! Humbug!" 70 (Wonderful) years of Potter

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St. Nicholas, Bishop of Myra, model for Santa Claus. We head toward the Christian celebration of Christmas here with fair rapidity, a...
Tuesday, November 29, 2016

Major additions: pics, filmography, audio!

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I have updated again and provided more info on the 1914 filmography (especially interesting is the Klaw and Erlanger era of Biograph), adde...
Wednesday, November 23, 2016

Giving thanks and all that: Barrymore edition

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Thanksgiving is an odd time in my family--it appears family members have a tendency to die around this time of the year, and while surely it...
Tuesday, November 15, 2016

Thank you, Mr. B. (Ap 28, 1878- Nov 15, 1954)

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On this 62 nd (!) anniversary of Lionel Barrymore’s death, I’ve a lot to think about. Yes, a great deal of it isn’t about Mr. B, but...
Tuesday, November 8, 2016

The Great Man Votes: John Barrymore, Screen Actors Guild radio show

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The Great Man Votes, 1940 In honor of the day, I thought you might like to hear this amusing radio play--JB also did a film with the sam...
Monday, November 7, 2016

Research, rewriting, and revisiting the beginning

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Today I sent off my application for a fellowship to do research in the Harry Ransom Center at the University of Texas at Austin, specificall...