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Movie Profiles & Premiums Newsletter Vol.3 #9
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Cliff Aliperti
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Apr 01, 2005 20:13 PST
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Movie Profiles & Premiums Volume 3, Number 9. March 31, 2005
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FIRST REEL:
Better late than never and I hope you feel the wait was worth it this
issue. This issue has taken me a little longer than usual to complete
as I was working on it last night before sending off that notification
and then all day today since about eleven this morning except for a
dinner break. There's an extra profile and two Photo ID Guides to help
get you through to our next issue, April 30, but that's not what took me
so long.
I've done away with a feature of the site and I've added a new feature
to the site. I've retired the Prices Realized pages for the time being.
I loved having these pages, but they were a lot of work, nearly
impossible to keep up to date, and really just so time-consuming that I
couldn't do some other things that I wanted to do with the site. If I
can figure out an easier way to compile these pages in the future they
will be back. As for now the pages are still on the site, but they're
kind of tough to find as I've tried removing most of the internal links
that led to them. I've saved the information gathered on those pages
the past two and a half years, but if you want one last gander before I
totally wipe out the web pages, here's the spot to do so:
Prices Realized Main Page:
http://www.things-and-other-stuff.com/ENTERTAINMENT/prices%20realized%20entertainment.htm
Now, the new feature is really just getting started out but I hope to
have quite a few more pages done before the next issue a month from now.
These are the Collectible Slide Show pages. As of this writing there
are only three so far, featuring the stars highlighted in this issue,
Baby Peggy Montgomery and Boris Karloff, as well as a much more
comprehensive page featuring Blanche Sweet. The Baby Peggy and Karloff
pages only feature three images each, apparently that's all I had saved
in my image library, so I also composed a page for Blanche Sweet because
1) she'd been featured in a profile in the past; 2) she's relevant to
this issue in the "That Girl Montana" review included; and 3) I had a
slew of Blanche Sweet images. So that's probably the most enjoyable one
to check out at this early juncture of the project.
Slide Show Contents:
http://www.things-and-other-stuff.com/ENTERTAINMENT/Main/Slideshows.htm
Each Profile Page on the site has been (or in most cases will be)
modified to include some key links at the top right side of the page.
This is where you will find links to the new Slide Shows, the old
Catalog Search link has been elevated to this spot as well, plus other
relevant links which will usually include a link to the profiled star's
page on the imdb as well as a DVD Search at Amazon.com (and for full
disclosure if you buy anything through that link I'll get a very small
cut of the proceeds from Amazon). In the e-mailed version of the
newsletter I will try to include a direct link to the star's slide show
page at the end of each profile.
I'm slightly depressed saying good-bye to the Prices Realized feature,
but very excited to be adding this Slide Show feature to the site. I
hope to add a few more over the weekend, so take a look at the Slide
Show Contents Page later on as well if you want to see more.
I'm also excited about the auctions ending next week, especially
Wednesday, Thursday and even Friday. For Wednesday and Thursday nights
I've taken about 130 recently acquired 1920's 5x7 Fan Photos and split
them up over the two nights. These are very nice looking fan photos,
mid to high grade with most falling into EX+ or 6/10 or EX-MT or 7/10
groupings. Please do check out the scans and read the descriptions
though as some of these beauties do unfortunately have some spotting on
the surface (always mentioned when they do). Friday night completes
next weeks auctions with 99 relists of 5x7 Fan Photos I've already had
in stock, some of them at all new cheaper opening bids. Remember, I
only charge one shipping fee for however many items you buy from me (in
this case it's a $2.50 fee) plus there's free insurance on domestic
orders over $100, so if interested please feel free to bid on a lot of
these to save on shipping! What I'll likely do is not invoice anybody
until after Friday night's auctions end. To get the shipping discount
you need to pay for all items being combined for shipment in one
payment--this simplifies matters for those paying by check or money
order and saves me unnecessary fees through PayPal for those of you who
chose to pay by that method. So please check out these photos at the
ebay link immediately below, there's some cool ones (including the first
I've seen of Rin-Tin-Tin!).
All ebay Auctions:
http://search.ebay.com/_W0QQfgtpZ1QQfrppZ25QQsascsZ1QQsassZthingsQ2dandQ2dotherQ2dstuff
Most of the items I had up for sale on ebay have now shifted back to the
Catalog, which can be found here:
Catalog:
http://www.auctionworks.com/awstore/things-and-other-stuff
That's business, but now it's time to see what's lined up this issue in
the ways of entertainment. In summary, here are the opening credits...
1. April Showers and Other Spring Stuff, A Crossword Puzzle by Carly
Svamvour
2. Solution to The Wearing of the Green, A Crossword Puzzle by Carly
Svamvour
3. Photo ID Guide: 1955 Masquerade Party Game & Game Cards
4. That Girl Montana: A Review by Diana Savage
5. Boris Karloff by Susan M. Kelly
6. Photo ID Guide Update: 1929 Movie-Land Keeno Game Cards
7. The Silent Collection featuring Baby Peggy Montgomery by Tammy Stone
Wow, pretty packed, eh? We lead off with a new puzzle from Carly
Svamvour and then as has become the policy the solution to last issue's
puzzle immediately after that. I've had some detailed communication
with Carly this week and want to send out a special plug in this section
for her Wild City Times message board, which you may find interesting
for some chat if you're a Writer, Reader or even Gardener! It looks
like a pretty active community over there and I plan on becoming a
member myself as soon as things calm down a little here.
Wild City Times:
http://wildcity.proboards14.com/index.cgi?action=logout
Diana Savage returns for a second issue in a row with another review of
an early film, this time it's "That Girl Montana" starring Blanche
Sweet. Susan M. Kelly is back as well with a really great piece on
Boris Karloff (this is the first of a few horror-themed pieces Susan has
submitted), and Tammy Stone brings an infusion of youth to her Silent
Collection where she profiles Baby Peggy Montgomery.
Okay then, to the time tunnel we go!
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April Showers and Other Spring Stuff, A Crossword Puzzle
By Carly Svamvour
http://www.things-and-other-stuff.com/ENTERTAINMENT/ASTOS/puzzles/033105%20puzzle.htm
Access this issue's new crossword puzzle at the link above. Answers to
be revealed next issue. For the solution to last issue's puzzle,
The Wearing of the Green, click the following link:
http://www.things-and-other-stuff.com/ENTERTAINMENT/ASTOS/puzzles/031505%20solution.htm
Carly Svamvour is a writer who makes her home in the west end of
Toronto, Canada. She has published her poems, short prose pieces and
puzzles in many places throughout Canada and the U. S. A. She is
currently working on her photo-journals with an eye to success at being
a travel writer. See more of Carly at Wild City Times - click here
(http://wildcity.proboards14.com/index.cgi?action=logout) for the
magazine and online writing workshop.
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Photo ID Guide:
1955 Masquerade Party Game & Game Cards
http://www.things-and-other-stuff.com/ENTERTAINMENT/prices%20realized%20ID%20folder/1955%20masqer.htm
Click the link above for images & details!
The game rules are pictured as are three scans of each game card
revealing the front, back and inside of each card--don't peek if you
ever want to play!
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That Girl Montana
A Review By Diana Savage
Date: 1921
Country: USA
Director: Robert Thornby
Starring: Blanche Sweet, Mahlon Hamilton
Review based on Grapevine Video (1997) version, which is no longer
available. http://grapevinevideo.com/
This movie served as a vehicle for Blanche Sweet, a sweet-faced actress,
noted for strong but virginal roles. Sweet stars as Montana Rivers (aka
Tana Holly), the daughter of a thief, murderer and cardsharp. When her
father is chased out of town for killing a man, Montana is saved from
the posse by Akkomi, an American Indian played by Charles Edler. After a
few years Akkomi turns her over to the care of Dan Overton played by
Mahlon Hamilton. Hamilton is another clean-cut sweet-faced actor. Dan
and Montana stumble into part ownership of a gold mine and before you
know it Montana's father, Lee Holly, played by Edward Piel Sr. is back
to make trouble for their budding romance.
If it isn't obvious, the story is a melodrama. It starts surprisingly
slow as Blanche Sweet is shown off in various attire: first as a boy,
then as a squaw, then as a western girl and finally in a white party
dress. It is at this point, at her “Deb-Bute” party, the pace picks up.
At her “Deb-Bute” party the inevitable happens; Montana's shady
background is revealed. But she is so sweet and innocent that she
rapidly wins over a man cheated by her father and before she knows it
she is one-third owner of a valuable gold mine.
The copy in possession of Grapevine is degraded and at times black spots
flash by. There is no time however that the film can't be seen clearly.
The copy used may also be missing pieces, either that or writer George
H. Plympton and director Robert Thornby may not have felt any need to
provide clear explanations of why things happen--after all this is a
melodrama. Anyway, some scenes appear at convenient times with little
rational background, such as when Overton's wife Lottie, played by
Claire Du Brey, is shot through a door. She is promptly polished off so
she can't make any more trouble for Overton but why someone would be
shooting through the door is unclear.
The high point of the movie is watching Blanche Sweet, which is really
the only reason to buy this film. Besides Blanche there are nice scenic
river shots as the actors canoe from place to place and a wonderful
melodramatic scene when Lottie twists the naive Overton around her
finger. Lottie is every bit as interesting as Montana and as a loose
woman has more room for emotional play.
That Girl Montana is chiefly of interest to see Blanche Sweet in action,
otherwise there are many better movies to buy and watch.
The Stars:
Blanche Sweet: Blanche Sweet was born on June 18th 1895. Her family was
in show business and she soon followed in her parents’ footsteps. She
made her first stage appearance at the tender age of 18 months and was
dancing on stage by the age of four. During her time on stage she
appeared with Chauncey Olcott on Broadway and danced with the Gertrude
Hoffman troupe. She appeared in her first movie when she was fourteen
for Biograph making her two years younger than Pickford was at the time.
During her first year at Biograph she starred in two movies, “A Man with
Three Wives” and “The Day Afterward.”
During her time at Biograph she appeared in over 79 films and starred in
such films as “The Lonedale Operator” (1911); the infamous “The
Massacre” (1913); “Judith of Bethulia” (1914), the first US feature
length film; and “Home, Sweet Home” (1914). She was known for playing
active strong female roles rather than the passive helpless roles then
common. Her plump face and mature appearance helped her take more of
these stronger roles. As a person, she was also independent and
stubborn, which lead to a split between her and Griffith.
She left Biograph in 1914 to star in Ceil B. DeMille’s “The Warrens of
Virginia” (1915). She made one more film with DeMille, “The Captive”
(1915) before she went on to greener pastures. She worked for many
studios and directors including nine films with Frank Reicher, six films
for James Kirkwood, five films for Robert Thornby, and numerous others
with a variety of directors. In 1922, she married Marshall Neilan whom
she had worked with on nine Biograph films and also worked under as a
director. All total Sweet appeared in seven of Neilan’s films starting
with “Those Without Sin” (1917) and ending with “Diplomacy” (1926).
Among the films they made was “Tess of the D'Urbervilles” (1924) based
on the classic Thomas Hardy novel. Their marriage was not a great
success however and his philandering lead to a divorce after only seven
years of marriage, in 1929.
Like her marriage, her film career was in trouble by 1927. In 1926 she
made four films ending with her last film with Neilan. The following
year she made only one film, “Singed” with John Wray, with whom she hand
made a prior film, “Anna Christie,” in 1923. She was not in another film
until 1929 when she appeared in her last silent, “The Woman in White.”
With the coming of talking pictures she is credited with only five
films. Of these she only had lead roles in the first two: “Always
Faithful” (1929) and “The Woman Racket” (1930). The end of her career
can be summed up in her words as supporting actress Donna Harris in
“Girl in Hollywood” (1930). Donna Harris relates how her film career
was washed up by the age of 32. These words reflected the truth of
Sweet’s career, she was 34 at the time and her career had been on the
skids since she was 28.
Like many film actresses of her time she retired and returned to the
stage where she appeared on Broadway in secondary roles and with touring
companies. She also appeared on radio. It was there she meet Raymond
Hackett whom she married in 1936. She remained married to Hackett until
his death in 1958. After Hacket's death, Blanche was reduced to working
as a sales girl till the late 1960's when film historians discovered her
and she was able to enjoy her film pioneer status. She survived Hackett
by 26 years and died September 6th, 1986 of a stroke. IMDB credits her
with having made 162 films.
© 2005 Diana Savage
Sources:
Pringle, G. & Zamora D. G. (1997) Silent Star of July 1995. Downloaded
03/13/05
Goldensilents.com. (2004). Blance Sweet – Silent Movie Star. Downloaded
03/13/05
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Diana Savage is a silent film buff and collector of early film
collectibles. That Girl Montana is Diana's second submission in as many
issues to this newsletter.
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Click Below for Blanche Sweet Collectible Slide Show:
http://www.things-and-other-stuff.com/photogallery/sweetblanche.htm
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Boris Karloff
By Susan M. Kelly
Speaking only in mysterious grunts and buried under one of Hollywood’s
classic makeup jobs, Boris Karloff made his name as the ultimate master
of horror. Yet under the chilling monster lay a gentle, soft spoken man
who found more pleasure in reading stories to children than in scaring
the grown-ups out of their seats.
William Henry Pratt was born into a family of British diplomats, but
from an early age he eschewed the Foreign Service for a life on the
stage. He followed his dream across the Atlantic, where he found work
touring with small companies all over North America. In 1916, he made
his screen debut as an extra in “The Dumb Girl of Portici”. Three years
later, he began his film career in earnest with an appearance in the
Douglas Fairbanks film “His Majesty, the American”, where he was billed
as Boris Karloff.
He found steady work throughout the 20’s including turns in “The Hope
Diamond Mystery” (1921), “Lady Robin Hood” (1925), and “Eagle of the
Sea” (1926). In the early 30’s he appeared in his first talkies, hiding
his cultured English accent beneath a harsh, guttural growl in movies
such as “The Sea Bat” (1930).
In 1931, Karloff was approached by director James Whale, who was
preparing to make a new horror film. Whale had offered a key role to
Dracula star Bela Lugosi, but Lugosi rejected the part, fearing that he
would be unrecognizable in full makeup. Karloff had no such qualms and
he happily took on the role of Frankenstein’s monster, complete with
massive lifts and padding which made the slim, 5’11” actor seem larger
than life.
On its surface, the role of the monster didn’t seem like a star maker.
Karloff had only his own remarkable facial expressions and a vocabulary
of grunts with which to give Dr. Frankenstein’s creation life, but it
proved to be all that he needed. In one of the more remarkable
performances on film, Karloff was able to infuse real humanity and
pathos into the horrible creature, actually daring to make audiences
care for the terribly tortured soul within. He stole the picture from
top billed Colin Clive and, at the relatively advance age of 44, found
himself an instant star. It was a heady moment for him, but it wasn’t
without its cost. The heavy brace that he was forced to wear as part of
his costume took a terrible toll on his back and he would spend the rest
of his life in severe pain, a price that he paid without complaint.
He spent the remainder of the 30’s working steadily, alternating between
horror films such as “The Mummy” (1932), “The Ghoul” (1933), and “Bride
of Frankenstein” (1935), for which he reprised his most famous role, and
supporting roles in more prestigious major-studio productions. In 1934
he raised eyebrows as a villainous, anti-Semitic Prussian nobleman in
“The House of Rothschild”. The same year he appeared in “The Black
Cat”, the first of three films which would team him with fellow horror
master Bela Lugosi.
As the 30’s drew to a close, Karloff was forced to keep himself afloat
with performances in a string of B movies. In 1939 he played the
Frankenstein monster for a third and final time in “Son of
Frankenstein”. During filming he celebrated his 52nd birthday with the
birth of his only child, Sara Jane, rushing excitedly from the set to
the hospital in full makeup and costume!
He successfully spoofed his film image in the 1941 stage production of
“Arsenic and Old Lace”, enjoying a lengthy run in a role written
specifically for him. He also appeared in a few low budget chillers for
RKO which managed to stand out from the run of the mill B fare,
including yet another teaming with Bela Lugosi in 1945’s “The Body
Snatcher”.
He managed to get a few solid supporting roles in more standard films as
well, including a turn as a phony psychiatrist, Dr. Hollingshead, in
“The Secret Life of Walter Mitty” (1947) opposite the incomparable Danny
Kaye. But with the dawn of the 50’s, Karloff again found himself mired
in a string of dreary, low-budget horror films which traded on the
success of his earlier work.
His stage performances brought much more success. He had a memorable
turn as Captain Hook opposite Jean Arthur in “Peter Pan” and received a
Tony nomination for his role opposite Julie Harris in “The Lark”. He
also branched into television, participating in several TV plays,
starring in the series “Colonel March of Scotland Yard” (1957-58), and
hosting “Thriller” (1960-62).
Producer Roger Korman tapped the aging star for several of his all-star
horror films and spoofs in the early 60’s, including “The Raven” and
“The Terror”. But by this time age and the lingering pain in his back
were taking their toll. Toward the end of his life, walking and even
standing had become too much to bear.
He continued to have a tremendous fondness for children and took great
delight in recording several successful albums of children’s stories.
In 1966, he was thrilled to be offered the opportunity to narrate the TV
version of the Dr. Seuss classic “How the Grinch Stole Christmas”.
Despite Seuss’s misgivings about hiring a horror movie actor, Karloff’s
performance has become one of his most enduring and memorable, a fact
which he would no doubt find extremely pleasing.
His final role came in 1968, as an elderly horror-film actor in Peter
Bogdanovich’s “Targets”. Though he frequently retired to a wheelchair
and an oxygen mask between scenes, the old master relished his offbeat
role and many critics say he delivered his finest performance in years.
He died the following year, leaving his indelible mark as one of
Hollywood’s classic masters of horror. Yet the gentle, lovely man
behind the monster remains something of an enigma to this day.
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Susan M. Kelly is a freelance writer who lives and works in Dunellen,
New Jersey.
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Click Below for Boris Karloff Collectible Slide Show:
http://www.things-and-other-stuff.com/photogallery/karloffboris.htm
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Photo ID Guide Update:
1929 Movie-Land Keeno Game Cards
http://www.things-and-other-stuff.com/ENTERTAINMENT/prices%20realized%20ID%20folder/id%20page%201929%20mlkeeno.htm
Click the link above for images & details!
The link above goes to the main game page, from there click on the
"Calling Cards" page to see examples from a new deck recently
purchased--the cards are definitely an older grouping than those I've
handled before and includes silent personalities such as Lon Chaney Sr.
& Buster Keaton.
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The Silent Collection by Tammy Stone
Baby Peggy Montgomery
You’ve noticed by now that there are legions of silent film stars to
discover, from the divas, vamps and girls next door to the cowboys and
matinee idols. It’s been endless fun exploring their careers and
gleaning tidbits of their personal lives. But I noticed a glaring
absence recently: where are the child stars? Perhaps this thought came
to me because a film was recently released in Canada, made by the
insightful and visionary writer-director Don McKellar: Childstar,
chronicling the surreal life of a very famous young boy on the cusp of
adolescence working in the very adult Hollywood film industry (check out
this film!).
Of course, before the Shirley Temples, Tatum O’Neals, Haley Joel Osments
and Dakota Fannings of the silver screen (Osment’s life and demeanor
actually inspired Childstar), there were the tykes of the silent era.
Since they were so young with the coming of sound, careers in the sound
age were possible, among them, for example, that of Jackie Coogan, who
became famous – immortalized, really – playing the title character in
Charlie Chaplin’s The Kid. However, since I’ve gravitated to the leading
ladies of the silent screen thus far, I thought I’d start with the
adorable Baby Peggy. An apt beginning, as she had practically cornered
the market for child actors in the 1920s, and despite her different
gender, actually provided Jackie Coogan the biggest run for his money.
Baby Peggy was born Margaret Montgomery on October 26, 1918 in Merced,
California – just at the time that the industry had successfully
migrated from New York to Hollywood (there remained, though, a thriving
business on the East Coast as well). As legend has it, she was just over
a year and a half old when her mother took her on a visit to Century
Studios on the now-famed Sunset Boulevard. They had reason to be there –
dad Jack Montgomery, a roving cowboy for years, eventually became a
reputable stuntman who often filled in for Tom Mix in his vast repertory
of cowboy films. Perhaps there was a dire need for infant actors at the
time, or perhaps the powers that be saw a lot of potential in her;
either way, she was officially “discovered,” and a career was born.
It’s reported that Baby Peggy made around nine features and 150 short,
one-reel films between 1920 and 1923, the same era that had so many of
her older colleagues achieve their pinnacle of fame in the years before
the talkies arrived. Some highlights include On With the Show, Playmates
and Brownie’s Baby Doll (1921); Circus Clowns, Little Red Riding Hood,
Peggy, Behave! (a film named after her, that’s fame! All 1922); Peg o’
the Movies (another one!), Sweetie, Nobody’s Darling, Little Miss
Hollywood, The Darling of New York, and Hansel and Gretel (1923). Not
unlike today, it seems, there was an appetite for fairytales to be
translated to the big screen, and where there are fairytales, there are
children needed; Baby Peggy perfectly fit the part.
At this time, Baby Peggy had an exclusive contract with Century Studios,
but she was, like many others, loaned out from time to time – if the
money was right – for example, she made The Darling of New York with
Universal Pictures; this was her first feature length film. Baby Peggy
was a hot property, far superceding her father in fame and earning
power. It’s of little surprise, really, that she has been often compared
to Shirley Temple, but it’s not just because they were both little girls
when they became rich and famous. Peggy actually made a couple of films
that were remade later on by Miss Temple, the first being Captain
January, which she completed in 1924. Another famous children’s story
turned into a Baby Peggy film that year was Jack and the Beanstalk, and
she rounded the year out nicely with a big hit called Helen’s Babies
(co-starring Clara Bow – in second billing).
But Peggy wasn’t just a much-needed if very cute little face; she could
act as well. She actually became well-known and loved for several of her
comedies – parodies in which she would imitate some of the most famous
stars of the day in their most famous roles. Some her targets included
the lovely Italian star Pola Negri, the Canadian Mary Pickford, Mae
Murray ... and even Rudolph Valentino!
Sadly, though, this whirlwind of fame was not to last. All the silent
stars, with very few exceptions, created the movie stardom industry,
only to reach the highest highs and delve into near-obscurity within
about fifteen years at best. Baby Peggy’s career was even more
condensed; in a way she encapsulates the silent star trajectory at
lightning speed.
She made one film in 1926, April Fool, and then the personal problems
hit – and she was only eight years old. Like her peer/rival Jackie
Coogan, her parents squandered all her money away, and imbued her career
– and life – with too many challenges. In desperation, she turned – or
was forced to turn, depending on how you look at it – to vaudeville to
make some money. Again, like many of her silent era peers, she was able
to make a very modest comeback in the talkies era, appearing in such
films as Off His Base (1932), Eight Girls in a Boat (1934), Girls’
Dormitory (1936) and Souls at Sea (1937), all under the name Peggy
Montgomery. Her last screen appearance was as an uncredited extra in
Having a Wonderful Time.
Personally, though, Peggy couldn’t deal with the pressures she had
undergone as a child, and suffered several nervous breakdowns in young
adulthood – today, it goes without saying, we have many, many former
child stars who can attest to having gone through a very similar
experience. Peggy didn’t have reality TV to turn to as a second-career
option (many of our former child stars have found shows like The Surreal
Life to embarrass themselves with). She did, though, find a new career,
and one that wasn’t far from what she knew best: she became a writer and
publisher on Hollywood, using the name Dianna Serra Cary. Among other
publications, she wrote “Hollywood Posse” in 1975, and “Hollywood’s
Children: An Insider’s Account of the Child Star Era”, in which she
delved into life as an extremely famous young person and mixed personal
anecdotes with broad social commentary and historical elements into one
comprehensive book.
We wish many of our silent film stars were still around to tell us more
about what it was like to be involved in the movies in its first glory
years. And we are so lucky to have Peggy Montgomery, who’s not only
around, but has written several books chronicling this very important
period in our cultural history. She also wrote an autobiography, “What
Ever Happened To Baby Peggy?”, and a biography of Jackie Coogan called
“Jackie Coogan: The World’s Boy King: A Biography of Hollywood’s
Legendary Child Star,” among other books. She also married, divorced,
and remarried Tom Carey in 1954, with whom she had a son, Mark.
In today’s age, when stars in music and film seem to be getting not only
thinner but also a lot younger, it’s the perfect time to look back and
examine those personalities who first shot to fame as little ones – and
just maybe, learn from their mistakes and tribulations. As much as
things have changed since the turn of the last century, it’s also
amazing to see how much has remained the same. We owe a lot to Baby
Peggy for reminding us, via the written word, that history needs to be
recorded.
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Tammy Stone is a freelance writer and journalist based in Toronto. Watch
for her regular column on the greats of the Silent Screen in each issue
of ASTOS. Tammy invites you to write her at tammyst-@yahoo.ca with
any questions or comments on her column.
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Click Below for Baby Peggy Montgomery Collectible Slide Show:
http://www.things-and-other-stuff.com/photogallery/babypeggy.htm
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End Credits:
That's it for now, remember I'm skipping an April 15 issue to finish up
on my taxes (good luck with that everybody that still has to do theirs!)
and will be back April 30. As for now that issue is planned to include
another new puzzle from Carly as well as the solution to this one,
another entry into The Silent Collection from Tammy, a piece on cowboy
star Harry Carey from a new writer to the newsletter, Kelly Ann
Butterbaugh, and some Photo ID Guides as well. Take care 'til then!
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