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Cary Grant is dead, and with him dies an era in motion picture history. The man who combined debonair charm, classic grace and a subtle sense of the sinister in some 72 movies died late Saturday of a stroke in Davenport, Iowa.

Mae West was born in Brooklyn, August 17th, 1892. Both her parents were in vaudeville, and she made her stage appearance at the age of six.

Starring in a Hollywood movie in 1933, the Brooklyn bombshell added a goodly number of black actresses to the cast, seasoned performers who would play Tira's maids.

If you enjoy classic films, especially the Hollywood comedies of the 1930s, the Middletown Township Public Library is the place to be.

Mae did her own lion-hearted stunts in the film, too. Directed by Wesley Ruggles, this Paramount Pictures favorite was originally released with great fanfare on 6 October 1933 - - 76 years ago.

These movies helped Americans laugh their way through earlier tough times, with wisecracks, wit, and innuendo.

Many things happened this long ago year. Construction of the Golden Gate Bridge began in San Francisco Bay.

Middletown Township Public Library, a busy book-lovers junction in leafy Monmouth County, will channel that Tinseltown vibe during October when they present " Friday Afternoon at the Movies - Coffee, Dessert, and a Cool Classic Comedy with Victor Zak ." A veteran journalist and film critic, Zak will enlighten the audience with anecdotes about the ...

Dirty Blonde Signature Theatre Signature Theatre Ark, Arlington, VA Through October 4th 2:00, without intermission Reviewed September 10th, 2009 Mae West is alive and well at Signature Theatre.

"I never set out to make men a career. It just happened that way." Comic actress and playwright Mae West was known for her bold sensuality, clever one-liners and resurrection of Paramount Studios.

Meanwhile, guess which man Mae might be thinking of when the calendar turns to August 8th? Born on the 8th of August - - Dayton Lummis and "Holy" Joe Born in New Jersey on 8 August 1903 was Dayton Lummis, an American actor of film and television who specialized in the genre of anthology and western series, often playing authority figures.

Meanwhile, guess which man Mae might be thinking of when the calendar turns to August 8th? Born on the 8th of August - - Dayton Lummis and "Holy" Joe Born in New Jersey on 8 August 1903 was Dayton Lummis, an American actor of film and television who specialized in the genre of anthology and western series, often playing authority figures.

The entertainment biz does good biz during recessions. Like most pieces of conventional wisdom, it's been repeated so often it's accepted as fact.

Meanwhile, guess which man Mae might be thinking of when the calendar turns to August 8th? Born on the 8th of August - - Dayton Lummis and "Holy" Joe Born in New Jersey on 8 August 1903 was Dayton Lummis, an American actor of film and television who specialized in the genre of anthology and western series, often playing authority figures.

This was Mae West's famous other line, from her film I'm No Angel, when the queen of double entendres managed to elevate a request for her favourite fruit into something akin to soft porn.

I'm No Angel starring Mae West and Cary Grant. There's always a day or two over the summer when you look around and realize everyone's deserted you.

Cary Grant's first screen partnership with Mae West was in " " [released in the USA on 9 February 1933]. And the Brooklyn Academy of Music has devoted August 3rd - 20th to screening Cary Grant classics.

Old movies - I'm talking about those made before the 1970s - come to us in packages these days.

Unafraid of appearing uninformed or ridiculous is Canadian consumer Rita DeMontis, who offered this ham-fisted opening for her July 30th column ["Great Grapes"] in The Sarnia Observer .

This was Mae West's famous other line, from her film I'm No Angel, when the queen of double entendres managed to elevate a request for her favourite fruit into something akin to soft porn.