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Philip French's screen legends Edmund Gwenn 1877-1959
He was born Edmund Kellaway in Wandsworth, London , grew to be 5ft 4in, was described over the years as "endearing", "cherubic", "portly", "elfin", with "a twinkle in his eye" and a seductively "soothing voice". All these attributes contributed to his appearance as Kris Kringle, the New York department store Santa Claus in Miracle on 34th Street ...
Review by Thumper: Thumps from 1 to 5: Thump of 5 The film "Them "was released in 1954 Fess Parker.
October 29, 2009 - This is TALK OF THE NATION. I'm Neal Conan in Washington. With Halloween only two days away, you probably already carved your pumpkins, stockpiled candy corn and tried on your costume.
Scary, scary university nights
One of the neatest memories I have of university - at least, of the ones I'm willing to share with strangers - was the night a bunch of us tossed cushions and sleeping bags on the floor of Glendon Hall to watch scary movies.
Chapman to offer film screenings, recitals and more
Here's a look at some of the activities on tap at Chapman University this month: Friday, Oct.
And you can find it here . My new Nation column is called "Harvard Heal Thyself ." It's about the Times excellent reporting of the Harvard Medical School scandal, and it's here .
Big bugs infest movie landscape
Bugs. Insects. Creepy-crawlies. The prickle of something up your arm or leg, biting you, maybe injecting poison.
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It's hard to imagine a simpler time when we all did not live under the imminent threat of invasion by irradiated roaches, lizards, spiders, ants and hideous, giant man-eating beasts.
"Them!" carved a 'niche' in two genres of film back when it was released in 1954 - The 'nuclear monster' movie and the 'big bug' movie.
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