How ‘The Godfather’ Movie Almost Didn’t Get Made (part 1)
By Melissa Berry on April 12, 2024
In this article, Melissa Davenport Berry details how it took a deal with the real Mafia to get the gangster film “The Godfather” made... (Read More)
Tag: Movies and Actors
Remembering Paul Newman’s Life & Death
By Tony Pettinato on September 26, 2022
An article about the actor and philanthropist Paul Newman (1925-2008), who died on 26 September 2008 at the age of 83... (Read More)
On This Day: Famed Comedian Robin Williams Died
By Tony Pettinato on August 11, 2022
An article about the suicide of Robin Williams on 11 August 2014, including a tribute to Williams published two days after his death... (Read More)
The 60th Anniversary of the Movie ‘To Kill a Mockingbird’
By Jane Cook on June 7, 2022
In this article, Jane Hampton Cook tells some background stories about “To Kill a Mockingbird” – both the book and the movie have become classics... (Read More)
Betty White: A Recipe for Life
By Gena Philibert-Ortega on January 4, 2022
In this article – in honor of the beloved actress Betty White, who died Friday – Gena Philibert-Ortega searches newspapers to learn more about Betty... (Read More)
Nothing to Laugh At: WWII Heroics of 1960s Sitcom Stars
By Gena Philibert-Ortega on August 6, 2021
Gena Philibert-Ortega searches old newspapers to learn more about the amazing WWII service of comedic actors who later starred in 1960s sitcoms... (Read More)
May the 4th Be with You!
By Thomas Jay Kemp on May 4, 2018
An article by Thomas Jay Kemp celebrating “May the 4th Be with You!” in honor of May 4 being Star Wars Day... (Read More)
Disney Movie ‘Coco’ Has Genealogy Tie-in
By Thomas Jay Kemp on January 3, 2018
A recent article in the Deseret News explores the connection between genealogy and Disney’s hit movie Coco... (Read More)
