American History in Real Life
Movies in the past have often shown characters that were touched by historical events. Yet sometimes, the truth is often more fantastic than anything Hollywood can devise. These stories of real people show how the events of the past touched their lives. Some times the stories are dramatic, sometimes simple, but all in all they weave a tapesty of the richness of the American experience.-
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Category Archives: The movies
Scary Movies
It’s our custom at Halloween to watch old scary movies. Not the gory ones that masquerade as scary but the ones that play with your mind– the classics: Pyscho, Poltergeist, The Silence of the Lambs. Ones that have a … Continue reading
Another Fine Mess…
Oliver Norvell Hardy or as he was first known: Norvell Hardy was born in Harlem, Georgia in 1892 the youngest of six children. His father, Oliver Hardy Senior was a line foreman for the Georgia Southern Railroad before marrying Mary … Continue reading
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