Evelyn Keyes was born in Texas and raised in Georgia, a bonafide Southern gal who remains best known for her role in Hollywood’s huge-scale Southern epic, Gone With the Wind. Playing Suellen, sister to Vivien Leigh’s iconic Scarlett O’Hara, Keyes found her most notable role. Her career in Hollywood spanned far beyond this one film,… Read More TMP Reads: Scarlett O’Hara’s Younger Sister by Evelyn Keyes
In 1976, James Cagney published his autobiography. Three biographies about the actor had previously been published, all with “Cagney” in the title, but these were “heavy with cockeyed conclusions and some solid misinformation.” It was time for the man to reclaim his name and tell his own story, in his own words. So, Cagney by… Read More TMP Reads: Cagney by Cagney
Mary Tyler Moore is, without a doubt, one of my favorite people. As a huge fan of both The Dick Van Dyke Show and The Mary Tyler Moore Show, she’s at the top of my list of favorite classic television actresses. I tend to have very good luck at library book sales. In fact, with… Read More TMP Reads: After All by Mary Tyler Moore
Born in Virginia in 1905, Joseph Chesire Cotten realized at a young age that he wanted to be an actor. Picking up the art of storytelling through summers spent with his uncle Benny, Jo began to dream of a career on the stage. Despite the doubts and disapproval of his parents, Jo decided to make… Read More TMP Reads: Vanity Will Get You Somewhere by Joseph Cotten
