They Were Celebrities Exactly who we consider celebrities within our social structure depends on what era you choose. There was a time before television, radio and Hollywood when celebrity status could depend on your chosen profession. The profession didn’t necessarily have to be show business. Believe it or not, many steamboat captains during the mid …
Monthly Archives: July 2012
The General Slocum / Little Germany
There is a memorial in Tompkins Park in Manhattan Island, New York City, which is there as a reminder of what was, prior to September 11, 2001, the worst disaster in terms of loss of life in New York. The disaster was the burning of the General Slocum steamboat on the East River of New …
History of Old Hollywood
The Hollywood Cowboys There are two interesting stories about two old Hollywood cowboys who enjoyed a good measure of success but had unexpected endings. This covered the era of both the silents and what were referred to as the talkies. The two names in this story are Buck Jones and Tom Mix. Interestingly enough, both …