Son of Forgotten Hollywood Forgotten History: Starring More Great Characters Actors of Hollywood's Golden Age

by Pacheco, Manny

• ISBN13: 9781937454142
• ISBN10: 1937454142
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2012-01-01
• Publisher: Edk Distribution

Summary

Back again with another treasure trove of Hollywood character actors from yesteryear, Manny Pacheco captures the essence and spirit of classic performances. The Thirties, Forties, and Fifties were a time of prolific filmmaking, when movie after movie featured similar supporting casts-always assuring motion picture audiences of superior portrayals be they menacing (such as Peter Lorre, Sydney Greenstreet, or Lon Chaney Jr.) or funny (Marjorie Main's "Ma Kettle" or Carl Switzer's "Alfalfa").

Author Biography

Manny Pacheco is a twenty-nine year member of the Screen Actor's Guild, and has worked as a Southern California broadcast personality for three decades. He's appeared on NBC's Santa Barbara, and co-hosted the Daytime Emmy-nominated In Studio on KCOP. The scribe was a recent guest on FOX I Is Midday Sunday. He currently hosts a radio show-Forgotten Hollywood- on The Spa radio network. Visions-Media Inc., a Brea, CA-based film production company, has signed a deal to develop a documentary based on Pachecos work. For more insight, go to www.forgottenhollywood.com.

Table of Contents

Foreword	p. v
Preface	p. vii
Introduction	p. xiii
Fat Man And Little Boy	p. 1
The Man Behind The Curtain	p. 11
Milwaukee's Finest	p. 19
Saddle Tramps	p. 27
Pathos: The Curse of a Lifetime	p. 37
A Wandering Star	p. 49
Children of the Depression	p. 57
Carl "Alfalfa" Swifzer	p. 60
Leo Gorcey	p. 62
Freddie Bartholomew	p. 65
Flirting With History	p. 69
The Good Soldier	p. 79
Our Neighbors to the South	p. 89
Affable Face of Authority	p. 103
Mothers Superior	p. 111
Margaret Dumont	p. 112
Marjorie Main	p. 115
Dane Darwell	p. 118
Bulldog Tenacity	p. 123
A Bit O' The Blarney	p. 131
Autumn Leaves	p. 139
Afterword	p. 149
Appendix: Disclaimers	p. 151
About the Author	p. 163
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