All Things Cladrite

Here are 10 things you should know about ALINE MACMAHON , born 125 years ago today. She enjoyed success on the stage, in films and on television.

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Here are 10 things you should know about LEILA HYAMS , born 119 years ago today. She enjoyed success as a model, a vaudeville performer and a motion picture actress.

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Here are 10 things you should know about EVE ARDEN , born 115 years ago today. We wouldn’t be the least bit surprised if filmmakers in Hollywood are still telling their casting people, “Get m...

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If a kippered herring barrel is good enough for Chico, it’s certainly good enough for CLADRITE RADIO’s founder and chief bottle washer. MARXFEST is less than three weeks away. Do you have ...

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Here are 10 things you should know about CECILIA PARKER , born 110 years ago today. Best remembered as Andy Hardy’s older sister, she appeared In more than 60 films during her brief career.

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The incomparable ELLA FITZGERALD was born 107 years ago today in Newport News, Virginia. We’re featuring her music all day on Cladrite Radio so TUNE IN NOW ! To learn more about Ella Fitzgera...

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Here are 10 things you should know about MARCELINE DAY , born 116 years ago today. She was considered a star on the rise in the 1920s, but her career faded by the early 1930s.

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It’s less than a month till the first weekend of MARXFEST and we’re still adding events! Just confirmed for Friday 5/17: a conversation with CHRISTOPHER HART, son of KITTY CARLISLE and MOSS H...

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Here are 10 things you should know about HAROLD LLOYD , born 131 years ago today. He ranks second in our silent comedy pantheon behind Buster Keaton.

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Here are 10 things you should know about LEONID KINSKEY , born 121 years ago today. He amassed more than 130 TV and film credits in a screen career that spanned 40 years.

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Here are 10 things you should know about ARTHUR LAKE , born 119 years ago today. Few actors have been so identified with not just a particular role, but with a a single word of dialogue, delivere...

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Here are 10 things you should know about JOHN HODIAK , born 110 years ago today. In his all-too-brief life and career, he enjoyed success on the stage, in radio and in pictures.

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Here are 10 things you should know about ALLEN JENKINS , born 124 years ago today. We’ll happily watch any movie in which he appears.

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Here are 10 things you should know about Walter Connolly, born 137 years ago today. Though his Hollywood career lasted just 10 years, he left his mark with strong performances in nearly 50 films.

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April 5 should be a national holiday for old-movie buffs. Look at the stars it produced: WALTER HUSTON (1883), SPENCER TRACY (1900), MELVYN DOUGLAS (1901), BETTE DAVIS (1908) and GREGORY PECK (19...

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Here are 10 things you should know about ESTHER HOWARD, born 132 years ago today. Following a successful decade on Broadway, she became one of Hollywood’s most prolific character actresses.

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CLADRITE RADIO is an official sponsor of MARXFEST 2024 : More than two dozen events celebrating all things Marx Brothers over two weekends in May in NYC. To say it’s a don’t-miss is a massive...

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Here are 10 things you should know about DOOLEY WILSON , born 140 years ago today. He enjoyed success on Broadway and in vaudeville, cabaret and pictures.

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Here are 10 things you should know about LON CHANEY , born 141 years ago today. Chaney was celebrated for his facility with stage and screen makeup.

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Here are 10 things you should know about HIDEKO TAKAMINE , born 100 years ago today. She was one of the greatest actresses of classic Japanese cinema.

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