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Here are 10 things you should know about Fred MacMurray, born 118 years ago today. He was a more versatile performer and a much bigger star than is widely remembered today. #OldMovies #ClassicMovies #ClassicHollywood #FilmNoir #PrecodeMovies #ClassicBroadway #OldTimeRadio #ClassicTV

Here are 10 things you should know about Preston Sturges, born 128 years ago today. We consider him a comedic genius and a true giant of American cinema. #OldMovies #ClassicMovies #ClassicHollywood #PrecodeMovies #ClassicBroadway #OscarWinners #ScrewballComedy

Here are 10 things you should know about Preston Foster, born 126 years ago today. He enjoyed success in the theatre, vaudeville, pictures, radio, nightclubs and television. #OldMovies #ClassicMovies #ClassicHollywood #PrecodeMovies #ClassicBroadway #OldTimeRadio #ClassicTV #Vaudeville

Here are 10 things you should know about Eleanor Boardman, born 128 years ago today. A star in the silent era, she retired from pictures after appearing in just seven talkies. #OldMovies #ClassicMovies #ClassicHollywood #PrecodeMovies #ClassicBroadway #Vaudeville

Here are 10 things you should know about Mae Clarke, born 116 years ago today. Her career in nightclubs, vaudeville, Broadway, pictures, radio and television spanned nearly 50 years. #OldMovies #ClassicMovies #ClassicHollywood #PrecodeMovies #ClassicBroadway #OldTimeRadio #ClassicTV #CharacterActors #Vaudeville

Here are 10 things you should know about Hugh Herbert, born 142 years ago (or thereabouts) today. He enjoyed a long career in vaudeville before launching his prolific movie career. #OldMovies #ClassicMovies #ClassicHollywood #PrecodeMovies #ClassicBroadway #OldTimeRadio #CharacterActors #Vaudeville

Here are 10 things you should know about Billie Burke, born 142 years ago today. It’s rare that an actress with a career as lengthy as Burke's ends up so closely associated with a single role. #OldMovies #ClassicMovies #ClassicHollywood #PrecodeMovies #ClassicBroadway #OldTimeRadio #ClassicTV #CharacterActors

Here are 10 things you should know about Ann Dvorak, born 115 years ago today. She was never a huge star, but she delivered many memorable turns and remains a favorite among discerning movie buffs. #OldMovies #ClassicMovies #ClassicHollywood #PrecodeMovies #ClassicBroadway #ClassicTV

Here are 10 things you should know about Joe E. Brown, born 135 years ago today. Best remembered today as Osgood Fielding III in SOME LIKE IT HOT (1959), he starred in dozens of comedies in the 1930s and ’40s. #OldMovies #ClassicMovies #ClassicHollywood #PrecodeMovies #ClassicBroadway #OldTimeRadio #ClassicTV #CharacterActors #Vaudeville

Here are 10 things you should know about Ross Alexander, born 119 years ago today. After eight years on Broadway, he was showing great potential in Hollywood, but he came to a tragic end. #OldMovies #ClassicMovies #ClassicHollywood #PrecodeMovies #ClassicBroadway

Here are 10 things you should know about James Whale, born 137 years ago today. Though he directed fewer than two dozen movies in his brief Hollywood career, he left an enduring legacy. #OldMovies #ClassicMovies #ClassicHollywood #PrecodeMovies #ClassicBroadway #ClassicHorror #GayHollywood

Here are 10 things you should know about John Gilbert, born 129 years ago today. He was a huge star in the silent era, but his career waned quickly with the ascent of talkies and he died far too young. #OldMovies #ClassicMovies #ClassicHollywood #SilentMovies #PrecodeMovies

Here are 10 things you should know about Henry Armetta, born 138 years ago today. He enjoyed success as a character actor over the course of a prolific 40-year film career. #OldMovies #ClassicMovies #ClassicHollywood #PrecodeMovies #CharacterActors

Here are 10 things you should know about Lois Wilson, born 132 years ago today. A star in the silent film era, she enjoyed success in the theatre, pictures and television. #OldMovies #ClassicMovies #ClassicHollywood #PrecodeMovies #ClassicBroadway #ClassicTV #CharacterActors #SilentMovies

Here are 10 things you should know about Dick Foran, born 116 years ago today. He enjoyed success in the theatre, pictures, radio and television. #OldMovies #ClassicMovies #ClassicHollywood #PrecodeMovies #ClassicBroadway #OldTimeRadio #ClassicTV #CharacterActors

Here are 10 things you should know about Clara Blandick, born 150 years ago today. Though she's remembered for a particular role, she enjoyed a long and varied career in the theatre, vaudeville and pictures. #OldMovies #ClassicMovies #ClassicHollywood #PrecodeMovies #ClassicBroadway #CharacterActors #Vaudeville #silentmovies

Here are 10 things you should know about Herbert Marshall, born 136 years ago today. He enjoyed success on the stage, in pictures, in radio and on television. #OldMovies #ClassicMovies #ClassicHollywood #PrecodeMovies #ClassicBroadway #OldTimeRadio #ClassicTV

Here are 10 things you should know about George E. Stone, born 123 years ago today. He enjoyed success in vaudeville, pictures, radio and television. #OldMovies #ClassicMovies #ClassicHollywood #PrecodeMovies #OldTimeRadio #ClassicTV #CharacterActors #Vaudeville

Here are 10 things you should know about Gary Cooper, born 125 years ago today. He was surprisingly versatile, considering his persona as a strong, silent type. #OldMovies #ClassicMovies #ClassicHollywood #PrecodeMovies #OldTimeRadio #OscarWinners #ScrewballComedy

Here are 10 things you should know about Beulah Bondi, born 137 years ago today. She enjoyed a successful stage career before becoming a beloved character actress in pictures. #OldMovies #ClassicMovies #ClassicHollywood #PrecodeMovies #ClassicBroadway #OldTimeRadio #ClassicTV #CharacterActresses #OscarNominees

Here are 10 things you should know about Brian Aherne, born 124 years ago today. He enjoyed success in the theatre, pictures, radio, television and even publishing. #OldMovies #ClassicMovies #ClassicHollywood #PrecodeMovies #ClassicBroadway #OldTimeRadio #ClassicTV

Here are 10 things you should know about Bruce Cabot, born 122 years ago today. He never made it to the top tier of stardom, but he worked steadily in pictures, radio and television over the course of a 40-year career. #OldMovies #ClassicMovies #ClassicHollywood #PrecodeMovies #OldTimeRadio #ClassicTV #CharacterActors

Here are 10 things you should know about May Robson, born 168 years ago today. She enjoyed a long career on the stage before she turned to the movies and radio. #OldMovies #ClassicMovies #ClassicHollywood #PrecodeMovies #ClassicBroadway #OldTimeRadio #CharacterActors #OscarNominees

Here are 10 things you should know about George Arliss, born 158 years ago today. An acclaimed and admired actor, he came to be considered king of the biopics in the 1920s and '30s. #OldMovies #ClassicMovies #ClassicHollywood #PrecodeMovies #ClassicBroadway #CharacterActors #OscarWinners

Here are 10 things you should know Mary Pickford, born 134 years ago today. She was a true Hollywood pioneer with a list of career accomplishments that has rarely been equaled. #OldMovies #ClassicMovies #ClassicHollywood #PrecodeMovies #ClassicBroadway #OldTimeRadio

Here are 10 things you should know about Grady Sutton, born 120 years ago today. He stumbled into a movie role in 1925 and kept acting for 55 years. #OldMovies #ClassicMovies #ClassicHollywood #PrecodeMovies #ClassicTV #CharacterActors #GayActors

Here are 10 things you should know about Samuel S. Hinds, born 151 years ago today. One of Hollywood's most prolific character actors of the 1930s and '40s, his face is familiar to every old-movie buff. #OldMovies #ClassicMovies #ClassicHollywood #PrecodeMovies

Here are 10 things you should know about Mary Treen, born 119 years ago today. She enjoyed success in vaudeville, pictures and television. #OldMovies #ClassicMovies #ClassicHollywood #PrecodeMovies #ClassicTV #CharacterActors #Vaudeville

Here are 10 things you should know about Phillip Reed, born 118 years ago today. He enjoyed success in vaudeville, the theatre, pictures, radio and television. #OldMovies #ClassicMovies #ClassicHollywood #PrecodeMovies #ClassicBroadway #OldTimeRadio #ClassicTV #Vaudeville