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May.20.2013
Laurie and I took a trip to Mooseheart, Illinois, (outside of quaint suburb of Batavia) for a visit to MOOSEHEART Child City and School to see our charitable dollars at work. It is heartwarming to appreciate $1 in contributions for each 1st Edition copy of Forgotten Hollywood Forgotten History...
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May.20.2013
Laurie and I are in the Burbs of Chicago… Hoffman Estates. We’re here for a variety of reasons documented in a recent blog. But, to give you a sense of this iconic city, let me remind you about it’s fabulous ties to cinema.
Several classics come to mind. The opening scenes of Some Like it Hot,...
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May.19.2013
The FORGOTTEN HOLLYWOOD Pilot Documentary (Development) online funding campaign officially concluded on Saturday. What a finale at Westminster Lanes, with a day of bowling for cash and prizes. In our final week, we reached 84% of our goal, for a GRAND TOTAL of $4200.
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May.17.2013
Events at the Cannes Film Festival were ripped out of the pages of a Pink Panther film, or a Hitchcock thriller starring Cary Grant and Grace Kelly. Round up the usual suspects…!
From an Associated Press report:
Thieves ripped a safe...
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May.17.2013
Another Summer of Hollywood Golden Age gems are on tap beginning next month. Oscar’s Outdoors is in its second year, and promises iconic screenings in the middle of Tinsel Town.
Here are some of the highlights:
PETER...
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May.16.2013
The day after our Westminster Lanes / Forgotten Hollywood Documentary fundraising event, Laurie (my wife) and I are headed for a whirlwhind ten days in Chicago. We have a lot planned, culminating with a special dinner in Wisconsin honoring Moose International, Inc. members (including me) for...
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May.15.2013
Charles Strouse is one of the great living composers and lyricists… And, you probably never heard of him! A favorite son of New York, the Dix Hills Performing Arts Center is committed to celebrating his life with the return of an off-Broadway retrospective. Originally presented in 2011, ...
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May.14.2013
Dr. Joyce Brothers was a psychologist, television personality, and advice columnist. She went on to do syndicated advice shows on both television and radio, during a broadcasting career that lasted more than four decades. In addition to The Dr. Joyce Brothers Show, she had a...
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May.11.2013
What a thrill it was for me to present the Forgotten Hollywood Book Series and a copy of my Forgotten Hollywood Radio Program to song stylist Michael Feinstein. The singer was honored Friday by the Pacific Pioneer Broadcasters for his untiring efforts to preserve the Great American Songbook in...
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May.09.2013
I’m pleased Forgotten Hollywood Forgotten History (like my second book) has just received a 5-Star review from the site – Readers’ Favorite. One of their superb reviewers, Jack Magnus, read my initial work and writes:
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May.09.2013
The FORGOTTEN HOLLYWOOD Pilot Documentary (Development) official online funding campaign on INDIEGOGO concluded on May 4th. However, the Brochure campaign continues until May 18th at Westminster Lanes with a day of bowling for cash and prizes. In our 18th week, we’ve ...
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May.07.2013
The legacy of Ray Harryhausen dates back to the creation of King Kong in 1933. His mentor, Willis O’Brien, pioneered the concept of stop-motion model animation, made famous when he brought his iconic ape to life on screen. An astonished audience were amazed by his creation. The work...
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May.07.2013
I spent a great day with Rotarians living in the San Gabriel Valley. I began at a fine breakfast with the Rotary Club of Walnut Valley. We met in San Dimas, and the membership was friendly and engaging. Kudos to club president Peter Pirritano for his professionalism and kind way he...
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May.06.2013
Mario Machado was an eight-time Emmy-winning television and radio broadcaster. He made television history when, in 1970, he became the first Chinese-American on-air television news reporter and anchor in the nation. In fact, he was also Portuguese.
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May.05.2013
Sony Pictures Television (SPT) has announced the upcoming launch of a new digital broadcast network aimed at reaching the classic-film fan. GetTV will launch in the United States some time this Fall. The production company is a small screen distribution subsidiary of Sony...
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Manny Pacheco spent years researching actors such as Claude Rains, Peter Lorre, Cesar Romero, Frank Morgan, and Basil Rathbone, to name a few. His fresh take was to show how their films offered a parallel to America's history. At a time when most entertainers write tell-all books about themselves, it's refreshing to see one write about history.
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—Gary Lycan, Columnist of the Orange County Register
About Manny
I'm Manny Pacheco - a Southern California broadcaster who has worked in radio and television for over three decades. I'm also a proud 30-year member of the Screen Actors Guild, and just recently inducted to Pacific Pioneers Broadcasters. I've written...
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Manny’s Favorite Books
Strictly Sundays, All The Little Animals, The Nixons, Fox In Socks