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dbellis54 commented about Premiere (1955) on Aug 18, 2025 at 10:46 pm

General Curtis LeMay was born in Columbus, Ohio, graduated from South High School and The Ohio State University. After retiring from the U.S. Air Force, he was George Wallace’s running mate in the 1968 presidential campaign, as third-party candidates.

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dbellis54 commented about World Premiere of "The Diary of Anne Frank" (1959) on Aug 17, 2025 at 3:49 pm

Shelly Winters won the Oscar for Best Supporting Actress in “The Diary of Anne Frank.” Along with Harry Belafonte, Ryan and Winters were in 1959’s “Odds Against Tomorrow.”

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dbellis54 commented about Promotion (1961) on Aug 16, 2025 at 9:40 pm

I attended a free summer concert in Woodbridge, New Jersey back in the late 1990s or early 2000s that featured Joey Dee, the star of this movie.

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dbellis54 commented about Special Showing (1962) on Aug 16, 2025 at 9:15 pm

The film was “King of Kings” for religious leaders.

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dbellis54 commented about University Flick on Aug 12, 2025 at 7:58 pm

The University Theatre was the first new indoor film house to open in Columbus since the end of World War II.

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dbellis54 commented about Before it became the Hunts Cinestage on Aug 6, 2025 at 10:16 pm

Source: Columbus Dispatch, October 29, 1924

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dbellis54 commented about Directed by Jonathan Kaplan, RIP (1947 - 2025) on Aug 4, 2025 at 10:38 pm

Kaplan directed “The Student Teachers”

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dbellis54 commented about John J, Zink and Frederick L.W. Moehle, Theater Architects (1949) on Jul 10, 2025 at 10:19 pm

The theatre parking lot

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dbellis54 commented about Art Evans, RIP (1942 - 2024)/ Wings Hauser, RIP (1947 - 2025) on Jun 1, 2025 at 10:23 pm

David Harris, RIP (1949 - 2024)

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dbellis54 commented about New Theater on May 30, 2025 at 7:48 pm

May 28, 1952 issue

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dbellis54 commented about New Theater on May 30, 2025 at 7:44 pm

The theater is located in Minnesota

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dbellis54 commented about Premiere of "The Man in the Gray Flannel Suit" on May 26, 2025 at 9:49 pm

What is the difference between gray and grey?

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dbellis54 commented about Closing on May 23, 2025 at 11:06 pm

May 10, 1961 issue

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dbellis54 commented about Winter at the Drive-In on May 18, 2025 at 7:59 pm

Anyone care to comment on experiences viewing or being an employee at a drive-in in a cold weather state?

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dbellis54 commented about Promotion on May 15, 2025 at 10:32 pm

Only three months after this appearance, Francis piloted a private aircraft that crashed. Francis, age 25, perished along with two passengers. Source, Wikipedia

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dbellis54 commented about May 1948 News on May 13, 2025 at 8:58 pm

Correction on the source date: May 22, 1948

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dbellis54 commented about Remodeling on May 9, 2025 at 9:45 pm

January 8, 1938

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dbellis54 commented about Promotion on May 7, 2025 at 9:55 pm

November 3, 1928

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dbellis54 commented about Opening on Apr 24, 2025 at 10:22 pm

Source: Motion Picture Herald, April 6, 1946

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dbellis54 commented about Glynis Johns, RIP (1923 - 2024) on Apr 23, 2025 at 9:16 pm

Source: Columbus Dispatch, February 12, 1956

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dbellis54 commented about Nadja Tiller, RIP (1929 - 2023) / James Drury, RIP (1934 - 2020) on Apr 22, 2025 at 8:51 pm

Source: Columbus Dispatch, July 11, 1962. Also, Randolph Scott’s last film.

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dbellis54 commented about Calypso Music Fad on Mar 29, 2025 at 4:33 pm

Source: Motion Picture Daily, May 7, 1957

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dbellis54 commented about Trade ad on Mar 24, 2025 at 3:39 pm

Opened December 20, 1940 at the RKO Palace in Columbus, Ohio

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dbellis54 commented about Gene Hackman, RIP (1930 - 2025) / Richard Roundtree (1942 - 2023) on Mar 4, 2025 at 12:34 am

Dustin Hoffman and Gene Hackman along with Robert Duvall alternated sharing an apartment in New York City in the fifties.

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dbellis54 commented about Donald Sutherland, RIP (1935 - 2024) on Mar 3, 2025 at 9:15 pm

Treat Williams, RIP (1951 - 2023)