About
One of the greatest loves of my life is reading: Agatha Christie Mysteries, historical non-fiction, Dean Koontz, Nicholas Sparks, Shakespeare, Cookbooks, health and fitness books, etc. But the type of book I’d walk three miles in sensible shoes to get my hands on would be a biography. I read my first one, about Harriet Tubman, in Grade School, and I have been deliriously hooked ever since.
When you read about the life of someone who is no longer with us, it’s as though they are being given the chance to live again. Their voice can once again be heard and their emotions can be felt as though they were being felt for the first time. By reading about their lives, we get to walk along with them in their steps and see the world through their eyes.
Some of the most fascinating biographies and auto-biographies are the ones from the golden era side of Hollywood. A day really doesn’t seem complete to me unless I’ve spent time with someone from this time on the pages of a great biography!
Not long ago, while keeping pace with Lucille Ball, I realized how many priceless stories lie within these books (as well as within my own mind). So, the idea for Hollywood Yesterday was born.
Each day will bring a new “entry”. Each entry will be a information relating to an individual, a couple, or a movie.
The theme of the blog (along with the banner, colors, etc.) will also change periodically. The first theme, or version, is LABELS. The individuals covered during this time will be those who have been labeled, either rightly or wrongly, over time. I know James Dean, Marilyn Monroe, Howard Hughes, Kathryn Hepburn, and Lana Turner will be included in”Labels”, we’ll have to see who else joins the party!
Future themes will be Sex Symbols (I think we’ll have a lot of fun with that one), Comedians, Discoveries, Rivals, etc.
We’ll do our best to give you the juiciest, most interesting stories we can. More than anything we hope to provide you with a chance to step back in time with us…see who we can “meet” and just have a lot of innocent fun along the way.
Joi
