By JUDY SLOANE Front Row Features HOLLYWOOD-Actor Roddy McDowall was born on September 17, 1928 in London, England. He made his film debut in the 1936 movie “Scruffy,” but it was his role as Huw in the 1941 classic “How Green was my Valley” that brought him fame at the early age of thirteen. Some [...]

By JUDY SLOANE Front Row Features HOLLYWOOD-Trans American Airlines, en route to Chicago, has a choice of two entrees for dinner – steak or fish. Unfortunately, the pilot, co-pilot, navigator and half the passengers decide on the fish, which has now led to massive food poisoning. With trepidation [...]

BY JUDY SLOANE Front Row Features HOLLYWOOD-Son of Douglas Fairbanks, the iconic silent movie star, Douglas Fairbanks Jr. created a thriving career for himself as an actor and producer. During World War II, he was awarded the United States Navy’s Legion of Merit for valor, finally retiring from t [...]

By JUDY SLOANE Front Row Features HOLLYWOOD-What would the world be like if “It’s a Wonderful Life” hadn’t been ‘born’? We would never have known George Bailey or the other inhabitants of Bedford Falls. Never had the opportunity to experience the story of a small-town businessman whose most heart [...]