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Tuesday, November 12, 2024

The Genocidal Writings of L. Frank Baum by Trav S.D.

November is Native American History Month; next year (2025) will mark the 350th anniversary of King Phillip’s War, the beginning of the end for the native people as the dominant polity …

SOURCE: Trav S.D. at 03:42AM
Monday, November 11, 2024

The Geraldine Page Centennial Celebration at Torn Page by Trav S.D.

Starting tooday (November 12, 2024), Torn Page is marking the upcoming centennial birthday of the late, great stage and screen actress Geraldine Page (1924-1987). They’ll be screening Page…

SOURCE: Trav S.D. at 10:06AM

An Undelivered Speech to the Clowns on Opening Night of the Coney Island Clown Skool by Trav S.D.

I was honored to give the opening speech on opening night of Glen Heroy’s Coney Island Clown Skool at CIUSA last night. Congratulations to him and to all concerned for getting this wonderf…

SOURCE: Trav S.D. at 10:06AM

Fort Parker, “The Searchers” and the Downfall of the Comanche by Trav S.D.

November is Native American History Month; next year (2025) will mark the 350th anniversary of King Phillip’s War, the beginning of the end for the native people as the dominant polity …

SOURCE: Trav S.D. at 09:02AM
Sunday, November 10, 2024

On Dryden’s “Indian” Plays by Trav S.D.

November is Native American History Month; next year (2025) will mark the 350th anniversary of King Phillip’s War, the beginning of the end for the native people as the dominant polity …

SOURCE: Trav S.D. at 08:02AM

Sympathy for Sinbad by Trav S.D.

The title of our post has to do less with the fact that it’s been a good quarter century since the peak of Sinbad (David Adkins, b. 1956) than that the comedian suffered a stroke in 2020 f…

SOURCE: Trav S.D. at 08:02AM

The Russell Johnson Centennial, or The Education of a Professor by Trav S.D.

What do you do when you’re inconveniently far from home and have a couple of hours to kill between appointments? I know I’m a dying breed, but I often deal with that predicament by ducki…

SOURCE: Trav S.D. at 03:42AM

Hosannas for Hogarth by Trav S.D.

An enthusiasm for 18th century painter, illustrator, and engraver William Hogarth (1697-1764) is one of the million ties that bind my wife and I together. Among other things, Hogarth was kno…

SOURCE: Trav S.D. at 03:42AM
Saturday, November 9, 2024

A Mabel Normand Finding Aid by Trav S.D.

How wonderful that Mabel Normand shares a birthday with Marie Dressler, Snub Pollard, and Ed Wynn! That’s an astrological club that kind of makes a little sense! Anyway, having done so man…

SOURCE: Trav S.D. at 12:24PM

William Holland Thomas and the Eastern Band of Cherokee by Trav S.D.

November is Native American History Month; next year (2025) will mark the 350th anniversary of King Phillip’s War, the beginning of the end for the native people as the dominant polity …

SOURCE: Trav S.D. at 06:02AM

A Century Ago: The Genesis of Joy Page by Trav S.D.

In 1924 a young man named Don Alvarado (José Ray Paige, 1904-1967) got his first minor role in the silent film Mademoiselle Midnight starring Mae Murray, married Ann Boyar, and became the …

SOURCE: Trav S.D. at 05:02AM

Reviving Captain Freedom by Trav S.D.

Today is World Freedom Day, he said with a hollow laugh. As of November 5, the prospects for genuine individual liberty anywhere in the world seem very dim indeed, and likely will be until l…

SOURCE: Trav S.D. at 05:02AM
Friday, November 8, 2024

Romanticism: From the “Noble Savage” to Buffalo Bill by Trav S.D.

November is Native American History Month; next year (2025) will mark the 350th anniversary of King Phillip’s War, the beginning of the end for the native people as the dominant polity …

SOURCE: Trav S.D. at 02:31AM

A Proper Post on June Havoc by Trav S.D.

I’ve taken an unconscionably long time in generating a dedicated post on June Havoc ( Ellen Evangeline Hovick, 1912-2010). I’m sure it’s because she was mentioned in my post about her…

SOURCE: Trav S.D. at 02:31AM
Thursday, November 7, 2024

The Dutch, Deal-Making, and The Defeat of the Delaware, or What Became of New York’s Native Americans by Trav S.D.

November is Native American History Month; next year (2025) will mark the 350th anniversary of King Phillip’s War, the beginning of the end for the native people as the dominant polity …

SOURCE: Trav S.D. at 07:54AM

Happy Birthday, Alice Bag by Trav S.D.

Man, am I grateful that today is the birthday of Alice Bag (Alicia “Alice” Armendariz, b. 1958). This is an especially good time to celebrate a radical Mexican punk woman, not that there…

SOURCE: Trav S.D. at 07:54AM
Wednesday, November 6, 2024

On the Well-Groomed Gordon Westcott by Trav S.D.

Thanks, Eve Golden, for making me aware of Gordon Westcott (Myrthus Hansen Hickman, 1903-1935) about a year ago. Oh, I’d seen plenty of his movies, but I’d not noted the name. Essentiall…

SOURCE: Trav S.D. at 03:42AM

More on Jamestown and the Fate of the Powhatans by Trav S.D.

November is Native American History Month; next year (2025) will mark the 350th anniversary of King Phillip’s War, the beginning of the end for the native people as the dominant polity …

SOURCE: Trav S.D. at 03:42AM
Tuesday, November 5, 2024

For Election Day: On Some Problematic Presidents by Trav S.D.

November is Native American History Month; next year (2025) will mark the 350th anniversary of King Phillip’s War, the beginning of the end for the native people as the dominant polity …

SOURCE: Trav S.D. at 10:24AM

R.I.P. Jonathan Haze by Trav S.D.

Thanks, Eve Golden, for passing along the intel about the passing of Jonathan Haze (Jack Schachter, 1929-2024). You may think there’s something kind of wrong about eulogizing him here toda…

SOURCE: Trav S.D. at 09:24AM
Monday, November 4, 2024

Of Walter Cronkite and Show Business by Trav S.D.

How perfect that Walter Cronkite (1916-2009) shared a birthday with Will Rogers, for they were both among the most trusted, beloved and admired Americans of their day. Cronkite was the ancho…

SOURCE: Trav S.D. at 12:36PM

A Will Rogers Finding Aid by Trav S.D.

November is Native American History Month; next year (2025) will mark the 350th anniversary of King Phillip’s War, the beginning of the end for the native people as the dominant polity …

SOURCE: Trav S.D. at 03:48AM
Sunday, November 3, 2024

Poking Holes in “Pocohontas” by Trav S.D.

November is Native American History Month; next year (2025) will mark the 350th anniversary of King Phillip’s War, the beginning of the end for the native people of this continent. I’…

SOURCE: Trav S.D. at 10:24AM
Saturday, November 2, 2024

A Brief But Painful Overview of the Indian Wars by Trav S.D.

November is Native American History Month; next year (2025) will mark the 350th anniversary of King Phillip’s War, the beginning of the end for the native people of this continent. I’m …

SOURCE: Trav S.D. at 03:02PM

A Thing or Two About Ohio by Trav S.D.

My inability to locate what I deem to be a single interesting image of historical Ohio gives the lie I guess to what was to have been my intended thesis for National Ohio Day, that the Bucke…

SOURCE: Trav S.D. at 01:36PM
Friday, November 1, 2024

A New Series for Native American History Month and the 350th Anniversary of King Philip’s War by Trav S.D.

November is Native American History Month; next year (2025) will mark the 350th anniversary of King Phillip’s War, the beginning of the end for the native people of this continent. I’m m…

SOURCE: Trav S.D. at 09:31AM
Thursday, October 31, 2024

RIP Kathleen Hulser by Trav S.D.

I was very distressed to learn today of the death of an old friend. I’m startled to realize that she was indeed that — I’ve known Kathleen Hulser for a quarter of a century. Kathleen w…

SOURCE: Trav S.D. at 09:31PM

RIP Paul Morrissey by Trav S.D.

Paul Morrissey (1938-2024) passed away a few days ago; I decided to hold his tribute for today (Halloween), as it seemed most appropriate for a man who had directed his own takes on Frankens…

SOURCE: Trav S.D. at 10:54AM
Wednesday, October 30, 2024

Sikoryak’s Constitution by Trav S.D.

Don’t get too excited! The show advertised above is from a quarter century ago. We share the image for two reasons: 1) In celebration of the Halloween season, and 2) it was designed by the…

SOURCE: Trav S.D. at 01:02PM

Now Boarding the Jefferson Airplane by Trav S.D.

There are performing artists of older vintage I could treat of today, but none of them get me as jazzed as Grace Slick (b. 1939), nor are any of them as witchy. I love that she was born on H…

SOURCE: Trav S.D. at 12:02PM
Tuesday, October 29, 2024

The Maniacal McMahons: Four Generations of a Wrestling Dynasty by Trav S.D.

October 29 was the birthday of a now obscure sports promoter named Jess McMahon (Roderick James McMahon Sr, 1882-1954). In the final analysis I revile the influence his family has had on thi…

SOURCE: Trav S.D. at 10:02AM