01.12
Tonight 1/12/2012 at 5:00PM and 11:30PM PST on “Real Orange, SoCal PBS KOCE-TV, I discuss my book “Fade to Black Graveside Memories of Hollywood Greats 1927-1950” with Maria Hall-Brown at the Claire Trevor Theater on the campus of the University of California, Irvine. We discuss the founding of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, the evolution of the awards ceremony, the Golden Age of Hollywood, actress Claire Trevor, John Wayne, Alice Brady, John Huston, Bette Davis and many others.