Martin Chalakoski
Martin Chalakoski is one of the authors writing for The Vintage News
Articles by Martin Chalakoski:
The Doll Family, four dwarf siblings who found success in Hollywood, not only in “The Wizard of Oz” but in another classic, “Freaks”
Georges Méliès, the magic-minded dreamer who in 1902 filmed “The Trip to the Moon” and showed us what movies are capable of
Mel Blanc hated carrots, but in interest of total professionalism, munched one while providing voice of Bugs Bunny
Three giant Viking swords stand buried in a stone in Hafrsfjord, Norway, recalling a mythic struggle for unity
Florence Foster Jenkins: The world’s worst opera singer who sold out Carnegie Hall weeks in advance
Wizard of Oz’s Jerry Maren of the Lollipop Guild is the last surviving Munchkin at age of 97
Sir Anthony Hopkins won the Oscar for role of psychopath Hannibal Lecter with only 16 minutes of screen time and a blinkless stare
“Babe would understand” Stan Laurel was too ill to attend the funeral of his best buddy Oliver Hardy
Disney whitewashed the story of Pinocchio, originally that of an ungrateful and “wretched boy,” hanged for his mistakes
John Cazale, the actor who appeared in only five movies, all nominated for the Best Picture Academy Award
