Comedienne Phyllis Diller, who died in August 2012, spent time in Florida, including performing her comedy act at the Fontainbleau, the Eden Roc and many other locations across the state. She was also in Cape Coral in 1964 to film[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Here’s the schedule for the former Orlando Drive-In that once graced South Orange Blossom Trail outside the city or Orlando. Here is what is – or is not – at the site today: View Larger Map
Honorary Mayor, celebrated American humorist, Robert Benchley does his Mayoral duties in the early 1940s. Robert Benchley was not much for being outside New York City, but, here, he ventured out. That reaction by Benchley is real. He wasn’t much[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Jaws 3-D was a decidedly downturn in the series of shark scare flicks. This one was mostly filmed at Sea World south of Orlando. If you watch the film today and compare to the current Sea World, it’s hard to[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
‘Frogs” set loose hundreds of frogs around Wewahitchka in the Panhandle. Frogs you find in the area are likely descendents of the frogs used for this film. The celebrity frog relatives are a bit difficult to get an autograph from,[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Here’s Franklin Street in Tampa in 1926. Prominent is the Tampa Theatre, which still thrives today! This photo is from The Journal of Decorative and Propaganda Arts 23, page 211. You can purchase a copy for yourself by clicking here[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
It’s Ross Allen at Silver Springs near Ocala. Here’s what is written on the back of the card: This postcard appears to have been hand colored. There is no postmark on the back. =”570″ height=”364″ />
Me, Swampy together tonight at the opening dinner for the Florida SpringsFest with Ricou Browning & Jordan Klein, Sr. Ricou Browning is best known as the underwater Gill-Man from the Creature from the Black Lagoon. But he contributed so[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Today would have been actress Dorothy Lamour’s 102nd birthday. She is best known for her films with Bob Hope and Bing Crosby. Better known as the “Road” pictures. Another film she is known for is ‘The Greatest Show on Earth”[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Besides his great movies, Burt Reynold’s has been great bringing film to Florida. His 1997 film, ‘Big City Blues’ features Southeast Florida locations including one of the most famous businesses in Florida, ‘Wolfie’s’ in Miami Beach. The scenery of Miami[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Zuber salutes Army Day! Be sure to thank and wish a Happy Army Day to those of our Army currently in service or retired. Our Army base in our state is Camp Blanding just east of Starke in north Florida.[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
During my travels through Tampa a while back, I came across this ‘Lethal Weapon III’ pinball machine. Included in the graphic is the implosion of the 1957 Orlando City Hall, much as shown at the start of the film. In[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…