Loren KantorThe Man Who Didn’t Like MusicWhen I was a student at UCLA, I used to joke that I could never be friends with someone who didn’t like music. Then I met a young filmmaker…3d ago73d ago7
Loren KantorinPicture PalaceMy Landlord Was a Blacklisted ScreenwriterIn 1987, I was a struggling screenwriter living with two friends in a Hancock Park house. The property owner was a gentle man in his 70s…Aug 310Aug 310
Loren KantorinPicture PalaceAlfalfa Was Kind of a JerkIn 1921, producer Hal Roach created the Our Gang series of short films. Later renamed The Little Rascals, Roach sought to depict real kids…Aug 214Aug 214
Loren KantorinWritingAndTypingC.S. Lewis on God and Good Vs. EvilBritish writer C.S. Lewis couldn’t fathom how a just God presided over a world that was so cruel and unjust. In his book Mere Christianity…Jul 3010Jul 3010
Loren KantorI Attended a Hispanic MAGA MemorialMy old boss called to say Salvador had died. I loved Sal though it had been seven years since we last spoke. We worked together at a vinyl…Jul 2442Jul 2442
Loren KantorThe Attempted Assassination of Teddy RooseveltOn the evening of October 14, 1912, Theodore Roosevelt prepared to give a speech in Milwaukee. He was trying to regain the presidency as a…Jul 146Jul 146
Loren KantorinBuzzer BeaterWas Babe Ruth Black?There’s a story told by the legendary sportswriter Fred Lieb about Ty Cobb and Babe Ruth from the 1920s. The stars were scheduled to share…Jul 1110Jul 1110
Loren KantorinPicture PalaceLauren Bacall, Hollywood’s Sultry LegendLauren Bacall was born Betty Joan Perske in 1924 to Jewish Romanian immigrant parents. Known for her smoky voice and mysterious persona…Jul 49Jul 49
Loren KantorRonald Reagan’s Alzheimer JourneyOn November 5, 1994, former President Ronald Reagan released a letter to the world announcing he’d been diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease…Jun 2910Jun 2910
Loren KantorinPicture PalaceHumphrey Bogart: Hollywood’s Lovable Tough GuyHumphrey Bogart’s characters smoked, drank, fought and almost always got the girl (Casablanca notwithstanding). His film image was that of…Jun 278Jun 278