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  • French postcard by E.D.U.G., presented by Corvisart, Epinal, no. 252. Photo: Charlton Heston in Ben-Hur (William Wyler, 1959). Tall, well built and ruggedly handsome American actor Charlton Heston (1923-2008) appeared in 100 Hollywood films over the course of 60 years. With features chiselled in stone, he became famous for playing a long list of historical…

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  • French postcard by Editions du Globe, Paris, no. 408. Photo: Metro Goldwyn Mayer (MGM). Lana Turner (1921-1995) was one of the most glamorous superstars of Hollywood’s golden era. One of her first lead roles was in Dancing Co-Ed (1939), a vehicle for bandleader Artie Shaw. The two married a year later. Dubbed ‘the Sweater Girl’…

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  • French postcard by Editions du Globe, Paris, no. 408. Photo: Metro Goldwyn Mayer (MGM). Lana Turner (1921-1995) was one of the most glamorous superstars of Hollywood’s golden era. One of her first lead roles was in Dancing Co-Ed (1939), a vehicle for bandleader Artie Shaw. The two married a year later. Dubbed ‘the Sweater Girl’…

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  • French postcard by Editions du Globe, Paris, no. 408. Photo: Metro Goldwyn Mayer (MGM). Lana Turner (1921-1995) was one of the most glamorous superstars of Hollywood’s golden era. One of her first lead roles was in Dancing Co-Ed (1939), a vehicle for bandleader Artie Shaw. The two married a year later. Dubbed ‘the Sweater Girl’…

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  • French postcard by Editions du Globe, Paris, no. 408. Photo: Metro Goldwyn Mayer (MGM). Lana Turner (1921-1995) was one of the most glamorous superstars of Hollywood’s golden era. One of her first lead roles was in Dancing Co-Ed (1939), a vehicle for bandleader Artie Shaw. The two married a year later. Dubbed ‘the Sweater Girl’…

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  • French postcard by Editions du Globe, Paris, no. 408. Photo: Metro Goldwyn Mayer (MGM). Lana Turner (1921-1995) was one of the most glamorous superstars of Hollywood’s golden era. One of her first lead roles was in Dancing Co-Ed (1939), a vehicle for bandleader Artie Shaw. The two married a year later. Dubbed ‘the Sweater Girl’…

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  • This is a menu for the second annual dinner of the Toronto Board of Trade, held in 1889. The 127th such dinner will take place on January 26, but it will not be held at the Horticultural Gardens. One of our city’s earliest parks, it’s now called Allan Gardens, after William Allan (1772-1853), a poor…

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Paul Sedra

Historian of Modern Egypt