#cinematic history

Watching one of the greatest films in earth cinematic history…

…and that cover picture and title remind me of something familiar. Hmmmmm…

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On This Day in History June 6, 1933: Richard Hollingshead was granted United States Patent number 1,909,537 on May 16, 1933. What was this patent for? Hollingshead’s patent was for the Drive-In Theater.

Hollingshead would build the first drive-in theater in Pennsauken Township, Camden New Jersey. It would be open for business on June 6, 1933. The first movie shown was the 1932 British Fox Studios comedy “Wives Beware” (entitled “Two White Arms" in the United Kingdom. )

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On This Day in History June 3, 1925: Actor and heartthrob Bernard Schwartz was born in Manhattan, New York. Don’t know who Bernard Schwartz is? Maybe you’ve heard him by his more famous name of Tony Curtis (June 3, 1925 - December 29, 2010.)

Curtis had a wide range when it came to acting from comedic roles in “Some Like It Hot” (1959) to drama in “The Defiant Ones” (1958) and “The Count of Monte Cristo” (1975) to thrillers in the “Sweet Smell of Success (1957.)

Curtis is the father of actress Jamie Lee Curtis via his marriage to fellow actress Janet Leigh.

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On This Day in History June 1, 1937: One of the most respected actors of this era and one of the most distinctive voices Morgan Freeman is born in Memphis, Tennessee.

Freeman is a five time Academy Award nominee and was the 2005 Academy Award Best Actor in a Supporting Role winner for his role as Eddie “Scrap-Iron” Dupri.

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