Bojangles Robinson, The Toe-Tapping Wonder
Bill “Bojangles” Robinson (born Luther Robinson; May 25, 1878 – November 25, 1949), was an American tap dancer, actor, and singer, the best known and the most highly paid black entertainer in the United States during the first half of the 20th century.
His long career bega…
Hollywood Movie Memorabilia
One of WalterFilm’s website “Collections” is titled “Hollywood Movie Memorabilia.” And while the term Memorabilia has a simple definition, “objects treasured for their memories or historical interest”, it doesn’t quite define or describe what Walter’s Hollywood Movie Memorabilia offers.
Oversized Portraits Of Pre-Code Hollywood Stars
Walter Film recently acquired a remarkable collection of studio portraits of some of the major stars of Pre-Code Hollywood. These oversized black-and-white double weight glossy silver gelatin portraits of the following:
AMERICAN DRAG
June is LGBTQ Pride Month, and in this blog, we’re looking at how it’s place in society has evolved since it burst into being on the evening of June 28, 1969, resulting from a police raid on a dingy bar on Sheridan Square in New York’s Greenwich Village.
LGBTQ Lesbian Archive (1901-2004)
WOMEN IN FILM, THEATER & MUSIC
As the photograph of Katharine Hepburn above signifies, this is a collection of lesbian and bisexual women in film, theater and music. It spans a full century, starting with Maud Adams in 1901 and working its way up through a Chantal Akerman film of 2004.
WALTER FILM CATALOG 53/2024
Catalog 53 Features > A number of scarce movie scripts, among them THE SPY WHO CAME IN FROM THE COLD (1964), THE WILD BUNCh (1968), THELMA AND LOUISE (1990), and THE SHAWSHANK REDEMPTION (1992). > An entire section devoted to the career of preeminent queer filmmaker Kenneth Anger, includ…
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