Monthly Columns:
- Hometowns to Hollywood Monthly Columnist for TCM Backlot (Jan. 2018-Present)
- “February’s Star of the Month: John Garfield” (Feb. 2021).
- “January’s Star of the Month: Miriam Hopkins” (Jan. 2021).
- “December’s Stars of the Month: Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy” (Dec. 2020).
- “November’s Star of the Month: Shelley Winters” (Nov. 2020).
- “October’s Star of the Month: Peter Cushing” (Oct. 2020).
- “September’s Star of the Month: Dorothy Dandridge” (Sept. 2020).
- “Summer Under the Stars: Claudette Colbert” (Aug. 2020).
- “July’s Star of the Month: Tony Curtis” (July 2020).
- “June’s Star of the Month: Ann Sheridan” (June 2020).
- “May’s Star of the Month: Edward G. Robinson” (May 2020).
- “April’s Star of the Month: Jane Russell” (Apr. 2020).
- “March’s Star of the Month: Joe E. Brown” (Mar. 2020).
- “Una Merkel: Hollywood’s Best Friend” (Feb. 2020).
- “January’s Star of the Month: Particia Neal” (Jan. 2020).
- “December’s Star of the Month: Joan Blondell” (Dec. 2019).
- “November’s Star of the Month: Bette Davis” (Nov. 2019).
- “October’s Star of the Month: Paul Muni” (Oct. 2019).
- “September’s Star of the Month: Sidney Poitier” (Sept. 2019).
- “Summer Under the Stars: James Stewart” (Aug. 2019).
- “July’s Star of the Month: Glenn Ford” (July 2019).
- “June’s Star of the Month: Jane Powell” (June 2019).
- “May’s Star of the Month: Paul Newman” (May 2019).
- “April’s Star of the Month: Greta Garbo” (Apr. 2019).
- “March’s Star of the Month: Fredric March” (Mar. 2019).
- “The Academy Awards and Plenty of Hope” (Feb. 2019).
- “January’s Star of the Month: Kathryn Grayson” (Jan. 2019).
- “December’s Star of the Month: Dick Powell” (Dec. 2018).
- “November’s Star of the Month: Glenda Farrell” (Nov. 2018).
- “October’s Star of the Month: Rita Hayworth” (Oct. 2018).
- “September’s Star of the Month: Dean Martin” (Sept. 2018).
- “Summer Under the Stars: Dana Andrews” (Aug. 2018).
- “July’s Star of the Month: Steve McQueen” (July 2018).
- “June’s Star of the Month: Leslie Howard” (June 2018).
- “May’s Star of the Month: Marlene Dietrich” (May 2018).
- “Susan Hayward: The Brooklyn Bombshell” (Apr. 2018).
- “March Star of the Month: Elizabeth Taylor” (Mar. 2018).
- “Wings (1927): When Best Picture Took Flight” (Feb. 2018).
- “January’s Star of the Month: Charles Boyer” (Jan. 2018).
- Classic Movie Travels Monthly Columnist for Classic Movie Hub (July 2017-Present)
- “Allan Jones” (Feb. 2021).
- “Doug McPhail” (Jan. 2021).
- “George Murphy–NY, NJ, and CA” (Dec. 2020).
- “Mary Carlisle–Hollywood and Beverly Hills” (Nov. 2020).
- “Anne Shirley–NYC and Los Angeles” (Oct. 2020).
- “Virginia Bruce–Fargo and Los Angeles” (Sept. 2020).
- “Hugh Herbert–NYC and Los Angeles” (Aug. 2020).
- “Ruby Keeler–NY and CA” (July 2020).
- “Frank McHugh” (June 2020).
- “Dorothy Dare” (May 2020).
- “Cliff Edwards” (Apr. 2020).
- “June Knight” (Mar. 2020).
- “Gale Storm” (Feb. 2020).
- “Nell O’Day” (Jan. 2020).
- “Burl Ives–Illinois, Los Angeles and Valley Forge” (Dec. 2019).
- “Marion Stadler” (Nov. 2019).
- “Hal LeRoy–New Jersey” (Oct. 2019).
- “Adriana Caselotti” (Sept. 2019).
- “June Haver” (Aug. 2019).
- “Mae Busch–Melbourne, Australia” (July 2019).
- “Rosalind Russell–Connecticut and San Francisco” (June 2019).
- “Leslie Caron” (May 2019).
- “Fay Bainter–Los Angeles, CA, and Provo, UT” (Apr. 2019).
- “Dolores Del Rio–Mexico City and Hollywood” (Mar. 2019).
- “Bert Lahr–New York, NY, and Seattle, WA” (Feb. 2019).
- “Mel Torme–Chicago” (Jan. 2019).
- “Danny Thomas–Toledo and Memphis” (Dec. 2018).
- “Toby Wing” (Nov. 2018).
- “Ray Bolger–Boston, NY, and LA” (Oct. 2018).
- “Vivian Blaine–New Jersey, New York” (Sept. 2018).
- “Billie Burke–New York” (Aug. 2018).
- “Donald O’Connor” (July 2018).
- “Jeanette Loff–Idaho, Minnesota, Saskatchewan, Oregon, California, New York City” (June 2018).
- “Robert Young–Chicago, Seattle, Pasadena, Los Angeles” (May 2018).
- “Glenda Farrell–Wichita, San Diego, and NY” (Apr. 2018).
- “Josephine Hutchinson–Seattle, Washington and New York City” (Mar. 2018).
- “Jobyna Ralston and South Pittsburg” (Feb. 2018).
- “Jeanne Crain–Inglewood and Los Angeles, CA” (Jan. 2018).
- “Betty Garrett–Missouri, Washington State, and New York” (Dec. 2017).
- “Gower Champion, Geneva, Illinois” (Nov. 2017).
- “Spencer Tracy and Milwaukee, Wisconsin” (Oct. 2017).
- “Barbara Hale, Chicago, Illinois” (Sept. 2017).
- “Jane Powell, Portland, Oregon” (Aug. 2017).
- “Colleen Moore’s Fairy Castle” (July 2017).
Television Appearances:
- TCM Backlot Interview for Turner Classic Movies (June 2016).
- Interview with Ben Mankiewicz for Turner Classic Movies (July 2015).
Books:
- Politics on Film (2020) for Classic Movie Blog Association.
- The Ida Lupino Files (2020) for Cine Suffragette.
- Femme/Homme Fatales of Film Noir (2019) for Classic Movie Blog Association.
- Outlaws: Depictions of Outlaws in Classic Film (2019) for Classic Movie Blog Association.
- Banned and Blacklisted: Too Hot for Hollywood (2018) for Classic Movie Blog Association.
- Underseen and Underrated: Celebrating Lesser-Known Classic Films (2017) for Classic Movie Blog Association.
- Words! Words! Words! Essays on Writing and Writers in Classic Film (2016) for Classic Movie Blog Association.
- Hollywood on Hollywood: Essays on Ten Films About Tinseltown (2016) for Classic Movie Blog Association.
- The Fabulous Films of the 30s (2015) for Classic Movie Blog Association.
- Planes, Trains, & Automobiles: Classic Films on the Move (2015) for Classic Movie Blog Association.
Periodicals:
- The Dark Pages Film Noir Newsletter:
- Palos Verdes Pulse:
- “Hometowns to Hollywood: Errol Flynn” (Feb. 2021).
- “Hometowns to Hollywood: Lana Turner” (Aug. 2020).
- “Hollywood History in Palos Verdes: Dana Andrews” (Aug. 2020).
- Hindsale Living Magazine:
- “Laugh With Me” (2020).
- Laurel and Hardy Magazine:
- Nostalgia Digest:
- “James Stewart: Our (Every)Man in Hollywood” (2020).
- “Rochester” (2019).
- “Little Miss Sunshine: The Story of Frances Langford” (2019).
- “The Wilde Ones: Lyn and Lee Wilde” (2016).
- “Blondie: From Strip to Screen” (2012).
- Hometowns to Hollywood Quarterly Columnist for Silent Film Quarterly (2016-2017):
- “Hometowns to Hollywood: Buster Keaton” (Summer 2017).
- “Hometowns to Hollywood: Colleen Moore” (Spring 2017).
- “Hometowns to Hollywood: Oliver Hardy” (Winter 2016).
- Chicago Art Deco Society Magazine:
Awards:
- Classic Movie Blogger Association (CMBA) Award:
- Best Film Article. “Rochester and Jack: Breaking Racial Barriers” (2020).
Podcast Appearances:
- Milwaukee Mob:
- “Old School Mob Films” (July 2020).
Guest Blogger Articles:
- Classic Movie Hub:
- “I Am Max: A Max Linder Docudrama Film” (Oct. 2018).
- “Classic Movie Hub: Classic Movie Travels” (2015):
- “Classic Movie Travels: Lana Turner, from Wallace, Idaho, to Hollywood, California” (Dec. 2015).
- “Classic Movie Travels: Francis Farmer, from Seattle to Indianapolis” (Oct. 2015).
- “Classic Movie Travels: Newton, Massachusetts, and the Great Jack Lemmon” (Sept. 2015).
- “Classic Movie Travels: The Great Katharine Hepburn of Fenwick, Connecticut” (Aug. 2015).
- “Park Ridge Library: The Rediscovered” Film Series (2014):
- “Irene Dunne: Introduction” (2014).
- “The Key (1934): Introduction” (2014).
- “Remembering Mickey Rooney” (2014).
- “Park Ridge Library: Screen Deco” Film Series (2012):
- “Forever Dancing: A Preview of Swing Time (1936)” (2012).
- “Style is Eternal” (2012).
- “A Screen Deco Reflection” (2012).
- “The Face of Deco: Dolores Del Rio” (2012).
- “Sheer Heaven: The Rhythm of Fred and Ginger” (2012).
- “Park Ridge Library: Legends of Laughter” Film Series (2011):
- “Smile” (2011).
- “The Legends in Our Modern Time” (2011).
Interviews with Annette:
- “Hollywood Kitchen: Dawn Wells” Facebook Live interview and Hollywood Kitchen episode recreating Dawn Wells’s “Mary Ann’s Famous Coconut Cream Pie” (Jan. 2021).
- “Hollywood Kitchen: Janet Gaynor” Facebook Live interview and Hollywood Kitchen episode recreating Janet Gaynor’s New England Pumpkin Pie (Nov. 2020).
- Q&A Portion of “Hollywood Kitchen: Janet Gaynor” via Facebook Live (Nov. 2020).
- “Glazier Interviews Bochenek” Facebook Live interview and piano concert (Oct. 2020).
- “Regina Dominican film festival to mark 60th year” for the Chicago Tribune (Apr. 2019).
- “Classic Movie Bloggers Association” Interview for Classic Movie Blog Association (Feb. 2017).
- TCM Backlot Interview for Turner Classic Movies (June 2016).
- “Stardust Melodies” Interview for Stardust Melodies (Mar. 2016).
- Interview with Ben Mankiewicz for Turner Classic Movies (July 2015).
Press Mentions:
- Chicago Tribune:
- “Based on the Book” (Jan. 2021).
- “Afternoon At the Oscars” (Jan. 2020).
- “St. Charles Public Library Presents A Night at the Oscars” (Jan. 2020).
- “Regina Dominican film festival to mark 60th year” (April 2019).
- “Arcada offers silent film series” (Dec. 2018).
- Daily Herald:
- “Palatine library event March 2 explores ‘The Irish in Hollywood'” (Feb. 2020).
- “See Buster Keaton as “The Navigator” Jan. 7 at the Arcada” (Jan. 2020).
- “Horror classics to bring spooky thrills to silent film series” (Oct. 2019).
- “See silent horror-comedy film Oct. 8 at the Arcada” (Oct. 2019).
- “Silent film fundraiser to benefit Catlow Theater in Barrington” (April 2019).
- Kane County Chronicle:
- The Wilmette Beacon:
- “Regina Dominican Film Fest Celebration” (April 2019).
Presentations:
- Arcada Theater Silent Film Festival, Arcada Theater, (2018-Present)
- “The Goat (1921); Sherlock Jr. (1924)” (Mar. 2020).
- “Girl Shy (1924)” (Feb. 2020).
- “The Navigator (1924)” (Jan. 2020).
- “Kid Boots (1926)” (Nov. 2019).
- “The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari (1920)” (Oct. 2019).
- “The Cat and the Canary (1927)” (Oct. 2019).
- “Buster Keaton in Three Ages (1923)” (Sept. 2019).
- “Buster Keaton in Our Hospitality! (1923); Laurel & Hardy in Liberty (1929)” (April 2019).
- “Douglas Fairbanks in The Nut (1921)” (Mar. 2019).
- “Harold Lloyd in Safety Last (1923)” (Jan. 2019).
- “Laurel & Hardy in Big Business (1926); Buster Keaton in The General (1926)” (Dec. 2018).
- “Silent All-Stars Night: Charlie Chaplin in A Day’s Pleasure (1919); Buster Keaton & Fatty Arbuckle in The Bell Boy (1918); and Harold Lloyd in High and Dizzy (1921)” (Nov. 2018).
- Hometowns to Hollywood Presentations, Carmel Clay Public Library:
- “Celluloid Road Trip: U.S. Edition” (Mar. 2021).
- Hometowns to Hollywood Presentations, NA’AMAT USA:
- “Dressing the Stars: Part I” via Zoom (Mar. 2021).
- Hometowns to Hollywood Presentations, Northbrook Woman’s Club:
- “An Afternoon at the Oscars” via Zoom (Feb. 2021).
- Hometowns to Hollywood Presentations, Eisenhower Public Library:
- “James Stewart: Hollywood’s Everyman” via Zoom (Jan. 2021).
- Hometowns to Hollywood Presentations, Lemont Public Library District:
- “A Classic Hollywood Christmas” via Zoom (Dec. 2020).
- Hometowns to Hollywood Presentations, St. Anne’s Women’s Club:
- “Catholic Leading Ladies” via Zoom (Oct. 2020).
- Hometowns to Hollywood Presentations, Northbrook Public Library:
- “Dynamic Duos: Classic Comedy Partnerships” via Zoom (Sept. 2020).
- Hometowns to Hollywood Presentations, Rolling Meadows Library:
- “Based on the Book: From Page to Picture” via Zoom (Aug. 2020).
- Hometowns to Hollywood Presentations, Morton Grove Public Library:
- “The History of the Hollywood Musical” via Zoom (Aug. 2020).
- Hometowns to Hollywood Presentations, CJE SeniorLife:
- “Hometowns to Hollywood: Laurel & Hardy” via Zoom (Oct. 2020).
- “Hometowns to Hollywood: The Marx Brothers” via Zoom (July 2020).
- “Jack Benny: An Illinois Original” via Zoom (June 2020).
- Hometowns to Hollywood Presentations, North Shore Congregation Israel:
- “Fred and Ginger: Forever Dancing” via Zoom (July 2020).
- Hometowns to Hollywood Presentations, Patty Turner Center:
- “Hollywood Valentine: Married in the Movies” via Zoom (Feb. 2021).
- “Sitcom Deep-Dive: The Honeymooners” via Zoom (Jan. 2021).
- “A Classic Hollywood Christmas” via Zoom (Dec. 2020).
- “Hometowns to Hollywood: The Marx Brothers” via Zoom (Nov. 2020).
- “Lucille Ball: Queen of Comedy” via Zoom (Sept. 2020).
- “Bad Boys & Girls: The Characters We Love to Hate” via Zoom (July 2020).
- “Bombshells: Hollywood’s Leading Ladies” (Jan. 2020).
- “Hedy Lamarr: A Brilliant Beauty” (Aug. 2019).
- Hometowns to Hollywood Presentations, North Shore Senior Center:
- “Sibling Stars of Hollywood” via Zoom (Feb. 2021).
- “The History of the Hollywood Musical” via Zoom (Dec. 2020).
- “Based on the Book: From Page to Picture” via Zoom (Oct. 2020).
- “Bad Boys & Girls: The Characters We Love to Hate” via Zoom (May 2020).
- “Ladies of Laughter: Great Comediennes” (Jan. 2020).
- “Hometowns to Hollywood: Laurel and Hardy” (Oct. 2019).
- “Chicago: The First Hollywood” (July 2019).
- Hometowns to Hollywood Presentations, Palatine Public Library District:
- “Based on the Book: From Page to Picture” via Zoom (Nov. 2020).
- “The History of the Hollywood Musical” via Zoom (May 2020).
- “The Irish in Hollywood” (Mar. 2020).
- “Chicago: The First Hollywood” (Aug. 2019).
- “Hometowns to Hollywood: The Silent Clowns; Chaplin, Keaton, and Lloyd” (May 2019).
- “Hometowns to Hollywood: The Marx Brothers” (April 2019).
- “Hometowns to Hollywood: Laurel and Hardy” (Mar. 2019).
- Hometowns to Hollywood Presentations, Cook Memorial Public Library District:
- “Dressing the Stars: Part I” via Zoom (Jan. 2021).
- “Dynamic Duos: Classic Comedy Partnerships” via Zoom (Aug. 2020).
- “Ladies of Laughter: Great Comediennes” via Zoom (May 2020).
- Hometowns to Hollywood Presentations, Westmont Public Library:
- “Ladies of Laughter: Great Comediennes” (Mar. 2020).
- Hometowns to Hollywood Presentations, Glenview Public Library:
- “Chicago: The First Hollywood” via Zoom (Mar. 2021).
- “Darlings of the Depression” via Zoom (Oct. 2020).
- “The Irish in Hollywood” (Mar. 2020).
- Hometowns to Hollywood Presentations, Naperville Public Library (95th St. Library):
- “Based on the Book: From Page to Picture” via Zoom (Jan. 2021).
- “An Afternoon at the Oscars” (Feb. 2020).
- Hometowns to Hollywood Presentations, Chestnut Square at The Glen:
- “A Night at the Oscars” (Feb. 2020).
- Hometowns to Hollywood Presentations, Mary Lubko Center:
- “An Afternoon at the Oscars” (Feb. 2020).
- “Bombshells: Hollywood’s Leading Ladies” (July 2019).
- Hometowns to Hollywood Presentations, Winnetka-Northfield Public Library District:
- “Dressing the Stars: Part I” via Zoom (Feb. 2021).
- “A Classic Hollywood Christmas” via Zoom (Dec. 2020).
- “A Night at the Oscars” (Feb. 2020).
- “A Night at the Oscars” (Feb. 2019).
- “Chicago: The First Hollywood” (Sept. 2018).
- Hometowns to Hollywood Presentations, Cary Area Public Library:
- “A Night at the Oscars” (Feb. 2020).
- “Based on the Book: From Page to Picture” (Sept. 2019).
- “A Night at the Oscars” (Feb. 2019).
- Hometowns to Hollywood Presentations, St. Charles Public Library:
- “A Classic Hollywood Christmas” via Zoom (Dec. 2020).
- “A Night at the Oscars” (Jan. 2020).
- “1939: Cinema’s Greatest Year” (Oct. 2019).
- “A Night at the Oscars” (Feb. 2019).
- Hometowns to Hollywood Presentations, New Buffalo Township Library:
- “Chicago: The First Hollywood” via Zoom (June 2020).
- Hometowns to Hollywood Presentations, Winnetka Women’s Exchange:
- “An Afternoon at the Oscars” (Jan. 2020).
- Hometowns to Hollywood Presentations, Helen Plum Library:
- “Based on the Book: From Page to Picture” (Jan. 2020).
- Hometowns to Hollywood Presentations, Roosevelt University:
- “Chicago: The First Hollywood” (Jan. 2020).
- Hometowns to Hollywood Presentations, Park Ridge Public Library:
- “A Night at the Oscars” (Jan. 2020).
- “An Afternoon at the Oscars” (Feb. 2019).
- Hometowns to Hollywood Film Series, Arlington Heights Memorial Library (2015-2019):
- “Hometowns to Hollywood: Bob Hope and The Cat and the Canary (1939)
(Oct. 2019). - “Hometowns to Hollywood: Marilyn Monroe & Gentlemen Prefer Blondes (1953)” (Aug. 2019).
- “Hometowns to Hollywood: Eleanor Powell & Born to Dance (1936)” (Apr. 2019).
- “Hometowns to Hollywood: The Marx Brothers & A Night at the Opera (1935)” (Aug. 2018).
- “Hometowns to Hollywood: Stan Laurel & Oliver Hardy & Sons of the Desert (1933)” (June 2018).
- “Hometowns to Hollywood: Bing Crosby & White Christmas (1954)” (Dec. 2017).
- “Hometowns to Hollywood: June Allyson & Good News (1947)” (Aug. 2017).
- “Hometowns to Hollywood: Jane Powell & Seven Brides for Seven Brothers (1954)” (July 2017).
- “Hometowns to Hollywood: Red Skelton & Bathing Beauty (1944)” (June 2017).
- “Hometowns to Hollywood: James Stewart & It’s a Wonderful Life (1946)” (Dec. 2016).
- “Hometowns to Hollywood: Myrna Loy & The Thin Man (1934)” (Nov. 2016).
- “Hometowns to Hollywood: Frank Sinatra & High Society (1956)” (May 2016).
- “Hometowns to Hollywood: Lana Turner & Ziegfeld Girl (1941)” (Apr. 2016).
- “Hometowns to Hollywood: Katharine Hepburn & Bringing Up Baby (1938),” (Apr. 2016).
- “Hometowns to Hollywood: Tyrone Power & Love is News (1937)” (Nov. 2016).
- “Hometowns to Hollywood: Carole Lombard & My Man Godfrey (1936)” (Oct. 2015).
- “Hometowns to Hollywood: Irene Dunne & The Awful Truth (1937)” (Sept. 2015).
- “Hometowns to Hollywood: Bob Hope and The Cat and the Canary (1939)
- Hometowns to Hollywood Presentations, The Windy City Film Fanatics:
- “A Classic Hollywood Christmas” via Zoom (Dec. 2020).
- Hometowns to Hollywood Presentations, Des Plaines History Center:
- “A Hollywood Halloween” via Zoom (Oct. 2020).
- “Chicago: The First Hollywood” (Sept. 2019).
- Hometowns to Hollywood Presentations, Polish American Cultural Club:
- “Pola Negri: The Polish Femme Fatale” (Sept. 2019).
- Hometowns to Hollywood Presentations, Oak Brook Public Library:
- “Fred and Ginger: Forever Dancing” (Aug. 2019).
- Red Skelton Festival, Red Skelton Museum of American Comedy:
- “Introduction: DuBarry Was a Lady (1943)” (July 2019).
- Hometowns to Hollywood Presentations, Bernard Weinger JCC of Chicago:
- “Chicago: The First Hollywood” (July 2019).
- The Catlow Theater and Silent Film Society of Chicago Collaborations, Catlow Theater:
- “Laurel and Hardy in Do Detectives Think? (1927); Lon Chaney in The Phantom of the Opera (1925)” (May 2019).
- “Buster Keaton in The Haunted House (1921); Charlie Chaplin in The Kid (1921)” (April 2019).
- Hometowns to Hollywood Film Series, Barrington Area Library (2018):
- “Hometowns to Hollywood: Leslie Caron & An American in Paris (1951)” (Apr. 2019).
- “Hometowns to Hollywood: Hugh Martin & Meet Me in St. Louis (1944)” (Dec. 2018).
- Hometowns to Hollywood Presentations, Elmwood Park Public Library:
- “Chicago: The First Hollywood” (June 2019).
- Hometowns to Hollywood Presentations, Wilmette Public Library:
- “Hometowns to Hollywood: Judy Garland” (June 2019).
- Hometowns to Hollywood Presentations, Lincolnwood Public Library:
- “Chicago: The First Hollywood” (April 2019).
- “Silent Clowns: Chaplin, Keaton, and Lloyd” (June 2018).
- Regina Celebrates Reel Women Film Festival, Regina Dominican High School:
- Theodora Goes Wild (1936) Introduction and Panel Discussion Moderator (April 2019).
- After Parkland (2018) Panel Discussion Moderator (April 2019).
- Wadjda (2012) Introduction and Panel Discussion Moderator (April 2019).
- The Trouble With Angels (1966) Introduction and Panel Discussion Moderator (April 2019).
- Hometowns to Hollywood Presentations, Lake Bluff Public Library:
- “A Night at the Oscars” (Feb. 2019).
- Hometowns to Hollywood Presentations, Algonquin Area Public Library:
- “Dynamic Duos: Classic Comedy Partnerships” (July 2019).
- “A Night at the Oscars” (Feb. 2019).
- Hometowns to Hollywood Presentations, Fremont Public Library:
- “Chicago: The First Hollywood” (Feb. 2019).
- Hometowns to Hollywood Presentations, Niles-Maine District Library:
- “A Night at the Oscars” (Feb. 2019).
- Hometowns to Hollywood Presentations, Prospect Heights Public Library:
- “Jimmy Stewart: Hollywood’s Everyman” (Dec. 2019).
- “Chicago: The First Hollywood” (July 2019).
- “A Night at the Oscars” (Feb. 2019).
- “Hometowns to Hollywood: The Marx Brothers” (Dec. 2018).
- Hometowns to Hollywood Presentations, Indian Trails Public Library District:
- “Hometowns to Hollywood: Elizabeth Taylor” (June 2019).
- “Jack Benny: An Illinois Original” (Sept. 2018).
- Hometowns to Hollywood Presentations, Mount Prospect Public Library:
- “Jack Benny: An Illinois Original” (July 2018).
- Hometowns to Hollywood Presentations, Arlington Heights Women’s Club:
- “Hometowns to Hollywood: June Allyson” (Oct. 2017).
- “Hometowns to Hollywood: Frank Sinatra” (Sept. 2016).
- Chicago Art Deco Society:
- “Fashions and Jewels of the Jazz Age” (May 2013).
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