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About Annette Bochenek

Dr. Annette Bochenek of Chicago, Illinois, is an avid scholar of Hollywood’s Golden Age. She manages the Hometowns to Hollywood blog, in which she writes about her trips exploring the legacies and hometowns of Golden Age stars. Annette also hosts the “Hometowns to Hollywood” film series throughout the Chicago area. She has been featured on Turner Classic Movies and is the president of TCM Backlot’s Chicago chapter. In addition to writing for TCM Backlot, she also writes for Classic Movie Hub, Silent Film Quarterly, Nostalgia Digest, and Chicago Art Deco Society Magazine.

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Posted on November 1, 2025 by Annette Bochenek

“The chances are a hundred-to-one against a successful Hollywood marriage. The trouble is that people who’ve never had big money are showered with it. They go wild–or meet a third party who’s anxious to chisel in.” –Allen Jenkins Allen Curtis … Continue reading →