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.
Bruce Kuklick’s Shane: History, Fiction, Film offers a fascinating look at how one of Hollywood’s most enduring Westerns came together. The 1953 film Shane, starring Alan Ladd, Jean Arthur, Van Heflin, Brandon DeWilde, and Jack Palance, is much more than … Continue reading →
