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Fiction and The Cyclops Queen
22 Aug 2015

Fiction and The Cyclops Queen

by John Harding | posted in: Writer's notebook | 0

Non-fiction readers frequently look down on historical fiction as a mongrel breed that takes too many liberties with the truth. If it’s not well done or gets important facts wrong, it can indeed be hard to defend. But writers of … Continued

artisitic license, Ben-Hur Murders, D.W. Griffith, Florence Ziegfeld, Irving Thalberg, Norma Shearer
Power, power, who had the power?
10 Aug 2015

Power, power, who had the power?

by John Harding | posted in: Hollywood history | 2

Even if you don’t recognize the two famous people above and know nothing about their legendary Hollywood marriage, which of them would you guess held the power in that relationship? Putting the two photos side-by-side dramatically illustrates my belief that … Continued

Ben-Hur, D.W. Griffith, Florence Ziegfeld, Irving Thalberg, Louis B. Mayer, Norma Shearer

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