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Tim McCoy (1891-1978) was an American western actor and military officer during World War I. He was also well known for his expertise in horses and Native American languages and culture. His acting career began when he was asked to help cast a group of Native Americans as extras for the 1923 film, The Covered Wagon. He was later signed by MGM to star in a series of films that shot him into stardom. His first MGM film was War Paint (1926). He was also noted for his role in The Law of the Range (1928) where he starred opposite Joan Crawford. In 1929 he would star in the first talking western serial, The Indians Are Coming. After starring in several more westerns, including alongside John Wayne, he left Hollywood to tour with the Ringling Brothers Circus and eventually his own wild west show.

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The Women is a 1936 America play by Clare Boothe Luce, an American author and politician. The play is a commentary on the lives of privileged Manhattan socialites and the power that gossip has over their lives. Although men are frequently discussed over the course of the play, no male characters are ever seen. The original Broadway production opened on December 26, 1936 at the Ethel Barrymore Theatre. It ran for 657 performances and has seen two revivals, once in 1973 and another in 2001. The play has been adapted into a 1939 and 2008 film of the same name and a 1956 musical film titled The Opposite Sex.

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Published by Main Street Books in 1996, "The History of Lesbian Hair" is a book by Mary Duggar. Duggar offers a collection of humorous illustrated essays that focus on life in the modern world.

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Spacehunter: Adventures in the Forbidden Zone is a 1983 American science fiction film starring Peter Strauss and Molly Ringwald. The film centers around a bounty hunter on a mission to rescue people stranded on a planet, meeting a wandering teenager along the way. Parts of the film were shown in 3-D when it came out in theaters during the 3-D trend of the early 1980’s.  

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Rin Tin Tin (1918-1932) was a German Shepherd who became famous for his film roles. He was rescued by an American soldier, Lee Duncan, on a World War I battlefield and given the name “Rinty”. Duncan trained him and eventually found work for the dog in silent films. Rin Tin Tin would go on to appear in 27 films and become an international star. He also inspired many people to seek out German Shepherds as pets and greatly contributed to the success of Warner Bros. studios.

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Rick Geary is an American cartoonist and illustrator. His illustrations for the Funny Pages of National Lampoon magazine were his introduction to the comic world and he worked on these pages for 13 years (1979-1992). In 2015 he published an 84-page collection of his illustrations from his time working for the magazine. The National Lampoon humor magazine ran from 1970 to 1998. The magazine inspired films, radio, theatre, books, and other media. 

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Renée Adorée (1898-1933) was a French actress who performed in silent Hollywood films in the 1920’s. Her biggest role in a Metro-Goldwyn Mayar film was as Melisande in The Big Parade in 1925, which is hailed by critics as one of the best films of the silent film age. In 1928 she starred in The Mating Call, for which she stirred up controversy by having a nude swimming scene. While most of the 45 films she had starred in were silent films, she did a handful of talking films before she passed away in 1933.  

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Rosemary’s Baby is a 1968 horror film based on the 1967 novel of the same name. The film stars Mia Farrow and John Cassavetes and was written and directed by Roman Polanski. The film centers around a woman who becomes pregnant with the son of the devil due to the machinations of an evil cult she shares an apartment building with. The phrase “Pray for Rosemary’s Baby” appeared on promotional products for the film, most notably posters. 

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This is an illustration by William Steig, an American cartoonist and children’s writer. He is notable for creating the character of Shrek, the title character of one of his picture books who would also become the inspiration for the film series of the same name. Steig is also known for the picture books Sylvester and the Magic Pebble, Abel’s Island, and Doctor De Soto. 

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The Donovan Affair was a 1929 American mystery film starring Jack Holt as Inspector Killian, a detective who is called in to solve a murder committed during a dinner party. The film is categorized as belonging to the "Pre Code" era of cinema, released in the brief period of time between the development of sound in film and the introduction of the Hays Codes, a strict list of censorship guidelines that continued until 1968. The Donovan Affair was the first talkie released by Colombia Pictures, and it was before 'sound-on-film' became common practice, meaning the film and the audio were recorded separately. Today, a silent print of the film exists in the Library of Congress, but the original sound has been lost. Unfortunately, it is now no longer possible to "see and hear" The Donovan Affair as audiences would have experienced it in 1929.