A Tree Grows in Brooklyn: The Sky is the Limit
Photo: 20th Century Fox Betty Smith, or as she was known at the time of her birth, Elisabeth Lillian Wehner, was born in the 1890s in Williamsburg, Brooklyn. At the…
On the Waterfront: The End of Mob Rule
Marlon Brando. Photo: Columbia In 1949, investigative journalist Malcolm Johnson won a Pulitzer Prize for a series of articles he had written for the New York Sun. Titled "Crime on…
East of Eden: Escaping Reality
Photo: Warner John Steinbeck considered the novel "East of Eden" his magnum opus, a sprawling saga set in Salinas Valley, a California community where he was born. Starting at the…
Gentleman’s Agreement: Walk in My Shoes
Dorothy McGuire, Gregory Peck and John Garfield. Photo: 20th Century Fox This film caused quite a stir on its arrival, but ended up winning an Oscar for Best Picture. Still,…