Here are 10 things you should know about Torben Meyer, born 140 years ago today. The prolific character left behind a successful film career in Denmark for the bright lights of Hollywood. #OldMovies #ClassicMovies #ClassicHollywood #PrecodeMovies #silentmovies #CharacterActors

Here are 10 things you should know about Kay Johnson, born 120 years ago today. Though she made just 23 films, her legacy endures with old-movie buffs. #OldMovies #ClassicMovies #ClassicHollywood #PrecodeMovies #ClassicBroadway

Here are 10 things you should know about Frances Dee, born 115 years ago today. One of the loveliest women ever to appear on the silver screen, she was also a talented actress who excelled in a wide range of genres. #OldMovies #ClassicMovies #ClassicHollywood #PrecodeMovies #ClassicBroadway

Here are 10 things you should know about Margaret Livingston, born 129 years ago today. After working steadily in silent pictures and early talkies, she chose married life and investing over acting. #OldMovies #ClassicMovies #ClassicHollywood #PrecodeMovies #silentmovies

Here are 10 things you should know about Hoagy Carmichael, born 125 years ago today. He’s best remembered as a composer and musician, but he enjoyed success as an actor, too. We're featuring his music all day today on Cladrite Radio, so listen now at http://cladriteradio.com! #OldMovies #ClassicMovies #ClassicHollywood #OldTimeRadio #ClassicTV #CharacterActors

Here are 10 things you should know about Robert Armstrong, born 134 years ago today. Best remembered for his association with a certain giant ape, he amassed more than 200 film and TV credits. #OldMovies #ClassicMovies #ClassicHollywood #FilmNoir #PrecodeMovies #ClassicBroadway #ClassicTV #CharacterActors #Vaudeville

Here are 10 things you should know about Nancy Carroll, born 121 years ago today. She became a big star during a brief film career that was bracketed on both ends by stage success. #OldMovies #ClassicMovies #ClassicHollywood #PrecodeMovies #ClassicBroadway #ClassicTV #Oscarnominees

Here are 10 things you should know about Clarence Wilson, born 148 years ago today. He enjoyed a long career in theatre before averaging nine films a year over 22 years in Hollywood. #OldMovies #ClassicMovies #ClassicHollywood #PrecodeMovies #ClassicBroadway #CharacterActors

Here are 10 things you should know about Halliwell Hobbes, born 147 years ago today. A leading man in the theatre, he settled comfortably into character roles in Hollywood. #OldMovies #ClassicMovies #ClassicHollywood #PrecodeMovies #ClassicBroadway #CharacterActors

Here are 10 things you should know about Herbert Rawlinson, born 129 years ago today. He appeared in nearly 400 movies and amassed more than 200 radio credits. #OldMovies #ClassicMovies #ClassicHollywood #silentmovies #OldTimeRadio #PrecodeMovies #CharacterActors

Here are 10 things you should know about Seena Owen, born 130 years ago today. A star during the silent era, her career was a casualty of the ascent of talking pictures—until she found a new path in Hollywood. #OldMovies #ClassicMovies #silentmovies #ClassicHollywood

Here are 10 things you should know about Nita Naldi, born 130 years ago today. She was one of the most memorable cinematic "vamps" of the silent era, though her screen career was brief. #oldmovies #oldmoviestars #classicmovies #classicmoviestars #classicfilm #classicfilmstars #classicHollywood #classicHollywoodstars #GoldenAgeofHollywood #NitaNaldi #classicBroadway #silentmovies

Here are 10 things you should know about Gordon Westcott, born 121 years ago today. He enjoyed success on the stage and in pictures in his all-too-brief life and career. #OldMovies #ClassicMovies #ClassicHollywood #PrecodeMovies #ClassicBroadway #CharacterActors

Here are 10 things you should know about Ian Wolfe, born 128 years ago today. In a career that spanned 72 years, he made, by one estimate, more than 1,900 combined appearances on the stage, in movies, on radio and television. #oldmovies #CharacterActors #ClassicMovies #ClassicBroadway #OldTimeRadio #ClassicTV

Here are 10 things you should know about Ann Rutherford, born 107 years ago today. She enjoyed success in the theatre, pictures, radio and television, but is best remembered as Andy Hardy's girlfriend. #OldMovies #ClassicMovies #ClassicHollywood #FilmNoir #OldTimeRadio #ClassicTV

Here are 10 things you should know about Ethel Waters, born 128 years ago today. She was a monumental figure in American show business, achieving success in vaudeville, on Broadway, on radio, in movies, on television and in the recording industry. #OldMovies #classicmovies #ClassicHollywood #Vaudeville #OldTimeRadio #ClassicBroadway #1920sMusic #1930smusic #1920sjazz #1930sjazz

Here are 10 things you should know about John Boles, born 129 years ago today. The tall, dark and handsome star's career thrived in the 1920s and '30s but slowed down thereafter. #OldMovies #ClassicMovies #ClassicHollywood #ClassicBroadway #precodemovies

Here are 10 things you should know about Teresa Wright, born 106 years ago today. She took Hollywood by storm as few have ever done, but divided her time between pictures, television and the theatre. #OldMovies #ClassicMovies #ClassicHollywood #ClassicBroadway #ClassicTV #OscarWinners

Here are 10 things you should know about Tor Johnson, born 121 years ago today. He's best remembered for his 'B' movies of the 1950s, but his film career stretched back to 1934. #OldMovies #ClassicMovies #ClassicHollywood #ClassicTV #CharacterActors

Here are 10 things you should know about Evelyn Venable, born 111 years ago today. She enjoyed a brief career on stage and screen before turning her focus to family and academia. #OldMovies #ClassicMovies #ClassicHollywood #PrecodeMovies #ClassicBroadway