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This Week: Frida, Chaplin, Tolkien, Goodfellas
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BOATS THIS WEEK (SEP 16-22, 2024) — Tuesday is the 99th anniversary of the bus accident that changed Frido Kahlo's life, and we'll learn more about the way the movie Frida shows it happening. After that we'll jump to the movie with Robert Downey Jr. as Charlie Chaplin for his being kicked out of the U.S., which happened 72 years ago on Thursday this week. Then we'll learn a bit about the start of an adventure that ended this week in history when The Hobbit was published on September 21st, 1937.
Finally, Wednesday is the release anniversary of a classic Martin Scorsese gangster movie releasing, so we'll wrap up this week by learning more about the true story of Goodfellas.
Until next time, here's where you can continue the story.
Events from this week in history
- Tuesday: Frida
- Thursday: Chaplin | BOATS #283
- Saturday: Tolkien | BOATS #141
Birthdays from this week in history
- Wednesday: Greta Garbo in The Silent Lovers
- Friday: Maxwell Perkins in Genius
- Friday: "Red" Auerbach in Winning Time: The Rise of the Lakers Dynasty
Historical movies releasing this week in history
- Wednesday: Goodfellas
Mentioned in this episode
- Scott Eyman's book Charlie Chaplin vs. America: When Art, Sex, and Politics Collided
- BBC documentary with Tolkien
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Manage episode 440190665 series 1127254
BOATS THIS WEEK (SEP 16-22, 2024) — Tuesday is the 99th anniversary of the bus accident that changed Frido Kahlo's life, and we'll learn more about the way the movie Frida shows it happening. After that we'll jump to the movie with Robert Downey Jr. as Charlie Chaplin for his being kicked out of the U.S., which happened 72 years ago on Thursday this week. Then we'll learn a bit about the start of an adventure that ended this week in history when The Hobbit was published on September 21st, 1937.
Finally, Wednesday is the release anniversary of a classic Martin Scorsese gangster movie releasing, so we'll wrap up this week by learning more about the true story of Goodfellas.
Until next time, here's where you can continue the story.
Events from this week in history
- Tuesday: Frida
- Thursday: Chaplin | BOATS #283
- Saturday: Tolkien | BOATS #141
Birthdays from this week in history
- Wednesday: Greta Garbo in The Silent Lovers
- Friday: Maxwell Perkins in Genius
- Friday: "Red" Auerbach in Winning Time: The Rise of the Lakers Dynasty
Historical movies releasing this week in history
- Wednesday: Goodfellas
Mentioned in this episode
- Scott Eyman's book Charlie Chaplin vs. America: When Art, Sex, and Politics Collided
- BBC documentary with Tolkien
Did you enjoy this episode?
Note: If your podcast app doesn't support clickable links, copy/paste this in your browser to find all the links: https://links.boatspodcast.com/348
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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