Movies
Silent screen heroine Madge Bellamy, who had lead roles in the 1920s epics “Lorna Doone” and “The Iron Horse,” died Wednesday at San Antonio Community Hospital in Upland.
Jan. 26, 1990
John Ford’s 1924 silent classic “The Iron Horse” will be screened Sunday at 2 p.m. at the Gene Autry Western Heritage Museum Theater.
Nov. 1, 1989
Travel & Experiences
White Zombie (A&E; Monday at 9 a.m., again at 1 a.m. Tuesday, Saturday at noon).
Jan. 20, 1991
Maurice Tourneur’s “Lorna Doone” (at the Silent Movie, Wednesday at 8 p.m.) today is more impressive for the way its once-famous story is told than for that story itself, based on Richard Doddridge Blackmore’s 1869 novel.
Jan. 26, 1993
The Littlest Outlaw (KTLA Wednesday at 4 a.m.)
Feb. 23, 1992
Television
Jean de Florette (Bravo Sunday at 5 p.m., again at 10:30 p.m.): Part 1 of Claude Berri’s superb adaptation of the Marcel Pagnol novel about greed and innocence.
April 2, 1989
The Rose Parade float Monday will be the epitome of genteel 19th-Century American revelry: the “holiday housewarming” of a two-story Victorian home, complete with horse-drawn sleighs and a real skating pond.
Jan. 1, 1989
Pamela Beere Briggs’ engaging 46-minute “Funny Ladies” (at the Nuart tonight through Wednesday) surveys comic strips created by women since the early 20th Century to the present.
Aug. 24, 1992
Entertainment & Arts
Some young artists today find themselves drawn to the financial rewards of cartoon or video work; yesterday, the commercial lures included photographing Hollywood stars.
Jan. 16, 1996
Archives
Actress Jan Miner happily spent 26 years peddling dish soap.
Feb. 20, 2004