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As reported by his wife in https://www.facebook.com/vickie.moseley.3/posts/pfbid02k5xfgvMTLFQcaJuD6TkzTPDP3cZXrNo2yydy34hiNQAdMhhWtiTqRZSDbGQZEK8Ql the comet - observing and discovery - legend #AlanHale has passed away yesterday at 68: more in the thread https://groups.io/g/comets-ml/topic/119679184 and https://www.facebook.com/groups/227002358661288/posts/1786784712683037/. In this picture from an astronomy-minded fantastic trip to Iran in 2000 - see https://bsky.app/profile/cosmos4u.bsky.social/post/3lulglljezs2d - Hale ist on the far left (and yours truly in postion 5; it also includes comet personality Charles Morris at position 6 and on the far right astronaut Bruce McCandless II who was capcom on Apollo 11 and made the first untethered spacewalk - both also no longer with us).

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Dr. Dani Sanchez Mar 9

Fun Fact: Alan Hale Sr. is the only actor to appear in “Robin Hood” (1922), “The Adventures of Robin Hood” (1938) AND “The Rogues of Sherwood Forest” (1950) all in the same role as Little John.
#SilentFlickerSunday #RobinHood #AlanHale

Retro Librarian Nov 29, 2024

1972 LA Times Nov 20 - Thanksgiving dinners with the Joker and the Skipper
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#Thanksgiving #CesarRomero #AlanHale #Thanksgivingdinner #retro #vintage

The Stop Button Nov 19, 2023

The Scarlet Letter’s opening title card explains while the Puritan customs might be atrocious to modern eyes, “they were a necessity of the times and helped shape the destiny of a nation.” Not on board with the former, but it’s definitely accurate for the latter. Especially since this version of Letter is about a white man avoiding taking any responsibility for […]

https://thestopbutton.com/2023/11/19/scarlet-letter-1934/

The Scarlet Letter (1934, Robert G. Vignola)

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P.M.Bryant Jun 16, 2023

Ida Lupino, George Raft and Alan Hale in “They Drive By Night” (1940)

#OldHollywood #IdaLupino #GeorgeRaft #AlanHale #TheyDriveByNight

Will McKinley Jan 3, 2023

#AlanHale Jr. (1921–1990) passed away on this day at age 68.

He’s a TV icon for #GilligansIsland, but he also had more than 200 other roles in a 50-year career.

#ClassicTV #ClassicFilm #1960s #1960sTV #Nostalgia

Robin Hood: Bold Outlaw Dec 26, 2022

#DouglasFairbanks as #RobinHood tells #AlanHale as Little John to stick around and look after the next Robin Hood too — #ErrolFlynn. Check out my spotlight on Douglas Fairbanks in Robin Hood, the 1922 silent movie that transformed the Robin Hood legend. https://www.boldoutlaw.com/robspot/douglas-fairbanks-in-robin-hood.html #silentfilm #silentmovies #ClassicFilm #MovieLegends #FilmLegends

Douglas Fairbanks in Robin Hood - Robin Hood Spotlight

Spotlight review and analysis of the 1922 silent movie Douglas Fairbanks in Robin Hood (yes, that's the legal title) by Robin Hood scholar Allen W. Wright. One of the most expensive and lavish films of the silent film era.