An exhibition of photos taken by one of the top crime photographers in New York in the 1930s and 1940s opens in the city today.

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An exhibition of photos taken by one of the top crime photographers in New York in the 1930s and 1940s opens in the city today.

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Some experts were skeptical that a chimp believed to be Cheetah, who starred in the classic Tarzan movies of the 1930s, could live to be more than 80 years old.

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ArtsBeat: In Cheetah Mystery, Florida Sanctuary Stands by Its Chimp

Cheetah, who starred with Johnny Weissmuller in “Tarzan” films of the 1930s, was reportedly about 80 years old.

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ArtsBeat: Cheetah, Chimpanzee in ‘Tarzan’ Movies, Dies

A chimpanzee who apparently starred in Tarzan films in the 1930s has died at the age of 80, according to the sanctuary where he lived.

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VIDEO: Tarzan’s ape Cheetah dies ‘aged 80′

Zines, small do-it-yourself publications that originated in the 1930s, are enjoying a comeback among the Web-savvy.

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Ping: Zines Have a Resurgence Among the Web-Savvy

LOS ANGELES — Frances Bay, who tussled with Jerry Seinfeld over a loaf of marble rye and played Adam Sandler’s grandmother in “Happy Gilmore” during a career that began in the 1930s, has died. She was 92. Her cousin Les Berman says Bay died Thursday at a Los Angeles area hospital after being diagnosed with pneumonia. Read full article > >

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Actress Frances Bay, who appeared in ‘Happy Days,’ ‘Seinfeld,’ and ‘Happy Gilmore’, dies at 95

Square, chunky Bauhaus art doesn’t prompt visions of gracefulness. Especially when it comes to garments: The dance costumes designed by Bauhaus painter-choreographer Os­kar Schlemmer were geometrical and bulky, concerning shape more than dynamics. But with a spring 2012 collection inspired by the German modernist movement, fashion designer Carolina Herrera has successfully channeled the bold energy of the 1930s art. Interpreted in chiffon and crepe de Chine, Bauhaus finally swings. Read full article > >

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At Fashion Week, spring 2012 collections showcase movement

The shows in Paris wrap up with darkly seductive looks from Vuitton, and odes to the 1930s and ’40s from Miu Miu.

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Paris Fashion Week | Fashion Review: Exit Paris, Winking

Mr. Feller, a Hall of Fame pitcher, was a fixture on the Cleveland Indians’ staff from the 1930s into the 1950s and one of the hardest throwers in the game.

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Bob Feller, a Pitcher Whose Fastball Dazzled, Dies at 92

A rich archive of film footage of British life in the 1930s and 1940s has been released online for the first time.

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Rare films of 1940s Britain released

Romantic Moderns, a study of English writers of the 1930s and 1940s, wins a prestigious award for first-time authors.

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Academic work gets Guardian prize

Photographs of the archaeological dig in Suffolk in the 1930s go on display for the first time.

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Archaeology dig holiday ‘snaps’ on display

Gloria Stuart, the actress who played “Old Rose” in Titanic, died on Sunday at the age of 100. Stuart began her career as an actress in horror films and musicals in the 1930s; she had been long dormant when a casting director from Titanic asked her to…

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