Hollywood Blog

Of all the products of popular culture, none is more sharply etched in our imagination than the movies. Most Americans instantly recognize images produced by the movies: Harrison Ford, as Indiana Jones, as an adventurous archeologist in “Raiders of the Lost Ark”. Sean Connery, the gun-toting James Bond in “Goldfinger”, and Carrie Fisher, the beautiful princess who is fighting the evil emperor in “Star Wars”. Even those who have never seen “ET”, “Casablanca” or “Gone With the Wind” respond instantly to the advertisements, parodies, and TV skits that use these films’ dialogue, images, and characters. So when was the first Hollywood movie filmed?

I had always thought of goal setting as a discipline that made you work for what you wanted. Until I attended a business seminar on goal setting a few years ago, I never set goals. It was too much TROUBLE! Besides that, it made me feel guilty and pressured.

Dear Readers:
I want to take this chance to ask all of you to submit questions for Book Group Discussion. I thank each and every one of you for your interest in my book and for submitting your questions so that I will know what additional information you would like to know about the Whitley Family.

Congratulations to Abi of Guthrie Oklahoma who won 3rd place in regional competition for her topic: H.J. Whitley. I'm very excited for her and I wanted to thank her for spreading the word about the Whitley family's amazing saga.

Who would you like to see play the leading role in "The Father Of Hollywood" movie? I have added a quick video to give you some suggestions.