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In 1947, Worcester actress Helen Walker starred in the original "Nightmare Alley" in the role currently played by Cate Blanchett.
By Katie Lannan, State House News Service State representatives on Monday gave a boost to tax credits for film production, land conservation and the rehabilitation of historic buildings as they dove into the likely days-long process of crafting their fiscal 2022 budget. House lawmakers signed off on the three tax credit amendments before giving initial approval to the $47.65 billion spending plan for next year, and all other amendments involving revenue and taxes were quietly withdrawn with no vote or debate over possible tax increases or reductions. Introducing the bill, House Ways and Means...
WORCESTER — George Clooney, best known as Dr. Doug Ross on TV’s “ER” and twice named People magazine's Sexiest Man Alive, is expected to be in Worcester this week to film scenes of “The Tender Bar.” Clooney is the director of the flick. Clooney has a distant movie tie to Worcester. He once played Lt. Frank Stokes - loosely based on George L. Stout, the man who directed the Worcester Art Museum from 1947-1954 - in 2014’s “The Monuments Men.” Filming will be at the old Commerce High School building, which also served as the state Department of Children & Families offic...
East Texas Natives Who Have Played in the Super Bowl Super Bowl LV is in Tampa, Florida this Sunday, February 7, featuring the Kansas City Chiefs against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. You'll gather with friends, eat way to much, only pay attention during the commercial breaks and, oh yeah, watch some football. In East Texas, however, we'll be rooting for one of our own once again. Whitehouse native Patrick Mahomes will lead his Chiefs and that high powered offense in the big game. A long list of East Texans have played in the Super Bowl. After some crack research, (pro-football-reference.com, W...
Letter: Friends from Worcester, friends for a lifetime Telegram & Gazette This month triggered me to reminisce about my experience growing up with Black Americans. I remember a Black kid named Teddy from the orphanage in Boston who I greatly admired. Moving to Worcester I attended Commerce High School. I remember Jimmie Gray and Willie Salmon who signed my yearbook. Bunny Price and Phil Price, a teammate on the baseball team, are fondly remembered. A young girl named Catherine Gomes was also pictured in the yearbook. Ironically her son, Bruce, ended up marrying my daughter, Lynn. What a s...