Richard E. Norman Obituary Richard E. Norman (Captain Dick Norman) age 91 and resident of Tallahassee passed away on Thursday, December 29, 2016. Dick was a beloved husband, father, grandfather and great grandfather. He is survived by Kathleen W. Norman, his wife of 71 years, five children: Gloria W. Kohlmann (James), Richard E. Norman III, … [Read more…]
Jacksonville’s Norman Studios is among 10 sites announced today as new national historic landmarks by U.S. Secretary of the Interior Sally Jewell and National Park Service Director Jonathan B. Jarvis. “These 10 new national historic landmarks reveal important pieces of our nation’s diverse heritage through art, architecture and stories of community and identity,” said … [Read more…]
By Mitch Hemann Conrad Veidt is well known for his illustrious career on the silver screen, but the behind the scenes story of one of the silent era’s greatest villains is also deserving of the spotlight. The man was raging against the machine back when the machine was still being built. Walter Hans Conrad Veidt … [Read more…]
Norman Studios Board of Directors are deeply grateful to our intrepid FLYING ACE fans who attended our August 25 Reunification Fundraising Campaign Kick-Off. This was the first step toward bringing the halves of the original Eagle Film City / Norman Studios property together again. In spite of the heat, many of the 100+ attendees toured … [Read more…]
How well do you know America’s original It Girl? Here are 10 facts you may now know about the feisty, fabulous Clara Bow: She survived an impoverished and sometimes abusive childhood – perhaps a major factor in her drive to find stardom. But not everyone was supportive of her goals. Her own mother tried to … [Read more…]
by Mitch Hemann Teri Youmans Grimm has been a great friend of Norman Studios over the years. She’s served on the board and volunteered countless hours of her time to our cause. Her latest book, Becoming Lyla Dore, is a testament of her passion for silent film. From Red Hen Press: “In this collection of … [Read more…]
by Mitch Hemann This weekend marks the 90th anniversary of the passing of Bessie Coleman, and Norman Studios would like to honor her incredible legacy as America’s first Black Female Aviator. Not everybody knows Coleman’s inspiring story, and even fewer know that she has a connection to Richard Norman. Bessie Coleman was born January 26th, … [Read more…]
by Mitch Hemann “Out in the Dutch East Indies, just south of the equator, lies Bali – isle of perpetual summer. In this peopled paradise, untouched by civilization, lives a contented race who joyously worship their gods – to them life is a continuous feast – to them death holds no fear. Here we relate … [Read more…]
by Christina Kimble Some people have two great loves- their wife and their car; their husband and their spa days; their guitar and their friends. For character Johnnie Gray (Buster Keaton), who plays a train engineer in the 1926 film The General, love was being with his fiancée Annabelle Lee and his locomotive, The General. … [Read more…]
by Christina Kimble Before Caitlyn Jenner stormed headlines and Kim Kardashian wanted to break the internet, a different trend setter bobbed her way into the Hollywood scene – Louise Brooks. We’ve all seen people with a Bob, the hairstyle, but Brooks with her sensual beauty and toned dancing frame was a trendsetter in her own … [Read more…]