This Week: Frida, Chaplin, Tolkien, Goodfellas

BOATS THIS WEEK (SEP 16-22, 2024) — Tuesday is the 99th anniversary of the bus accident that changed Frido Kahlo's life, and we'll learn more about the way the movie Frida shows it happening. After that we'll jump to the movie with Robert Downey Jr. as Charlie Chaplin for his being kicked out of the U.S., which happened 72 years ago on Thursday this week. Then we'll learn a bit about the start of an adventure that ended this week in history when The Hobbit was published on September 21st, 1937.
Finally, Wednesday is the release anniversary of a classic Martin Scorsese gangster movie releasing, so we'll wrap up this week by learning more about the true story of Goodfellas.
Until next time, here's where you can continue the story.

Events from this week in history

Tuesday: Frida


Thursday: Chaplin | BOATS #283


Saturday: Tolkien | BOATS #141



Birthdays from this week in history

Wednesday: Greta Garbo in The Silent Lovers


Friday: Maxwell Perkins in Genius


Friday: "Red" Auerbach in Winning Time: The Rise of the Lakers Dynasty



Historical movies releasing this week in history
Wednesday: Goodfellas


Mentioned in this episode

Scott Eyman's book Charlie Chaplin vs. America: When Art, Sex, and Politics Collided

BBC documentary with Tolkien


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