π¬π§ William Claude Rains took a hiatus from acting when WW1 broke out and volunteered to serve in the London Scottish Regiment. In November of 1916, he was wounded in a gas attack at Vimy. He lost 90% of vision in his right eye and suffered vocal cord damage. He never returned to combat, but continued to serve with the Bedfordshire Regiment. By the end of the war, he had risen to the rank of captain.
πΊπΈ Images of the September 11th Attacks and following months that I personally remember. Never forget πΉ.
πΊπ² Happy 248th Birthday to the United States Navy - Semper Fortis β.
Remembering James Cagney on his birthday.
Life long friends; Ruby Keeler and Patsy Kelly attending Jack Blue's School of Dance in NYC around 1922/23 and again backstage in the Broadway revival of "No, No, Nanette" in 1971.