Scranton & Wilkes-Barre in Entertainment

This purpose of this blog is to put together a virtual list/collection of memorable (if fleeting) references to the cities of Wilkes-Barre, PA or Scranton, PA in movies/TV/music/Broadway/books (in the script, setting, lyrics, etc). We'd like to thank everyone for the overwhelming support and suggestions for the Entertainment blog. I'll continue adding these as blog entries as time permits.

Wednesday, May 07, 2008

Michael Patrick King, Sex & The City (Director/Writer/Producer) (1954- )

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Scranton native Michael Patrick King, center, is the Director/Writer/Executive Producer of the highly anticipated summer movie Sex & th...
Monday, April 28, 2008

Baby Mama (2008)

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UPDATE SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 13th, 2008 My colleague Michele L. was soooooooo excited coming to work tonight because she was anxious to tell ...
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Saturday, April 26, 2008

Charm! A Novel by Kendall Hart (2008)

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This particular surprise reference was a find of my mother's, Mary C. Mary is a life-long fan of the ABC soaps , particularly All My C...
Wednesday, April 23, 2008

Wet Hot American Summer (2002)

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Me with four-time Emmy Winner (for his role as Niles on Frasier) and the 2007 Tony Winner for Best Actor in a Musical David Hyde Pierce a...
Monday, April 21, 2008

IM Me from the Scranton/W-B in Entertainment Blog

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I recently added Meebo to the blog. This will allow anyone who logs on and checks out the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre in Entertainment blog to IM...
Wednesday, April 16, 2008

Lady of Burlesque (1943)

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UPDATED NOVEMBER 13, 2008 I am a HUGE fan of Barbara Stanwyck . Her performances throughout her incredible career in classic films from the ...
Wednesday, April 09, 2008

Entertainment Weekly (April 11, 2008, Issue #986)

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If you happen to catch a glimpse at this week's Entertainment Weekly (the one with Ellen DeGeneres on the cover) check out the cover ...
Tuesday, April 08, 2008

Marion Lorne, Actress (1883-1968)

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West Pittston native Marion Lorne appears as Aunt Clara opposite Elizabeth Montgomery and Dick York in an episode of the classic 1960s sitc...
Monday, April 07, 2008

Allan Jones, Actor and Singer (1907-1992)

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John Fortuna , one of our library's patrons and a true movie aficionado of the lives of movie stars, recently inquired about an actor fr...
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Wednesday, March 26, 2008

Local Resident Filmed for Upcoming "Daily Show" Interview

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Producers from Comedy Central's The Daily Show With John Stewart recently visted Scranton and interviewed 82 year-old Hazel Price , w...
Tuesday, March 11, 2008

James Thomas Martin III (1985 - )

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Yesterday's Citizens' Voice published an article about James Thomas Martin III, a Forty Fort native who recently appeared in the h...
Thursday, March 06, 2008

Dallas, PA Resident Wins $27,000 on NBC's Deal Or No Deal (March 5, 2008)

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Congratulations to Dallas, PA resident Chris Higdon , who won $27,000 on Wednesday's episode of NBC's Deal Or No Deal . To read t...
Wednesday, March 05, 2008

Raye Hollitt, Actress and Bodybuilding Champion (1964 - )

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I'd like to give a HUGE Thank You to Raye Hollitt for generously giving me permission to include photos from her awesome official websi...
Monday, March 03, 2008

"Timothy" by The Buoys (1971)

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Thomas Coley from Parson recently sent me the following email: "I came across the blog while searching for a music group from ...
Tuesday, February 26, 2008

Andy Buckley from NBC'S The Office To Appear in Scranton St. Patrick's Day Parade Saturday, March 15th

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My colleague (and Angela look-alike winner at last fall's Office Convention in Scranton) Amy Buntz has told me that actor Andy Buckle...
Monday, February 25, 2008

The Irish In Us (1935)

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The fantastic Barb Williams from Memphis, Tennessee , a regular contributor to the movie blog, emailed me yesterday about a Scranton refer...

Dance, Fools, Dance (1931)

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I'm not sure if this film would qualify as an authentic Scranton reference, but 1931's Dance, Fools, Dance includes a character n...
Wednesday, January 30, 2008

Love Overboard by Janet Evanovich (2005); Originally Published as Ivan Takes A Wife (1989)

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My Judilicious colleague Judi K. , who is a HUGE fan of mystery author Janet Evanovich , was so excited to tell me that Evanovich include...
Monday, January 28, 2008

Poem: "The Crow-Mother Tells All" from "The Art of Subtraction: New and Selected Poems" by Jay Parini (2005)

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UPDATED JUNE 3, 2008 I received an email today from Peter Metrinko , a regular contributor to our blog, about a poem written by a Pittson ...
Tuesday, January 15, 2008

"Journeys: 36 Hours / Scranton, PA" from The New York Times (Friday, November 1, 2002)

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Yes, Scranton even made the New York Times ! A few years before The Office made certain local landmarks famous, the New York Times profil...
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