Maine Memory Network

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Movies Come To The Island

"… was a brief but unsuccessful attempt to bring the Star back as a B-movie house in 1936 after which the space was reinvented as a nightclub, bowling…"

Presque Isle: The Star City - Braden Theater

"The first movie to play here was “Nancy Goes to Rio” and the first ticket was sold to Mrs. Mary Griffiths."

Presque Isle: The Star City - State Street Theater

"… played was “The Strange Love of Martha Ivers” starring Barbara Stanwyck and Van Heflin. The price for children twelve and under was twelve cents…"

Presque Isle: The Star City - History of Presque Isle

"… people into the area including Clark Gable, movie star and member of the Army Air Force, and Bob Hope, movie star and comedian working with the USO."

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - A Short History Of Performing Arts On Mount Desert Island

"… vocalists, dancers, stage actors and film stars of the era. In this exhibit we highlight some major focal points in Performing Arts History on the…"

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Bob Marley

"The movie was called The Boondock Saints, which released in 2000 for the United States; some other countries would be able to watch it earlier."

Rum, Riot, and Reform - Business as Usual

"… the father of the Portland High School football star who went on to become award-winning movie director John Ford."

Music in Maine - Opera, Orchestras and Stages

"… performer known as Princess Watahwaso (Bright Star). Aunt Lu, as she was called by the family, did a lot to improve our tribe through her notoriety…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Building Of The Arts Era

"… international singers, musicians and Broadway stars. Greek Festival, Bar Harbor, 1920Bar Harbor Historical Society To match its impressive…"