It seems like every part of the Eastern Shore has its own Hollywood story. From Linda Hamilton of Salisbury, Tallulah Bankhead in Kent County, or Talbot County’s Robert Mitchum, every region of Delmarva has had its own unique experiences with movies and actors from the dawn of American cinema.
But until now, no one has taken the time and research to put this remarkable story altogether. That changed when Queen Anne’s County author, Brent Lewis, decided to make it the subject of his new book, Stardust by the Bushel: Hollywood on the Chesapeake Bay’s Eastern Shore.
Brent has painstakingly pulled together these remarkable Tinseltown anecdotes from the filming of The Whip outside Centreville in 1917 to more contemporary examples like the box office hit The Wedding Crashers which was shot in St. Michaels.
The author sat down with Brent at the Spy Studio to chat about this show-biz take on Eastern Shore life.
This video is approximately four minutes in length. Books will be available for purchase here. On December 2, from 6-8 pm, there will be a book publication celebration at Kent Island’s Cult Classic Brewery.
Dick Deerin says
Don’t forget Claire Bow had a place on Taylor’s Island in Dorchester. Used to be called Poverty Point. Now Patriots Point.
Roberta Maguire says
Robert Mitchum was born in Bridgeport, CT
Kathy Quesenberry says
Don’t forget Katherine Hepburn.
Glenda (Foreman) Henkel says
Telulah was a guest of Mrs. Carpenter (Dupont) in her house outside of Chestertown, the first home we lived in when we moved to the Eastern Shore.