Thursday, April 19, 2012

OLL LEWIS: Yesterday's News Today

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On this day in 1926 Warner Bros and Western Electric publicly announced the new process they had developed called Vitaphone, which would add sound to movies.

And now the news:


Help Sea Watch spot whales in the Pentland Firth
Critically Endangered Grenada dove gets a lifeline...
Doctors fight to save baby with six legs
Chili Pepper Fences Keep Elephants At Bay
Kayaker drowns after coming too close to swan
Finding Minnesota: Minneapolis’ Own Lake Monster
Unknown, Giant Rat Spotted in Texas
Advanced Dinosaurs Rule Alien Worlds? Maybe So, Ch...
USA. Is rare Albatross now colonizing Hawai'i?
Fatty Ears May Help Baleen Whales Hear
Guernsey swift numbers in decline
Expensive bird makes Hoon Hay home
Hawaii Invasive Species: Cargo And Passenger Inspe...
Sweet Healesville boost for rare native bird popul...

One of the first feature films to utilise Vitaphone was Al Jolson's 'The Jazz Singer' (Not that I condone the casual racism here but it WAS the first talkie so there you have it):

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LgNMQNKfcCc

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