Director of ‘Sound of Music,’ ‘West Side Story’ never forgot his Hoosier roots
The prolific and multi-Oscar-winning director Robert Wise always credited his Indiana roots for his strong work ethic in Hollywood.
The prolific and multi-Oscar-winning director Robert Wise always credited his Indiana roots for his strong work ethic in Hollywood.
Lucy Higgs Nichols was so beloved by the soldiers, they cared for her until she died. A special act of Congress gave her a pension.
Noble Chissell appeared in more than 1,000 movies — including “To Kill a Mockingbird’ and ‘The Last Round-up.”
Retro Indy is happily stuck in the past. We tell stories about our city’s history and help people express their Hoosier pride. It’s worth paying for.
The Blizzard of 1978, which hit Indiana, Illinois and Ohio, left Indianapolis buried under more than 20 inches of snow, as 15-plus inches of freshly fallen powder capped about 5 inches that already was on the ground from the previous weekend.
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The “waiterless restaurants” trend that was so popular in 1930s New York City just didn’t catch on in Indianapolis.
An Illinois man worked to honor his grandmother’s love of Indiana-born actress Carole Lombard, who tragically died in 1942.
From James Baskett to James Dean, Indiana has produced impressive group of Oscar winners and nominees over the years.
The popular Indianapolis TV show was one of the first educational children’s programs broadcast throughout the Midwest
When a Carmel art dealer bought stolen Cypriot mosaics in the 1980s, it sparked a growing movement to prohibit the exportation of art treasures.