AND NOW SOME MORE RECENTLY UNEARTHED BITS & PIECES ABOUT CROTON NOTABLES: PETER STRAUSS, GLORIA SWANSON & KATHLEEN BELLER

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As many of you know, actor Peter Strauss lived in Croton and got his start in the Croton Shakespeare Festival

We recently had an opportunity to see Strauss in the 1989 two part television drama, THE BROTHERHOOD OF THE ROSE. It's based on the novel by David Morrell. It also starred Robert Mitchum, David Norse and Connie Selleca.

Brotherhood of the Rose tells the story of Saul and Chris, two orphans from Philadelphia, they are adopted by a man named Eliot, who treats the boys like his own children and raises them to become assassins. When a mission goes wrong for Saul, and Chris is involved in an international incident, they begin to question their lives and their missions, and start to see Eliot in a new light. The film is terribly dated as many tv dramas from this time are---but it's still a pleasant diversion. You can find the film offered on EBAY from time to time.....

Came across this fabulous 1931 cover from Motion Picture Magazine featuring Croton's own Gloria Swanson.

For those who don't know, Gloria Swanson lived right here in Croton for a number of years on Mt. Airy Road. (Read AND see more about all that at https://bit.ly/1QK6VdP)

You can also see an amazing Flickr photo album from Isabel Santos Pilot---some outstanding examples of Swanson through the years--by clicking here.

And finally, yes, there are still quite a few DYNASTY fans out there...the original series, NOT the re-boot.

Croton's own Kathleen Beller starred as Kirby Anders in the series---and apparently there's even a wiki page----you can see more about that at 

https://carringtondynasty.fandom.com/wiki/Kirby_Anders

You can read more about Beller in a 1972 Croton article here.

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