“Don’t write so that you can be understood, write so that you can’t be misunderstood.”
— William Howard Taft
The Sting Behind The Sting: Fun Facts and Strange Stories from the Classic Movie
A real injury became a character trait, the “period” music was decades out of date, Chicago was often California, and the screenplay about con men wound up in a real dispute over who borrowed what. Here are the strange true stories behind The Sting.
William Henry Ireland: The Boy Who Forged Shakespeare—and Invented a Lost Play
William Henry Ireland wanted to impress his Shakespeare-obsessed father. One forged signature later, he had fabricated manuscripts, love letters, Shakespeare’s library, and an entirely new “lost” play that actually reached the London stage.
Why the BBC Banned “Deep in the Heart of Texas” During Working Hours
During WWII, the BBC kept “Deep in the Heart of Texas” off factory broadcasts because workers might stop working to clap along.
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