Rita Hayworth, Lucille Ball, Barbra Streisand, Meryl Streep and Julia Roberts are some of the powerful names who have starred in Columbia Pictures movies since the studio was founded in 1918. Stars ...

When Sid Ganis was growing up, people would tell him that the logo for Columbia Pictures looked like Barbara Stanwyck. “There was another actress whose name I can’t recall right now,” Ganis is saying ...

Q: Who is the lady in the sheet holding a torch at the beginning of the “Spider-man” movie? — D.Q., Newport News A: Are you referring to the “Columbia Lady” who makes an appearance at the beginning of ...

Considering her glamorous position at the start of Hollywood classic films, you might assume that Columbia Pictures’ lady with a torch had pure Hollywood heritage. But the Columbia logo comes from ...