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Margaret Lindsay, tell us more, about the “Crosby Shelvadoor” — Remember that one? Yes, like many vintage movie stars in the 1950s, Lindsay became a spokesman on TV — She promoted refrigerators. (Little did the sponsors at that time know; see below.) During her busy career, which spanned from 1932 to 1974, seven years before […]
This is from the Donald Gordon Collection. A great snapshot of one of the greatest stars of the last century. Enjoy! Did you like this? Share it:Tweet
How can we forgive ourselves for mistakenly saying it was Eleanor Parker starring opposite Nelson Eddy in Rosalie? Perhaps by devoting one entire blog to the real star of that picture, Eleanor Powell. And by running this never before seen photograph (above) of Powell with our pal, Donald Gordon. We’ve already declared what we believe is […]
Here’s a big star from the 1940s caught in a snapshot with one of her biggest fans, our late pal, Donald Gordon. Recognize her? Hint: Don’t sail to Key Largo, it’s a Dead End. (Answer on Friday; stay tuned.) Did you like this? Share it:Tweet
Here’s another star from the Golden Era of Hollywood. The shot is taken from The Donald Gordon Collection, named for our late pal who found himself under studio contract in the Forties, and photographed many of his pals. Our mystery subject may NOT a Big star in Films, but is nonetheless one of the biggest […]
Pictured above is great friend of the late Donald Gordon. In fact for many years Donald was our mystery star’s stand in. A word of explanation: our pal Donald was — when he took this picture of today’s mystery personality — a young actor who found himself under contract at Columbia Pictures during World War […]
Here’s Donald Gordon — that handsome lad to the left and creator of our Donald Gordon Collection of marvelous informal photos of Forties Hollywood personalities — with another of his star pals. (By the way: Can anyone identify the make and model of that marvelous vintage auto parked curbside on the right?) Back to today’s […]
That’s our pal, the late Patricia Williamson (right), helping our star of the day sell war bonds. The photo is part of a wonderful vintage collection the late Williamson of Tucson, Arizona generously shared with us before her death. The above snapshot, showing her with Marlene Dietrich, was taken at Los Angeles’ Union Station as Marlene was […]
This is a never before released photo — from our exclusive Donald Gordon collection — of one of Hollywood’s most famous leading men of the 1930s and 40s. (The late Donald, a studio actor in the Forties, loved to catch up with star pals in parking lots.) Question: can you name the star pictured here? […]
These two, pictured in happier times, were stars in their day. But their son’s success eclipsed theirs. Dad’s Best Movie: 1935’s A Night at the Opera. His best bit: As the tenor opposite diva Jeanette MacDonald in 1936’s Rosemarie. Mom and Dad both started at MGM and wound up at Universal. Best film together: 1940’s The Boys From […]