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These two were the biggest screen stars of the 1920’s. Know them? Well, then, how about these three from the 1930’s. Or, these two from the 1940’s. Or… feast your eyes on these three from the 1950’s. Did you like this? Share it:Tweet
Let’s take another look at what may be John Wayne’s best film. That honor usually goes to the vehicle for the Duke’s intense performance (see below) as a righteously unhinged Civil War veteran out to avenge the kidnapping of his niece (Natalie Wood) by Comanche Indians — John Ford’s memorable 1956 western, The Searchers. We […]
We’ve been thinking there may have been a few top stars of the Golden Era who we haven’t paid enough attention to in the nine years we’ve been blogging. Have we overlooked any of your favorites? Such as Jeanette MacDonald? Here she is above with her closest big screen comrade, Nelson Eddy. The two became part […]
How much did you know about our man, Roland Young, pictured above as a young British actor on the rise? Young was born in London in 1887 (he died in 1953 at age 65), and spent requisite periods on the London and Broadway stages (the latter from 1912) before landing in Hollywood at MGM in […]
Ok, we’ll get to our Roland Young Quiz in a moment. First, we want to wish you and yours a peaceful and prayerful Memorial Day, the beginning-of-summer holiday which commemorates all those who made the ultimate sacrifice while serving in the U.S. armed forces. And… we can’t resist offering our modest suggestion as to which […]
Bridge, anyone? Oscar, anyone? Franco-German alliance, anyone? Now, how in the world did these two meet? Where’s Elvis? Did you like this? Share it:Tweet
If you were casting a mother in Hollywood in the 1940s your first choice would be Anne Revere. Born in New York City in 1903 — a descendant of Revolutionary War hero Paul Revere of ‘midnight ride’ renown — she came from a moneyed backround. Her father was a stockbroker, and Anne was raised on […]
Charles, better known as Charlie Ruggles was one of those unique stars, a comic actor who could also be a leading man. And, boy, did that guy work. Born in Los Angeles in 1886, Charles Sherman Ruggles was originally destined for a medical career, but found himself drawn to the stage at an early age, […]
At first glance a cut-rate Hollywood version of Marilyn Monroe, she has confounded Hollywood watchers in recent years because she was a surprisingly skilled thespian (doubters should check out her earliest movies). She was also pretty good at pitching herself as a sexpot. Jayne Mansfield made a big imprint in Hollywood during the Fifties and […]
Just as Avis never overtook Hertz. Jayne Mansfield never eclipsed Marilyn Monroe, but she sure was a presence in the 1950s. How much do you know about the blonde sexpot? Her A-list contemporaries dismissed her as a no-talent, publicity-seeking sexpot. Bette Davis famously remarked that her definition of “dramatic art” was knowing how to fill […]