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IT’S LOVE I’M AFTER

April 20, 2013 by Vickie Lester

“It’s Love I’m After” – aren’t we all? (Note: Miss de Havilland will turn 97 on July 1st – Olivia de Havilland – Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.) Bette Davis and Leslie Howard on set with director, Archie Mayo: Leslie Howard originally envisioned either Gertrude Lawrence or Ina Claire, both noted for their comedic stage performances, as his leading lady, although they had limited experience in films. Producer Hal B. Wallis had director Archie Mayo meet with Lawrence, who was interested […]

Categories: Advertising, Art, Blogging, Culture, Design, Entertainment, fashion, Fiction, Film, History, Hollywood, Humor, Life, Los Angeles, Marriage, Movies, Photography, Relationships, Story, Truth & Rumors, Uncategorized • Tags: actor, actress, art deco, behind the scenes, Bette Davis, celebrities, Clark Gable, Classic Movies, comedy, Director Archie Mayo, Eric Blore, film, George Barbier, history, Hollywood, humor, It's Love I'm After, Leslie Howard, Los Angeles, Movie Star, Old Hollywood, Olivia de Havilland, on set, Patric Knowles, photography, Producer Hal B. Wallis, Warner Bros.

1928 EVA LE GALLIENNE AS PETER PAN

March 28, 2013 by Vickie Lester

She played Peter Pan on Broadway in 1928… As head of the Civic Repertory Theatre, she is known to have rejected the admission of Bette Davis, whose attitude she described as “insincere” and “frivolous”. via Eva Le Gallienne – Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.

Categories: Art, Blogging, Books, Choreography, Culture, Design, Entertainment, Fiction, Film, History, Hollywood, Life, Literature, Los Angeles, Movies, New York, Photography, Relationships, Theater, Travel, Truth & Rumors, Uncategorized • Tags: acting coach, actor, actress, affair with Alla Nazimova, affair with Basil Rathbone, behind the scenes, Bette Davis, Bette Davis insincere and frivolous, Broadway, celebrities, Civic Repertory Theatre, Classic Movies, Eva Le Gallienne, film, history, Hollywood, Los Angeles, Old Hollywood, photography, producer

IT HAPPENED ONE NIGHT AND THE FIRST OSCAR SWEEP

February 22, 2013 by Vickie Lester

Yes, a really horrible shot of a bunch of people who made motion picture magic… Elected officers and board of directors of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences on November 15, 1932. Left to right, seated, Al Cohn, B. P. Schulberg, Benjamin Glazer, new vice president; Conrad Nagel, new president; M. C. Levee, retiring president; Fred Niblo, secretary; Irving G. Thalberg, and Frank Capra. Standing, left to right, Max Ree, Oliver H. P. Garrett, John Cromwell, Sam Hardy, […]

Categories: Architecture, Art, Blogging, Books, Culture, Design, Entertainment, fashion, Fiction, Film, History, Hollywood, Humor, Life, Los Angeles, Movies, Photography, Relationships, Short Stories, Story, Theater, Travel, Truth & Rumors, Uncategorized, Writing • Tags: 1934, actor, actress, based on short story, behind the scenes, Bette Davis, Clark Gable, Classic Movies, Claudette Colbert, comedy, director, fashion, film, Frank Capra, history, Hollywood, humor, IT HAPPENED ONE NIGHT, Los Angeles, Movie Star, Movie stars, movies, Night Bus, Old Hollywood, Oscar, photos, Robert Riskin, Samuel Hopkins Adams, screenplay

KNITTING SOOTHES NERVES ON SET – DORIS DAY AND BETTE DAVIS

February 12, 2013 by Vickie Lester

Doris Day: Bette Davis and her stand-in, Sally Sage, on “Now Voyager”:

Categories: Blogging, Culture, Design, Entertainment, fashion, Film, History, Hollywood, Life, Los Angeles, Movies, Photography, Story, Theater, Truth & Rumors • Tags: actress, behind the scenes, Bette Davis, Classic Movies, Doris Day, fashion, film, history, Hollywood, knitting, Los Angeles, Movie stars, Old Hollywood, on set, photography, Sally Sage, stand-in

Hearst birthday Bette Davis Louella Parsons

BETTE DAVIS AND LOUELLA PARSONS

February 4, 2013 by Vickie Lester

Bette Davis putting on a game face at William Randolph Hearst’s birthday party, wedged between Hearst and his minion, Louella. Interviewed by Dick Cavett, Bette has few things to say about Miss Parsons.

Categories: Culture, Design, Entertainment, fashion, Film, History, Hollywood, Life, Los Angeles, Movies, Photography, Story, Theater, Truth & Rumors, Uncategorized • Tags: "A Richer Dust", actor, actress, behind the scenes, Bette Davis, Clifton Webb, Dick Cavett, gossip, Hearst's Los Angeles Herald & Express, Hedda Hopper, history, Hollywood, Los Angeles, Louella Parsons, Marion Davies, mistress, Movie Star, Movie stars, Noel Coward, Old Hollywood, photos, San Simeon, scandalmongering, social networking, social parasite, Sophia Loren, vulgar curiosity, William Randolph Hearst

BETTE DAVIS – IN FUR

January 29, 2013 by Vickie Lester

Picture two willowy ladies of indeterminate age, although judging from their carefully dyed hair, and the fact they are wearing calf length mink coats we could probably safely say they were between the ages of 75 and 85. An age when you can unrepentantly rock any look you like. I saw them in Palm Springs exiting a restaurant over the holidays. I have a mink coat. It lives in my closet. I have it professionally cleaned and packed every year […]

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THE HOLLYWOOD CANTEEN

December 31, 2012 by Vickie Lester

Bette Davis and John Garfield decided something had to be done for the enlisted men who passed through Southern California… They secured a building at 1451 Cahuenga Boulevard and opened a USO club to be staffed by movies stars and entertainers. That’s Dezi Arnaz: That’s co-founder Bette Davis preparing to slice a formidable cake: John Garfield on the Canteen’s 1st birthday: Bette reviewing photos with Bob Hope and Marlene Dietrich – I see John Ford, Clark Gable… A separate post […]

Categories: Architecture, Choreography, Culture, Entertainment, fashion, Film, Friendship, History, Hollywood, Humor, Los Angeles, Movies, Photography, Politics, Relationships, Uncategorized, Writing • Tags: Bette Davis, Bob Hope, Cahuenga Blvd., cake, coffee, dancing, Dezi Arnaz, John Garfield, Marlene Dietrich, Movie stars, service men, show, The Hollywood Canteen, USO, WWII

BETTE AND BIRTHDAY CAKE – “THE BRIDE CAME C.O.D.”

December 31, 2012 by Vickie Lester

I am obsessed with cake… This has nothing to do with cake… But, I think it’s a lovely commentary on Bette’s career.

Categories: Cooking, Culture, Entertainment, fashion, Film, Friendship, History, Hollywood, Humor, Los Angeles, Movies, Photography, Relationships • Tags: 1941, Bette Davis, cake, Cinematographer Ernest Haller, Classic Movies, Director William Keighley, heiress, James Cagney, James Frawley, Meryl Streep, Meryl Streep Tribute to Bette Davis, New Hollywood, Old Hollywood, pilot, score by Max Steiner, screwball comedy, Warner Bros.

LOOK WHAT THE CAT DRAGGED IN FOR CHRISTMAS

December 15, 2012 by Vickie Lester

You know, I love the interwebs… I’m not particularly facile with the medium but I find good spirits, a lot of jest, genuine warmth, erudition, and sometimes things that ring so true I can’t stop laughing: I’m not saying anything about the Divine Miss Davis… I’m talking emotional truth, and I’m reporting now, I have often felt like an unconventional beauty wrapped in a vile harpy – so proud to be sharing any kind of attribute with Bette. I’d include […]

Categories: Blogging, Christmas, Culture, Entertainment, fashion, Film, Friendship, History, Hollywood, Humor, Los Angeles, Movies, New York, News, Relationships • Tags: Bette Davis, blogging, Cecil Beaton photograph of Bette Davis, Christmas, DataLounge, forum, gifts, humor, internet, pretty, season's greetings, thank you, unconventional beauty, vile harpy, wrapping

THANKSGIVING AT THE HOLLYWOOD CANTEEN WITH DINAH SHORE

November 22, 2012 by Vickie Lester

Dinah shares her drumstick at the Hollywood Canteen:

Categories: Cooking, Culture, Design, Entertainment, fashion, Film, History, Hollywood, Humor, Los Angeles, Movies, Photography, Politics, Thanksgiving • Tags: Bette Davis, Dinah Shore, drumstick, heaven, Hollywood, Hollywood Canteen, John Garfield, men in uniform, service men, Thanksgiving, turkey leg, USO, volunteers, War effort

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