FDR – BEGUILING HOLLYWOOD

July 10, 2014 / Vickie Lester

FDR Campaigns at the Hollywood Bowl – 1932

February 17, 2014 / Vickie Lester

Happiness lies not in the mere possession of money; it lies in the joy of achievement, in the thrill of creative effort. FDR First Inaugural Address

November 24, 2013 / Vickie Lester

Peg Entwistle and the Hollywood Sign Suicide: A Biography — by James Zeruk, Jr.

James Zeruk, Jr. – an author with a time spanning affinity with an actress, once a mystery, now lovingly revealed: Peg Entwistle. “I spent seven years researching and writing Peg’s biography. I lived with her brother for several weeks. Milt’s daughter Lauretta loaned me many items from the archive and…

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October 17, 2013 / Vickie Lester

Franklin D. Roosevelt

Let us not be afraid to help each other—let us never forget that government is ourselves and not an alien power over us. The ultimate rulers of our democracy are not a President and Senators and Congressmen and Government officials but the voters of this country.

September 28, 2013 / Vickie Lester

MARILYN MONROE and LUCILLE BALL have a brush with COMMUNISM

BBC ON THIS DAY | 7 | 1958: Arthur Miller cleared of contempt. Arthur Miller wouldn’t name names for HUAC and he was slapped with contempt – here his wife, Marilyn Monroe, reacts to the news in 1958 that Miller was cleared of charges. Now poppets, you will find I…

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January 22, 2013 / Vickie Lester

HOLLYWOOD AND FDR

Zachary Scott; Eddie Bracken; Van Johnson; Margaret O’Brien; Diana Lynn; Angela Lansbury; Paul Henreid; Alexis Smith; Reginald Gardiner; unidentified woman on their way to FDR’s birthday, January 28th, 1946. Photographer: Abbie Rowe FDR’s Birthday 1945, who can you spot? 1944, there’s John Garfield and…

October 25, 2012 / Vickie Lester

FDR – AND A LOCK OUT AT PARAMOUNT IN 1937

Kudos to John Stewart – I saw this on his broadcast a couple of weeks ago and it’s still resonating. Especially since the last debate in which Romney portrayed himself as Obama-lite. And, you can all heave a sigh of relief, this is my last political post – at least…

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September 6, 2012 / Vickie Lester

FDR IN HOLLYWOOD

Shirley Temple and Eddie Cantor cut President Roosevelt’s birthday cake: The President’s motorcade through downtown Los Angeles: The President addresses Los Angeles:

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