Old Hollywood – Page 18 – BEGUILING HOLLYWOOD

December 8, 2013 / Vickie Lester

‘Tis the Season – Constance Bennett

December 6, 2013 / Vickie Lester

Vickie Lester’s greatest hits — GARY COOPER – STYLE

Gary Cooper played a man in love who turned pirate – for Fay Wray. “The First Kiss” was a silent film released in 1928, there is no extant footage, many early prints of this era on nitrate went the way of dust and flame. ‘Alarming’ Study Shows Just How Few…

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November 24, 2013 / Vickie Lester

The Garden of Allah novels during Hollywood’s golden years – by Martin Turnbull

These books are a pip! (click on the red letters to buy…) A perfect holiday gift for your favorite fan of old Hollywood. Excerpt below: The Garden of Allah novels during Hollywood’s golden years. The Garden on Sunset by Martin Turnbull GARDEN OF ALLAH HOTEL 8152 Sunset Boulevard Marcus set…

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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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November 17, 2013 / Vickie Lester

Dolores del Rio – houses before and after Cedric Gibbons

JOHN FORD: “As a beauty, Dolores del Rio is in a class with Greta Garbo. Then she opens her mouth and becomes Minnie Mouse.” Okay, her voice was not that high pitched. I suspect he was referring to the emotional range of her performances. Kind of like an old time…

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November 16, 2013 / Vickie Lester

Make-believe, love and regret, Olivia de Havilland and Errol Flynn

Olivia de Havilland, co-star in eight Flynn films: “He was a charming and magnetic man, but so tormented. I had a crush on him, and later I found he did for me. In fact, he proposed, but he was not divorced from Lili Damita so it was just as well…

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November 16, 2013 / Vickie Lester

Tag: Old Hollywood

‘Tis the Season – Constance Bennett

Vickie Lester’s greatest hits — GARY COOPER – STYLE

The Garden of Allah novels during Hollywood’s golden years – by Martin Turnbull

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

Dolores del Rio – houses before and after Cedric Gibbons

Make-believe, love and regret, Olivia de Havilland and Errol Flynn

Portrait in red – Audrey Hepburn

Portrait in red – Mitzi Gaynor

Errol Flynn

James Dean