Tag: Old Hollywood

January 24, 2015 /

1928 — Eva Le Gallienne as Peter Pan

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.

January 18, 2015 /

From any angle – the perfect valentine – Cary Grant

“Everybody wants to be Cary Grant. Even I want to be Cary Grant.” Congratulations, Archibald Alexander Leach, you’re the only man who ever was.

December 14, 2014 /

Reprise — ‘Tis the Season — Louise Brooks

December 14, 2014 /

Myrna Loy with either Dasher, Dancer, Prancer, Vixen, Comet, Cupid, Donner, or Blitzen

December 10, 2014 /

Once upon a time…When Hollywood Blvd. looked like this…Christmas dinner in L.A.

December 4, 2014 /

Reprise: Rita Hayworth relaxing at home with 2 camera men, 5 electricians, 6 grips, makeup, hair, and wardrobe for a candid Christmas photo

December 4, 2014 /

Reprise: Mary Martin decorates an eye popping Christmas tree

December 2, 2014 /

Hollywood Blvd. Lit Up Like A Christmas Tree – 1950

 

November 17, 2014 /

FRED MACMURRAY and LILLIAN LAMONT and their COLONIAL REVIVAL HOME

Mr. Un-Modern Fred MacMurray LOST L.A. Modesty, simplicity and constancy were the themes in the actor’s traditional Brentwood home. October 01, 2011 Sam Watters . Fred MacMurray was a 26-year-old, square-jawed guy from Beaver Dam, Wis., when he became a Hollywood star, signing a contract with Paramount Pictures in 1934.…

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November 15, 2014 /

Married on Thanksgiving Day, 1927, Silent Star Louise Fazenda and Producer Hal B. Wallis