Tag: political

January 31, 2018 / Vickie Lester

“The best thing for being sad…is to learn something. That is the only thing that never fails.” T. H. White

I just completed a very big task in terms of the book I wrote, and I thought I’d reward myself, by reading a childhood favorite of mine; a novel I read—enchanted, immersed—compulsively one week during a hot summer vacation many, many years ago. A book written over a period of…

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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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October 25, 2012 / Vickie Lester

BULLETS OR BALLOTS – VOTE

A real gun moll: If you’ve been following this blog you’ll know I have some pretty close ties to Hollywood and I bet you can guess which way I’m going to vote. Both my parents were active in the Civil Rights Movement and they both appeared in public and in…

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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: