Santa Monica: 1938 Rene & Jean:
Tag: Thanksgiving
Service men during WWII enjoying a Thanksgiving meal at the Hollywood Canteen (thanks largely to the efforts of Bette Davis and John Garfield – somewhere in heaven y’all should take a bow) –
Producer Al Christie (he produced hundreds and hundreds of comedy shorts) and bathing beauties salute old Hollywood. . Songwriters: WHITING, RICHARD / MERCER, JOHNNY . Hooray for Hollywood That screwy, ballyhooey Hollywood . Where any office boy or young mechanic Can be a panic, with just a goodlooking pan Where…
In 1927 people dragged out their vintage cars (and horses) and paraded in honor of Hollywood’s early settlers: –
I had a friend who used to work in the 1980s for the Samuel Goldwyn Co. He lived in Beverly Hills in an apartment and he took the bus to work. He also liked to walk. Apparently that wasn’t fashionable at the time and on his excursions by foot he…