On This Day In 1958 – My Fair Lady Dazzles London

The Broadway musical My Fair Lady has opened for its first night in London, to a rapturous reception. The event, at the Drury Lane theatre, was star-studded: Ingrid Bergman, Dirk Bogarde, Terence Rattigan and John Strachey were among those who arrived at the theatre to be greeted with cheers and applause by a crowd of [...]

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Dames

Dames is a 1934 Warner Bros. musical comedy film directed by Ray Enright with dance numbers created by Busby Berkeley. The film stars Ruby Keeler, Dick Powell, Joan Blondell, Guy Kibbee, ZaSu Pitts, and Hugh Herbert. Production numbers and songs include "When You Were a Smile on Your Mother’s Lips (and a Twinkle in Your [...]

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On This Day In 1964 – Sidney Poitier Breaks New Ground With Oscar Win

The acting profession’s top award has gone to a black actor for the first time. Sidney Poitier won the best actor Oscar for his role in Lilies of the Field. In the film, released last year, he played construction worker Homer Smith whom a group of nuns believe was sent to them by God to [...]

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Oops!!!

Carmen Miranda and Cesar Romero in a dance scene from the 1940s I find it hard to guess where this photo was first published back in the puritan 1940s America. I also refuse to believe it was printed without photographer, editor and copy readers noticing that Miranda had forgotten an important piece of clothing that [...]

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Arnie Showing Off His Bum

A young Arnold Schwarzenegger showing a surprisingly interested middle aged lady his famous muscular bum on the dancing floor – Image found at “Retrospace Zeta”

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Johnny Hallyday – French Singer And Actor

Johnny Hallyday (born Jean-Philippe Smet; 15 June 1943) is a French singer and actor. An icon in the French-speaking world since the beginning of his career, he was considered by some to have been the French Elvis Presley. He was married for 15 years to one of the most popular French female singers: Sylvie Vartan. [...]

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Antiseptic Kisses In Hollywood

I know that Hollywood kisses aren’t supposed to be real kisses, just playing for the gallery, but the rest of the people in the studio must have had a hard time keeping from laughing out loud when watching this type of antiseptic nookie. And the actors must have struggled to put some feeling into the [...]

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Homes Of Movie Stars On Image-Archeology.com

image-archeology.com has images and information about some areas in Southern California and also some other areas, mainly in California. The site is owned and controlled by Gary Lenhart. The images on this site are intended for your personal reference and may be viewed for your personal, non-commercial, educational use

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Peeing Over The Side

“The trouble with having dames on board is you can’t pee over the side.”  Humphrey Bogart Due to safety at sea campaigns death by drowning accidents has steadily decreased in my home country Norway which is a country of pleasure crafts and cottages by the sea. The death toll is stable in only one group, [...]

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Mamie Van Doren Kisses And Tells–Part 2

Mamie Van Doren has led a pretty wild life which she enjoys sharing with others. One of her first studio dates was with Rock Hudson. Oh, there were rumours about Rock even then. Some of the other actresses under contract had told me that on a date with Rock, I would be as safe as [...]

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Fred Astaire – Puttin’ On The Ritz

May be not the greatest singer around, but man, what a dancer – Ted

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Frank Sinatra And The ‘Bobby-Soxers’

Article from the British newspaper The Guardian, 10 January 1945 The United States is now in the midst of one of those remarkable phenomena of mass hysteria which occur from time to time on this side of the Atlantic. Mr. Frank Sinatra, an amiable young singer of popular songs, is inspiring extraordinary personal devotion on [...]

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Film Star’s Photos Printed On Pillows

Article from Popular Mechanics feb 1939 found at modernmechanix.com The image is reproduced on cloth by a special photographic processNot content with collecting photographs and autographs, star-struck movie fans in England go their American sisters one better by buying novelty pillow covers bearing the likenesses of their favourite movie stars. Almost life size, the pillow [...]

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How To Find The RIGHT Guy

6 Hollywood hunks tell young women how to catch "Mr Right" Article from the American magazine "Motion Picture and Television Magazine" June 1954 Written by Hellen Weller Rock Hudson, Fernando Lamaz, Jeffrey Hunter, Rock Hudson, John Derek & Tab Hunter give you their thoughts on the subject. Do you sit back lazily and dream sweet [...]

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How’s That Again

Article from “Motion Picture Magazine” – July 1951 We cornered zanies Dean Martin and Gerry Lewis, stars of Paramount’s  "That’s My Boy", and shot some pertinent questions to them. Any resemblance between these characters and people is purely coincidental. Do you consider yourself great lovers? What do you think of Milton Berle? What do you [...]

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Fred Astaire

From the American magazine LIFE  – 28 December 1936 The ambition of every amateur is some day to be able to dance like Fred Astaire, whose artful acrobatics are detailed on these pages. Simply to repeat his steps, however, is not to repeat his performance which includes a special brand of airy charm that women [...]

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They’re Stealing Our Stuff

That’s what Hollywood lovelies are saying about the beefcake boys. Is the bare-chested male becoming a serious rival to the cheesecake queens. Scott Brady   Little did Alan Ladd suspect that he was launching a whole new vogue in motion pictures when he bared his manly chest and flexed a bulging biceps or two in [...]

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He Has Danced For 42 Years – Meet Fred Astaire

Fred Astaire dancing with a young Rita Hayworth. In 1946, after having finished the last scene of "blue Skies" Fred Astaire (Frederick Austerlitz) was sitting in his dressing room with a couple of close friends. I’m glad it’s over he said, I’m leaving the business. Then he tore of his toupee, threw it on the [...]

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Successful Failures – Opportunity had to knock twice before these stars clicked

Shelley Winters will never forget the lean years. When she got her second chance, she was ready and knew what to with it.   The old saying about opportunity knocking only once is never more thoroughly dug into the ground than in Hollywood. The one big break? The single lucky chance? Rhubarb, shouts half of [...]

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Mothic Flights And Flutterings

  The owner writes: A Time Machine With Wistfully Wandering Wings, From The Victorian Era To The 1940s, And Sometimes Slightly Beyond. But Not Far….. I was born in Hollywood, grew up in the Hollywood Hills and am in love with all things to do with vintage cinema, particularly the Silents. I don’t like most [...]

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