Elaine Stewart (May 31, 1930 – June 27, 2011) was an American actress and model.
Life Stewart was born in Montclair, New Jersey as Elsy Steinberg. She was one of five children born into a German Jewish family. In 1961, nearing the end of her television career, she married actor Bill Carter. After her divorce from Carter, she married television producer Merrill Heatter on December 31, 1964. They had a son, Stewart, and a daughter, Gabrielle.
Career Stewart made her debut by winning Miss See in See Magazine in 1952, with measurements 34–25–36. She was in many magazines such as Playboy and Photoplay.
Stewart was also known as the co-hostess on two 1970s game shows, Gambit with Wink Martindale and the nighttime edition of High Rollers with Alex Trebek, which were both produced by her husband.
From “Victorian Inventions” by Leonard De Vries published by American Heritage Press in 1972
In the shipyards of Saint-Denis in France, a paddle-steamer is now being built which is entirely different from any existing type of ship. Designed by Monsieur Bazin, the craft consists of a platform with a sharp edge in front supported by large, hollow wheels which keep the platform about 20 feet above the water-level. To transmit the rotating power to the paddle-wheels, steel shafts 28 inches in diameter supported in sturdy bearing-blocks penetrate through and below the platform. The engine-rooms, stokeholds, passengers’ cabins and the various service-quarters have been built upon the platform. Propelled by two screws, the ship will roll over the water with a minimum of friction. Monsieur Bazin has perfected his construction by fitting a continuously operating, hydraulic rudder consisting of an upright column at the ship’s stern, which is controlled by the steersman. From this column, a powerful water-jet is forced into the water and this will govern the ship’s movements by reacting on the sea. The propulsive power of this rudder will-either fully or in part be used in navigation, and even with the engines at a standstill it will serve to steer the ship to her berth at a speed of a half or quarter knot.
I know it says so in the text, but still I find it extremely hard to believe that anyone would be crazy enough to actually build something like this. Vive La France et Monsieur Bazin ;-) – Ted
Beatrice Barrett is one of those lucky gals who has a doting father. Like most fathers, Bea’s dad pampers her every wish – almost. At least, he was very pleased when his only daughter graduated from college with a degree in graphic arts, majoring in photography.
Read the whole article and see the naughty pictures HERE
Warning: Nudity do occur in this article. If you are under age or live in a country where watching images of nude women for some reason is against the law I take no responsibility if you click the link above. In other words you’re flying solo from here on – Ted 😉
KTM sold out its share for the first time in 1955 to a businessman named, Ernst Kronreif and result he bought the major part of the company. As as result, the consortium was renamed to Kronreif & Trunkenpolz Mattighofen. In 1957, KTM launched its very first moped, the Mecky. Followed by Ponny in 1960 and Ponny II in 1962. Meanwhile, KTM also molded bikes for racing. Unfortunately, the major stake holder, Kronreif died in 1960 and so the founder of KTM, Trunkenploz in 1962.
From “The Rolling Stone Record Guide” published by Random House/Rolling Stone Press in 1979
Even the most music interested among us can sometimes get lost in all the different labels music journalists and record companies choose to put on recordings. This glossary may help you find your way in this label jungle. As you can see from the text above here this glossary is from 1979 and as this is a retro blog that works alright for me. Besides, any music styles that has emerged since then is of little interest to me, with the possible exception of neo-classic country. I’m sorry to say that dance, trance, hip-hop, rap and the rest simply don’t do it for me – Ted
Ella Mae Morse (September 12, 1924 – October 16, 1999) was an American popular singer. Morse blended jazz, country, pop, and R&B.
Career Morse was born in Mansfield, Texas, United States. She was hired by Jimmy Dorsey when she was 14 years old. Dorsey believed she was 19, and when he was informed by the school board that he was now responsible for her care, he fired her. In 1942, at the age of 17, she joined Freddie Slack’s band, with whom in the same year she recorded "Cow Cow Boogie", Capitol Records’ first gold single. "Mr. Five by Five" was also recorded by Morse with Slack, and they had a hit recording with the song in 1942 (Capitol 115). She also originated the wartime hit "Milkman, Keep Those Bottles Quiet", which was later popularized by Nancy Walker in the film, Broadway Rhythm.
In 1943, Morse began to record solo. She reached #1 in the R&B chart with "Shoo-Shoo Baby" in December for two weeks. In the same year she performed "Cow Cow Boogie" in the film Reveille with Beverly and starred in Universal’s South of Dixie and The Ghost Catchers with Olsen and Johnson and How Do You Dooo? with radio’s Mad Russian, Bert Gordon. She sang in a wide variety of styles, and she had hits on both the U.S. pop and rhythm and blues charts. However, she never received the popularity of a major star because her versatility prevented her from being placed into any one category of music.
The next 7 days you’ll find all tracks from this LP in the box widget in the right column
In 1943, Morse began to record solo. She reached #1 in the R&B chart with "Shoo-Shoo Baby" in December for two weeks. In the same year she performed "Cow Cow Boogie" in the film Reveille with Beverly and starred in Universal’s South of Dixie and The Ghost Catchers with Olsen and Johnson and How Do You Dooo? with radio’s Mad Russian, Bert Gordon. She sang in a wide variety of styles, and she had hits on both the U.S. pop and rhythm and blues charts. However, she never received the popularity of a major star because her versatility prevented her from being placed into any one category of music.
The song "Love Me or Leave Me" as recorded by Morse was released by Capitol Records as catalog number 1922, with the flip side "Blacksmith Blues", which became her biggest hit.
In 1946, "House of Blue Lights" by Freddie Slack and Morse, (written by Slack and Raye) saw them perform what was one of many of Raye’s songs picked up by black R&B artists. Her biggest solo success was "Blacksmith Blues" in 1952, which sold over one million copies, and was awarded a gold disc. The same year her version of "Down the Road a Piece" appeared on Capitol with Slack again on piano accompaniment. Morse also recorded a version of "Oakie Boogie" for Capitol which reached #23 in 1952. Her version was one of the first songs arranged by Nelson Riddle.
Morse ceased recording in 1957, but continued performing until the early 1990s at such clubs as Michael’s Pub in New York, Ye Little Club in Beverly Hills, the Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel’s Cinegrill and the Vine St. Bar and Grill. She appeared regularly at Disneyland for several years with the Ray McKinley Orchestra, and did a successful tour of Australia shortly before her final illness.
Her music career was profiled in Nick Tosches’ 1984 book, The Unsung Heroes of Rock ‘N’ Roll: The Birth of Rock in the Wild Years Before Elvis. She has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 1724 Vine Street. Her entire recorded body of work was issued in a deluxe box set by Bear Family Records.
Musical style As Morse’s musical style blended jazz, blues, and country, she has sometimes been called the first rock ‘n’ roll singer. A good example is her 1942 recording of the song "Get On Board, Little Chillun", which, with strong gospel, blues, boogie, and jive sounds as a genuine precursor to the later rockabilly/ rock ‘n roll songs. Her records sold well to both Caucasian and African-American audiences. As she was not well known at the time of her first solo hits, many people assumed she was African-American because of her ‘hip’ vocal style and choice of material.
I’m starting up a new post series to day called “This Week’s Favourite Female Singer” and I’ve also added a music player to the top of the column to the right where you can listen to one of the week’s singer’s biggest hits if hit lists were invented when the singer was active. The Box widget in the right column will also for a week feature one of the singers records. To day’s favourite is Ella Mae Morse.
Two postcards typical for serial produced Norwegian cards in the 1960s Text in English on the back on the one at the top: Victoria Hotel, Lillehammer, with open-air restaurant the “Terrace” Text in English on the back on the one at the bottom: View from the Peer Gynt road, Gudbarandsdal Valley From my collection of old postcards – Ted
Yvonne Furneaux (born 11 May 1928, Roubaix, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, France) is a French film actress.
Biography Furneaux was born Elisabeth Yvonne Scatcherd and came to England in 1946 to study Modern Languages at St Hilda’s, Oxford, where she was known as "Tessa Scatcherd". She began her acting career in England in 1952 with a few minor productions. Later she participated in many great international productions and worked with famous actors and actresses, such as Catherine Deneuve in the movie Repulsion (1965). Later, she married Jaques Natteau, who died on 17 April 2007, leaving Furneaux a widow. Now she is retired from her acting career and lives in Lausanne, Switzerland.
Clearly inspired by contemporary Mércèdes practice, the 1903 16/2 4hp FIAT had a four-cylinder engine cast in two pairs and low-tension magneto ignition; it was the work of FIAT’s new designer, Ing Enrico. The main difference between this car and the Mércèdes was that the FIAT used a wooden chassis strengthened with steel flitch plates, while Mercedes frames were always of pressed steel.
1904 Peerless
The Peerless company, of Cleveland, Ohio, still exists today as the brewer of Carlings Ale, but in the years from 1900 to 1931, Peerless built some of America’s finest luxury cars. This model is a 1904 24 hp tourer, which cost $4250 complete with canopy and glass windscreen, then regarded very much as extras. Its designer was Louis P. Mooers, one of the first to incorporate lessons learned on the race track into production vehicles.
1904 Brushmobile
This little blue car is a curious survivor, being the sole known example of the 6hp Brushmobile of 1904. Its engine and chassis (which had coil springing all round) were built by Vauxhall for Brush, an electrical engineering company which produced cars between 1902 and 1904. The bodywork was apparently ‘modernised’ around 1912, as light cars did not have side doors in 1904.
1904 Franklin
Aura vincit-‘Air Conquers’ -was the the motto of the Franklin company of Syracuse, New York, who, from their birth in 1901 to the end of production in 1934, built nothing but air-cooled cars. This 1904 model has a 12hp transversefour engine, and is identical to the car in which L.L. Whitman halved the trans-America record to 33 days in 1904, averaging 155 miles a day, even over deserts. Although travelstained … the car gave little evidence of the ordeal’, stated a contemporary report of the event.
From “Alle Kvinners Blad” "( A Norwegian women’s weekly) No 4 – 1939
Belgian girls who turn 30 usually throw a party for their guardian saint St Catherine. St Catherine enjoys being celebrated and when they do she will find the girls a husband. Or help them live happily without one.
Buicks of the Fifties were a lot like their owners, successful upper-middle-class types with a bit too much girth and, at times, way too much flash, but always substantial and mostly predictable. This was a successful era for General Motors’ Flint division, highlighted by record sales through mid-decade and, for 1953, a 50th anniversary celebrated with the make’s first ever V-8. Yet the traditional foundations of Buick success remained unaltered: quality, high performance for the price, and products carefully orchestrated to fit the times and market. Image Gallery HERE
Fiat 500, one of the most popular minicars ever built here represented by the first and a later model, the Fiat 500 Nuova and the Fiat 500 L (Lusso) from 1968.
Images found in the Swedish magazine “Nostalgia” No 10 2009
A smooth, succulent, spicy broth. Mulligatawny is a semi-Indian dish, one of many that originated as Dutch, Portuguese, French and English traders ventured to the East. Along with other such curry recipes, it found its way to Europe in the 18th century.
Elaine Stewart (May 31, 1930 – June 27, 2011) was an American actress and model.
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