“Guys all say, ‘I had such a crush on you.’ Girls all say, ‘I always waited for Batgirl to come on. You were really an inspiration.’” — Yvonne Craig Source: Boston Herald (2002) “I guess I was partially chosen because of my dancing background, although I had only been able to dance in one […]
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“I’m doing my bit for the women’s movement. The women have always been naked in movies and now I’m just desperate to take my clothes off as much as possible.” — Ewen McGregor 2
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“Marietta O’Brien. It’s a name to dream of. It’s a name for bewitchment. It’s a name for melting the heart. And hearts are not easily melted along Broadway where beauty and youth crowd, beckoning for first place in the Glitter of Gold, and the Frenzy of Fame and Friviolity.” — Lee Shubert in 1926 […]
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“Even the big stars had to chase around and audition; it seemed like a rat race to me, with no security.” — Billy Thomas, who played Buckwheat. Here he is posing with a photo of Clark Gable. “I went on vaudeville tours that kept me working and traveling day and night. I have the most fun […]
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Pills Blamed In Death of Lynne Baggett HOLLYWOOD (AP) March 23, 1960 — Death climaxed a long series of personal misfortunes Tuesday for actress Lynne Baggett. The 32-year-old blonde was found dead in her bed, clad in a pink shorty nightgown and white panties. There was a quantity of pills nearby. [Note: Baggett was actually […]
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CRASH KILLS SCREEN STAR Dorothy Dell in Auto Tragedy Dr. Wagner, Noted Pasadena Surgeon, Driver of Car, Also Meets Death Speeding Machine Strikes Curbing on Curve and Hits Several Trees Los Angeles Times – June 9, 1934 – To the little Mississippi town which she left only a few years ago on the road to […]
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Chili Williams‘ bio is taken from HARRISON IN HOLLYWOOD (April 24, 1944) Chili Williams – the girl in the blue and white polka dot bathing suit – is very sorry, boys, but she just can’t send you those photographs you requested by letter, wire, airmail special delivery, V-mail and carrier pigeon. At least not […]
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“When I was a kid I’d buy piles and piles of movie magazines and pore over the hairstyles of the big stars. When I read that Constance Bennett bumped every night to keep her shape you can be sure that Chapman bumped every night for the same reason.” — Marguerite Chapman Source: Virginia MacPherson (1945) […]
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“I’ve seen more wives suddenly remember when I’m talking to their husbands that they lefy the gas on at home.” — Adele Jergens Source: 1948 Photo: 1944 2
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“I’ve never been on the country charts in my life. I don’t even sing with any sort of country sound or inflection. I think it’s just that people know I live near Nashville which is the country capitol and they get confused.” — Roy Orbison in 1967. Photo: The Fastest Guitar Alive (1967) “We […]
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