“I came to Hollywood, sang for the National Broadcasting Company, got a screen test and here I am.” — Janet Blair Source: 1942 Photo: George Hurrell (1943) Broadway (1942). With George Raft. “I was really the homeliest kid in town. I had crooked teeth and straight brown hair. I was […]
“Nowadays things go in one ear and out the other just like they always did except that today what goes in one ear gets all mixed up before it comes out of the mouth.” — Carmen Phillips Source: Joan Winchell (1959) “Once in a while – but only very rarely – somebody will make […]
“I’m not the Red Riding Hood type. I don’t think any girl is so dumb that she can’t tell a wolf from her grandma.” – Yvonne De Carlo Source: Hedda Hopper (1950) Shades of kitschy horror to come! “I dance six hours a day, I sing two, and I dream a lot. It’s […]
“A girl is…well, a girl. It’s nice to be told you’re successful at it.” – Rita Hayworth Quote source: Rita Hayworth: A Photographic Retrospective by Caren Roberts-Frenzel. Rita Hayworth, poolside at the Ambassador Hotel, in 1936. At the time this photo was taken, she had signed with Fox as Rita Cansino (her birth name being Margarita Carmen […]
A collection of Los Angeles Halloween photos. Above: Clara Bow, putting the “It” in “Witch.” Anita Page Photo Caption reads: Mabel, Verna and Marie in Spanish costumes for a Halloween party at La Veda Ballroom on Vernon Avenue near Wall Street. Photo taken in 1929. (Photographer: Tivoli / LAPL 00001251) Lillian Roth, Marion […]
“My name is properly pronounced ‘vor’shack.’ The D remains silent. I have had quite a time with the name, having been called practically everything from Balzac to Bickelsrock.” – Ann Dvorak. Source for quote: “What’s the name, please? A guide to the correct pronunciation of current prominent names.” (1936) New York and London: Funk & […]