The Silver Screen Oasis

Birthday gal Linda Darnell and her daughter 'Lola'

I worked with many of the top glamor ladies of our time. Most were beautiful. But in person, not in films, the most beautiful of all was Linda Darnell.
I found myself staring at her often - it was a beauty I had never seen before. I am sure a lot of it was an inner beauty coming forth. RIP dear one.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY

JULIE ADAMS is 89 today


MARSHA HUNT is 98 today


BEVERLY GARLAND (1926 - 2008)


MONTGOMERY CLIFT (1920 - 1966)


RITA HAYWORTH (1918 - 1987)


ROBERT LOWERY (1913 - 1971)


JEAN ARTHUR (1900 - 1991)


SPRING BYINGTON (1888 - 1971)

Gee, how many beautiful and talented people were born today!? Thanks especially for posting the great image of Spring Byington in her heyday.

Martha, my wife always said, if there was one movie star I could look like it would be
Linda Darnell.

Moira, I,m glad that you liked the image of the lovely Spring Byington. Did you know that she left her body to medical science?
Indeed it was a day of birthdays for the movie stars. Bless them all.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY

MIRIAM HOPKINS (1902 - 1972)

Bette Davis and Miriam Hopkins on their best behavior while making "The Old Maid"

HAPPY BIRTHDAY

GEORGE NADER (1921 - 2002)


JUANITA MOORE (1914 - 2014) 99 years old

Jean Arthur and Rita Hayworth worked together on one film - Only Angels Have Wings back in 1939. They became good friends during the film and Rita had a wonderful time on that film working with Jean and it's main star Cary Grant.

I'm surprised to see Julia Adams is still alive today and born on the same day as Jean Arthur and Rita Hayworth! ... I know Marsha Hunt is still alive and I hope that she'll reach 100.

Birthday gal Juanita Moore with co-star Susan Kohner of "Imitation of Life" at a TCM event

Rock Hudson with his pal birthday boy George Nader
Despite the fact Nader's career was more or less sabotaged by Universal and sacrificed to the tabloids as being gay in order to save Rock's much more lucrative reputation, Hudson and Nader remained life-long friends. Nader was named one of the beneficiaries of Hudson's $27M estate when the star died of AIDS in 1985.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY

DOLORES HART is 77 today


MARGARET DUMONT (1889 - 1965)


BELA LUGOSI (1882 - 1956)

Birthday boy Bela Lugosi got his wish to be buried in his Dracula attire

When actress Patricia Neal died , birthday gal Mother Dolores Hart, the former actress-turned-nun, lost a friend. Neal was a frequent guest and supporter of the Abbey of Regina Laudis in Bethlehem, Conn. Dolores Hart is known for starring opposite stars such as Elvis Presley, Montgomery Clift, and Robert Wagner. At the age of 25, she entered the Benedictine Order at Regina Laudis. She’s still a voting member of the Motion Picture Academy