The Silver Screen Oasis

Oh, what a sad news!!!!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY

EUGENE 'PORKY' LEE (1933 - 2005)


ANTHONY FRANCIOSA (1928 - 2006)


WHIT BISSELL (1909 - 1996)

Birthday boy Anthony Franciosa with wife Shelley Winters - trouble in paradise

Birthday boy Eugene 'Porky' Lee - Senior Citizen

Birthday boy Whit Bissell in one of his mad doctor roles, "I Was a Teenage Frankenstein"

I have been thinking about Maureen of lately and her legendary acting career working with John Wayne, Tyrone Powers, and others - she always a true professional, a rare beauty, and most of all - one of the most Technicolor Actress around. Maureen O'Hara can hold her own with anyone including my favorite Rita Hayworth. I just watched How Green Was My Valley with my dear friend and she was brilliant as Angharad.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY
MARGARET WYCHERLY (1881 - 1956)

Birthday gal Margaret Wycherly in another fine performance as Mother York

HAPPY BIRTHDAY

TERESA WRIGHT (1908 - 2005)

Ambassador Hotel in Los Angeles on March 4, 1943. Birthday gal Teresa Wright Best Supporting Actress (Mrs. Miniver) is standing with Greer Garson Best Actress (Mrs, Miniver), Best Actor winner James Cagney (for Yankee Doodle Dandy) and Best Supporting Actor winner Van Heflin (for Johnny Eager).

Birthday gal Teresa Wright and Marlon Brando on the set of "The Men"

HAPPY BIRTHDAY

ELSA LANCHESTER (1902 - 1986)

Now….let’s gladly celebrate the legacy that birthday gal Elsa Lanchester left in our world and think of her unforgettable marriage to Charles Laughton.

Mr. and Mrs. Laughton work together on Broadway in the 1931 production of "Payment Deferred".


Mr. and Mrs. L, along with friend Ruth Gordon, visit the New York World's Fair in September 1940, seen here at the Polish Pavillion.

Photos courtesy of the New York Public Library.

I love the serious picture of Whit Bissell. I worked with him in Dakota Incident and traveled to and from location with him. He was Soooo nice and had a really cute sense of humor. So fun to know him a bit.