*CANDIDS*

[mongoII]

Lana Turner and John Gavin take direction from Douglas Sirk on the set of
"Imitation of Life"

[mongoII]

Elizabeth Taylor and James Dean chat on the set of "Giant"

[klondike]

Well, there's something I thought I'd never see: a less-than-flattering angle on young Liz Taylor's face.

[mongoII]

HAPPY BIRTHDAY

PAUL MANTEE is 80 today


LEE VAN CLEEF (1925 - 1989)


ANITA LOUISE (1915 - 1970)


FERNANDO LAMAS (1915 - 1982)


BERNARD GORCEY (1886 - 1955)


VILMA BANKY (*1898 - 1991)
*birth date varies

[charliechaplinfan]

I like your disclaimer, many, many stars varied their birthdate and I suppose the longer ago they were born and where they were born adds to the difficulty of knowing the absolute truth.

[mongoII]

Ya got that right, Alison.

[mongoII]

An anorexic looking Bogie showing off his flippers

[Vecchiolarry]

Hi Joe,

Only saw Vilma Banky once, at Marion Davies funeral; she looked great, blonde and peaches & cream complexion. She must have been in her 60's then...

Vilma was a true recluse - never seen nor heard from. Norma Talmadge was much the same.
I've heard though that Vilma was a great golfer and often played with Betty Blythe....
Also heard that she played golf twice with Joan Fontaine and that Joan got a hole-in-one both times and Vilma wouldn't play with her again.

Just more useless information out of my cobwebs (what passes for my brain now!!).....

Larry

[mongoII]

Larry, Vilma married actor Rod La Rocque in 1927; they remained married until his death in 1969, after which she became reclusive. A rare happy union.
By the way, we love those cobwebs.

[mongoII]

It's Cary Grant putting his prints in cement at Grauman's in Hollywood

[mongoII]

HAPPY BIRTHDAY

SAL MINEO (1939 - 1976)


PAUL HENREID (1905 - 1992)


RAY BOLGER (1904 - 1987)

[mongoII]

YIKES! Poor Edward Dmytryk directing divas Bette Davis and Susan Hayward in
"Where Love Has Gone" (1964). He should have won a special Oscar.

[knitwit45]

As a college freshman, I had a suit almost identical to the one Bette's wearing. It was ORANGE boucle, with a PINK satin lining....wooooooohooooooo!!!!!!

[mongoII]

It's Charles Laughton and Mickey Rooney sharing a hearty laugh

[mrsl]

.
Hey Witty, knitty:

Don't knock the suit. Sophomore (second) year of sewing in high school, we had to make a woman's three piece suit, with the lining of the jacket being the same material as the blouse. THAT was the suit I chose, with the same blend of hot pink, orange, and yellow with just a touch of lime green, and a kind of dripping pink water color on a wet white wall. I got an A, it must have been a popular look that year.
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