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π₯ Remembering on this date; April 25th, 1995, the beautiful and talented Ginger Rogers who passed from this world. R.I.P. π
Warming up the night before the Academy Awards with a Jean Harlow/Pre-Code movie night. "The Public Enemy" (1931) "Hold Your Man" (1933) "Dinner at Eight" (1933).
From the short; "Alum and Eve" (1932) ππ.
Ginger Rogers in her Academy Award winning performance in "Kitty Foyle" (1940) is on TCM today (04/14/2021) @ 8:15 am EST. Coffee βand Gingerπ; perfect together π.
πΊπΈ Actress Carole Lombard in Chicago, Illinois on January 14th, 1942 while on a war bond tour. Two days later she; along with 21 others, were killed in an airplane crash just outside of Las Vegas, Nevada.
TGIF to all ππΊ. Hope everyone has a wonderful and safe weekend π π₯πΎ.
Happy 'Heavenly' Birthday to Harlean Harlow Carpenter (better known as Jean Harlow) born on this date; March 3rd, 1911 in Kansas City, Missouri πππ.
π₯ Remembering Ethel Ruby Keeler (August 25th, 1909 - February 28th, 1993) π.
Yes; from "This Is the Night" (1932). Thelma "loses" her dresses several times in this film.
I'll have a whiskey π₯ and make it Irish β. Happy "Whiskey" Wednesday to all π.
Remembering π₯ Buddy Holly, π₯ J.P. Richardson ("The Big Bopper"), and π₯ Ritchie Valens who were killed in an airplane crash near Clear Lake, Iowa 62 years ago today; February 3rd, 1959.
π₯ Remembering a Brooklyn born girl who grew up to become one of the great American actresses; Barbara Stanwyck, who passed away 31 years ago today π. R.I.P. Miss Stanwyck π.
βShe was so alive, modern, frank, and natural that she stands out like a beacon on a lightship in this odd place called Hollywood.β
β Barbara Stanwyck on Carole Lombard
π₯ Remembering the beautiful, talented, funny and patriotic Carole Lombard; who was tragically killed in an airplane crash on January 16th, 1942 while returning home to California from a war bond rally in her home state of Indiana πΊπΈ.
Good-bye to 2020; hello to 2021.
π₯ Remembering the beautiful and funny Thelma Todd who left us 85 years ago today; December 16th, 1935. Gone; but, not forgotten. R.I.P.π.
π Happy Heavenly Birthdayπ to La Raine Johnson (aka Laraine Day) who would have turned 100 years old today; October 13th, 1920 in Roosevelt, Utahπ.
π Remembering Brooklyn's own Mary Jane West (aka Mae West) born on this date; August 17th, 1893π. Seen here in a publicity photo from 1936π.
π Happy 100th Birthday to Maureen FitzSimons (aka Maureen O'Hara) born on this date; August 17th, 1920 in Ranelagh, Dublin, Ireland. Missed; but, not forgottenβππ.