Old Hollywood - Blog Posts
"My love for ice cream emerged at an early age - and has never left!" - Ginger Rogers 🇺🇸🍦
🎉 Wishing everyone a very Happy, Healthy, Safe and Prosperous 2023 🥂🍾🎊.
🎉 Celebrating the life of American film actress Carole Lombard who was born 114 years ago this date; October 6th, 1908 in Fort Wayne, Indiana. Though she did appear in dramas, Carole was best known for her roles in comedies which earned her the title; "The Queen of Screwball Comedies" 🎭.
🎉 Happy 'Heavenly' Birthday to dancer, singer and actress; Ruby Keeler #BOTD August 25th, 1909 in Dartmouth, Canada. 🎂💃🎶🎭
☘ Happy 'Heavenly' Birthday to the lovely lady; Maureen O'Hara, born August 17th, 1920 in Ranelagh, Dublin, Ireland 🥃.
🎉 Happy 'Heavenly' Birthday to American actress; Violet Mary Klotz (aka Mae Clarke), born on this date, August 16th, 1910 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 🥂🍾.
🎂 Happy 'Heavenly' Birthday to Myrna Adele Williams #BOTD; August 2nd, 1905 in Helena, Montana.⚘
🎞 🎉 Happy 'Heavenly' Birthday to the beautiful and talented Ginger Rogers. A performer who could do it all; sing, dance and act. Missouri born and Texas raised 💐 🎭.
💖 🎂 Remembering our "Missy"; Barbara Stanwyck, born on this date July 16th, 1907 in Brooklyn, NY 🎭.
Remembering Jean Harlow 🎞 ⚘ March 3rd, 1911 - June 7th, 1937.
🎭 Remembering actress Mae Clarke; August 16th, 1910 - April 29th, 1992. During Hollywood's Pre-Code Era, she appeared in some of the classic films of that period including: "The Front Page", "The Public Enemy", "Waterloo Bridge" and "Frankenstein". R.I.P. 🎞 ⚘.
🎉 Happy Birthday to Ann-Margret; born today April 28th, 1941 in Valsjobyn, Sweden 🎊🥂🍾🎂.
"The most important thing in anyone's life is to be giving something. The quality I can give is fun, joy, and happiness. This is my gift" - Ginger Rogers.
Remembering today Miss Ginger Rogers 💐 July 16th, 1911 - April 25th, 1995 🎙 💃 🎭.
🎭 Ginger Rogers, William Powell and Dianna "Mousie" Lewis (aka Mrs. William Powell) at the Racquet Club in Palm Springs in 1964 🎾🌴.
🎭 Remembering American actor William Horatio Powell (July 29th, 1892 - March 5th, 1984).
Happy 'Heavenly' Birthday to "Our Baby". Jean Harlow; March 3rd, 1911 - June 7th, 1937. 🎂 💐 🎭
🥀 Remembering American dancer, actress and singer Ruby Keeler; August 25th, 1909 - February 28th, 1993. During the 1930's, she starred in such Hollywood musicals as; "42nd Street", "Footlight Parade" and "Gold Diggers of 1933". 💃🎭🎙.
🇺🇸 Remembering actress and patriot Carole Lombard who along with 21 other persons; including her mother, were killed in a plane crash 80 years ago today on Potosi Mountain, Nevada while returning home from a war bond drive🕯.
Christmas maybe over; but now that the family has left it gives me time to sit, relax and enjoy Barbara at her holiday best 🎄🎅 🎁.
🥀 Thelma Alice Todd; July 29th, 1906 - December 16th, 1935. R.I.P. 💔
🎉 Happy 'Heavenly' Birthday 🎂 to American actress 🎭 Ruth (Carol) Hussey born on this date; October 30th, 1911 in Providence, Rhode Island. Best remembered today for her Academy Award-nominated performance in "The Philadelphia Story" (1940) and for her role in "The Uninvited" (1944) 💐.
🎂 Remembering American actress Laraine Day; born on this date: October 13th, 1920 in Roosevelt, Utah. Best known today for her roles in the films: "Foreign Correspondent" (1940), "Journey for Margaret" (1942), "The Locket" (1946) and for portraying 'Nurse Mary Lamont' in the "Dr. Kildare" series. 💐.
🎭 Remembering Jane Alice Peters (aka Carole Lombard) who was born on this date; October 6th, 1908 in Fort Wayne, Indiana 💐.
🥀 Remembering "The Queen of Wisecracks"; Patsy Kelly who passed away 40 years ago today, September 24th, 1981. R.I.P. 🕯🙏
🎞 Burgess Meredith and Ginger Rogers in a scene from "Tom, Dick and Harry" (1941) 🎳.
🎉 Happy 'Heavenly' Birthday to dancer, actress and singer (Ethel) Ruby Keeler who was born on this date; August 25th, 1909 in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada 🎼💃🎂🇨🇦.
☘ Happy 'Heavenly' Birthday to Maureen O'Hara who was born on this date; August 17th, 1920 in the Dublin suburb of Ranelagh, Ireland. Will always be one of my honors to have met her when she was the Grand Marshal of NYC's St. Patrick's Day Parade in 1999🥃🎂.