Mona Lisa and The Spendthrift
The Los Angels Belasco stock theatre company established singer-actress Thais Magrane as their new leading lady in 1909. (Thais Magrane 1920 Merchants of Venus, and in 1909 for the Belasco…
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What Was New in September 1952?
News Headlines & Entertainment Trivia from September, 1952: George Reeves, star of The Adventures of Superman; Charlie Chaplin's U.S. Re-Entry Permit is Revoked; and the Classic Movie Release of Just…
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Fashion in Advertising..because
How do you run a highly successful advertising campaign for over 20 years, for an "unmentionable" product? If you're Johnson & Johnson, you successfully pussy-foot around it for decades and…
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A Look Inside Jazz Age SHADOWLAND
Billed as "The Handsomest Magazine in the World" when it debuted in September 1919, browsing though an edition of SHADOWLAND is like taking a journey back to a unique time…
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100 Years Ago: 1920 At A Glance
Although people haven't really changed that much in the past 100 years, our modes of transportation, the hairstyles, fashion, the film stars and movies we liked to watch, appliances, houses,…
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Hats Off to Hedy Lamarr
Stunning Austrian-American movie star Hedy Lamarr wore a myriad of fashionable hats in her 1930s-1950s movie roles, possibly because movie costumers realized her luminous eyes and perfect features were set…
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A Bonanza of Bras For Big Busts
I'm not talking about C or D cups folks, although most major retailers that sell bras seem to think cup sizes stop at double D's. For 35+ years my best…
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