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Greta Garbo – A Pictorial
Classic Cinema Gold Posted by Art on Sep 18, 2012
“If only those who dream about Hollywood knew how difficult it all is.” ~ Greta Garbo
“My talents fall within definite limitations. I am not as versatile an actress as some think.” ~ Greta Garbo
“Being a movie star, and this applies read more
Esther Ralston
Classic Cinema Gold Posted by Art on Sep 17, 2012
Esther Ralston (September 17, 1902 – January 14, 1994) was an American movie actress whose greatest popularity came during the silent era. Ralston was born September 17, 1902 in Bar Harbor, Maine. She started as a child actress in a family vaudeville act which was billed as read more
Janis Paige
Classic Cinema Gold Posted by Art on Sep 16, 2012
Janis Paige, born Donna Mae Tjaden on September 16, 2012, in Tacoma, Washington, began singing in public at age five in local amateur shows. She moved to Los Angeles after graduating from high school and was hired as a singer at the Hollywood Canteen during World War II. A Warner Brot read more
Jane Greer
Classic Cinema Gold Posted by Art on Sep 9, 2012
“I loved making movies…” ~ Jane Greer
Jane Greer was born Bettejane Greer on Setember 9, 1924 in Washington D.C. to Bettie and Charles Dean McLean Greer, Jr. At age 15, an attack of palsy left her face partially paralyzed. She claimed that it was through facial exerc read more
Silver Screen Sirens: Loretta Young
Classic Cinema Gold Posted by Art on Sep 6, 2012
Loretta Young (January 6, 1913 – August 12, 2000) was an American actress. Starting as a child actress, she had a long and varied career in film from 1917 to 1953. She won the 1948 best actress Academy Award for her role in the 1947 film “The Farmer’s Daughter”, and received read more
Mitzi Gaynor
Classic Cinema Gold Posted by Art on Sep 3, 2012
“Dancing is still the hardest profession. Gene Kelly said dancing is a man’s game. Women have to do the same thing in heels, and have to sing and smile at the same time. Professional athletes don’t even have to do that… and they get to wear sneakers.” ~ Mitzi Gaynor &n read more
Gene Kelly – A Pictorial
Classic Cinema Gold Posted by Art on Aug 23, 2012
“I never wanted to be a dancer. It’s true! I wanted to be a shortstop for the Pittsburgh Pirates.” ~ Gene Kelly
“I got started dancing because I knew it was one way to meet girls.” ~ Gene Kelly
“I’d studied dance in Chicago every summer and taugh read more
On the set of “The Thin Man” (1934) Myrna Loy, William Powell, and Asta
Classic Cinema Gold Posted by Art on Aug 16, 2012
“The Thin Man” is a 1934 American comic detective film starring William Powell and Myrna Loy as Nick and Nora Charles, a flirtatious married couple who banter wittily as they solve crimes with ease. Nick is a hard-drinking retired detective and Nora a wealthy heiress. Their dog, the wi read more
Esther Williams – A Pictorial
Classic Cinema Gold Posted by Art on Aug 8, 2012
“Which Esther Williams do you want to hear about?” ~ Esther Williams
“I remember when I first walked into Mayer`s cavernous office. You had to walk 50 yards to get to him, and in that time he could really study everything about you.” ~ Esther Williams
“No on read more
Anita Page
Classic Cinema Gold Posted by Art on Aug 5, 2012
Anita Evelyn Pomares better known as Anita Page, was a Salvadoran-American film actress who reached stardom in the last years of the silent film era. She became a highly popular young star, reportedly at one point receiving the most fan mail of anyone on the MGM lot. When Page died in 2008 at age read more
William Powell – A Pictorial
Classic Cinema Gold Posted by Art on Jul 29, 2012
“Unfortunately, or perhaps it is fortunate that I have always been forced to stand on my acting ability. I haven’t a personality such as Jack Gilbert’s, for instance, that attracts women and makes them like me for myself. When I am on the screen I must make them forget me entirel read more
Gloria DeHaven
Classic Cinema Gold Posted by Art on Jul 26, 2012
Gloria Mildred DeHaven, born July 23, 1925 in Los Angeles, California, is an American actress and a former contract star for MGM. DeHaven began her career as a child actor with a bit part in Charlie Chaplin’s “Modern Times” (1936) and moved on to become a Hollywood leading lady. read more
Florence Vidor
Classic Cinema Gold Posted by Art on Jul 22, 2012
Florence Vidor was born Florence Arto on July 23, 1895 in Houston, Texas to John F. Arto, a realtor, and his wife Ida. Educated in both public and finishing school systems, she was also a student at the Convent of the Sacred Heart. After a chance meeting with two local aspiring filmmakers, Edward Se read more
Barbara Stanwyck – A Pictorial
Classic Cinema Gold Posted by Art on Jul 16, 2012
“I’m a tough old broad from Brooklyn. I intend to go on acting until I’m ninety and they won’t need to paste my face with make-up.” ~ Barbara Stanwyck
“Eyes are the greatest tool in film. Mr. Capra taught me that. Sure, it’s nice to say very good dial read more
Janet Leigh
Classic Cinema Gold Posted by Art on Jul 7, 2012
Janet Leigh was born Jeanette Helen Morrison on July 6, 1927 in Merced, California. The only child of Helen Lita and Frederick Robert Morrison she grew up in Stockton, California. Her maternal grandparents were immigrants from Denmark. Leigh was a bright kid who skipped several grades and finished h read more
Viola Dana
Classic Cinema Gold Posted by Art on Jun 26, 2012
Viola Dana was an American film actress who was successful during the era of silent movies. Dana was born Virginia Flugrath on June 26, 1897 in Brooklyn, New York. She became a child star, appearing on the stage at the age of three. She read Shakespeare and particularly identified with the teenage read more
Silver Screen Sirens: Gene Tierney
Classic Cinema Gold Posted by Art on Jun 22, 2012
Gene Eliza Tierney (November 19, 1920 – November 6, 1991) was an American film and stage actress. Acclaimed as one of the great beauties of her day, she is best remembered for her performance in the title role of “Laura” (1944) and her Academy Award-nominated performance for Best Actre read more
Jeanette MacDonald – A Pictorial
Classic Cinema Gold Posted by Art on Jun 18, 2012
“I’ve been told I have an Irish temper, I know I have Scottish thrift, and, like the English, I love a good show.” ~ Jeanette MacDonald “I have no inhibitions about smoking or drinking, but I think too much of my voice to place it in jeopardy. I have spent many good years in training read more
On the set of “Casablanca” (1942) Humphrey Bogart and Ingrid Bergman
Classic Cinema Gold Posted by Art on Jun 15, 2012
“Casablanca” is a 1942 American romantic drama film directed by Michael Curtiz, starring Humphrey Bogart, Ingrid Bergman and Paul Henreid, and featuring Claude Rains, Conrad Veidt, Sydney Greenstreet, Peter Lorre and Dooley Wilson. Set during World War II, it focuses on a man torn betw read more
Dorothy McGuire
Classic Cinema Gold Posted by Art on Jun 14, 2012
Dorothy Hackett McGuire was born June 14, 1916 in Omaha, Nebraska. McQuire began her acting career on the stage at the Omaha Community Playhouse. Eventually reaching Broadway, she first appeared as an understudy to Martha Scott in “Our Town”, and subsequently starred in the domestic c read more