Avoidance

Dean Martin and Frank Sinatra share their respective recipes for Hamburgers.

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bonaventurer:

Bette Davis’ Birthday Party photographed by J.R. Eyerman | April 4, 1950

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In the number where he has to play a drunk, he actually took two shot of whiskey before the first shot. Then another before each next take, and there were 7 takes. He was not a great drinker, he liked to drink now and then. And there were 7 takes, so the seventh one, he was pretty well on his way. And of course that’s the take they used. -Ava Astaire

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cranberrycrawfords:

Joan behind the scenes of The Gorgeous Hussy, 1936.

[Contrary to what seems to be popular belief, I don’t think this is any kind of footage from her Scarlett O’Hara ‘screentest.’ I don’t actually even think she got that far in the running for Scarlett.]

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darasmom:

Yeah, I think they were fucking…

#He was holden somethin’ I tell ya

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This editorial cartoon displayed in the Chicago Tribune on January 17th, 1987 was to commemorate the death of Ray Bolger, who played the lovable character of the Scarecrow in The Wizard of Oz. Upon the death of his fellow cast members Bolger had said, “It’s going to be very lonely on that Yellow Brick Road now.”

At the time of his death, Bolger was the last surviving main cast member of The Wizard of Oz. The picture above shows the Oz cast dancing off into the setting sun and toward the Emerald City with the Scarecrow running to catch up, where they would be reunited at last.

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bridiequilty:

Youtube sucks - anyway, uploading it here so at least you guys can see it ;________; 

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“On The Set With Katharine Hepburn,” two-page spread for SYLVIA SCARLETT, Picturegoer Weekly, Jan. 4th, 1936.

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fuckyeahchaplin:

Charlie & Paulette Goddard on the set of Modern Times

bridiequilty:

Cal York’s Gossip of Hollywood - What you don’t know, won’t hurt you—on the other hand, life can’t be dull if what you do know is news

This is ended; This begun

We’ve been wondering in a mild sort of way if the romantic split between Merle Oberon and David Niven would make any difference in the friendship of David and Norma Shearer, who is Merle’s closest friend. It hasn’t. Since David’s return from England, he has been Norma’s escort at parties, dancing with her constantly and escorting her home. We’re glad, and we bet Merlie is too, that at least the three of them can be friends. Which reminds us of something David said about Merle, recently. He was telling of seeing her in London and he said, “For the first time, my heart didn’t stop at the sight of her.” That’s how he knew the romance was over. It’s how they both knew. For further proof that the status quo of the Shearer-Niven friendship has been maintained, turn back to page 33 and look at the picture of David and Norma.

Photoplay - January, 1938

bon-aventures:

When the delicious meal was over and the after-drinks had been served, Miss Hepburn encouraged Mr. Tracy to entertain us with some of the classic stories he had a reputation for spinning. They were delightful stories, beautifully told, but more arresting than the stories was Miss Hepburn’s reaction to them. Although she must have heard them dozens of times, she listened to each one with wide-eyed fascination, as if she were hearing them for the first time. It was heart-warming to see how much affection flowed between that man and that woman. He treated her with an offhand appreciation, but at the same time he obviously loved her.

— Sidney Poitier

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