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17 Vintage Halloween pin-up girls from the ’30s & ’40s for a different kind of pumpkin cheesecake
See portraits of vintage Halloween pin-up girls from the 1930s and 1940s – themed photos featuring famous actresses and beautiful models.
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1930s
Behind the scenes of The Wizard of Oz movie (1939)
The magic of modern moviemaking at its miracle best breathes life into that beloved classic of childhood. Take a look behind the scenes of The Wizard of Oz in this story from the film’s debut in 1939!
1930s
See the wonderful Wizard of Oz trailer – plus ads from its premiere (1939)
Amazing sights to see! The tornado – Munchkinland – Horse of a Different Color – Startling balloon ascent – Flying monkeys – Trees that talk and throw apples – More, more, more!!! It’s all in “The Wizard of Oz.”
1930s
Fantasy in fashion: The Wizard of Oz costumes (1939)
How were the Wizard of Oz costumes created for the classic movie, starring Judy Garland? See some of the original sketches of the fairylike, frolicsome and sprightly costumes that were an outstanding feature of this fantasy.
1930s
Edgar Bergen & Charlie McCarthy: The art of ventriloquism (1938)
If you own a radio, you’re acquainted with Charlie McCarthy. He’s the impudent little dummy who sits upon the lap of ventriloquist, Edgar Bergen, his creator, and entertains millions weekly with his comedy
1930s
Orson Welles freaks out the country with ‘War of the Worlds’ (1938)
Panic followed an Orson Welles radio broadcast of the book ‘War of the Worlds’, during which armies and navies were wiped out right and left and the real radio audience was frightened as the actors pretended to be.
1930s
Disney’s movie ‘Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs’ dazzles the critics (1938)
NYC 1938: The dramatic entertainment most widely discussed for the past four weeks has been Walt Disney’s first full-length movie, ‘Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs.’
1920s
The legendary actress Greta Garbo and her movies (1934)
America’s highest-paid film star in the 1930s was a Swedish-born woman we know as Greta Garbo. A legend during the Golden Age of Hollywood, Garbo was one of the most popular actresses of the silent film era, as well as very successful in the early talking films.
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And they’re off! Look back at the history of the Kentucky Derby
How did the Kentucky Derby get started? Now, the famous Louisville horse race is the first part of the American Triple Crown of Thoroughbred Racing, but when it started, people didn’t know how important and iconic the Derby would eventually become. Here’s a look back at its history.
1930s
Young Elvis: Elvis Presley as a child & teenager
Toddler Elvis with his mother and father (1937) Vernon & Gladys Presley Elvis Presley in 1939 Elvis Presley, growing up
1930s
Presenting Miss Shirley Temple in ‘Baby Take a Bow’ (1934)
These tongue-in-cheek ads, presenting child star Shirley Temple as a fashionable Hollywood screen siren with lots of cash, were a humorous way to introduce the 6-year-old girl’s new film, “Baby Take a Bow.”
1930s
Do you know how to kiss? (1937)
Do you know how to kiss? Sure, everybody knows how to kiss — after a fashion. But there’s a right and wrong way, so they say. Here is the proper stance, kiss and everything.
1930s
Television unveiled: TV finally a reality (1930)
Television unveiled by Robert Joyce Tasker Imagine a fire… hot, blistering, roaring and raging through a tenement district, impelled on a hurricane of its own
1930s
I married a Hollywood movie star – and here’s why celebrities don’t stay married (1939)
I married a Hollywood movie star. Everyone called it an ideal match. Yet, I ended up learning the true and — perhaps shocking — reason why celebrities get divorced.
1930s
The Wizard of Oz movie starring Judy Garland is here to delight the kids (1939)
The Wizard is here to delight the kids Oldsters, too, should enjoy Dorothy’s adventures with the scarecrow, Tin Woodman and the Cowardly Lion in the Wondrous Land
1930s
How Judy Garland’s career began (1942)
Pocketful ‘o songs Listen! You can hear it — a melody sometimes strong and soaring; sometimes sad and faraway. The words make a story, too
1930s
Exposing Hollywood’s Red Menace: Communism (1940)
With hearts and checkbooks the stars responded to the call of humanity — but an insidious plot lay hidden behind the campaign! By Morton Thompson
1930s
Ginger Rogers for TWA airlines: A bridge across the continent (1936)
“A bridge across the continent.” – Ginger Rogers, RKO star Miss Rogers says: “On TWA, you travel with the sort of people you enjoy meeting.
1930s
Mickey Rooney: His life story at age 18 (1939)
Mickey Rooney, an actor at the age of 11 months, veteran trooper at 10, and screen star at 16, writes his autobiography.
1930s
Judy Garland & Deanna Durbin grow up in Hollywood (1939)
How kids grow up in Hollywood: Despite all the glamor, Judy Garland and Deanna Durbin live home lives similar to millions of other growing girls
1930s
Being a movie star getting tougher all the time (1938)
With the public no longer so gullible, there’s a growing tendency among directors to have their stars actually perform stunts and difficult feats wherever practicable.
1930s
Gary Cooper’s ‘The Wedding Night’ special effects (1935)
One of the most difficult problems of Hollywood film producers has been to create the condensed breath that emanates from a person’s mouth on a cold day.
1920s
Western star Tom Mix killed in car crash (1940)
Tom Mix dies in car crash near Florence [Arizona] Screen and circus star is pinned under auto Florence, Oct 12 — Tom Mix, cowboy actor
1930s
20 ways “The Sound of Music” got it wrong
How much does it differ from the truth, such as in the case of the von Trapp family, and the hugely-successful musical based on their lives, The Sound of Music?
1930s
Hep cats dance the Lindy Hop & do the Jitterbug jive (1938-1943)
Eastern “Hep Cats” foremost among fighting jive experts Brooklyn and New York service men are the most original jitterbugs. And Hollywood’s jive experts in the
1920s
Our first TV star: Felix the Cat
Our first TV star In case you forgot, it was Felix the Cat The image is blurry and flawed but identifiable: Felix the Cat, hero
1930s
Uncle Wiggly & Friends book (1939 & 1955)
Uncle Wiggly & His Friends by Howard R Garis Uncle Wiggly and the Barber One day Uncle Wiggily Longears started out for a ride in
1910s
Movie Tarzans through the years (1955)
Tarzans, from the first in 1918 to the present Elmo Lincoln Gene Polar P Dempsey Tabler James N Pierce Frank Merrill Buster Crabbe Herman Brix
1930s
Few thought ‘The Waltons’ could succeed (1973)
Few thought The Waltons could succeed by Jerry Franken It’s all so different now, as compared to then. “Then” was a year ago. A new,
1930s
G-Men, Camelot, Monopoly & Highway Patrol games (1936)
1936 Parker Brothers Games Monopoly: The greatest game craze every known. The improved white box set with removable bank, double supply special “Slip” money and gold-stamped
1930s
George Burns: Life with Gracie Allen (1936)
Peace at any price, pleads Gracie Allen’s spouse What a woman! What a world! What a headache! Moans husband of “dizzy” actress “There is one
1930s
George & Gracie: The Burns and Allen story (1936)
The story of comedy duo George & Gracie George Burns and Gracie Allen started their screen career with the only contract of its kind with
1930s
“Gone With The Wind” opens (1940)
‘Gone With The Wind’ at Ritz Friday night Hollywood’s biggest effort represented in film production The most fabulous undertaking ever to come out of always
1930s
Groucho Marx: Hello, I Must Be Going (1930)
Animal Crackers: Hello, I Must Be Going Hello, I must be going, I cannot stay, I came to say, I must be going. I’m glad
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