Vintage celebrities & famous people – Click Americana https://clickamericana.com All the best of yesterda at Click Americana: Classic recipes, retro fashion, vintage TV shows, toys from when we were kids, historic news stories and more! Sat, 07 Sep 2019 19:10:24 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=5.2.3 https://clickamericana.com/wp-content/uploads/cropped-click-americana-logo-icon-favicon-red-32x32.png Vintage celebrities & famous people – Click Americana https://clickamericana.com 32 32 Love among the Reagans: Life with Ronald Reagan in 1942 https://clickamericana.com/topics/celebrities-famous-people/love-among-reagans-life-ronald-reagan-1942 https://clickamericana.com/topics/celebrities-famous-people/love-among-reagans-life-ronald-reagan-1942#respond Fri, 06 Sep 2019 09:22:56 +0000 http://clickamericana.com/?p=54111

With two lively females on his hands, Ronnie calls his home “The Ronald Reagan Home For Delinquent Girls” By Ida Zeitlin The Ronald Reagans were chewing the fat with a couple of friends. Discussing some item, the other wife said to her husband, “Oh yes, that’s the night you weren’t talking to me.” Jane turned […]

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Actress Valerie Harper on how her real life compared with Rhoda’s https://clickamericana.com/media/television-shows/actress-valerie-harper-on-how-her-real-life-compared-with-rhodas https://clickamericana.com/media/television-shows/actress-valerie-harper-on-how-her-real-life-compared-with-rhodas#respond Fri, 30 Aug 2019 23:51:57 +0000 http://clickamericana.com/?p=39288

In an exclusive magazine interview, Valerie Harper admits, 'Our main similarity is that she is someone who doesn't like herself very much.'

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Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood theme song & lyrics (1966-2001) https://clickamericana.com/media/television-shows/mister-rogers-neighborhood-intro-video-lyrics-1966-2001 https://clickamericana.com/media/television-shows/mister-rogers-neighborhood-intro-video-lyrics-1966-2001#respond Fri, 30 Aug 2019 23:02:52 +0000 http://clickamericana.com/?p=37846

If you took an informal survey, you’d probably be hard-pressed to find anyone between the ages of 25 and 50 who didn’t watch Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood at some point while growing up.

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These vintage Halloween costumes based on ’70s TV shows were creepy for all the wrong reasons https://clickamericana.com/holidays-seasons/halloween/vintage-halloween-costumes-based-on-70s-tv-shows-creepy-for-wrong-reasons https://clickamericana.com/holidays-seasons/halloween/vintage-halloween-costumes-based-on-70s-tv-shows-creepy-for-wrong-reasons#comments Fri, 30 Aug 2019 13:10:14 +0000 http://clickamericana.com/?p=43510

Cheap store-bought vintage Halloween costumes like these were all the rage in the '70s. But how did the finished product compare to their TV show inspiration? We took a look, and the results were nothing short of scary.

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The history of Labor Day https://clickamericana.com/holidays-seasons/labor-day-holidays-seasons/the-meaning-of-labor-day-1904 https://clickamericana.com/holidays-seasons/labor-day-holidays-seasons/the-meaning-of-labor-day-1904#respond Fri, 30 Aug 2019 08:11:01 +0000 http://clickamericana.com/?p=16267

Labor Day marks a new epoch in the annals of human history. It differs from some of the other holidays of the year in that it glorifies no armed conflicts or battles of man's prowess over man.

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Sonny & Cher’s hit TV variety show: Music, comedy… and divorce (1976) https://clickamericana.com/media/television-shows/sonny-and-chers-hit-tv-variety-show-music-comedy-divorce-1976 https://clickamericana.com/media/television-shows/sonny-and-chers-hit-tv-variety-show-music-comedy-divorce-1976#respond Sun, 25 Aug 2019 09:22:40 +0000 https://clickamericana.com/?p=112576

In the early '70s, Sonny and Cher turned to television, and to everyone's surprise, became the hit of the 1971 season, paving the way for many other successful musical variety shows on TV.

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Monty Hall of “Let’s Make a Deal”: Critics’ barbs sting, but fans love him (1974) https://clickamericana.com/media/television-shows/monty-hall-lets-make-deal-critics-barbs-sting-fans-love-1974 https://clickamericana.com/media/television-shows/monty-hall-lets-make-deal-critics-barbs-sting-fans-love-1974#respond Tue, 20 Aug 2019 19:29:26 +0000 http://clickamericana.com/?p=56624

'Let's Make a Deal' is the most successful audience participation show in television history. It has lasted for more than 10 years on ABC, always at or near the top in daytime ratings.

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Woodstock: What people said the famous music festival was REALLY like (1969) https://clickamericana.com/topics/culture-and-lifestyle/entertainment-culture-and-lifestyle/woodstock-through-the-eyes-of-the-attendees-1969 https://clickamericana.com/topics/culture-and-lifestyle/entertainment-culture-and-lifestyle/woodstock-through-the-eyes-of-the-attendees-1969#comments Thu, 15 Aug 2019 09:14:05 +0000 http://clickamericana.com/?p=34980

Woodstock was supposed to be '3 days of peace and music' - but as these stories from right after the concert describe, it didn't exactly end up that way.

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Chicago gang kills six: Al Capone & the St Valentine’s Day Massacre (1929) https://clickamericana.com/topics/crime/chicago-gang-kills-six-the-st-valentines-day-massacre-1929 https://clickamericana.com/topics/crime/chicago-gang-kills-six-the-st-valentines-day-massacre-1929#respond Fri, 09 Aug 2019 05:26:02 +0000 http://clickamericana.com/?p=52792

in 1929, gangsters linked to mobster Al Capone lured eight men into a garage in Chicago, lined them up facing the wall, then opened fire.

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’80s teen idol Tommy Howell was already a veteran movie actor at age 17 https://clickamericana.com/topics/celebrities-famous-people/tommy-howell-already-veteran-actor-age-17 https://clickamericana.com/topics/celebrities-famous-people/tommy-howell-already-veteran-actor-age-17#respond Sun, 04 Aug 2019 02:20:32 +0000 http://clickamericana.com/?p=52744

Tommy Howell - aka C Thomas Howell - the '80s teen heartthrob, was a veteran of five films at age 17 - E.T., Tank, The Outsiders, Grandview USA & Red Dawn.

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Sid & Marty Krofft’s ‘Land of the Lost’ TV show & their amazing amusement park (1975) https://clickamericana.com/media/television-shows/land-lost-world-sid-marty-krofft https://clickamericana.com/media/television-shows/land-lost-world-sid-marty-krofft#respond Sat, 03 Aug 2019 17:33:17 +0000 http://clickamericana.com/?p=51867

Sid & Marty Krofft didn't just create TV shows like 'Land of the Lost' and 'HR PufNStuf' - they also created a fantastical indoor amusement park in Atlanta.

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Battlestar Galactica: Revisit the vintage TV series that ran from 1978 to 1979 https://clickamericana.com/eras/1970s/battlestar-galactica-intro-1978 https://clickamericana.com/eras/1970s/battlestar-galactica-intro-1978#respond Sun, 28 Jul 2019 01:44:50 +0000 http://clickamericana.com/?p=37908

Considering it spawned two revival series, a movie, books and comic books, it’s hard to believe that Battlestar Galactica had such a humble beginning.

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Apollo 11: The speech Nixon would have given ‘in event of moon disaster’ (1969) https://clickamericana.com/topics/events/in-case-of-moon-disaster-1969 https://clickamericana.com/topics/events/in-case-of-moon-disaster-1969#respond Sat, 20 Jul 2019 14:20:27 +0000 http://clickamericana.com/?p=13218

What if the trip to the Moon had been one way? White House speechwriter William Safire wrote a statement that Nixon could read in the event of a disaster.

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Ladybird Johnson’s classic lemon pound cake recipe (1966) https://clickamericana.com/recipes/dessert-recipes/ladybird-johnsons-famous-lemon-pound-cake-recipe-1966 https://clickamericana.com/recipes/dessert-recipes/ladybird-johnsons-famous-lemon-pound-cake-recipe-1966#respond Thu, 18 Jul 2019 04:07:23 +0000 http://clickamericana.com/?p=60776

This classic lemon pound cake is truly American, luxuriously Texan - with its eight egg yolks and all that butter - and was President Johnson's favorite.

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The original Ghostbusters: A blockbuster movie that’s not a bust (1984) https://clickamericana.com/media/movies-motion-pictures/ghostbusters-a-blockbuster-movie-thats-not-a-bust-1984 https://clickamericana.com/media/movies-motion-pictures/ghostbusters-a-blockbuster-movie-thats-not-a-bust-1984#respond Sun, 14 Jul 2019 12:56:21 +0000 https://clickamericana.com/?p=112831

With a cast headed by Bill Murray, Sigourney Weaver and Dan Aykroyd, the original 'Ghostbusters' movie from 1984 had blockbuster written all over it.

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Humphrey Bogart: Things I don’t like about myself (1942) https://clickamericana.com/topics/celebrities-famous-people/humphrey-bogart-things-dont-like-1942 https://clickamericana.com/topics/celebrities-famous-people/humphrey-bogart-things-dont-like-1942#respond Fri, 05 Jul 2019 15:08:52 +0000 http://clickamericana.com/?p=42733

'Casablanca' actor Humphrey Bogart - known to millions as 'Bogie' - gave a behind-the-scenes look into his mind and his life in this story from 1942.

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How to get Farrah Fawcett’s famous long feathered hairstyle from the ’70s https://clickamericana.com/topics/beauty-fashion/how-to-get-farrah-fawcetts-famous-long-feathered-hairstyle-from-the-70s https://clickamericana.com/topics/beauty-fashion/how-to-get-farrah-fawcetts-famous-long-feathered-hairstyle-from-the-70s#respond Sun, 30 Jun 2019 03:46:41 +0000 https://clickamericana.com/?p=128475

America flipped over Farrah Fawcett's famous feathered hair back in the seventies, and the trendy retro Farrah hairstyle was copied by millions of women.

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Back in 1900, men wanted women to have painfully small corseted waists, because thin wasn’t enough https://clickamericana.com/topics/beauty-fashion/back-in-1900-men-wanted-women-to-have-painfully-small-corseted-waists https://clickamericana.com/topics/beauty-fashion/back-in-1900-men-wanted-women-to-have-painfully-small-corseted-waists#respond Fri, 28 Jun 2019 04:19:13 +0000 http://archiveamericana.com/?p=6353

Back in 1902 - and despite knowing how painful and unhealthy it was for women - many guys still wanted their wives to have small corseted waists.

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The jogging fad: When running was the retro fitness trend of the ’60s & ’70s https://clickamericana.com/topics/culture-and-lifestyle/sports/jogging-latest-fad-1968 https://clickamericana.com/topics/culture-and-lifestyle/sports/jogging-latest-fad-1968#respond Fri, 28 Jun 2019 02:52:12 +0000 http://clickamericana.com/?p=54234

Everybody's doing it. Swingers, congressmen, housewives, businessmen, engaged couples, secretaries and kids. They're all out there jogging.

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Bea Arthur talks ‘Maude’ – the TV show made just for her (1972-1978) https://clickamericana.com/media/television-shows/bea-arthur-talks-maude-the-tv-show-made-just-for-her-1977 https://clickamericana.com/media/television-shows/bea-arthur-talks-maude-the-tv-show-made-just-for-her-1977#respond Wed, 26 Jun 2019 03:41:20 +0000 http://clickamericana.com/?p=106491

Ask Bea Arthur how she resembles 'Maude,' the female chauvinist she plays on TV, and the stately, gray-haired actress lays it on the line - just like Maude.

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