Starlet Showcase

12/3/07

Debbie Reynolds: Good Sport

Debbie Reynolds was born in El Paso, so she's earned the right to wear this cowboy...er...cowgirl hat.

Debbie Reynolds is certainly more of a Star
than a starlet. Me, I like her in non-musicals.
Anyway, no one can ever say that Debbie
Reynolds was not a Good Sport, as these
photos prove.

Debbie with a couple of really gay looking guys.

12/1/07

11/30/07

A Pair of Jeans

I like jeans. I wear them all the time.
God bless Denim and all who sail with her.
And Sandra Dee and Tuesday Weld in jeans
Well, that's heaven.

A rare magazine photo of young Tuesday Weld in jeans.

11/28/07

11/27/07

11/26/07

In my humble opinion, Frances Dee was the most
beautiful brunette who ever lived. I realize that
everyone's got their favorite and may not agree.
But she was my favorite, and here she is.
William Holden thought she had the most
beautiful face he had ever seen when he
appeared with her in Meet the Stewarts.

Publicity still of Frances Dee from Wheel of Fortune with John Wayne. The film was also called A Man Betrayed.

There's a video below (if YouTube is working).

For more information about Frances Dee's life and career,
you can visit Erik Weems' excellent web site,
The Val Lewton B-Unit.

(Whisper) Happy birthday, baby.

11/25/07

Happy Birthday, Kathryn Grant

I believe the lower right photo is her appearance in Anatomy of a Murder.

Actress Kathryn Grant was born

November 25, 1933. She married singer

Bing Crosby and became Kathryn Crosby.

She also goes by Kathryn Grant-Crosby.

She appeared in Rear Window and Anatomy

of a Murder. She is the mother of another

darling starlet, Mary Crosby.

Happy Birthday, Kathryn!

If you ever wonder why Mary Crosby is so cute, look at her mother, Kathryn Grant. She certainly didn't get her good looks from her dad.

11/24/07

Reading Room #2

Francoise Arnoul, looking like Janet Leigh.

Tuesday Weld tries to read despite distractions.

11/23/07

Starlets With No Pants Day #2

Elke Sommer was an interesting 1960s phenomenon.

Julia Adams AKA Julie Adams was gorgeous, pants or no pants.

I've only seen Lucy Marlowe in the 1955 Joan Crawford movie Queen Bee. She didn't make many others.

11/21/07

Ring Ring #3

Lee Grant has one of the great sexy voices of cinema. I'd love to hear her talk on the phone.

Long distance information, give me Memphis Tennessee
Help me find the party trying to get in touch with me
She did not leave her number but I know the place to call
The phone boy took the message and he wrote it on the wall

Lizbeth Scott had a raspy smoker's voice and nicely turned legs.

Susannah York calling! Killer eyebrow, too.

11/20/07

Smoker #3

Can you even imagine a magazine cover like this today?

Annabella Sciorra, the Princess of Nicotine.

11/19/07

Girl-Girl #1

Don't know who they are. Just liked the idea.

Hapyy Birthday, Hedy, Helen, and Linda

I got busy and forgot three lovely ladies' birthdays.
Hedy Lamarr's birthday was November 9th.
Helen Mack and Linda Christian were born on
November 13th. Sorry, ladies.