Category Archives: 1940s

Born 1919 as Shirley Levy in New York City, New York, American band singer, Broadway star and actress Carol Bruce began her career as a singer in the late 1930s with Larry Clinton and his band. She sang with Ben Bernie’s orchestra in 1940-1941. Bruce made her Broadway debut in Louisiana Purchase, with songs byContinue reading “35 Beautiful Photos of Singer & Actress Carol Bruce in the 1940s”

George Raft (born George Ranft; September 26, 1901 – November 24, 1980) was an American film actor and dancer identified with portrayals of gangsters in crime melodramas of the 1930s and 1940s. A stylish leading man in dozens of movies, Raft is remembered for his gangster roles in Quick Millions (1931) with Spencer Tracy, ScarfaceContinue reading “Handsome Photos of Actor George Raft in the 1930s and 1940s”

Born 1914 as Aase Madsen Iversen in Copenhagen, Danish actress Osa Massen began her career as a newspaper photographer, then became an actress. She first came to the United States in 1937. Her first film was Kidnapped (1935). Massen notably appeared as Melvyn Douglas’ unfaithful wife dealing with blackmailer Joan Crawford in A Woman’s FaceContinue reading “35 Fabulous Photos of Danish Actress Osa Massen in the 1930s and 1940s”

Born 1907 in New York City, American actor Cesar Romero was active in film, radio, and television for almost 60 years. The 6’3” [190 cm] Romero routinely played “Latin lovers” in films from the 1930s until the 1950s, usually in supporting roles. In 1935, Romero played a leading role The Devil is a Woman oppositeContinue reading “Photos of Actor Cesar Romero in the 1930s and 1940s”