Stanley Kubrick, the legendary filmmaker behind classics like 2001: A Space Odyssey and The Shining, did not begin his artistic journey behind a movie camera, but rather behind a still camera. As a teenager in the 1940s, Kubrick roamed the streets of New York City capturing the energy, emotions, and contradictions of urban life. HisContinue reading “Stanley Kubrick: A Teenage Photographer’s Journey in 1940s New York”
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Amazing Vintage Photos of Actress Mary Carlisle during the 1930s
Mary Carlisle (born Gwendolyn Witter; February 3, 1914 – August 1, 2018) was an American actress, singer, and dancer, she was best known for her roles as a wholesome ingénue in numerous 1930s musical-comedy films. She was the standard prototype of the porcelain-pretty collegiate and starry-eyed romantic interest in a host of Depression-era films andContinue reading “Amazing Vintage Photos of Actress Mary Carlisle during the 1930s”
Amazing Photos of Actresses in the 1960s
Beautiful Vintage Photographs of Actress Bessie Love During the 1920s
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Rare Vintage Photos of Beautiful Young Women From the 1920s
50 Stunning Photos of Jill St. John in the 1960s
Born 1940 in Los Angeles, California, American actress Jill St. John began acting on radio at age 6. She made her screen debut in December 1949, at age 9, in the first full-length made-for-TV movie, a production of A Christmas Carol. She was in the TV show Sandy Dreams in 1949. And at age 11,Continue reading “50 Stunning Photos of Jill St. John in the 1960s”
FREE ARTICLE – December 14, 2024
Subscribe to Yesterday Today Blog to receive updates on the most current posts, and the best part is- IT’S FREE!!!: Italian peasant girl. Photograph by James Wallace Black, 1825-1896. Photo taken in 1861. #Italy https://amzn.to/49hVK7v “In Poverty Gap, West 28 Street – an English coal heaver’s home.” New York City. Photograph by Jacob Riis, 1880-1890s.Continue reading “FREE ARTICLE – December 14, 2024”
Carole Lombard: The Comedic Icon of the 1930s
Carole Lombard (born Jane Alice Peters; October 6, 1908 – January 16, 1942) was an American actress who was known for her ability to combine elegance and zaniness in some of the most successful and popular film comedies of the 1930s. Lombard made her film debut at the age of twelve after she was seenContinue reading “Carole Lombard: The Comedic Icon of the 1930s”
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Photos of Brigitte Bardot During the Filming of ‘Les Femmes’ (1969)
Les Femmes is a 1969 sex comedy film co-written and directed by Jean Aurel, starring Brigitte Bardot and Maurice Ronet. It recorded admissions of 505,292 in France. When Les Femmes was first released in Italy in 1970, the Committee for the Theatrical Review of the Italian Ministry of Cultural Heritage and Activities rated it asContinue reading “Photos of Brigitte Bardot During the Filming of ‘Les Femmes’ (1969)”
