Marilyn Monroe and screenwriter Arthur Miller on set of the film ‘The Misfits’, 1961. Two little girls reading a board advertising carrots instead of ice lollies, 1941. Wartime shortages made such substitutions a necessity.
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Vintage Portraits of a Young and Beautiful Akiko Wakabayashi in the 1960s
Akiko Wakabayashi (born December 13, 1939) is a retired Japanese actress. She is best known in English-speaking countries for her role as Bond girl Aki in the 1967 James Bond film You Only Live Twice. Before this, she had made many films in her native Japan, especially Toho Studio’s monster films, such as Dagora, theContinue reading “Vintage Portraits of a Young and Beautiful Akiko Wakabayashi in the 1960s”
Yesterday Today: September 4
Jim Morrison, 1968 A heavily-armed patrol of ‘L’ Detachment SAS in their jeeps in the North African Desert, January 1943. A Fireman’s Bicycle from the year 1905. A Rare 1947 Labatt Brewing Co. Streamliner, one of the coolest delivery trucks ever built. Nirvana’s first photo shoot as a band, 1988 Grandpa Munster reading a PlayghoulContinue reading “Yesterday Today: September 4”
Anthony Steel: One of Britain’s Most Popular Matinee-Idols During the Early 1950s
Born 1920 in London, England, British actor and singer Anthony Steel was best known for his appearances in British war films of the 1950s such as The Wooden Horse (1950) and Where No Vultures Fly, and his marriage to Anita Ekberg. Steel was described as “a glorious throwback to the Golden Age of Empire… theContinue reading “Anthony Steel: One of Britain’s Most Popular Matinee-Idols During the Early 1950s”
30 Stunning Vintage Photos of Anna May Wong in the 1930s
Anna May Wong (born Wong Liu Tsong) was an American actress, considered to be the first Chinese American Hollywood movie star, as well as the first Chinese American actress to gain international recognition. Wong became interested in movies at a very young age and decided to pursue a film career. During the silent film era,Continue reading “30 Stunning Vintage Photos of Anna May Wong in the 1930s”
Yesterday Today: September 2
A 6 year old Chimney Sweep photographed before child labor laws were put into effect, 1934. At the ripe age of 137, White Wolf a.k.a. Chief John Smith is considered the oldest Native American to have ever lived, 1785-1922. In the 1950’s, Black Musicians were often limited to small nightclubs. The Mocambo, a popular nightContinue reading “Yesterday Today: September 2”
Yesterday Today: September 1
An Indian sitting on an Indian, 1918 A 23 year old John Wayne, 1930 Two Armenian women pose with their rifles before going to war against the Ottoman Empire, 1895 The gravesites of a Catholic woman and her Protestant husband, who were not allowed to be buried together under their religion, Holland, 1888 Judy GarlandContinue reading “Yesterday Today: September 1”
20 Fascinating Vintage Photos of a Young Lucille Ball During Her Modeling Days in the 1930s
Although she is a beautiful woman, Lucille Ball never really attempted to have a glamorous look in her television career, so you might be surprised to learn that Lucy earned her living as a model before she ever turned to comedy for her show business career. In fact, she dyed her blonde hair red toContinue reading “20 Fascinating Vintage Photos of a Young Lucille Ball During Her Modeling Days in the 1930s”
Yesterday Today: August 6
Yul Brynner: One of the First Russian-American Film Stars
Born 1920 as Yuliy Borisovich Briner in the city of Vladivostok, Russian-American actor, singer, and director Yul Brynner had his first Broadway performance with a small part in Shakespeare’s Twelfth Night in 1941. He found little acting work during the next few years, but among other acting stints, he co-starred in a 1946 production ofContinue reading “Yul Brynner: One of the First Russian-American Film Stars”
