Tina Louise (February 11, 1934) is an American actress best known for playing movie star Ginger Grant in the CBS television situation comedy Gilligan’s Island. She began her career on stage during the mid-1950s before landing her breakthrough role in 1958 drama film God’s Little Acre for which she received the Golden Globe Award forContinue reading “30 Vintage Portraits of a Young and Beautiful Tina Louise in the 1950s and 1960s”
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14 Stunning Colorized Photos of Legendary Soviet Female Snipers From WWII, Including One Dubbed ‘Lady Death’ Who Killed 309 Nazis
Stunning colorized images have given new life to WWII female snipers who protected their territory against German attacks, including the most successful female sniper in history, Lyudmila Pavlichenko also known as ‘Lady Death’. The photographs were colorized by Moscow artist Olga Shirnina. “There are very few [color or colorized] images with Red Army soldiers, IContinue reading “14 Stunning Colorized Photos of Legendary Soviet Female Snipers From WWII, Including One Dubbed ‘Lady Death’ Who Killed 309 Nazis”
17 Lovely Photos Showing How Starlets Celebrated the New Year During the 1930s and 1940s
A large clock in the sand at Venice Beach, made with letters and people. A rope in a circle makes the outer edge of the clock, while ladies in swim suits lay around the outside of rope. Four of them hold up the date 1935, while 2 ladies make themselves the minute and hour handsContinue reading “17 Lovely Photos Showing How Starlets Celebrated the New Year During the 1930s and 1940s”
22 Wonderful Photos of Celebrities Celebrating the New Year
Julie London The New Year is coming! Here is a set of stunning color photos that shows classic beauties celebrating the New Year from between the 1940s and 1960s. Ann Miller Ann Sheridan Cyd Charisse Debbie Reynolds Debra Paget Dolores Hart Edy Williams Elke Sommer Esther Williams Janis Paige Jayne Mansfield Jean Peters Joan CollinsContinue reading “22 Wonderful Photos of Celebrities Celebrating the New Year”
Portraits of Archduke Ludwig Viktor, an Openly Homosexual Younger Brother of Emperor Franz Joseph of Austria
Archduke Ludwig Viktor Joseph Anton of Austria (1842–1919) was the youngest child of Archduke Franz Karl of Austria and his wife Princess Sophie of Bavaria, and as such was the younger brother of Emperor Franz Joseph I. He had a military career, as was usual for archdukes, but did not take part in politics. HeContinue reading “Portraits of Archduke Ludwig Viktor, an Openly Homosexual Younger Brother of Emperor Franz Joseph of Austria”
20 Extraordinary Vintage Portraits of Clara Bow From the 1930s
Clara Gordon Bow (July 29, 1905 – September 27, 1965) was an American actress who rose to stardom during the silent film era of the 1920s and successfully made the transition to “talkies” in 1929. Her appearance as a plucky shopgirl in the film It brought her global fame and the nickname “The It Girl”.Continue reading “20 Extraordinary Vintage Portraits of Clara Bow From the 1930s”
Photos of Jane Birkin at Home in 1971
A native of London, Jane Birkin began her career as an actress, appearing in minor roles in Michelangelo Antonioni’s Blowup (1966), and Kaleidoscope (1966). In 1968, she met Serge Gainsbourg while co-starring with him in Slogan, which marked the beginning of a years-long working and personal relationship. After separating from Gainsbourg in 1980, Birkin continuedContinue reading “Photos of Jane Birkin at Home in 1971”
45 Gorgeous Photos of Actress Donna Douglas in the 1950s and 1960s
Born 1932 as Doris Ione Smith, American actress and singer Donna Douglas moved to New York City to pursue a career in show business and started as an illustration model for toothpaste advertisements. Douglas appeared in a 1958 episode of The Phil Silvers Show “Bilko and the Crosbys” credited as Doris Bourgeois, her given nameContinue reading “45 Gorgeous Photos of Actress Donna Douglas in the 1950s and 1960s”
30 Beautiful Photos of Ava Gardner During the Filming of ‘55 Days at Peking’ (1963)
55 Days at Peking is a 1963 American epic historical war film dramatizing the siege of the foreign legations’ compounds in Peking (now known as Beijing) during the Boxer Rebellion, which took place in China from 1899 to 1901. It was produced by Samuel Bronston for Allied Artists, with a screenplay by Philip Yordan andContinue reading “30 Beautiful Photos of Ava Gardner During the Filming of ‘55 Days at Peking’ (1963)”
Historic Image of Jack Daniel Seated Next to George Green, the Son of Nathan “Nearest” Green, ca. 1904
There is an interesting picture that hangs in Mr. Jack Daniel’s old office. It’s a picture of Mr. Jack taken with his Distillery crew. What makes the portrait so intriguing is the gentleman sitting immediately to Jack’s right, an African-American worker. Given the time period when this photograph was taken – around the 1900s –Continue reading “Historic Image of Jack Daniel Seated Next to George Green, the Son of Nathan “Nearest” Green, ca. 1904”
