In her silent heyday, this ravishing and highly photogenic star, known for her voluptuous femininity on the silent screen, rivaled that of Mary Pickford, Marion Davies and Clara Bow in popularity. She retired after only a few years into the talking picture era, however, and is not as well-remembered in today’s film circles as theContinue reading “48 Wonderful Photos Showing the Cinematic Career of Actress Billie Dove During the 1920s & 1930s”
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Bonnie and Clyde: 25 Amazing Photographs of the Most Famous Gangster Couple in the Early 1930s
Bonnie Elizabeth Parker (October 1, 1910 – May 23, 1934) and Clyde Champion Barrow (March 24, 1909 – May 23, 1934) were an American criminal couple who traveled the Central United States with their gang during the Great Depression, known for their bank robberies, although they preferred to rob small stores or rural gas stations.Continue reading “Bonnie and Clyde: 25 Amazing Photographs of the Most Famous Gangster Couple in the Early 1930s”
49 Vintage Photos of Burt Reynolds From the 1970s & 1980s
Burton Leon Reynolds Jr. (February 11, 1936 – September 6, 2018) was an American actor, director, and producer of film and television, considered a sex symbol and icon of American popular culture. Reynolds first rose to prominence when he starred in several different television series such as Gunsmoke (1962–1965), Hawk (1966), and Dan August (1970–1971).Continue reading “49 Vintage Photos of Burt Reynolds From the 1970s & 1980s”
60 Stunning Photos of Brigitte Bardot from the 1950s & 1960s
30 Vintage Photos of Mobster Bugsy Siegal
Jewish American infamous mobster Benjamin “Bugsy” Siegel was born on February 28, 1906 in New York. From his early days as a street thug, he rose to become a feared crime boss, bookmaker and Hollywood playboy who conspired with the likes of Meyer Lansky and Lucky Luciano. Bugsy Siegel also headed several bootlegging and racketeeringContinue reading “30 Vintage Photos of Mobster Bugsy Siegal”
45 Stunning Photos of Barbara Eden in the 1960s
Born 1931 as Barbara Jean Morehead in Tucson, Arizona, American film, stage, and television actress, and singer Barbara Eden is best known for her starring role of “Jeannie” in the sitcom I Dream of Jeannie (1965). Eden has starred in more than 20 theatrical feature films and made for television films. Atleast four different movieContinue reading “45 Stunning Photos of Barbara Eden in the 1960s”
48 Beautiful Photos of Actress Barbara Bates During the 1940s and 1950s
Born 1925 in Denver, Colorado, American actress and singer Barbara Bates studied ballet and worked as a teen fashion model. The shy teen was persuaded to enter a local beauty contes. Not only did she win but meeting Cecil Coan, a United Artists publicist, during that Hollywood trip altered the course of her life forever.Continue reading “48 Beautiful Photos of Actress Barbara Bates During the 1940s and 1950s”
44 Amazing Photos of The Beatles at the Premiere of the Animated Film ‘Yellow Submarine’ in London, 1968
52 Stunning Vintage Photographs of Bessie Love During the 1920s
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60 Vintage Photos Showing Street Life in Belfast During the Early 1910s
These photographs come from the Belfast Corporation archive and were taken by Alexander Hogg (1870–1939). The photographs show various properties, mainly older houses, to be demolished or otherwise affected by improvement schemes undertaken by the Corporation under the Belfast Improvement Order (1910) and the Belfast Corporation Act (1911). Although focused on the properties, the photographsContinue reading “60 Vintage Photos Showing Street Life in Belfast During the Early 1910s”
