Welcome Back, Kotter is an American sitcom starring Gabe Kaplan as a high school teacher in charge of a racially and ethnically diverse remedial class called the “Sweathogs”. Recorded in front of a live studio audience, it originally aired on ABC from September 9, 1975, to May 17, 1979. The show enjoyed ratings success duringContinue reading “Photos of the Cast of ‘Welcome Back, Kotter’ (1975)”
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Fabulous Vintage Photos of Actress Cara Williams From the 1940s to the 1960s
Born 1925 as Bernice Kamiat in Flatbush, Brooklyn, American actress Cara Williams had her first credited role was in the 1941 western Wide Open Town. She followed this with the dramas Girls Town (1942) and Happy Land (1943) with Don Ameche. Williams is best known for her role as “Billy’s Mother” in The Defiant OnesContinue reading “Fabulous Vintage Photos of Actress Cara Williams From the 1940s to the 1960s”
Amazing Photos of Calamity Jane in the Late 19th Century
“In fact I was at all times along with the men,” Martha Cannary Burke records in her brief 1896 autobiographical pamphlet, “when there was excitement or adventure to be had.” The words are straightforward and plain, like the rest of her narrative, with little room left for rhetorical flourish. This is probably due to theContinue reading “Amazing Photos of Calamity Jane in the Late 19th Century”
Fabulous Photos of a 25-Year-Old Cab Calloway in 1933
Born 1907 in Rochester, New York, American jazz singer, dancer and actor Cab Calloway was associated with the Cotton Club in Harlem, where he was a regular performer and became a popular vocalist of the swing era. His niche of mixing jazz and vaudeville won him acclaim during a career that spanned over 65 years.Continue reading “Fabulous Photos of a 25-Year-Old Cab Calloway in 1933”
In 1948, Burlesque Dancer Stacy “Stormy” Lawrence Did a Surprise Striptease for the Students at Louisiana State University
The event was actually a school run event in front of a field house on campus of Louisiana State University in Baton Rouge. One of the students came up with this stunt because he wanted to generate a campus prank story since he was running for student body president. This same student also was atContinue reading “In 1948, Burlesque Dancer Stacy “Stormy” Lawrence Did a Surprise Striptease for the Students at Louisiana State University”
Photograph of Buffalo Bill and Wild West Cast Members in a Gondola in Venice, ca. 1890s
43 Beautiful Photos of Canadian Actress Marie Prevost During Her Career
Born 1898 as Marie Bickford Dunn in Sarnia, Ontario, Canadian actress Marie Prevost began her career during the silent film era. She was discovered by Mack Sennett who signed her to contract and made her one of his “Bathing Beauties” in the late 1910s, and appeared in dozens of Sennett’s short comedy films before movingContinue reading “43 Beautiful Photos of Canadian Actress Marie Prevost During Her Career”
35 Wonderful Photos Showing Billy Idol During the 1970s and 1980s
Born 1955 as William Michael Albert Broad, English musician, singer, songwriter and actor Billy Idol first achieved fame in the 1970s emerging from the London punk rock scene as the lead singer of the group Generation X. Subsequently, he embarked on a solo career which led to international recognition and made Idol a lead artistContinue reading “35 Wonderful Photos Showing Billy Idol During the 1970s and 1980s”
50 Amazing Vintage Photos From the 1950s Volume 10
The 1950s (pronounced nineteen-fifties; commonly abbreviated as the “Fifties” or the ” ’50s”) (among other variants) was a decade that began on January 1, 1950, and ended on December 31, 1959. Throughout the decade, the world continued its recovery from World War II, aided by the post-World War II economic expansion. The period also sawContinue reading “50 Amazing Vintage Photos From the 1950s Volume 10”
20 Amazing Photographs of American Performer Barbette During the 1920s and 1930s
Born 1898 in Round Rock, Texas, Vander Clyde Broadway, stage name Barbette, was an American female impersonator, high-wire performer, and trapeze artist. He attained great popularity throughout the United States but his greatest fame came in Europe and especially Paris, in the 1920s and 1930s. Barbette began performing as an aerialist at around the ageContinue reading “20 Amazing Photographs of American Performer Barbette During the 1920s and 1930s”
