Born Ruth Goldstein in 1903 in New York City, but raised in New Brunswick, New Jersey. Ruth Harriet Louise was hired by Metro Goldwyn Mayer as chief portrait photographer in the summer of 1925, at the young age of 22 years old and became the only woman doing so for the Hollywood studios at theContinue reading “The First Hollywood Female Photographer: 47 Gorgeous Portrait Photos of Joan Crawford in the 1920s Taken by Ruth Harriet Louise”
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23 Amazing Vintage Photos of Actress & Model Tamara Dobson During the 1960s & 1970s
Tamara Janice Dobson (May 14, 1947 – October 2, 2006) was an American actress and fashion model. Beginning her career in modeling during the late 1960s, Dobson became best known for her title role as government agent Cleopatra “Cleo” Jones the 1973 Blaxploitation film Cleopatra Jones and its 1975 sequel Cleopatra Jones and the CasinoContinue reading “23 Amazing Vintage Photos of Actress & Model Tamara Dobson During the 1960s & 1970s”
52 Stunning Photos of Actress Terry Moore in the 1940s and 1950s
Born 1929, in Glendale, California, as Helen Luella Koford, American film and television actress Terry Moore worked as a child model before making her film debut in Maryland in 1940. She was billed as Judy Ford, Jan Ford, and January Ford before taking Terry Moore as her name in 1948. She is one of theContinue reading “52 Stunning Photos of Actress Terry Moore in the 1940s and 1950s”
55 Beautiful Photos of Yvonne de Carlo from between the 1940s and 1960s.
A vibrant, full-bodied performer with a rich voice and a lushly sensuous if somewhat odd beauty, Yvonne De Carlo (1922–2007) achieved stardom in the 1940s in some of the more bizarre escapism of that era. Yvonne De Carlo was a Canadian born American actress, singer, and dancer whose career spanned more than seven decades. AContinue reading “55 Beautiful Photos of Yvonne de Carlo from between the 1940s and 1960s.”
26 Vintage Photos of the Playsuit: The Popular Fashion of Young Women From the 1940s
A playsuit was a one-piece romper. The top resembled a button-down blouse that would come in at the waist and extend into shorts. Teens and grown women during the 1940s wore what were actually called playsuits. Vintage playsuits were worn outdoors – either at the beach, in the backyard to catch some sun or forContinue reading “26 Vintage Photos of the Playsuit: The Popular Fashion of Young Women From the 1940s”
45 Stunning Photos of Actress Paulette Goddard in the 1930s
Born 1910 as Marion Levy, American actress Paulette Goddard was a child fashion model and a performer in several Broadway productions as a Ziegfeld Girl. She signed her first film contract with producer Samuel Goldwyn to appear as a Goldwyn Girl in Whoopee! (1930), and then appeared in City Streets (1931), Ladies of the BigContinue reading “45 Stunning Photos of Actress Paulette Goddard in the 1930s”
45 Amazing Vintage Photos of North African Women from the 1880s to the 1950s
Amazing Portraits of Prostitutes From New Orleans’ Storeyville in the Early 1910s
Before Storyville of New Orleans shut down in 1917, it was the only legalized red-light district in North America, and French photographer E. J. Bellocq took portraits inside of these storied brothels. The Storyville photographs not only serve as a record of the prostitutes, but also the interiors of the businesses that housed them. AllContinue reading “Amazing Portraits of Prostitutes From New Orleans’ Storeyville in the Early 1910s”
49 Stunning Vintage Photos of Actress Myrna Loy During the 1930s & 1940s
Myrna Loy, born Myrna Adele Williams on August 2, 1905 in Helena, Montana, was only thirteen when her father died of influenza in 1918. Her family subsequently moved to Los Angeles and already learning to dance it wasn’t long before she also took up acting. In 1923 she started dancing at Grauman’s Egyptian Theatre andContinue reading “49 Stunning Vintage Photos of Actress Myrna Loy During the 1930s & 1940s”
