bansi4 Posted September 19, 2015 Author Share Posted September 19, 2015 Birthday boy Robert Blake as Baretta with his pet cockatoo Fred Link to post Share on other sites
bansi4 Posted September 19, 2015 Author Share Posted September 19, 2015 Birthday gal Greta Garbo in one of her last photos before her death in 1990. Link to post Share on other sites
Dothery Posted September 19, 2015 Share Posted September 19, 2015 I remember reading that Anne Bancroft said of Mel Brooks, "As soon as I hear his key in the lock, I know the party's about to start." She adored him and his wonderful sense of fun. She said of him that he was laugh-till-you-cry funny in person. Link to post Share on other sites
bansi4 Posted September 19, 2015 Author Share Posted September 19, 2015 HAPPY BIRTHDAY FRANCES FARMER (1913 - 1970) RAY DANTON (1931 - 1992) Link to post Share on other sites
bansi4 Posted September 20, 2015 Author Share Posted September 20, 2015 One of the books I had the pleasure of reading was about birthday gal Frances Farmer. I had always heard the stories and even saw a clip from the show, "This is Your Life" that featured her very dark life. She was a hopeful, shining star in Hollywood that soon fell into the depths of her mental illness, causing years of chaos, bitterness and deep sadnessThe horrors of the mental institutions she inhabited were almost beyond description. However, she was very deft in describing the torturous and inhumane treatment she received during her stay in these facilities. I promise you, it's a story you won't soon forget. I know I haven't.May she rest in peace. Link to post Share on other sites
bansi4 Posted September 20, 2015 Author Share Posted September 20, 2015 Birthday boy Ray Danton with wife Julie Adams and one of their 2 sons (Mitchell & Michael) Link to post Share on other sites
EugeniaH Posted September 20, 2015 Share Posted September 20, 2015 One of the books I had the pleasure of reading was about birthday gal Frances Farmer. I had always heard the stories and even saw a clip from the show, "This is Your Life" that featured her very dark life. She was a hopeful, shining star in Hollywood that soon fell into the depths of her mental illness, causing years of chaos, bitterness and deep sadness The horrors of the mental institutions she inhabited were almost beyond description. However, she was very deft in describing the torturous and inhumane treatment she received during her stay in these facilities. I promise you, it's a story you won't soon forget. I know I haven't. May she rest in peace. I haven't read Farmer's autobiography but I did read "Shadowland" a couple of years back, and I thought it was deeply haunting. What an utter hell she went through... I don't know that I'd want to read it again, truthfully. As you say, may she rest in peace. Link to post Share on other sites
bansi4 Posted September 20, 2015 Author Share Posted September 20, 2015 HAPPY BIRTHDAY SOPHIA LOREN is 81 today KAREN SHARPE is 81 today Link to post Share on other sites
bansi4 Posted September 20, 2015 Author Share Posted September 20, 2015 Birthday gal Sophia Loren with husband Carlo Ponti and sons Carlo Jr. and Edouardo Link to post Share on other sites
bansi4 Posted September 21, 2015 Author Share Posted September 21, 2015 Birthday gal Karen Sharpe with her husband, director Stanley Kramer Link to post Share on other sites
bansi4 Posted September 21, 2015 Author Share Posted September 21, 2015 HAPPY BIRTHDAY GAIL RUSSELL (1924 - 1961) RAND BROOKS (1918 - 2003 Link to post Share on other sites
bansi4 Posted September 21, 2015 Author Share Posted September 21, 2015 Guy Madison and his new bride, birthday girl Gail Russell, enjoying the Hollywood nightlife, 1949 Link to post Share on other sites
bansi4 Posted September 21, 2015 Author Share Posted September 21, 2015 Evelyn Keyes, Ann Rutherford and birthday boy Rand Brooks at a "Gone With the Wind" reunion(all three stars are now deceased) Link to post Share on other sites
bansi4 Posted September 22, 2015 Author Share Posted September 22, 2015 Birthday girl Gail Russell fails a sobriety test in 1957 after crashing her car into Jan’s coffee shop on Beverly Blvd. Link to post Share on other sites
wouldbestar Posted September 22, 2015 Share Posted September 22, 2015 When Rand "Charles Hamilton" Brooks was acting on the TV version of Rin-Tin-Tin as "Corporal Boone" he showed he had quite a singing voice as well. A few years later I recognized it in commercials for Phillies Cigars. Although he never seemed to get past the "dorky" second lead roles I always liked his work. Thanks for giving him some deserved recognition. Link to post Share on other sites
Dargo Posted September 22, 2015 Share Posted September 22, 2015 When Rand "Charles Hamilton" Brooks was acting on the TV version of Rin-Tin-Tin as "Corporal Boone" he showed he had quite a singing voice as well. A few years later I recognized it in commercials for Phillies Cigars. Although he never seemed to get past the "dorky" second lead roles I always liked his work. Thanks for giving him some deserved recognition. Hey now, wouldbe! Whaddaya mean "dorky" here, huh?! Forget the guy once made no less a tough hombre as Clark Gable back down while they were talkin' politics in that movie made about the Civil War South'? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S72nI4Ex_E0 Link to post Share on other sites
bansi4 Posted September 22, 2015 Author Share Posted September 22, 2015 HAPPY BIRTHDAY ALLAN 'ROCKY' LANE (1909 - 1973) MARTHA SCOTT (1912 - 2003) PAUL MUNI (1895 - 1967) Link to post Share on other sites
laffite Posted September 22, 2015 Share Posted September 22, 2015 Excellent portrait of Paul Muni. The play of shadow and light is perfect. (...and yes, Paul, you're a pretty okay looking dude too). Link to post Share on other sites
bansi4 Posted September 23, 2015 Author Share Posted September 23, 2015 Edward G. Robinson, Sylvia Sydney, and birthday boy Paul Muni confer prior to the opening performance of "We Will Never Die" - 1943 Link to post Share on other sites
bansi4 Posted September 23, 2015 Author Share Posted September 23, 2015 Birthday boy Allan Lane has been a mystery almost as long as he's been seen on a movie screen. His audiences have been varied over many, many years. Some know him as the never officially recognized voice of TV's famous talking horse, Mister Ed. Link to post Share on other sites
wouldbestar Posted September 23, 2015 Share Posted September 23, 2015 From Drago Hey now, wouldbe! Whaddaya mean "dorky" here, huh?! Forget the guy once made no less a tough hombre as Clark Gable back down while they were talkin' politics in that movie made about the Civil War South'? Yes and he got Marilyn Monroe at the end of Ladies of the Chorus. I meant he, along with other talented actors who didn't fit the "he-man" image, often ended up on the losing end of the romance or bit the dust before the end when, if she had any sense, the lady would have gone with them. Like many men, he became more attractive as he aged. As I said, I was a fan. Link to post Share on other sites
bansi4 Posted September 23, 2015 Author Share Posted September 23, 2015 HAPPY BIRTHDAY MICKEY ROONEY (1920 - 2014) WALTER PIDGEON (1897 - 1984) Link to post Share on other sites
bansi4 Posted September 24, 2015 Author Share Posted September 24, 2015 Birthday boy Walter Pidgeon and Frank Morgan cheating at cards...Nahhhhhh Link to post Share on other sites
bansi4 Posted September 24, 2015 Author Share Posted September 24, 2015 Lovely Ava Gardner out on the town with birthday boy Mickey Rooney Link to post Share on other sites
laffite Posted September 24, 2015 Share Posted September 24, 2015 I never watched "Mr Ed" except a clip or two here and there so how come I seem to remember the voice so well (which was very good). A tribute to the voice himself, Allen Lane. Link to post Share on other sites
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