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The amazing All-Weather Drive-In Theater (1957)
Sprawled over 28 acres in Copiague, New York, the 2,500-car All-Weather Drive-In Theater was one of the biggest in the U.S. But aside from its magnit…
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Forgotten Hollywood: gorgeous Suzanne Kaaren
A true Hollywood beauty, gorgeous Suzanne Kaaren started her career as a a Ziegfeld Girl and later was one of the original Rockettes. She was also a …
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The beautiful Norma Shearer
Norma Shearer was a Canadian-American actress who was active on film from 1919 through 1942, in adaptations of Noël Coward, Eugene O'Neill, and W…
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Forgotten Hollywood : Toby Wing - the most beautiful chorus girl in Hollywood
One of the first pre-code Hollywood sex symbols was the gorgeous Toby Wing, In 1931 she became one of the first Goldwyn Girls and one year later she …
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1954 at the Romanoff - the first party in honor of Marilyn Monroe
After finishing her latest film, The seven year itch, Marilyn Monroe was invited to the first formal supper ever given in her honor. Miss Monroe borr…
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Behind the scenes of White Christmas (1954)
For its major musical of the 1954 season, the $4 million White Christmas, Paramount has done just above everything short of casting John Wayne as the…
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Elaine Stewart in The adventures of Hajji Baba (1954)
Gorgeous Elaine Stewart made her movie debut as a Persian princess in Walter Wanger's sex-and-sand offering, The adventures of Hajji Baba. The fi…
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Behind the scenes of the 1954 20th Century-Fox The Egyptian
By one of those coincidences peculiar only to itself, 1950s Hollywood has suddenly worked itself well out of its knighthood-in-flower and early Chrii…
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Behind the scenes of MGM 1954 "Brigadoon"
To create a wee bit o'Scotland for the film version of the stage hit, Brigadoon, MGM had to construct indoors one of Hollywood's biggest, fan…
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1954 - Kim Novak came to Hollywood to become a model but was signed up by Columbia Pictures
When a young actress first jumps into the Hollywood hopper, she is asked by her studio to fill out a questionnaire about her personal life. The answe…
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Alfred Hitchcock on the set for "Dial M for Murder"
One of Alfred Hitchcock's best thrillers is no doubt 1954 "Dial M for Murder" starring Ray Milland, Robert Cummings, Anthony Dawson, …
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Grace Kelly - Hollywood's brightest and busiest star of 1954
In Hollywood, 1954 was known as the year of Grace. The 24-year-old Grace Kelly became the most valuable acting property in the movies. With four comp…
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Just.... AVA - and a behind the scenes look at the Barefoot Contessa
Lovelya ctress Ava Gardner, a top star in her profession, was at the height of a hectically successful carees of sultry, wisecracking, Harlowesque se…
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Audrey - stunning in Ondine (1954)
Ondine was a sweet-tempered sprite who lived in a lake. Raised from infancy by an old fisherman, she used magic powers to keep his leaky boat afloat,…
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