Sunday, January 6, 2013

Bevy of Beauties: Penn's Dozen, 1947

Meg Mundy, Marilyn Ambrose, Helen Bennett, Dana Jenney, Betty McLauchlen (on ladder), Lisa Fonssagrives, Lily Carlson, Dorian Leigh (on floor), Andrea Johnson (seated), Elisabeth Gibbons, Muriel Maxwell (in black) and Kay Hernan
The twelve most photographed models of 1947 by Irving Penn

Friday, January 4, 2013

On the Set: Veronica Lake

on the set of Ramrod (1947)

on the set of Sullivan's Travels (1941) with Joel McCrea

Thursday, January 3, 2013

The Art of the Dangle: Pert Kelton



Pert Kelton was a comedic actress in film and early TV.  She was the original Alice Kramden, in "The Honeymooners" from 1950 to 1952, but was replaced in the role due to blacklisting during the Macarthy period.

Tuesday, January 1, 2013