Elementary, my dear Watson!

Nigel Bruce cavorts with his dachshunds and his friend Basil Rathbone.

Rub-a-dub-dub: Sharon Tate

Bal des Vampires (1967)


Sharon Tate with director Roman Polanski on the set of
Bal des Vampires (1967)


Bal des Vampires (1967)

Smoking in Bed: Michelle Phillips

Sweater Girl: Carole Landis

For the Boys: Marlene Dietrich

Marlene Dietrich on a USO tour to Europe in late 1944 to early 1945

Bathing Beauties: Esther Williams

Reflections: Bette Davis

Dark Victory (1939)

Outlandish Hats: Anna May Wong

Daughter of the Dragon (1931)


Daughter of the Dragon (1931)

Hollywood Marriage Go Round: Ava Gardner

Mickey Rooney: Married 10 January 1942, Divorced 21 May 1943


Artie Shaw: Married 17 October 1945, Divorced 25 October 1946


Frank Sinatra: Married 7 November 1951, Divorced 5 July 1957

Out on the Town: Sophia Loren

with husband Carlo Ponti and Oscar, 1962


Cannes, 1958

Elke Sommer's Summertime

Elke torments a puppy in the swimming pool

Sweater Girl: Janet Leigh

in Jet Pilot (1957) with John Wayne

Happy Birthday Isabel Jewell (1907-1972)

Isabel Jewell was a diminutive (4' 11") actress of the 30s and 40s who never achieved stardom, but was a popular and reliable supporting player, mostly in "gangster's moll" type roles.

with Jack Oakie and Rosemary DeCamp in Merry Monahans (1944)


with Bette Davis, Lola Lane, and Mayo Methot in Marked Woman (1937)


with Ann Dvorak and her husband Leslie Fenton at the Brown Derby

For the Boys: Marilyn does Korea

Marilyn Monroe visits and entertains U.S. troops in Korea, 1954