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With a song in my heart… Me and my Mister!
Yeppers, I’m almost done with the edit — and my darlin’ is working on a big movie and is working six day weeks in town. So, on our one night, really truly together, all day, all night, Sunday,...
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RKO
Famous for launching the careers of Katharine Hepburn, Cary Grant, and the production of the Astaire-Rogers musicals… Oh, and a bunch of “B” movies… Located at the corner of Gower and Melrose…
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Robert Morse on His Big ‘Mad Men’ Number – NYTimes.com
Who originated the role of J. Pierpont Finch on Broadway? Why, that would be Robert Morse, and here he is singing, I Believe in You, from How to Succeed in Business (1967) - And why do we, every so...
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The Pajama Game | Shaftesbury Theatre | Time Out London
John Raitt and Janis Paige (1954) Photo Credit: Fred Plaut - Time Out says Posted: Wed May 14 2014 Fat cat managers cooking the books, robotic middlemen preaching to workers about the creed of...
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Mary Martin with Jerome Robbins – Peter Pan
Mary Martin won a Tony for her portrayal of Peter Pan in 1954, and went on to do three broadcasts of the play for NBC. “I can’t tell you the joy I felt in flying in that show … I loved it so. The...
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AUDREY HEPBURN AT THE PREMIERE OF MY FAIR LADY
Gene Allen designed this lustrous Art Nouveau treat (I know what the credits say… but Mr. Allen did all the heavy lifting) – he deserves a post all his own, along with the incomparable director, George...
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D. FINCHER BY WAY OF BERKELEY (BUSBY)
Babies, you know I love an homage. Hats off to David Fincher. . .
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BUSBY BERKELEY
You know, I think I’ve mentioned this guy before (why, look at that – I did: http://vickielester.com/2012/06/21/a-pretty-girl-is-like-a-melody/ ), but Busby Berkeley numbers ride the line between...
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UMBRELLAS UNFURLED – SINGIN’ IN THE RAIN
Donald O’Connor, Stanley Donen, and Gene Kelly: Debbie Reynolds and Gene Kelly: Gene Kelly:
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GENTLEMEN PREFER BLONDES
Jane Russell and Marilyn Monroe on set: Jane Russell and Marilyn Monroe in action: .
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LENA HORNE – STORMY WEATHER
Miss Horne shared top billing with Bill “Bojangles” Robinson, here they’re pictured with Cab Calloway, who conveniently played himself: The title song by Lena Horne, and the modern dance by Katherine...
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LENA HORNE WAITS FOR DOROTHY DANDRIDGE
Lena Horne waits backstage at the Mayan Theater in downtown Los Angeles where Dorothy Dandridge appeared in the musical “Sweet n’ Hot” (1944)
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STARS WHO BECAME CIVIL RIGHTS ACTIVISTS – LENA HORNE AND KATHERINE DUNHAM
Lena Horne (1917-2010) Katherine Dunham (1909-2006)
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BILL ROBINSON – STORMY WEATHER
The father of an American film dance idiom – tap: Pictured behind the scenes at 20th Century Fox on “Stormy Weather” with Fats Waller.
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