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The Change in Alexis
June 1946 Silver Screen Yes, she had changed. Alexis Smith nodded her pretty blonde head in agreement. There had been a deep change in her real self. She thought there must inevitably be an equally deep change in her acting. And she knew just why. “Of course, it’s my marriage that’s done that,” she said…
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What it’s like to be married to Marilyn Monroe
Does she dawdle over her dressing and makeup? Does she hand her washed stockings over the shaving mirror? Would she rather watch the ‘Late Late Show’ or come to bed?
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When a Girl’s Beautiful
When A Girl’s Beautiful: The Life and Career of Joi Lansing Koper is at it again with his biography of 1950s starlet, Joi Lansing. Koper has previously written on the likes of Jayne Mansfield, Barbara Nichols, and an encyclopedia of 1950s blondes. Joi has had one book written about her previously, written by her…
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Who Was Virginia Rappe?
Virginia Rappe is a name many would not know today, but in 1921 she was headline news: she had allegedly been killed by Roscoe “Fatty” Arbuckle. But who was Virginia to the public before her death made headlines? The Day the Laughter Stopped by David Yallop dedicated a little under a page to a biography on…
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A Nation in Grief: The Death of Carole Landis
Before I begin, I’m not posting any of Carole’s death pictures. You can find them quite readily on different sites if you really want to see them but I have no interest in sharing them. On July 6th, 1948, Carole Landis was on the front page of newspapers across the United States. Was it because…