Category Archives: ’40s

Anne Jeffreys of ‘Kiss Me Kate,’ ‘Topper’ Dies @ 94

Anne Jeffreys, the regal beauty who got her start in B movies for Republic and RKO, starred on Broadway and appeared on General Hospital for 20 years has died. She was 94. Jeffreys' death was confirmed in a tweet by KABC's George Pennacchio. (more…)

On September 2, 2005, writer and Old Hollywood fan extraordinaire Austin Mutti-Mewse and his love Joanna exchanged vows. (more…)

Blowing Up Her Image: A Review of ‘Bombshell’

If you're old enough to know who Hedy Lamarr (1914-2000) was, her name probably conjures a handful of things: Great beauty, skinny-dipping, many husbands, Harvey Korman's Hedley Lamarr character in Blazing Saddles (1974), a shoplifting scandal. (more…)

Noir Paintings: Stick ’em Up … on Your Wall

If you're a fan of '40s and '50s noir movies and their femmes fatales, check out the paintings of Jane Ianniello, whose NoirscapesArt is represented by a store on Etsy. (more…)

Hey, l-a-a-a-a-dy! Jerry Lewis, who rose to fame as part of the comedy team Martin & Lewis in the '50s, became a slapstick solo star in the '60s and went on to become a film auteur, has died at 91. (more…)

The Ultimate Beefcake Mag Makes Comeback

Founded in 1945, Bob Mizer's (1922-1992) Physique Pictorial was the first American gay magazine, and indisputably the all-time greatest beefcake 'zine. (more…)

Category Archives: ’40s

Anne Jeffreys of ‘Kiss Me Kate,’ ‘Topper’ Dies @ 94

Wedding Well-Wishes from Old Hollywood

Blowing Up Her Image: A Review of ‘Bombshell’

Noir Paintings: Stick ’em Up … on Your Wall

Jerry Lewis, King of Comedy, Dies @ 91

The Ultimate Beefcake Mag Makes Comeback

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