#marilyn miller

[newyorkthegoldenage]

Actors Jack Donahue and Marilyn Miller, composers George Gershwin (at piano) and Sigmund Romberg, and producer Florenz Ziegfeld gather for a rehearsal of the musical Rosalie, November 7, 1927.

Photo: Bettmann Archives/Getty Images/Fine Art America

#vintage New York #1920s #George Gershwin #Marilyn Miller #Flo Ziegfeld #Sigmund Romberg #Jack Donahue #Rosalie #musical comedy #rehearsal #Florenz Ziegfeld #Nov. 7 #7 Nov. #vintage Broadway #Gershwin

[vintagestagehotties]

Hot Vintage Stage Actress Round 1

Lily Pons: Lakmé in Lakmé (1928 Mulhouse); Lucia in Lucia di Lammermoor (1931 Met); Linda in Linda di Chamounix (1934 Met)

Marilyn Miller: Ziegfeld Follies of 1918 (1918 Broadway); Sally of the Alley in Sally (1920 Broadway); Sunny in Sunny (1925 Broadway); Joan Crawford in As Thousands Cheer (1933 Broadway)

Propaganda under the cut

Lily Pons:

Marilyn Miller:

a bisexual queen and the namesake of marilyn monroe

#vintagestagehotties #vintagestagepoll #vintage tournament #vintage poll #lily pons #marilyn miller #ladies round 1 #vintage ladies

[portfollies]

#screenland #1930 #30s #bw #photo #people #swim #clara bow #leila hyams #anita page #dorothy jordan #alice white #jeanette macdonald #billie dove #nancy carroll #jean arthur #hair #marilyn miller #last one is not a beach fashion but. sailor pants fit the vibe

[citizenscreen]

Birthday remembrance - Marilyn Miller #botd

#marilyn miller

[chaplinfortheages]

Pickfair - Charlie, Douglas Fairbanks and Mary Pickford (on his shoulder) in the pool, in background sitting on lawn, Marilyn Miller and husband Jack Pickford, 1922.

#charlie chaplin #mary pickford #douglas fairbanks #marilyn miller #jack pickford #brother of mary pickford #pickfair #1922

[balladofsallyrose]

Jack Pickford clippings

#jack pickford #mary pickford #louise huff #marilyn miller #just some clippings i've gathered from online archives

[fitesorko]

Marilyn Miller

#marilyn miller

[silentplayground]

#ziegfeld follies #nell brinkley #ziegfeld #flapper #illustration #1920s #line drawing #fashion #1920s aesthetic #pop art #comic #black and white #the Ziegfeld follies #showgirlcostume #marilyn miller #fairbanks twins

[musicbabes]

Marilyn Miller, 1921.

#Marilyn Miller #1921 #danse

[maudeboggins]

Repeal Recipes! Cocktail recipes for the end of Prohibition from Broadway and Hollywood, 1934

#prohibition #cocktails #cocktail recipes #recipes #vintage recipes #marilyn miller #ben lyon #1930s

[nitrateglow]

I recently watched this early film musical Sunny and it's such a fascinating film, not so much for the film itself as for the context around it. It was the second film of Marilyn Miller, at the time arguably the biggest star on Broadway. Sunny was an adaptation of a hit stage musical of the same name. Miller was the star of the original and it was hoped in the talkie-mad world of the late 20s/early 30s, her stardom would translate to film.

Radiating Jazz Age optimism and energy, Miller could act and sing, and her dancing was marvelous, but bad timing killed off her film career. A volley of crappy musicals tired out the public and Sunny played to sparse crowds when released in 1930. Miller made only three films before quitting. Her personal life was also tragic and she ultimately died at age 37.

Such a shame. Sunny is the kind of fluffy farce I rarely go for, but Miller has an appealing presence and undeniable star quality.

Trivia: When Norma Jeane Baker renamed herself Marilyn Monroe, it was after Marilyn Miller. Miller was actually the first person to use that name, combining her birth name (Mary) with her mother's middle name (Lynn).

More trivia: Judy Garland played Miller in Till the Clouds Roll By. Obviously, she and Miller have completely different singing styles, but I loved Garland's cover of "Who?", a song from Sunny that became a popular hit. It's interesting to compare the two clips below-- it goes to show the evolution in musical style between the 1920s and 1940s.

#marilyn miller #sunny 1930 #thoughts #Youtube

[thedabara]

ACTRESSES WHO DIED 1936

Marilyn Miller at 37 from infection

Adele Blood at 50 from suicide

Zula Pogorzelska at 40 from illness

#marilyn miller #adele blood #zula pogorzelska #thedabara

[onefootin1941]

#sally #1929 #marilyn miller #joe e brown #alexander gray #jerome kern #look for the silver lining #musical

[portfollies]

#screenland #1930 #30s #bw #photo #people #billie dove #loretta young #ann harding #marilyn miller #fashion #bridal

[citizenscreen]

Fred Astaire and Marilyn Miller in the stage play "Smiles" at New York's Ziegfeld Theatre. Photo by Hal Phyfe

#fred astaire #marilyn miller

[perfettamentechic]

7 aprile … ricordiamo …

7 aprile … ricordiamo … #semprevivineiricordi #nomidaricordare #personaggiimportanti #perfettamentechic

2021: Dilip Kumar, pseudonimo di Mohammed Yusuf Khan, attore indiano. Si sposò con Saira Banu nel 1966. (n. 1922) 2021: James Hampton, James Wade Hampton, attore statunitense. Sposò l’attrice Mary Deese. (n. 1936) 2021: Robert Downey Sr., nato Robert John Elias, attore, sceneggiatore e regista statunitense. Padre di Robert Downey Jr. Figlio di Elizabeth McLauchlen, modella e Robert Elias Sr.,…

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#7 aprile #Allen Garfield #Allen Goorwitz #Betty Blythe #Brenda Ann Benet #Brenda Benet #Dilip Kumar #Elizabeth Blythe Slaughter #Geoffrey Bond Lewis #Geoffrey Lewis #Gordon Parks #Gordon Roger Alexander Buchannan Parks #Henry Ford #James Hampton #James Wade Hampton #John Agar #Lillian McKim Rousseau #Lillian Pulitzer Rousseau #Lilly Pulitzer #Maria Michi #Marilyn Miller #Marilynn Miller #Mary Ellen Reynolds #Maurice Rentner #Maurice Rentner Limited #Nick Stuart #Ricordiamo #Robert Downey Sr. #Robert John Elias #Seymour Cassel