#Fred Haney

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BHOC: BRAVE AND THE BOLD #147

I had a weird love/hate relationship with BRAVE AND THE BOLD throughout almost teh entirety of its existence. I bought the book more often than not, the matching up of the Caped Crusader with other stalwarts from across the DC Universe proving too enticing too often. Plus, there was the superlative artwork of B&B artistic regular Jim Aparo, which was always appealing. But more often than not, I…

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#Batman #Bob Haney #Brave and the Bold #Cary Burkett #Daily Planet #DC #Fred Hembeck #Jim Aparo #Paul Levitz #Supergirl

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So, under that great French doc about Gene on YouTube (that's now in English-hurray) I commented about Gene being a wonderful man and was immediately contradicted by some moron named MissGelly who wanted me to know that he was a bully, hated by all his co-stars. Well, needless to say, I pinned her ears back and wondered if you wanted to add a few salient points, too. I forgot a few things: I didn't tell her Michael Crawford says he owes his fabulous career to Gene Kelly or mention what Patricia Wilson had to say about working with the Hollywood legend in "Take Me Along." Also forgot about his dance assistants, Coyne and Haney, being totally loyal to GK. Indeed, one of them was head over heels in love with him. I don't know why some people insist on spreading this nonsense; I suspect it's because he's very sexy and his choreography is sensual. Sexy is not in vogue these days and always suspect. Some seem intent on making him the face of Classic Hollywood's Me Too. As you know, nothing could be further from the truth. In a world of Bob Fosses, be a Gene Kelly. Cheers!

Ah, the whole purpose of my Mostlydaydreaming Tumblr & YouTube channel. When I discovered Gene Kelly (thru YouTube videos!) I loved him🥰 When I started trying to learn more, there’s a top layer of nothing but Debbie Reynolds quotes and a Cyd Charisse quote taken out of context.

When I dug deeper I found a wonderfully complex man with a huge heart. Faults and weaknesses? Of course, everyone has them. He had a white hot drive to succeed, to prove himself and leave his mark on the world. But he was also an honorable, loyal and loving family man. Yeah he could be hard to work with, but I knew he was more than that. I wanted to defend him.

That’s why I’ve posted interviews from other people who had a completely different view of him: Leslie Caron, Mitzi Gaynor, Cindy Williams, Michael Crawford, Rita Hayworth, Paula Abdul, Betty Garrett, Vera Ellen, etc. etc. etc.

I’ve tried to deal with haters before.

I remember posting a long answer, with links to interviews, articles, videos, trying to show them a different point of view. But all I got was a short smart ass answer that infuriated me, leading to me block them and take down my GK rant. I’m not getting baited again. You did ok. Offer things for them to check out, like YT interviews, and move on. You can lead a horse to water…🤷🏻‍♀️

All most people do is google him and read the first few pages of the same Debbie Reynolds stories and the same negative (usually incomplete) anecdotes:

Debbie’s horrible “french kiss” from Gene. First, this was likely a misunderstanding. It was on camera, it’s not like he trapped her in a dressing room. No other co-star ever claimed that Gene was sexually inappropriate in any way. This kiss was in the final scene. The rest of the kisses in the movie were chaste and he likely wanted a big kiss for the finale, like he had in a few of his other movies. He knew she had practiced screen kissing with another actor, like Judy Garland had done with him for his first movie. He probably didn’t think she would freak out like she did.

Debbie’s bleeding feet & Fred Astaire teaching her how to dance. First bleeding feet is nothing new to dancers. Ginger Rodgers danced with Fred Astaire with bleeding feet but you didn’t hear her bitch about it. Second, Fred Astaire didn’t teach her how to dance (I see this reported a lot). He let her watch him rehearse, which he normally didn’t do. He did it so she could see how much work dancing was, even for him. She watched him get frustrated and even throw his cane. All so she would know, if this is what she wanted to do, this was how much work it was going to take.

Cyd Charisse’s comment about how her husband knew who she danced with because if she danced with Gene she’d be black & blue. No she wasn’t implying Gene beat her! Gene was more physical than Fred with lifts and such, that’s all. They always forget her other comment when people tried to get her preference between the two: They were like apples & oranges, they were both delicious😘

The competitive dinner parties. I’m sorry, it was Gene’s house and he could put on any kind of party he wanted. He liked informality (He and Betsy knew when strangers came because they were the only ones who knocked) He liked sports and competitions. If you don’t like that stuff, don’t go!!! The people who complained most weren’t even real friends of Gene & Betsy at all, but people who tried to use them and their parties to get close to other influential people.

He only wanted young women. Again, most people only look at the surface on this one. Yes, his 1st wife Betsy was 17 when he married her and even younger than that when they started dating. But his girlfriend before her was in her early 20s. (Per articles I’ve found, they were either engaged or very near).

When Betsy left him, she was in her 30s (he in his 40s) and by all accounts, he didn’t want a divorce. If he wanted a younger one, it was the perfect time. But 2nd wife Jeannie was also in her 30s while he was in his 40s. No robbing the cradle there. After Jeannie died, in the late 70s and early 80s he dated women like older actress Jean Simmons and Tony Bennett’s separated ex, Sandra. Not excessively young. As for his 3rd wife, she did have what all his wives had, intelligence. They both loved words and literature. We may question her motives but Gene didn’t pick dumb bimbos. But to say he only wanted much younger women wasn’t true.

And he didn’t just seek young women to take advantage of them. Betsy loved telling the story of how when they dated and she tried to push for more than hugs and kisses, he reminded her that she was still too young for all that.

My GK rant is done🥵 I admire you’re enthusiasm but I don’t feed trolls anymore.

#gene kelly #ask box #I know she’d probably just piss me off #if she really wants to know more - it’s out there - but she probably prefers her bubble #to people like her everything is black and white - no greys - no complexity #btw #I like Debbie but her Gene stories became part of her schtick - her stories to get a laugh between songs #he didn’t reciprocate I’m sure he had a few Debbie stories he could have shared

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“Spring Training 1959” (Sports Illustrated - March 2, 1959) ~ Milwaukee Braves manager Fred Haney & New York Yankees manager Casey Stengel meet with the umpires before a game in Florida!

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Kiss Me Kate (George Sidney, 1953) Cast: Howard Keel, Kathryn Grayson, Ann Miller, Tommy Rall, Bobby Van, Bob Fosse, Keenan Wynn, James Whitmore, Kurt Kasznar, Ann Codee, Willard Parker, Ron Randell, Carol Haney, Jeanne Coyne. Screenplay: Dorothy Kingsley, based on a musical play by Sam Spewack and Bella Spewack, and on a play by William Shakespeare. Cinematography: Charles Rosher. Art direction: Urie McCleary, Cedric Gibbons. Film editing: Ralph E. Winters. Music: musical direction by Saul Chaplin, André Previn, songs by Cole Porter. Censorship has erased some of the bawdiness from Cole Porter's lyrics but his music still remains. Howard Keel is swaggeringly handsome as Fred Graham/Petruchio and Ann Miller is thoroughly vivacious as Lois Lane/Bianca. She is accompanied by a trio of terrific dancers, Tommy Rall, Bobby Van, and Bob Fosse, in numbers choreographed by Hermes Pan (with some uncredited assistance from Fosse in the "From This Moment On" number, where he gets an extended duo with an almost unbilled Carol Haney). The adaptation of the Broadway hit stumbles a little in Dorothy Kingsley's screenplay, but rights itself in most of the musical numbers. George Sidney was never as skillful a director as his MGM contemporaries Vincente Minnelli and Stanley Donen, but the stretches between the story parts and the song and dance parts aren't overlong. The only major drawback to this version of Kiss Me Kate is Kathryn Grayson, who pouts a lot as Lilli Vanessi/Katherine, but doesn't have much chemistry with Keel and fails to make the character someone we care about. Her voice, too, has that vinegary edge to it that even careful miking can't hide. Nor do Keenan Wynn and James Whitmore succeed in their attempts at clowning as the goofy gangsters with their supposedly show-stopping number, "Brush Up Your Shakespeare." (How, by the way, did the line "Kick her right in the Coriolanus" get past the censors?) Still, this is a solid B-plus MGM musical, and an honorable attempt at remaking a stage version. It was filmed in 3-D, during the brief period in the 1950s when the studios were trying to win audiences back away from their televisions, which explains some of the exaggerated perspective of the stage sets and the occasional instances of things being tossed at the camera.

#Kiss Me Kate #George Sidney

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∀ Fred Haney PSA DNA Signed D.77 1958 Topps All Star Autograph http://blog.collectingall.com/T64kgm 📌 shrsl.com/4fuj5 📌

#CardTrader #GradedCards #CardShow #TradingCards #CollectorLife

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Baby's Day Out is hilarious!

Hey guys! I’m here to do a review on the movie “Baby’s Day Out!” This movie is hilarious! I was laughing so hard when I watched this movie! The movie is about three kidnappers who lose the baby they kidnapped, and both the cops and the kidnappers are looking for the baby. With the cast of Lara Flynn Boyle, Joe Mantegna, Joe Pantoliano, Brian Haney, Cynthia Nixon, Fred Thompson, John Neville,…

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THIS IS YOUR LIFE: WILLIAM FRAWLEY

January 8, 1961

“This Is Your Life” was a documentary series broadcast on NBC radio from 1948 to 1952, and on NBC television from 1952 to 1961. It was originally hosted by its creator and producer Ralph Edwards. In the program, the host surprised guests and then took them through a retrospective of their lives in front of an audience, including appearances by colleagues, friends, and family. Edwards revived the show in 1971 and Joseph Campanella hosted a version in 1983. Edwards returned for various specials in the late 1980s. 

Ralph Edwards (Host) - played himself in the Lucille Ball film Seven Days Leave (1942). Edwards hosted 339 episodes of the original series, from April 1950 to August 1961. 

William Frawley (Guest of Honor) was born in 1887 and was already a Hollywood veteran when he was hired by Desi Arnaz in 1951 to play landlord Fred Mertz on “I Love Lucy.”  After the series concluded he joined the cast of “My Three Sons” (shot at Desilu) playing Bub Casey. His final screen appearance before his death in March 1966 was a cameo on “The Lucy Show”.

GUEST APPEARANCES (in alphabetical order)

Lucille Ball employed Frawley in 1951, despite his history of alcoholism. She became a friend of Frawley, employing him right up to his final days. Despite being a regular cast member of “I Love Lucy” for 9 years, Frawley and Lucille Ball rarely shared more than a few moments of screen time without Ricky or Fred present. The one exception is “Staten Island Ferry” (above). 

Tim Considine played Mike Douglas on “My Three Sons” between 1960 and 1965, appearing in every one of Frawley’s 165 episodes of the series. He was 20 years old when they first met. 

Don Fedderson was the Executive Producer of “My Three Sons.”

Edna Frawley was the ex-wife of William Frawley and his former vaudeville partner (as Edna Louise Mueller). They divorced in 1927. 

Don Grady played Robbie Douglas on “My Three Sons” between 1960 and 1972, appearing in every one of Frawley’s 165 episodes of the series. He was 16 years old when they first met. 

Fred Haney was the General Manager of the Los Angeles Angels. Frawley was an inveterate baseball fan. For years, Haney was one of the most popular baseball figures in Los Angeles. During the show, he presented Frawley with a lifetime baseball pass.

Erskine Johnson was a Hollywood gossip columnist who also appeared on the radio and in motion pictures. 

Eugenie Leontovich was a Russian-born actress and writer who starred on Broadway with Frawley in “Twentieth Century” in 1932. In 1958 she won a Tony Award. 

Stanley Livingston played Chip Douglas on “My Three Sons” between 1960 and 1972, appearing in every one of Frawley’s 165 episodes of the series. He was 10 years old when they first met. 

Fred MacMurray first appeared with Frawley in the films Car 99 (1935) and The Princess Comes Across (1936), before playing himself on “The Lucy Desi Comedy Hour” (above) in which the gang hunted Uranium in the desert.  MacMurray was the star of “My Three Sons” and appeared in all 165 of Frawley’s episodes. 

Walter Meyer was William Frawley’s agent.

TRIVIA

William Frawley was the only member of the “I Love Lucy” regular cast to be celebrated on “This Is Your Life.”

Although it is no surprise that Vivian Vance did not attend, it is rather surprising that Desi Arnaz is not on the guest list. Arnaz championed Frawley to the network and sponsor when they objected to hiring him due to his alcoholism.  

William Frawley received this honor while concurrently acting on “My Three Sons”.  In the episode that aired three days earlier (January 5, 1961), Bub had to go out of town and Mike is tasked to hire a temporary maid - except he hires a marriage broker (Anne Seymour) instead! In the episode that aired the following week, Bub (Frawley) thought he was being replaced by Steve’s cousin Sylvia (Mary Jackson). 

The names of the honorees was not disclosed before the broadcast.  In the cast of William Frawley, one newspaper hinted that the guest of honor was “a familiar face” - “a kind of next door neighbor character”. 

In addition to Frawley’s appearance on “This Is Your Life” on January 8, 1961, he was also seen in the afternoon rerun of “I Love Lucy.” 

In many markets, the episode was rerun on Sunday, January 15, 1961 and then again on August 16, 1961. 

On May 28, 1961, radio and TV writer Bob Thomas asked Ralph Edwards for his top five episodes of “This is Your Life.”  William Frawley’s tribute was NOT among them. But coincidentally, a separate article about William Frawley’s role as Bub on “My Three Sons” by Cynthia Lowry was printed alongside it. 

The Chicago Tribune for October 14, 1961 printed this letter to the editor.  Ball may have been referring to the “Lucy on Broadway” special that was planned, but never materialized. Frawley, Vance, and Arnaz were scripted to participate, should the project have been realized. 

#This Is Your Life #William Frawley #Bill Frawley #Fred Mertz #My Three Sons #Fred MacMurray #Lucille Ball #NBC #TV #Stanley Livingston #Erskine Johnson #Eugenie Leontovich #Fred Haney #Don Grady #Edna Frawley #Don Fedderson #Tim Considine

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Photograph caption dated February 4, 1956 reads, "Dean Martin, left, and Jerry Lewis, right, get some pointers from Fred Haney, former Hollywood and Pittsburgh manager, for their appearance tomorrow afternoon at Wrigley Field in the annual medical fund benefit game of the Southern California Baseball Association. Haney visited the famous comics on the set of 'Pardners,' at Paramount. Both stars will appear in uniform with Jerry playing first base and Dean covering third."

#dean martin #jerry lewis #martin and lewis #Padners #1956

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An interesting scene and a lovely Technicolor, all star extravaganza.

With sexy Mistress Lucy!😍

ZIEGFELD FOLLIES, MGM, 1946. Directed by Vincente Minnelli. Camera: George Folsey. With Fred Astaire, Lucille Ball, Lucille Bremer, Fanny Brice, Judy Garland, Kathryn Grayson, Lena Horne, Gene Kelly, James Melton, Victor Moore, Red Skelton, Esther Williams, William Powell, Edward Arnold, Marion Bell, Cyd Charisse, Hume Cronyn, William Frawley, Robert Lewis, Virginia O'Brien, Keenan Wynn, Bunin's Puppets, Van Johnson, Marilyn Maxwell, Robert Ames, Karin Booth, Helen Boyce, Lucille Casey, Elise Cavanna, Feodor Chaliapin, Jr., Naomi Childers, Charles Coleman, Aina Constant, Joseph Crehan, William B. Davidson, Jack Deery, Frances Donelan, Natalie Draper, Eddie Dunn, Rex Evans, Sam Flint, Sam Garrett, Sidney Gordon, Aileen Haley, Carol Haney, Grady Sutton, Audrey Totter, Peter Lawford.

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Also, this video.

BTW, it seems it’s no longer pinned in the video’s comments section, so here is a full list of the films and the major performers (distinct film numbers in square brackets):

EDIT: Belatedly realized the list is stupid long, so I’m putting it under a cut:

1. [1] Red-Headed Woman (1932) – Jean Harlow. 2. [2] The Littlest Rebel (1935) – Shirley Temple and Bill Robinson. 3. [3] The Barkleys of Broadway (1949) – Ginger Rogers and Fred Astaire. 4. [4] Sensations of 1945 – David Lichine and Eleanor Powell. 5. [5] Broadway Melody of 1940 – Fred Astaire. 6. [6] Honolulu (1939) – Eleanor Powell and Gracie Allen. 7. Broadway Melody of 1940 – Fred Astaire. 8. [7] Lady Be Good (1941) – Eleanor Powell. 9. [8] Girl Crazy (1943) – Judy Garland and Mickey Rooney. 10. [9] You Were Never Lovelier (1942) – Rita Hayworth and Fred Astaire. 11. Broadway Melody of 1940 – Eleanor Powell and Fred Astaire. 12. [10] Take Me Out to the Ball Game (1949) – Frank Sinatra and Gene Kelly. 13. [11] Colleen (1936) – Ruby Keeler and Paul Draper. 14. [12] Gilda (1946) – Rita Hayworth. 15. [13] It Happened in Brooklyn (1947) – Frank Sinatra and Jimmy Durante. 16. [14] Animal Crackers (1930) – Groucho Marx. 17. [15] For Me and My Gal (1942) – Judy Garland and Gene Kelly. 18. [16] Summer Stock (1950) – Judy Garland. 19. [17] The Little Princess (1939) – Shirley Temple. 20. The Barkleys of Broadway (1949) – Ginger Rogers and Fred Astaire. 21. [18] Easter Parade (1948) – Ann Miller. 22. [19] Second Chorus (1940) – Fred Astaire. 23. [20] Footlight Parade (1933) – James Cagney and Ruby Keeler. 24. [21] Kiss Me Kate (1953) – Bob Fosse and Carol Haney. 25. [22] The Pirate (1948) – Gene Kelly and the Nicholas Brothers. 26. [23] Carefree (1938) – Ginger Rogers and Fred Astaire. 27. [24] On the Town (1949) – Frank Sinatra, Jules Munshin, Gene Kelly, Betty Garrett, Ann Miller and Vera Ellen. 28. [25] Gold Diggers of Broadway (1929) – unidentified. Any suggestions? 29. [26] The Gay Divorcee (1934) – Fred Astaire. 30. [27] A Day at the Races (1937) – Whitey’s Lindy Hoppers. 31. [28] Go Into Your Dance (1935) – Al Jolson. 32. [29] Stormy Weather (1943) – the Nicholas Brothers. 33. [30] Babes on Broadway (1941) – Judy Garland and Mickey Rooney. 34. [31] Ship Ahoy (1942) – Eleanor Powell. 35. [32] The Sky's the Limit (1943) – Fred Astaire. 36. [33] Small Town Girl (1953) – Bobby Van. 37. [34] Anchors Aweigh (1945) – Gene Kelly and Frank Sinatra. 38. [35] Show Boat (1936) – Sammy White and Queenie Smith. 39. [36] Top Hat (1935) – Fred Astaire. 40. [37] Broadway Melody of 1936 – Eleanor Powell. 41. [38] Roberta (1935) – Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers. 42. [39] Love 'em and Leave 'em (1926) – Louise Brooks. 43. [40] Singin' in the Rain (1952) – Donald O’Connor, Debbie Reynolds and Gene Kelly. 44. [41] Babes in Arms (1939) – Judy Garland and Mickey Rooney. 45. [42] 42nd Street (1933) – chorus. 46. [43] Till the Clouds Roll By (1946) – Judy Garland. 47. [44] The Band Wagon (1953) – Cyd Charisse and Fred Astaire. 48. [45] Born to Dance (1936) – Eleanor Powell. 49. Broadway Melody of 1936 – Eleanor Powell. 50. Honolulu (1939) – Eleanor Powell. 51. [46] Rosalie (1937) – Eleanor Powell. 52. [47] Swing Time (1936) – Ginger Rogers and Fred Astaire. 53. [48] Ziegfeld Follies (1945) – Lucille Ball (with whip). 54. Top Hat (1935) – Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers. 55. [49] Follow the Fleet (1936) – Ginger Rogers and Fred Astaire. 56. [50] Cover Girl (1944) – Gene Kelly, Rita Hayworth and Phil Silvers. 57. [51] Thousands Cheer (1943) – Eleanor Powell. 58. Anchors Aweigh (1945) – Jerry Mouse and Gene Kelly. 59. [52] Royal Wedding (1951) – Fred Astaire. 60. [53] Way out West (1937) – Oliver Hardy and Stan Laurel. 61. [54] The Red Shoes (1948) – Moira Shearer. 62. [55] Blue Skies (1946) – Fred Astaire. 63. [56] Boarding House Blues (1948) – the Berry Brothers. 64. [57] Panama Hattie (1942) – the Berry Brothers. 65. [58] The Story of Vernon and Irene Castle (1939) – Ginger Rogers and Fred Astaire. 66. [59] Yankee Doodle Dandy (1942) – James Cagney. 67. [60] Broadway Melody of 1938 – Buddy Ebsen, Eleanor Powell and George Murphy. 68. [61] An American in Paris (1951) – Georges Guétary. 69. [62] The Little Colonel (1935) – Bill Robinson and Shirley Temple. 70. Stormy Weather (1943) – the Nicholas Brothers. 71. [63] Shall We Dance? (1937) – Fred Astaire 72. Easter Parade (1948) – Fred Astaire. 73. [64] On the Avenue (1937) – the Ritz Brothers. 74. [65] Hellzapoppin' (1941) – Whitey’s Lindy Hoppers. 75. Lady Be Good (1941) – Eleanor Powell. 76. Stormy Weather (1943) – the Nicholas Brothers. 77. Panama Hattie (1942) – the Berry Brothers. 78. Singin' in the Rain (1952) – Donald O’Connor, Debbie Reynolds and Gene Kelly. 79. Stormy Weather (1943) – the Nicholas Brothers. 80. Panama Hattie (1942) – the Berry Brothers. 81. [66] That's Entertainment, Part 2 (1976) – Fred Astaire and Gene Kelly. 82. Ziegfeld Follies (1945) – Gene Kelly and Fred Astaire. 83. That's Entertainment, Part 2 (1976) – Fred Astaire and Gene Kelly.

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Gilmore Field and the Hollywood Stars

Baseball has been a Southern California tradition since the game was created. A favorite image from our Hollywood Photographs collection is the one above featuring a Hollywood team from 1908. A game accessible to all, baseball was not only a part of physical education in schools, but a popular recreational pastime for all ages, with regular sandlot pick-up games and organized leagues at facilities like Wrigley Field and Gilmore Field, throughout the early 20th century.

For almost two decades (1939-57), the familiar cry of “Play ball!” echoed over Gilmore Field, next to the famous Farmers Market in the Fairfax District of Hollywood. Earl Gilmore, oil tycoon and owner of the site, constructed the venue with a seating capacity of almost 13,000. Open air with bleacher seating, the ballpark was a favorite destination for Los Angeles families. Among them was Los Angeles Public Librarian Glen Creason, whose first game ever was a Stars vs. Angels game at Gilmore Field where he fondly remembers, “hot dogs, Coca-Cola, the ever present smell of cigar smoke, vendors selling bottled beer which they would open at your seat, and players like Carlos Bernier.”

Hollywood’s resident team was the Hollywood Stars, so named by Herbert Fleishaker when he moved his Mission Reds team from San Francisco to Southern California in 1938. (Not to be confused with a team of the same name that had shared Wrigley Field with the Los Angeles Angels earlier in the 1920-30s, but later migrated to San Diego). Fleishaker sold the Stars a year later to Robert “Bob” H. Cobb, a Hollywood insider and owner of the Brown Derby restaurant. Cobb enticed other prestigious figures to join him in co-ownership, including George Burns and Gracie Allen, Barbara Stanwyck, Gary Cooper, Cecil B. DeMille, Bing Crosby, and Walt Disney. Each owner viewed the team as a community institution and actively used their cache to publicize it as an extension of their motion picture industry’s events.

Hollywood Stars owner Bob Cobb with two of the team’s players in 1953

The Stars were a very popular and competent team, especially with managers Fred Haney and Bob Bragan at the helm, whose guidance led them to three pennant wins by 1958. Part of the Pacific Coast League, their main rival was the Los Angeles Angels. According to sports historian David Davis, the league was considered “just a notch below the Major Leagues in terms of quality.” The franchises were all well run, and the most talented players often graduated to the majors. The Stars were innovators in the league: televising a home game in 1939, changing their uniform design to improve player efficiency, and being the first to institute the practice of dragging the field mid-game, so as to encourage additional concession sales.

The expansion of the Major Leagues westward caused the dissolution of many PCL franchises. The legendary Dodgers made their move from Brooklyn to Los Angeles in 1958, shifting Stars fan’s attention. (To this day, the Dodgers remain Hollywood’s team and are once again pursuing their dream of a World Series title in 2020’s shortened COVID season).

Despite their winning records, the Stars played their last game at Gilmore Field in front of a crowd of 6,354 spectators in September 1957. Shortly thereafter, the field was razed in 1958 to make way for CBS Television City, an entertainment landmark which still stands on the site between Beverly Boulevard and 3rd Street at Fairfax Avenue.

~ Christy McAvoy, Historic Hollywood Photographs

Sources: Bruce Torrence; David Davis; Glen Creason

#historic hollywood photographs #hollywood #baseball #gilmore field #stadium #farmers market #hollywood stars #team #recreation

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BHOC: BRAVE AND THE BOLD #146

Every so often, BRAVE AND THE BOLD would pair the Caped Crusader up with one of DC’s war comics heroes such as Sgt. Rock. In some instances, the stories would be set in contemporary times, with the guest star seemingly well-preserved despite the passage of years. In other instances, Batman would be alive and active during wartime with no attempt made to explain it–not that this story took place…

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#Batman #Bob Haney #Brave and the Bold #Daily Planet #DC #Fred Hembeck #Paul Levitz #Romeo Tanghal #Unknown Soldier

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If we bring a little joy into your humdrum lives, it makes us feel as though our hard work ain't been in vain for nothin'. Bless you all.

Stanley Donen (born April 13, 1924) was one of the best directors in cinema, but is almost always excluded from such lists. That might be because of the genre he found the most success in. Donen -- who passed away from heart failure this Saturday -- was born and raised in Columbia, South Carolina and was led to believe he would help out with his father’s dress shop. But after seeing Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers dance in Flying Down to Rio (1933), the direction of his career was destined for Hollywood. Donen took dance lessons and excelled -- taking him to Broadway’s theaters in the 1940s as a choreographer.

He came to Hollywood with his friend, Gene Kelly, and became contracted to Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM), serving as choreographer for films like Cover Girl (1944) and Anchors Aweigh (1945; the scene where Gene Kelly dances with Jerry Mouse was Donen’s idea). Donen’s dance direction led him to direct his first film, On the Town -- the beginning of a directorial career (at times co-director with Kelly; their professional relationship would become complicated over the years) that would define the Hollywood mid-century musical. Though Donen did not exclusively direct musicals, his strong association with the genre -- its colors, heavy stylization, and Hollywood Studio System-exuberance -- tends to see many devalue many of his musicals not entitled Singin’ in the Rain. Donen was awarded the Academy Honorary Award for a lifetime of achievement in 1998. 

Nine of the films he worked on are pictured above, and are listed below (left-right, descending):

On the Town (1949) -- co-directed with Gene Kelly; starring Kelly, Frank Sinatra, Betty Garrett, Ann Miller, Jules Munshin, and Vera-Ellen

Royal Wedding (1951) -- starring Fred Astaire, Jane Powell, Sarah Churchill, Peter Lawford, and Keenan Wynn

It’s Always Fair Weather (1955) -- co-directed with Gene Kelly; starring Kelly, Dan Dailey, Cyd Charisse, Dolores Gray, Michael Kidd, and David Burns

Funny Face (1957) -- starring Audrey Hepburn, Fred Astaire, Key Thompson, Michel Auclair, and Robert Flemyng

The Pajama Game (1957) -- co-directed with George Abbott; starring Doris Day, John Raitt, Carol Haney, Eddie Foy Jr., and Barbara Nichols

Charade (1963) -- starring Cary Grant, Audrey Hepburn, Walter Matthau, James Coburn, and George Kennedy

Anchors Aweigh (1945) -- directed by George Sidney; starring Frank Sinatra, Kathryn Grayson, and Gene Kelly; featuring animation supervised by William Hanna and Joseph Barbera

Seven Brides for Seven Brothers (1954) -- starring Howard Keel, Jane Powell, Jeff Richards, Matt Mattow, Marc Platt, Jacques d’Amboise, Tommy Rall, Russ Tamblyn, Julie Newmar, Ruta Lee, Norma Doggett, Virginia Gibson, Betty Carr, and Nancy Kilgas

Singin’ in the Rain (1952) -- co-directed with Gene Kelly; starring Kelly, Donald O’Connor, Debbie Reynolds, Jean Hagen, Millard Mitchell, Cyd Charisse, Douglas Fowley, and Rita Moreno

#Stanley Donen #Singin' in the Rain #Seven Brides for Seven Brothers #Charade #Funny Face #On the Town #Royal Wedding #It's Always Fair Weather #The Pajama Game #Anchors Aweigh #Tom and Jerry #Hanna Barbera #in memoriam #31 Days of Oscar

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“Spring Training 1959” (Sports Illustrated - March 2, 1959) ~ Milwaukee Braves manager Fred Haney & New York Yankees manager Casey Stengel meet with the umpires before a game in Florida!

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Old Movie Stars Dance to Uptown Funk

Nerd Fest UK Published on Oct 6, 2015

My inspiration came from What’s the Mashup? (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EmnSm_d1114 ) but I didn’t manage 100! The idea was to do the same for movies from the Golden Age – meaning no title later than 1953 (although there is one at the end.) Oh, and none of these clips was sped up or slowed down.

As so many have requested it, here is a full list of the films and the major performers (distinct film numbers in square brackets): 1. [1] Red-Headed Woman (1932) – Jean Harlow. 2. [2] The Littlest Rebel (1935) – Shirley Temple and Bill Robinson. 3. [3] The Barkleys of Broadway (1949) – Ginger Rogers and Fred Astaire. 4. [4] Sensations of 1945 – David Lichine and Eleanor Powell.   5. [5] Broadway Melody of 1940 – Fred Astaire. 6. [6] Honolulu (1939) – Eleanor Powell and Gracie Allen.   7. Broadway Melody of 1940 – Fred Astaire. 8. [7] Lady Be Good (1941) – Eleanor Powell. 9. [8] Girl Crazy (1943) – Judy Garland and Mickey Rooney. 10. [9] You Were Never Lovelier (1942) – Rita Hayworth and Fred Astaire. 11. Broadway Melody of 1940 – Eleanor Powell and Fred Astaire. 12. [10] Take Me Out to the Ball Game (1949) – Frank Sinatra and Gene Kelly. 13. [11] Colleen (1936) – Ruby Keeler and Paul Draper. 14. [12] Gilda (1946) – Rita Hayworth. 15. [13] It Happened in Brooklyn (1947) – Frank Sinatra and Jimmy Durante. 16. [14] Animal Crackers (1930) – Groucho Marx. 17. [15] For Me and My Gal (1942) – Judy Garland and Gene Kelly. 18. [16] Summer Stock (1950) – Judy Garland. 19. [17] The Little Princess (1939) – Shirley Temple. 20. The Barkleys of Broadway (1949) – Ginger Rogers and Fred Astaire. 21. [18] Easter Parade (1948) – Ann Miller. 22. [19] Second Chorus (1940) – Fred Astaire. 23. [20] Footlight Parade (1933) – James Cagney and Ruby Keeler. 24. [21] Kiss Me Kate (1953) – Bob Fosse and Carol Haney. 25. [22] The Pirate (1948) – Gene Kelly and the Nicholas Brothers. 26. [23] Carefree (1938) – Ginger Rogers and Fred Astaire. 27. [24] On the Town (1949) – Frank Sinatra, Jules Munshin, Gene Kelly, Betty                 Garrett, Ann Miller and Vera Ellen. 28. [25] Gold Diggers of Broadway (1929) – unidentified. Any suggestions? 29. [26] The Gay Divorcee (1934) – Fred Astaire. 30. [27] A Day at the Races (1937) – Whitey’s Lindy Hoppers. 31. [28] Go Into Your Dance (1935) – Al Jolson. 32. [29] Stormy Weather (1943) – the Nicholas Brothers. 33. [30] Babes on Broadway (1941) – Judy Garland and Mickey Rooney. 34. [31] Ship Ahoy (1942) – Eleanor Powell. 35. [32] The Sky’s the Limit (1943) – Fred Astaire. 36. [33] Small Town Girl (1953) – Bobby Van. 37. [34] Anchors Aweigh (1945) – Gene Kelly and Frank Sinatra. 38. [35] Show Boat (1936) – Sammy White and Queenie Smith. 39. [36] Top Hat (1935) – Fred Astaire. 40. [37] Broadway Melody of 1936 – Eleanor Powell. 41. [38] Roberta (1935) – Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers. 42. [39] Love ‘em and Leave 'em (1926) – Louise Brooks. 43. [40] Singin’ in the Rain (1952) – Donald O’Connor, Debbie Reynolds and                     Gene Kelly. 44. [41] Babes in Arms (1939) – Judy Garland and Mickey Rooney. 45. [42] 42nd Street (1933) – chorus. 46. [43] Till the Clouds Roll By (1946) – Judy Garland. 47. [44] The Band Wagon (1953) – Cyd Charisse and Fred Astaire. 48. [45] Born to Dance (1936) – Eleanor Powell. 49. Broadway Melody of 1936 – Eleanor Powell. 50. Honolulu (1939) – Eleanor Powell. 51. [46] Rosalie (1937) – Eleanor Powell. 52. [47] Swing Time (1936) – Ginger Rogers and Fred Astaire. 53. [48] Ziegfeld Follies (1945) – Lucille Ball (with whip). 54. Top Hat (1935) – Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers. 55. [49] Follow the Fleet (1936) – Ginger Rogers and Fred Astaire. 56. [50] Cover Girl (1944) – Gene Kelly, Rita Hayworth and Phil Silvers. 57. [51] Thousands Cheer (1943) – Eleanor Powell. 58. Anchors Aweigh (1945) – Jerry Mouse and Gene Kelly. 59. [52] Royal Wedding (1951) – Fred Astaire. 60. [53] Way out West (1937) – Oliver Hardy and Stan Laurel. 61. [54] The Red Shoes (1948) – Moira Shearer. 62. [55] Blue Skies (1946) – Fred Astaire. 63. [56] Boarding House Blues (1948) – the Berry Brothers. 64. [57] Panama Hattie (1942) – the Berry Brothers. 65. [58] The Story of Vernon and Irene Castle (1939) – Ginger Rogers and Fred               Astaire. 66. [59] Yankee Doodle Dandy (1942) – James Cagney. 67. [60] Broadway Melody of 1938 – Buddy Ebsen, Eleanor Powell and George               Murphy. 68. [61] An American in Paris (1951) – Georges Guétary. 69. [62] The Little Colonel (1935) – Bill Robinson and Shirley Temple. 70. Stormy Weather (1943) – the Nicholas Brothers. 71. [63] Shall We Dance? (1937) – Fred Astaire 72. Easter Parade (1948) – Fred Astaire. 73. [64] On the Avenue (1937) – the Ritz Brothers. 74. [65] Hellzapoppin’ (1941) – Whitey’s Lindy Hoppers. 75. Lady Be Good (1941) – Eleanor Powell. 76. Stormy Weather (1943) – the Nicholas Brothers. 77. Panama Hattie (1942) – the Berry Brothers. 78. Singin’ in the Rain (1952) – Donald O’Connor, Debbie Reynolds and Gene          Kelly. 79. Stormy Weather (1943) – the Nicholas Brothers. 80. Panama Hattie (1942) – the Berry Brothers. 81. [66] That’s Entertainment, Part 2 (1976) – Fred Astaire and Gene Kelly. 82. Ziegfeld Follies (1945) – Gene Kelly and Fred Astaire. 83. That’s Entertainment, Part 2 (1976) – Fred Astaire and Gene Kelly.

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Present Laughter by Noël Coward Studebaker Theatre, 1978 Directed by Roderick Cook

Peter O'Toole as Garry Essendine

Jackie Burroughs as as Liz Essendine

Charles Shamata as Morris Dixon

Claude Bede as Henry Lyppiatt

Marie Kean as Monica Reed

James B. Douglas as Fred

Barbara Cordon as Joanna Lyppiatt

Maureen McRae as Daphne Stillington

Maggie Askey as Miss Erikson

Sheila Haney as Lady Saltburn

Peter Dvorsky as Roland Maule

- stagebill (programmme) October 1978 -

*** 表紙に使われている写真に関しては説明が無いのですが、Country Dance (1970)の時のものだと思います。 http://myfavoritepeterotoole.tumblr.com/post/122421170767/peter-otoole-and-rona-newton-john-country

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