Hollywood’s Best Dressed of 1938 Siren Lineup
A Hollywood fashion feature names top dressed stars like Carole Lombard Irene Dunne Joan Crawford Marion Davies Dolores Del Rio Paulette Goddard Loretta Young and Norma Shearer. It notes Kay Francis could not wear hats and excludes her claim while praising others for smart tailoring and occasion appropriate styling.
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Ollywood
Calif
INS
Hollywood
Kay Francis
Bedlam
Miss Francis
Kay
Carole Lombard
Carole
Irene Dunne
Park Avenue
Joan
Joan Crawford
Marion Davies
Marion
Dolores del Rio
Dolores
Paulette Goddard
Fifth Avenue
Loretta Young
Norma Shearer
Constance Ett
Fashion Quiz Names Classic Screen Sirens as Best Dressed
The note lists Claudette Colbert Marlene Dietrich and Joan Bennett among near top contenders in a fashion ranking. It ranks simple frocks and enduring style as the standard.
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Claudette Colbert
Marlene Dietrich
Joan Bennett
Magazine Salesman Pursues Dick Purcell With Persuasive Pitch
A magazine salesman recalls his craft and the rejection he faced, describing the challenge of selling to actor Dick Purcell. The piece draws on the salesman’s experience of doors slammed in his face and the skill needed to close a subscription.
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Dick Purcell
Texas Star Ann Sheridan Receives Frontier Colt Gifts
Ann Sheridan born in Texas received an unusual present from a Texas admirer. The gift includes two frontier model Colt revolvers, both preserved as museum pieces.
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Ann Sheridan
Texas
Norma Shearer Fears Barrymore On Screen In Early Scene
Hollywood report recalls Norma Shearer losing her lines in a scene with John Barrymore as Marie Antoinette and Louis XV. Director Van Dyke urged action while Barrymore, recently awakened, delivered. Shearer admitted awe of the star since childhood and fainted speechless at the moment.
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Hollywood
Marie Antoinette
Louis XV
Norma Shearer
John Barrymore
Mr. Barrymore
Barrymore
Miss Shearer
van Dyke
Peanut man Bob Burns built fame from Oklahoma peanuts
Bob Burns, a comedian, radio entertainer and columnist, earned a living raising peanuts on a small Oklahoma farm.
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Bob Burns
Oklahoma
Lonsdale Is Back On Broadway
New York sees Gilbert Miller present Frederick Lonsdale's Once Is Enough with Claire in the lead. A witty socialite producer brings a play about aristocracy and marriage to Broadway, reflecting on infidelity with polite delicacy.
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New York
INS
Broadway
Gilbert Miller
Iaa Claire
Frederick Lonsdale
Collects Quotes From Broadway Plays to Be Produced in America
A collage of quoted opinions on Broadway figures and plays features Nancy, Duchess of Hampshire, Johnny, Liz Pleydell, and other peers embroiled in romance and deceit. Notable quotes praise or critique stars like Moss Hart, George Arliss, Noel Coward, Tallulah Bankhead, Laurel and Hardy.
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Nancy
Hampshire
Johnny
Liz Pleydell
Liz
Duke
South Africa
Moss Hart
George S. Kaufman
Arthur Kober
Fire Island
Manhattan
Richard Waits, Jr
George Arliss
Alexander Hamilton
Duke of Wellington
Cardinal Richelieu
Disraeli
Rothschilds
Gene Fowler
Mickey Mouse
Mack Sennett
Mickey
Alfred Lunt
Rin Tin Tin
Maxie Rosenbloom
Noel Coward
Coward
Charles Coburn
Mark Twain
Pare Lorentz
Laurel and Hardy
Stan Laurel
Oliver Hardy
Greta Garbo
Marlene Dietrich
Gilbert Miller Casts Charismatic Yet Flawed Leads
Hugh Williams portrays Johnny with a charming though weak allure while Viola Keats embodies Liz as a feline beauty. Archibald Batty plays Lord Rayne, a self styled great lover, in a playful performance. Nancy notes that true tragedy is boredom, a test audiences rarely endure.
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Hugh Williams
Johnny
Liz
Viola Keats
Lord Rayne
Archibald Batty
Nancy
Gilbert Miller
Prehistoric Mammoth Stored Remarkable Upper Molars
A prehistoric mammoth possessed upper molars weighing about 12 pounds each, highlighting the species’ massive dental adaptations.
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Sara Hamilton
Dick Soft Customer
Ann
Norma
Lonsdale
America
Claire
L. Mencken
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Fulton Oursler
Charles McArthur
McArthur
Alexander Woolcott
Paul Robeson
Helen Hayes
Elizabeth Bergner
Bergner
Hayes
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