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Childhood portraits of stars reveal early shows of fame
The feature showcases rare family photos of Joe E. Brown Bette Davis Barbara Stanwyck and Richard Barthelmess with images including Brown in circus days Davis with a ribboned look Stanwyck in a go cart and Barthelmess in a new straw hat. A damaged caption mentions a charred airplane skeleton and two women escaping alive after snagging a high tension line.
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Joe E. Brown
Bette Davis
Barbara Stanwyck
Richard Barthelmess