Nick and nora charles

Myrna Loy, born Myrna Adele Williams on August 2, 1905 in Helena, Montana, was only thirteen when her father died of influenza in 1918. Her family subsequently moved to Los Angeles and already learning to dance it wasn’t long before she also took up acting. In 1923 she started dancing at Grauman’s Egyptian Theatre … Continue reading "“The Only Good Girl in Hollywood” – Pictures of the Beautiful Myrna Loy"

Ted Ireland, a k a Vincentini, was an MGM contract artist, creating spin images for actors and movies, as seen in pressbooks and other PR m...

“#ProTip: Keep this photo of Loy & Powell open in a tab all day and pretend they're wryly listening to your problems.”

This revised post appears as part of of the Classic Film & TV Cafe Dogathon, running from February 19th to 22nd. It's doggone fun! When The Thin Man (TTM) became a surprise smash hit in 1934, a sequel was inevitable. Already frequent co-stars and close platonic friends, William Powell and Myrna Loy teamed up again onscreen in 1936 as Dashiell Hammett’s husband-and-wife sleuths Nick and Nora Charles, introduced in Hammett's 1933 novel. We film aficionados know all too well that at best…

In honor of a year of great canine performances, here is a list of distinguished movie stars — who just happen to be dogs.

Nick and Nora Charles

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The late artist Bob Harman took ten years to create "Bob Harman's Hollywood Panorama" a 5x9 foot full color montage of 1001 caricatures of vintage film stars set against a background of famous movie sets and Hollywood landmarks. It was published in book form in 1971 by Dutton. Many of the caricatures created for Hollywood Panorama were also reprinted in B&W in the book "The MGM years", also from 1971. His book "Enchanted Faces" appeared in 1991-- realistic portraits of film actresses between…