Tag: Goldwyn Girls
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MODELING INTO THE MOVIES
August 8, 1936 By Jeannette Meehan, HOLLYWOOD From the women’s angle, there are simply too many gorgeous newcomers in Hollywood. That fact is plain. From the gentlemen’s angle, Hollywood is pleasantly crowded with the most alluring bits of femininity ever to delight the bald-headed row. This fact is even plainer. Oh, say it isn’t so, but…
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MANIKINS ENTER MOVIES
July 24, 1933 Manikins (aka mannequins) implies that the girls were chosen for their looks, not their talents. Indeed some reports called the seven ‘poster girls’ because most of them, including Lucille Ball, were familiar faces from appearing as models on posters for various products. Casting New York-based models was a publicity ploy by Goldwyn. The…
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LUCY THE FIRECRACKER!
July 1, 1962 To most people July 4 means a big celebration with family picnics and plenty of fireworks. Channel 8 celebrates two days early by welcoming a redheaded firecracker named Lucille Ball to its summer schedule. Lucy, along with the guest stars pictured with her on the cover, (1) will be featured in a…
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BUYING A DREAM, LUCILLE BALL’S GOAL
December 23, 1945 Below is an article by Philip K. Scheuer in the Los Angeles Times published on December 23, 1945, and reprinted verbatim. Except for the above headshot, photographs were added for editorial enhancement. Philip K. Scheuer wrote about film for the Los Angeles Times from the 1920s until 1967. Bold Italics indicate quotes by…