Tag: Hats
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HI HO! HATS!
February 13, 1938 On December 21, 1937, Walt Disney Studios released Snow White and The Seven Dwarfs, an animated motion picture based on the fairy tale of the same name. The immense popularity of the film – even just by mid-February 1938, had already begun to have an effect on popular culture, including fashion. Here,…
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HATS, WRAPS, STAGE & SCREEN
January 27, 1937 On January 27, 1937, Lucille Ball was one of three Hollywood starlets modeling the newest trend in fashion – ‘12 in 1 hats’ in the Des Moines (IA) Tribune. Also on January 27, 1937, Lucille Ball was seen in the Oshkosh Northwestern (WI) modeling a ‘Coronation’ Hat. The coronation of King George VI would take …
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HEDDA HOPPER
May 2, 1885 Hedda Hopper was born Elda Furry in Hollidaysburg, Pennsylvania. She became one of Hollywood’s most powerful and influential columnists. She appeared on “I Love Lucy” and “The Lucy-Desi Comedy Hour.” Among her hundreds of films as an actress, she did two with Lucille Ball: Bunker Bean (1936) and That’s Right – You’re Wrong…
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“The Hedda Hopper Story”
(S4;E21 ~ March 14, 1955) Directed by William Asher. Written by Jess Oppenheimer, Madelyn Pugh, and Bob Carroll, Jr. Filmed February 3, 1955 at Ren-Mar Studios. Rating: 50.3/69 Synopsis ~ Ricky is looking for some publicity in Hollywood so he hires a publicist who concocts a stunt to get the attention of journalist Hedda Hopper. Despite the…