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Gilding the Gilda
If the name Rose Marie Reid doesn’t ring a bell, it’s probably because you didn’t shop for bathing suits in the 1960s. Or 50s. Or 40s. Perhaps the phrase “bathing suit” is even a stumper for you, too?...
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Kate flies her freak flag
Remember the TV show, My Favorite Martian? Earthling Bill Bixby housed a friendly Martian he called “Uncle Martin.” And no matter how Uncle Martin tried, he never really caught onto normal human...
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Irene Goes Wild (a little)
I first met Irene Dunne in one of my father’s stories. You have to know, first, that my father was a great storyteller—and because he was the night manager at RKO Keith’s in Washington DC in the...
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Edith Headquarters 4: The Torch-Bearer
When Turner Classic Movies (TCM) needed a podcast expert for their marvelous month-long “Battle of the Blondes” series in November 2011, they turned to Los Angeles fashion and film blogger Kimberly...
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Preparing for TCM Film Festival: Paparazzi-Proof Prettiness
My first photographic “oh, dear” happened in 3rd grade. I’m sure if my mother had known I’d planned to wear my junior fire marshal badge proudly on my pretty school dress on school picture day, she...
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