tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5288732393699331930.post3879636728805367077..comments2024-03-28T03:27:52.615-07:00Comments on My Love Of Old Hollywood: Dorothy Lamour (1914-1996)Pagehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15063277863578004836noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5288732393699331930.post-47560142279849653122011-02-04T18:57:37.478-08:002011-02-04T18:57:37.478-08:00Claros,
I'm over on your blog and I'm alre...Claros,<br />I'm over on your blog and I'm already blown away by the colorized photographs! Absolutely stunning! I can't wait to look at every entry.<br />PagePagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15063277863578004836noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5288732393699331930.post-64456731067065480102011-02-04T18:44:53.267-08:002011-02-04T18:44:53.267-08:00I didn't blog about the event because blogs di...I didn't blog about the event because blogs didn't exist then lol. The event was totally by chance. I'd gone with a producer to the Paramount lot to meet with a guy on the foley stage, and when we got there they were setting up for the event. It was to dedicate their 'Streets of New York' sets to replace the old ones which had burned. They were also celebrating their ?85th? anniversary, so they brought out 85 past stars. I hadn't even brought a camera, which I kick myself for to this day. I also had a hangover.<br /><br />Sadly all that's left of Pickfair is the sign on the gatepost. I got to drive past it recently. Zadora claims the house had termites, but honestly... that place saw more world figures than the White House. Such a shame. <br /><br />Another disappointment was driving by Joan Crawford's remodeled Brentwood home. It used to be elegant, now it's just this big ugly brown stucco mess.Claroscureauxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16080371001520005109noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5288732393699331930.post-7533753700970306002011-02-04T18:30:39.211-08:002011-02-04T18:30:39.211-08:00That would be an amazing event to attend! I hope y...That would be an amazing event to attend! I hope you blogged about it! Back to Hollywood homes. <br /><br />I read recently about Pickfair and Pia Zadora and hubby demolishing all of the existing structure except the entry hall and a couple of small rooms. I realize these homes are really in disrepair but it would be great if buyers would cherish homes like Pickfair for it's history and do what they can to restore them. It broke my heart when Mansfield's house was torn down recently. My parents drove us by her house when we were just kids.Pagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15063277863578004836noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5288732393699331930.post-12170294032871978642011-02-04T18:21:41.579-08:002011-02-04T18:21:41.579-08:00I saw her in person (along with Bob Hope, Charlton...I saw her in person (along with Bob Hope, Charlton Heston and 70+ other classic celebrities) at Paramount during a dedication ceremony in 1995. She'd aged, of course, but there was no mistaking those big pretty eyes.Claroscureauxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16080371001520005109noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5288732393699331930.post-55892143491714191652011-01-14T21:33:14.512-08:002011-01-14T21:33:14.512-08:00VP81955...Thanks for adding those fun facts about ...VP81955...Thanks for adding those fun facts about Dorothy. She really was a great addition to Hollywood and it's always nice to learn new facts on the stars. : )Pagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15063277863578004836noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5288732393699331930.post-85610909748243887712011-01-14T21:26:33.509-08:002011-01-14T21:26:33.509-08:00A CD of Dorothy's big band vocals was issued s...A CD of Dorothy's big band vocals was issued some years ago, and it's well worth a listen. The lady had a splendid voice.<br /><br />I should also note that while on "Swing High, Swing Low," Lamour and Lombard became friends, and when Carole left Paramount once her contract expired at the end of 1937, she made certain Dorothy inherited her dressing room.VP81955https://www.blogger.com/profile/11792390726196611188noreply@blogger.com