Hollywood History

Betty Grable
(Pageant Magazine, 1952)

“For three consecutive years, 1946 through 1948, Betty Grable was the highest salaried woman in the world. For the past ten years she has never left the list of the nation’s ten biggest box office attractions. She also gets more fan mail (from 3,000 to 10,000 letters a week) than any other star in the motion picture industry. Oddly enough, most of it comes from women hungering for the Betty Grable beauty secrets.”

William Powell – Smooth Operator
(Collier’s Magazine, 1940)

This is a 1940 article that recalls William Powell’s climb to the top of the Hollywood pantheon:

“When the talking pictures came in, the transition didn’t bother him at all. Many of the silent stars turned out to have voices that squeaked like the brakes of a 1914 automobile. Powell had been training his voice ever since the fateful days of high school.”

Leaving Hollywood
(Collier’s Magazine, 1956)

Here is a short, well illustrated article about the love shared between Grace Kelly and Prince Rainnier III:


“I don’t think I’ve ever seen two people who looked more in love. Every time I turned around to change film or grab another camera, they’d start whispering, holding hands… like any just-engaged couple. Pretty romantic.”

Stockings for Movie Stars
(Coronet Magazine, 1944)

$2,500.00 stockings, anyone? (in today’s currency, that would be $41,519.00) This is the story of Hollywood’s go-to-guy for outrageously priced, beautifully tailored silk hosiery. Unbelievable.

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