Clark Gable: He’s Just Not That Into…Undershirts
According to a February 25 New York Times article, The American Medical Association is planning on lodging an official complaint against Warner Brothers for its “disturbing images of specific cigarette...
View ArticleBrando Sets the T-Shirt Loose
In my last two posts, I blogged about Clark Gable destroying undershirt sales when he took off his shirt in the 1934 Columbia picture “It Happened One Night” to reveal only bare skin and no...
View ArticleStar Child: Natalie Wood
“Ever since I was knee high,” Natalie Wood would say later, “I was waiting for my break.” Natalie’s mother – whom she called “Mud” – had convinced Natalie that the only thing that mattered in life was...
View ArticleEdith Head: The Dress Doctor is In
It was summer vacation of 1924 and Edith Head, 27, wanted a new job. She was tired of making peanuts – $1500 a year – teaching French and art at the Hollywood School for Girls. She did have a husband...
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