1947, publicity picture, public domain via Wikimedia Commons Janet Leigh appeared in more than 50 films during her career. After being discovered by Norma Shearer, widow of MGM producer Irving Thalberg, who met her while skiing at Lake Tahoe on vacation. Legendary agent Lew … [Read more...]
Some Like It Hot: Was Tony Curtis Bi?
1958, studio publicity photo, photographer unknown, public domain Tony Curtis: "I was 22 when I arrived in Hollywood in 1948. I had more action than Mount Vesuvius – men, women, animals! I loved it too. I participated where I wanted to and didn’t where I didn’t. I’ve always … [Read more...]
My 40-Year Old, Never Published “Interview” with Andy Warhol at Studio 54, Rediscovered…
Trey Speegle, Andy at the Limelight, 1986 from Trey Speegle: 80s Polaroids, Gallery 52 In 1981, I had just moved back to NYC from Houston after first coming to the big city the year before. Steve … [Read more...]
Tony-Winning Duo Behind “Hairspray” & “Bombshell” Bringing “Some Like It Hot: The Musical” To Broadway!
A new musical adaptation of the film classic Some Like It Hot is in the works with a score by Marc Shaiman and Scott Wittman, who turned Hairspray, Catch Me If You Can into Broadway shows. They are also the music makers for Disney’s upcoming Mary Poppins Returns. If you are … [Read more...]
Iconic Vanity Fair Scribe George Wayne Dishes About Carrie Fisher, Anna Wintour, & Fabio in FOX5 Interview
Legendary New York man-about-town George Wayne has been dishing the dirt with celebrities in his Vanity Fair column for three decades. Always outrageous, always refreshingly unfiltered, his interviews have been going viral since before that was a even a "thing." Now he's … [Read more...]
#BornThisDay: Mamie Van Doren
February 6, 1931- Mamie Van Doren: “I came to Hollywood determined to follow in Jean Harlow's footsteps, but I was determined not to die young. My hope was to endure. And endure I have.” It is unfair to lump Van Doren into a convenient little group along with Marilyn Monroe … [Read more...]
#DragHerstory: Rare Behind-the-Scenes Pics From “Some Like It Hot”
"But I'm a man! Nobody's perfect" With the exception of Rhett's exit line in Gone with the Wind, probably the single greatest last line in a film. Loosely adapted by I. A. L. Diamond from a script by Robert Thoeren called Fanfares of Love, this story was first made into a … [Read more...]
Flashback 1954: On the Red Carpet for A Star Is Born
For the Benefit of Mr Curtis
Tony Curtis on the cover of the Beatles' Sgt Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band. (t/y Louis) … [Read more...]
Tony Curtis – No Shame In His Game
I received a fair bit of blowback over my post on Tony Curtis yesterday from some readers who … [Read more...]
