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We're off again on our bus tour, but this time we're going a little ways off the beaten track and taking a spin around Encino to see the beautiful ranch home of the debonair actor, Don Ameche. Here's Al to tell you more about Don and his home :  "Welcome back to the bus folks, and a very happy read more

We're off again on our bus tour, but this time we're going a little ways off the beaten track and taking a spin around Encino to see the beautiful ranch home of the debonair actor, Don Ameche. Here's Al to tell you more about Don and his home :  "Welcome back to the bus folks, and a very happy read more

We're off again on our bus tour, but this time we're going a little ways off the beaten track and taking a spin around Encino to see the beautiful ranch home of the debonair actor, Don Ameche. Here's Al to tell you more about Don and his home :  "Welcome back to the bus folks, and a very happy read more

We're off again on our bus tour, but this time we're going a little ways off the beaten track and taking a spin around Encino to see the beautiful ranch home of the debonair actor, Don Ameche. Here's Al to tell you more about Don and his home :  "Welcome back to the bus folks, and a very happy read more

  Marla English was a motion picture actress from San Diego, California who appeared in several movies during the 1950s.   Marla English was born Marleine Gaile English on January 4, 1935 in San Diego, California to Bertha Lenore and Arthur H. English. Marla was a nickname given to her b read more

The photo above shows Carole Lombard and Clark Gable at the racetrack in 1940; Clark looks as if he just picked a winner and is getting ready to cash in his ticket, though I'm not sure what Carole's reaction is. But the track isn't Santa Anita, where the Gables were frequently seen, but another sout read more

  George Hurrell’s Hollywood: Glamour Portraits 1925-1992 (Running Press)  An Interview with author Mark A.Vieira Sitting here in my living room, I can’t help but notice something: Mark A. Vieira’s latest book, George Hurrell’s Hollywood, does look awfully good on my coffee read more

The It boy of the Art Deco movement, Erté was brought to Hollywood by MGM in 1925 to design the sets and costumes for the film Paris (1926). After his successes designing for the Folies Bergère, Ziegfeld Follies, George White Scandals, and Harper’s Bazar magazine covers, MGM thought he’d be the read more

1939 is widely regarded as being Hollywood’s greatest year.  It was the year that gave us Gone With the Wind and The Wizard of Oz and those two movies alone would have been enough for it to be remembered as being a good year for movies.  But 1939 was the year other classics such as Stagecoach, read more

As I recently shared the origins of Santa Claus Lane in Hollywood in the 1920s, I wanted to continue this Christmas story into the 1930s.  Hollywood Boulevard took on even more transformation during this decade--moving past importing live trees that lined the lane to decorating with drawings of read more

George Hurrell's Hollywood: Glamour Portraits 1925-1992 Mark A. Vieira 2013, Running Press Hurrell's Hollywood Portraits, photographer and writer Mark Vieira's 1997 tribute to the glamour photography legend has long been one of my favorite books. It was my first experience with the "smart" coffee t read more

Book Look! Majestic Hollywood: The Greatest Films of 1939 by Mark A. Vieira Majestic Hollywood is avaiable on amazon, $16.62 CAD This is the newest title from film historian and author Mark A. Vieira. Released on December 6, 2013 this paperback book tells the story of what many consider the read more

Majestic Hollywood: The Greatest Films of 1939 Mark A. Vieira Running Press, 2013 Though many will champion other years, I agree with the common belief that 1939 was Hollywood's most remarkable 365 days. Art, commerce, society and luck combined to give an unprecedented boost to the product of an in read more

Happy Holidays!  With my Christmas cards now out the door, I couldn't think of a better way to kick off this year's celebration on GlamAmor than going back to the early days of Hollywood and the festivities of the 1920s. For the first time in November 1928, Hollywood Boulevard changed its na read more

I've had the pleasure of interviewing author B. James Gladstone, the author of The Man Who Seduced Hollywood: The Life and Loves of Greg Bautzer, Tinseltown’s Most Powerful Lawyer. Gladstone’s book is not only fascinating and informative, it’s also endlessly entertaining. Who needs read more

I'm happy to report that today, I received my copy of "George Hurrell's Hollywood" (with Carole Lombard on the cover!). I'll check it out over the weekend and give my report in a few days; I can't imagine not loving it, but I would like to provide some specifics to corroborate my anticipated praise. read more

Book Look! George Hurrell's Hollywood: Glamour Portraits by Mark A. Vieira Author Mark A. Vieira's latest offering. First, let me say this off the bat: I always look forward to Mark A. Vieira's books. They're compelling, they're beautiful and they're wonderfully written. I don't own all his read more

Christmas is twenty days away, which makes it a great time to start celebrating the holiday season in earnest on Once Upon a Screen.  To kick off the celebrations here are three Lux Radio Theater productions of popular, classic Christmas movies that were part of the “Lux Presents HollywoodR read more

As you know, 2013 marks the 90th anniversary of Warner Bros. (WB), the “working class studio” that gave us the gritty presence of Cagney, the force of Davis and the inimitable style of Bogie.  Although I’ve already dedicated a post to the studio’s history in The Culture at read more

By Lara Gabrielle Fowler Glamor, fashion, and beautifully seductive images are hallmarks of George Hurrell’s unmistakable photographic style. The preferred photographer of many classic Hollywood stars, he became indelibly associated with the Golden Age of Hollywood, and one of the most famou read more