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After the Hollywood Home Tour bus broke down last season due to mechanical errors, the tour was canceled until further notice, but I'm happy to report it has been repaired and is ready to set off once again. Our bus driver, Al, will tell you more about where the Greyhound will be heading this summer read more

Today, I'm writing about three films starring old Hollywood favorites June Allyson and James Stewart. This article is part of The June Allyson Centenary Blogathon hosted by Champagne for Lunch. During the 1950s, June Allyson and James Stewart were one of old Hollywood's top screen teams. The a read more

June Allyson October 7, 1917 - July 8, 2006 Simoa of Champagne for Lunch is hosting a blogathon celebrating the life and career of June Allyson, a first-rate musical entertainer, sly comic actress, and versatile dramatic star. Click HERE to read all the contributions to the blogathon running from read more

June Allyson October 7, 1917 - July 8, 2006 Simoa of Champagne for Lunch is hosting a blogathon celebrating the life and career of June Allyson, a first-rate musical entertainer, sly comic actress, and versatile dramatic star. Click HERE to read all the contributions to the blogathon running from read more

Upon glancing at TCM’s schedule for this month, I was thrilled to see that the network is paying tribute to the wonderful June Allyson as their featured Star of the Month. In addition to her status as one of the most charming and charismatic stars at MGM, I have a special connection to June read more

  “If you see someone without a smile, give him yours.” ~ June Allyson   “MGM was my mother and father, mentor and guide, my all-powerful and benevolent crutch. When I left them, it was like walking into space.” ~ June Allyson   “I couldn’t dance, read more

“I couldn’t dance, and, Lord knows, I couldn’t sing, but I got by somehow. Richard Rodgers was always keeping them from firing me.” ~ June Allyson from a 1951 Interview. June Allyson was an American film and television actress who was popular in the 1940s and 1950s. A maj read more

Athos (Van Heflin): “To die among friends. Can a man ask more? Can the world offer less? Who wants to live ’till the last bottle is empty? It’s all-for one, d’Artagnan, and one for all.” “Three Musketeers” (1948) is a star studded MGM adaptation of the read more

Two Girls And A Sailor (MGM 1944)  stars June Allyson and Gloria DeHaven as sisters who perform as a song and dance team that headline at the New York Club “Floriano”. After their performances at Floriano they use their home as a canteen to entertain servicemen, reminiscent of many read more

June Allyson, was a major MGM star in the 1940s and 1950s. Allyson, won the Golden Globe Award for Best Actress for her performance in the film, To Young to Kiss(1951). Other cast members: Van Johnson, Gig Young, Paula Corday, Kathyrn Givney, Larry Keating and Hans Conried. Directed by Robert Z. L read more