The name Anna May Wong may not be immediately recognizable to classic movie fans, but her pioneering career during Hollywood’s Golden Era set the stage for the diverse representation of Asian actors in the entertainment industry today. Wong’s career was significant not only for her strides in breaking down racial barriers, but also for her…
Category: Actresses
The Most Beautiful Dress of the Golden Age of Hollywood
In the classic 1951 movie, A Place in the Sun, then-17-year-old Elizabeth Taylor wowed in an iconic white dress that became one of the most talked-about pieces of fashion in modern film history. Liz Taylor’s gown from A Place in the Sun has been called the most beautiful dress of the Golden Age of Hollywood,…
“The Blue Bird”: Fox’s Answer to “The Wizard of Oz”
The 1940 classic film The Blue Bird is considered a landmark in the history of film. It was the first Technicolor feature-length film to be produced, directed, and released to a wide audience. The film is based on the play of the same name by Maurice Maeterlinck and follows the story of a young girl…
Myrna Loy’s Hollywood Career
Myrna Loy is a name that has become synonymous with Hollywood’s Golden Age. Her charm, wit, and beauty led her to be cast as a vamp or femme fatale character, but she proved she was more than just a pretty face after her portrayal of Nora Charles in the 1934 film, The Thin Man. Let’s…
Pinup Girl Mari Blanchard Was the “Queen Allure”
Pretty girls in the 1950s who dreamed of becoming movie stars could dip their toes into the entertainment business by working as pinup models. That’s the route the Long Beach-native Mari Blanchard took. Although she never became the Hollywood starlet she hoped to be, she was a popular pinup girl and knockout femme fatale of…