In the Studio #1
Art Garfunkel and Paul Simon
for the series:
In the Studio
November 30, 2008
They Were Collaborators #525
Robert Rossen and Robert Penn Warren
for the series:
They Were Collaborators
November 29, 2008
Friends and Family #46
Original Caption:
"Please Leave Me Alone!"
Milan -- Gambler Frank Costello stops his chauffeur-driven limousine on an express road near Milan, Michigan, to beg newsmen to "please leave me alone." The reporters had overtaken Costello, just released from federal prison after serving twelve months for contempt of Congress, as he sped away from the prison. He is now believed to be back at his plush apartment in Manhattan. (1953)
for the series:
Friends and Family
The Art of the Panel: DC #6
from Beware the Man in Black
(by John Broome, Manny Stallman and John Giunta)
(Big Town #43; Jan-Feb, 1957)
for the series:
Art of the Panel: DC
November 28, 2008
When Legends Gather #481
Wings and Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis
(massive thanks to Steven Thompson for this image)
for the series:
When Legends Gather
November 27, 2008
Miniseries #11:
Les grands ballons de Macy's
#1
#2
#3
#4
#5
#6
#7
#8
#9
#10
#11
#12
#13
#14
#15
And a very happy Thanksgiving to all our readers.
for the series:
Miniseries'
November 26, 2008
Annals of Crime #46
Original Caption:
Man Dying in Road
Manhattan Beach -- The last moment of life is recorded on the face of Arthur Glen Jones who was killed by police after a two-hour siege, March 12. Jones was shot as he attempted to climb out of a window after blowing up a motel room in Manhattan Beach, California, and telling police to "throw your guns in the window or I'll blow us all up." (1968)
for the series:
Annals of Crime
November 25, 2008
The Eye of Eudora Welty #3
Trombone Player on Circus Wagon (1935)
for the series:
The Eye of Eudora Welty
Welcome to Show Business! #11
Original Caption:
San Francisco -- Playwright and screenwriter Norman S. Wexler leans on a counter in the city prison, late December 14, after he was arrested and charged with interfering with an airline crew and being abusive to a stewardess. the FBI said Wexler created a disturbance aboard an American Airlines flight from New York to San Francisco. When he was told to stop, he insulted the stewardess. "I admit having a fine time aboard," Wexler told a newsman in a jail interview. (1972)
for the series:
Welcome to Show Business
November 24, 2008
The Art of Jazz #78
In a Minor Groove
(Dorothy Ashby and Frank Wess)
(New Jazz Records; 1958)
for the series:
Art of Jazz
Aftermath: U.S.A. #4
Original Caption:
Levittown -- With warm weather just around the corner, Levittown children "supervise" the complettion of one of the two giant swimming pools that are now being built. Sixteen bowling alleys and two athletic fields are also available for sports and recreation-minded residents. (1949)
for the series:
Aftermath: U.S.A.
November 23, 2008
Annals of Crime #45
Original Caption:
Mineola -- Everett C. Applegate, 35-year-old resident of Mineola (without hat or coat) is shown with a detective at police headquarters as he was docked on a charge of second degree rape (a statutory charge), accused of having attacked the 15-year-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John Creighton, at whose home he boarded. Applegate's wife died ten days ago. An autopsy showed traces of arsenic poisoning. In 1923 Mr.and Mrs. Creighton were indicted on two arsenic poisoning charges in the death of her brother and mother-in-law, but they were acquitted. (1935)
for the series:
Annals of Crime
Adventures in American Filmmaking #111
Today's Adventure: On the set of Anatomy of a Murder, Otto Preminger subjects Eve Arden to some very cross examination (1958)
for the series:
Adventures in American Filmmaking
The City: Philadelphia #4
Original Caption:
When North Meets South -- On the Edge of a Roof!
Philadelphia -- Miss Helen Knott, New York Society girl, and Mr. Chester Towne, member of a prominent southern family of Jacksonville, Florida, execute their spectacular "cocktail" dance on the edge of the roof of the Bellevue Stratford Hotel, where they are featured dance artists. In addition to the 'cocktail' dance, the young couple originated the 'Danzon,' a dance done to the Cuban Rhumba rhythm. (1932)
for the series:
The City: Philadelphia
November 22, 2008
Tricky: Scenes from a Life #67
Tricky plays chaperone (1968)
for the series:
Tricky: Scenes from a Life
November 21, 2008
Friends and Family #45
Original Caption:
Detroit -- Surrounded by detectives who examined his bullet-punctured body, Harry Millman, former 'Purple' gangster, lies lifeless in his still-warm blood on a bar room floor, rubbed out by rival mobsters. Because of his repeated escapes from conviction in ten years of crime marked with charges of extortion, armed robbery and kidnapping, Millman was known to the underworld as 'Lucky.' The gunmen who finally caught up with him early this morning also wounded four bystanders. (1937)
for the series:
Friends and Family
The Art of Jazz #77
California Dreaming
(Wes Montgomery)
(Verve Records; 1966)
for the series:
Art of Jazz
November 20, 2008
Artists in Action #450
Andrei Tarkovsky points with his little finger
With thanks to Kino67 for this image.
for the series:
Artists in Action
When Legends Gather #477
Brian Keith, Susan Kohner and Sal Mineo
for the series:
When Legends Gather
The Art of the Panel: Fawcett #1
from Captain Marvel's Double Trouble
(by C.C. Beck)
(Captain Marvel Adventures #5; December 12, 1941)
for the series:
Art of the Panel: Fawcett
An Illustrated History of Race Relations in America #7
Original Caption:
Brooklyn -- Mounted policemen charge into a group of Negroes in the racially tense Bedford-Stuyvesant section of Brooklyn. Defying a warning from Mayor Robert F. Wagner that "mob rule" would not be tolerated, hundreds of Negroes clashed with police. One Negro was shot and seriously wounded while trying to loot a store, according to police. (1964)
for the series:
An Illustrated History of Race Relations in America
Nuns Gone Wild! #6
Original Caption:
Flushing -- When the "Amazin' Mets" are playing in their hometown, loyal fans come out in the droves, and there's none more loyal than Sister Francis Consuela of Brooklyn's St. Joseph's Convent. Here, during the Mets-Chicago Cub game, the nun - a supporter of Cleon Jones - exhorts the home team. The Mets went on to lose the game to the Cubs, 2-1, in eleven innings. (1968)
for the series:
Nuns Gone Wild
November 19, 2008
November 18, 2008
Adventures in the Fight Racket #26
Today's Adventure
Original Caption:
He Tried.
New York -- Battered, and bruised, his moon face swollen, Tony Galento is pictured in his dressing room after waging an unsuccessful fight for Joe Louis' heavyweight title. Tony was in such bad shape in the fourth round of the scheduled 15 round go that referee Arthur Donovan stepped in and stopped the slaughter. But, and Tony's grandchildren will hear the tale, not before he had the brown bomber, the super champion, the amber assassin, etc., down on the deck. Galento's Special, that long looping left of his, floored the champion for the count of two in the third round. (1939)
for the series:
Adventures in the Fight Racket
The Greatest Hits of John Tenniel
(with The Reverend Dodgson) #6
"Alice picked him up very gently, and lifted him across more slowly than the Queen, that she mightn't take his breath away . . . she said afterwards that she had never seen in all her life such a face the King made . . . 'Oh! please don't make such faces, my dear!' she cried out, quite forgetting the King couldn't hear her."
-- Through the Looking-Glass; and What Alice Found There (1871)
for the series:
The Greatest Hits of John Tenniel (with The Reverend Dodgson)
November 17, 2008
The City: Houston #1
Original Caption:
Houston -- The Houston police department evidently has a good scouting staff. Houston boxer Bobby Dennard, 20; former Houston Oiler Footballer, Bobby Jancik, 27; former Houston Astro baseball player, J.C.Hartman; are all now signed up by the Houston Police Academy and will become police patrolmen after successful completion of a 16 week training course. (1968)
for the series:
The City: Houston
November 16, 2008
Politicians in Action #27
Speaker of the House, Rep. Sam Rayburn (D-TX) catches up on
the day's events
for the series:
Politicians in Action
Action, Now! #6
Original Caption:
Washington -- These members of the Woman's Auxiliary of the American Anti-Communist League are shown as they called at the Capitol yesterday to present to Senator Joseph McCarthy of Wisconsin a petition calling for the removal of Dean Acheson as Secretary of State. The petition which they said was a block long, contained thousands of signatures. Left to right are: Mrs. Elna M. Smith, Tulsa, Oklahoma; Mrs. Margaret H. Worbell, Ironton, Ohio; Mrs. Edward N. Dingley, Boston, Massachusetts; and Mrs. Renata S. Legant, St. Louis, Missouri. (1950)
for the series:
Action Now
Signs and Meaning in Cinema #8
Signs: Petulia
(Richard Lester; 1968)
for the series:
Signs and Meaning in Cinema
November 15, 2008
The Art of Jazz #76
Out of the Afternoon
(Roy Haynes Quartet)
(Impulse! Records; 1962)
for the series:
Art of Jazz
November 14, 2008
The Art of the Panel: DC #5
from The Secrets of the Sorcerer's Box
(by Dave Wood and Jack Kirby)
(Showcase #6; Jan-Feb, 1957)
for the series:
Art of the Panel: DC
November 13, 2008
Welcome to Show Business! #10
Original Caption:
Los Angeles -- Marie Prevost and Chester Conklin, members of the old Keystone Comedy Troupe, are making a comeback as they step before the kleig lights once again. They are in a short subject called "Keystone Hotel." (1935)
for the series:
Welcome to Show Business
When Legends Gather #476
Linda Blair, Keith Moon and Linda Lovelace
(pulchritudinous thanks to Steven Thompson of the fantastic Booksteve's Library for this image)
for the series:
When Legends Gather
This Sporting Life #3
Original Caption:
New York -- Basketball Hall of Famer Bob Cousy trades in his hoop for a hoof as he's named Commissioner of the American Soccer League. Cousy, former star of the Boston Celtics, coached at Boston College for six years after thirteen years as a player, and then coached the Cincinnati Royals. (1974)
for the series:
This Sporting Life
The Art of Jazz #75
Heavy Sounds
(Elvin Jones and Richard Davis)
(Impulse! Records; 1967)
for the series:
Art of Jazz
November 12, 2008
Newspapermen #33
They Were Collaborators #520
Tintin and Snowy
for the series:
Newspapermen,
They Were Collaborators
When Legends Gather #475
Nat King Cole and Francis Albert Sinatra
for the series:
When Legends Gather
Tricky: Scenes from a Life #66
Tricky gets another point in (1960)
for the series:
Tricky: Scenes from a Life
Adventures in the National Pastime #9
Today's Adventure
Original Caption:
New York -- It's a close shave for Mickey Mantle as singer Perry Como wields a straight razor and Roger Maris closely watches the touchy business. The two Yankee aces were on hand for the taping of an NBC-TV show at the Ziegfeld Theatre here. The shaving scene was part of a commercial on the show which will air on Oct. 4. (1961)
for the series:
Adventures in the National Pastime
November 11, 2008
The Art of the Panel: Marvel #2
from The Origin of Daredevil
(by Stan Lee, Bill Everett, Steve Ditko, Sol Brodsky and Sam Rosen)
(Daredevil #1: April, 1964)
for the series:
Art of the Panel: Marvel
Nuns Gone Wild! #5
Original Caption:
Cleveland -- Swinging into some fun before school begins and they start teaching again are Sisters Liloise and Pelagia, instructors at Immaculate Heart Elementary School. Some 200 sisters of St. Joseph, representing 15 parochial schools, tossed their dignity to the wind and enjoyed a day of merrymaking on an annual picnic at a local amusement park (1954)
for the series:
Nuns Gone Wild
November 10, 2008
The Art of Songwriting #19
Runnin' Wild
(Music: A. Harrington Gibbs; Lyrics: Leo Wood & Joe Grey)
(Leo Feist, Inc; 1922)
for the series:
Art of Songwriting
Annals of Crime #44
Original Caption:
Author Arrives at Jail
Santa Ana -- Truman Capote ponders a question asked him as he walks toward the Orange County Jail Wednesday to begin serving a contempt of court sentence amounting to 40 hours. The sentence and $500 fine resulted from the writer's failure to appear as witness in a Santa Ana murder trial. Capote had interviewed the defendant on San Quentin's Death Row (1970)
for the series:
Annals of Crime
The Art of the Panel: DC #4
from The Hand of Doom
(by Jim Mooney)
(House of Secrets #1; Nov-Dec, 1956)
for the series:
Art of the Panel: DC
November 09, 2008
An Illustrated History of Vice #9
Original Caption:
Under the Candy
Los Angeles -- Aurora Springer, District Attorney's secretary, exhibits $40,000 worth of opium found concealed beneath candy in a box. The drug was discovered in connection with investigation of a robbery, kidnapping ring (1947)
for the series:
An Illustrated History of Vice
Seminal Image #878
Prix de beauté (Miss Europe)
(Beauty Prize)
(Augusto Genina; 1930)
for the series:
Seminal Images
I Like the Christian Life! #7
Original Caption:
Boston -- Evangelist Billy Graham is shown in an appearance at the "Golden Nugget" bar, in Boston's theater zone. The master of ceremonies brought the band to a halt and invited the evangelist onto the stage. Graham took the microphone and said "This is an unusual congregation for me!" He was cheered by the patrons. Graham toured other nightspots and said he thought the trip was most worthwhile. (1964)
for the series:
I Like the Christian Life
November 08, 2008
Annals of Crime #44
Original Caption:
Held On Kidnapping Charges.
Omaha -- A fifteen-year-old girl and four sixteen-year-old boys, all from Chicago, are being held in Omaha for Federal Grand Jury action. They are accused of kidnapping a Chicago salesman and transporting a stolen car across state lines. Left to right: Edward Neerose, Anthony Medino, Pauline Barrett, Tom Murphy, and Robert Campbell. As juveniles, they face confinement in a correctional institution until they reach 21, or possible life imprisonment under the kidnap charge. (1944)
for the series:
Annals of Crime
The Golden Age of Prurience #52
Teenage Mother
(Jerry Gross; 1967)
for the series:
The Golden Age of Prurience
The Native Americana of Edward S. Curtis #14
Mandan Hunter with Buffalo Skull (1909)
for the series:
The Native-Americana of Edward S. Curtis
November 07, 2008
Artists in Action #445
Vampira (aka Maila Nurmi) greets her public
for the series:
Artists in Action
November 06, 2008
They Were Collaborators #518
The Martin-Scholfield Chorus of Hattiesburg, Mississippi
for the series:
They Were Collaborators
The Art of Cinema #350
Bud Abbott & Lou Costello Meet Frankenstein
(Charles Barton; 1948)
for the series:
Art of Cinema
November 05, 2008
The (Very) Cool Hall of Fame #148
President-elect of the United States, Barack Hussein Obama
for the series:
The Cool Hall of Fame
November 04, 2008
Nuns Gone Wild! #4
Original Caption:
Akron -- Sister John Bosco of St. Sebastian School here breezes around the track in a go-cart during an outing for the Catholic Nuns who teach in Akron's Parochial schools. (1962)
for the series:
Nuns Gone Wild
Action, Now! #5
Original Caption:
Joining Protest
Los Angeles -- Actor Steve Allen talks to newsmen in front of an Encino market where he joined pickets in support of the strike against grape growers. (1965)
for the series:
Action Now
November 03, 2008
Yma Sumac dies at 86
Mesmerizing exotica singer Yma Sumac, whose voice was five octaves of fury, has ascended up that big Inca Trail in the sky. Sacrifices in her honour may be made at your local Temple of the Sun God.
Here's the L.A. Times obituary.
for the series:
Obits
Annals of Crime #42
Original Caption:
Mexican Lynch Mob In Action.
Tijuana -- Here is one phase of the four days of rioting, burning and shooting that terrorized Tijuana when a lynch mob sought to take vengeance on Castillo Morales, 24-year-old Mexican soldier who had confessed the attack murder of an 8-year-old girl. Three persons were killed and a dozen wounded. The jail was fired and gutted and the Governor's comrades permitted him to "escape", then shot him down like a fleeing rabbit. It was the enactment of Mexico's traditional "Ley Del Fugo" - Law of Flight. This photo shows the mob at the Governor's palace. (1938)
for the series:
Annals of Crime
The Art of the Panel: DC #3
from The Boy of Steel!
(by Otto Binder, Curt Swan and Ray Burnley)
(Superman's Pal, Jimmy Olsen #16; Oct-Nov, 1956)
for the series:
Art of the Panel: DC
Tricky: Scenes from a Life #65
Tricky ventures out of doors (1974)
for the series:
Tricky: Scenes from a Life
November 02, 2008
November 01, 2008
Studs Terkel Dead at 96
A Hallowe'en that began with the entire globe holding its breath, waiting to hear if Kenneth Anger would, as the man himself predicted, join the choir invisible, has for all practical purposes concluded with news of the passing of Broadcaster and Oral Historian Studs Terkel at the age of 96. As the planet seems to slowly and inexorably drain itself of individuals worthy of admiration, the death of a man who steadfastly refused to accept the term 'ordinary' as descriptive of anyone ought to give us an opportunity to reflect either upon how far we've travelled as a culture, or how low we've fallen.
It ought to; but it won't.
Studs Terkel's life and work are covered, somewhat, in the following Obits:
The New York Times
The Chicago Tribune
The Los Angeles Times
for the series:
Obits
Welcome to Show Business! #9
Original Caption:
New York -- Rudy Vallee, who at 75 is not the retiring type, relaxes backstage during a recent appearance at Copperfield's, a New York nightclub. Vallee, the 'Vagabond Lover' of the Prohibition era, started the Crooner generation with a Raccoon coat and a megaphone. The wavy-haired Yale graduate is credited with being the first popular singer to close his eyes while warbling love songs. In the early days of network radio, his "Heigh Ho, Everybody" was a trademark. In a week's run at the club, Vallee offered a two hour show with a 15-minute intermission. He sang, told jokes, showed slides of various highlights and high points in his career. He reportedly hopes to tour the country with his one man show. (1976)
for the series:
Welcome to Show Business
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