The Art of Jazz #89
New Orleans Jazz Festival
(Turk Murphy)
(Columbia Records; 1956)
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Art of Jazz
February 28, 2009
Before and After #172: Harris Glenn Milstead (aka Divine)
Before:
After:
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Before and After
Viceroys, Prophets and Hillbilly Cats #2
Janis Martin
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Viceroys Prophets and Hillbilly Cats
G is for Gedney #21
Two men crossing a street towards a movie theater (1966)
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G is for Gedney
Welcome to Show Business! #21
Original Caption:
Reconciled?
Los Angeles -- Filmdom's Stevenson supporters got a pleasant surprise last night when Frank Sinatra and Ava Gardner, reported separated, appeared together for the first time in more than a week, at a mammoth rally for Gov. Adlai Stevenson at the Palladium. They have apparently patched up their domestic difficulities. Sinatra sang, 'When You're Smiling', and Miss Gardner introduced "my husband" to the rally audience as "a wonderful, wonderful man." (1955)
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Welcome to Show Business
American Dance Orchestras of the 1920s #18
Gus Arnheim and His Cocoanut Grove Orchestra
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American Dance Orchestras of the 1920s
February 27, 2009
The Art of Jazz #88
Destination . . . Out!
(Jackie McLean)
(Blue Note Records; 1964)
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Art of Jazz
The Art of Songwriting #21
Me-ow Song
(Music: Mel B. Kaufman; Lyrics: Harry D. Kerr)
(Sam Fox Publishing Co.; 1919)
for the series:
Art of Songwriting
February 26, 2009
The Art of the Centerfold #47
Kai Brendlinger (Miss November, 1964)
for the series:
Art of the Centerfold
Poets are both clean and warm
And most are far above the norm
Whether here or on the roam
Have a poet in every home! #41
Alexander Pope
for the series:
Poets are both clean and warm
February 25, 2009
Tricky: Scenes from a Life #74
Tricky relives his glory days on the gridiron (1950)
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Tricky: Scenes from a Life
February 24, 2009
Life During Wartime #2
Original Caption:
South Vietnam Governor Visits Film Studio.
Los Angeles -- Colonel Thao, Governor of the Province of Kienhoa, South Vietnam, is shown above with his wife while visiting actress Sandra Dee on the set of 'Tammy and the Doctor' at Universal Studios. Colonel Thao, a leader in South Vietnam's war against the Communists, is touring the United States as a guest of the State Department and next week will be in Washington D.C. for a conference with President Kennedy. (1962)
for the series:
Life During Wartime
They Were Collaborators #549
Kirk Douglas and Burt Lancaster
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They Were Collaborators
Nuns Gone Wild! #11
Original Caption:
Little Rock -- Sister Monica, OSB, of the Holy Souls School in Arkansas races some of her students on a sled shortly after 5 inches of snow fell on Little Rock. (1962)
for the series:
Nuns Gone Wild
February 23, 2009
Welcome to Show Business! #20
Original Caption:
Not Casting.
New York -- Rod Serling, Academy Award winner, author and TV producer, checks out a reptile he has assembled from a hobby kit - not to star in a TV script, but because he enjoyed making it. As chairman of National Hobby Month, he is an advocate of constructive, self-involving hobbies for everyone, whether it's assembling scale model kits, flying model plans, racing model cars, or doing any of hundreds of crafts. The month of April has been designated as National Hobby Month, sponsored by the Hobby Association of America, in a Congressional Resolution proposed by Senator Jacob Javits of New York. (1975)
for the series:
Welcome to Show Business
February 22, 2009
Miniseries #12
The Undead of Dreamland
Episode One: Academy Noir
#1
#2
#3
#4
#5
#6
#7
#8
#9
#10
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Miniseries'
February 21, 2009
Singles Going Steady #1
Ivan - Real Wild Child b/w Oh You Beautiful Doll
(Coral 9-62017; 1958)
"Ivan" was in fact a nom de tune for the Crickets' Jerry Allison (his middle name) and this single was issued in August, 1958 as a rock and roll novelty, with very few hints in its publicity that he was also Buddy Holly's drummer. Allison first heard the song when the Crickets were touring Australia, recorded by Down Under singing star Johnny O'Keefe, and when Coral agreed to let Holly produce this version, Allison decided he "was going to try and sing it like James Cagney, but that didn't work." As for the B-side, it sounds like Allison was channeling the 13th Floor Elevators' electric jug sound nearly a decade early.
The single was recorded in the summer of 1958 in Clovis with Holly and the Crickets (including bassist Joe Mauldin), Bo Clarke on drums and singing group The Roses on backing vocals. Producer Norman Petty plays wine glasses on the flip. Enjoy!
And if anyone has a copy of Ivan's lone follow-up single, Frankie Frankenstein, please let me know.
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Singles Going Steady
When Legends Gather #505
Charles Chaplin prepares to trade witticisms with George Bernard Shaw over dinner.
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When Legends Gather
Collect 'Em All #59
Margaret Sullavan
No. 44 in a series of 50 from Player's Navy Cut Cigarettes
Only Yesterday brought to the films a new star--Margaret Sullavan. The daughter of a broker, she was born in Norfolk, Virginia, on May 16th, 1911. On leaving school, she attended a theatre school, and then became a member of some University Players in Cape Cod. Her parents, however, objected to her going on the stage and she returned home. Nevertheless, her desire for a theatrical career was too strong--and she won their consent. After touring with stock companies, she was seen in New York by a Universal "scout" on the look-out for new talent. Her second film is Little Man, What Now?
for the series:
Collect 'em All
When Legends Gather #504
Peter Cook, Richard Burton and Elizabeth Taylor
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When Legends Gather
February 20, 2009
February 19, 2009
Viceroys, Prophets and Hillbilly Cats #1
Charlie Feathers, Jody Chastain and Jerry Huffman
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Viceroys Prophets and Hillbilly Cats
The Art of Pop #31
'round the World with Les Baxter
(Capitol Records; 1957)
for the series:
Art of Pop
Adventures in American Filmmaking #116
Today's Adventure: On the set of The Revolt of Mamie Stover, Jane Russell listens as Raoul Walsh explains emotional dynamism and its function within his mise en scene (1956)
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Adventures in American Filmmaking
February 18, 2009
They Were an Item #66
Louis Bellson Dead at 84
Louis Bellson (seen here with his wife of almost 50 years, Pearl Bailey) passed away on Saturday at the age of 84.
Well-turned words of reflection, appreciation and regret are to be found in the following Obits:
The Chicago Tribune
San Jose Mercury-News
The Telegraph
(immense thanks to Andy Schwartz for the heads-up and the image)
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Obits,
They Were an Item
Artists in Action #485
Truman Capote adjusts his mask, to prevent it from slipping
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Artists in Action
Friends and Family #50
Original Caption:
Chicago -- Anthony 'Big Tuna' Accardo, reputed crime syndicate figure, and his wife are shown as they arrive at the St. Vincent Ferrer Church in suburban River Forest to attend wedding of their son Anthony Jr, who was married to the former Janet Hawley, 1961 Miss Utah. Many top gangland bosses and other underworld figures attended the wedding under the watchful eye of law enforcement agencies. (1964)
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Friends and Family
American Dance Orchestras of the 1920s #17
Jean Graystone & His Orchestra
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American Dance Orchestras of the 1920s
February 17, 2009
The Life and Times of the American Motel #1
Imperial 500 Motel (Wildwood, New Jersey)
for the series:
Life and Times of the American Motel
February 16, 2009
When Legends Gather #503
Red Foley, Little Jimmy Dickens, Minnie Pearl and Hank Williams
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When Legends Gather
The Art of Cinema #372
La Femme infidèle
(The Unfaithful Wife)
(Claude Chabrol; 1969)
for the series:
Art of Cinema
February 15, 2009
Artists in Action #483
They Were Collaborators #546
Sidney Lumet and Treat Williams engage in a staring contest during rehearsals for 'Prince of the City'.
for the series:
Artists in Action,
They Were Collaborators
Life During Wartime #1
Original Caption:
Pigs in the Ruins.
London -- In the bomb debris of Lincoln's Inn Fields, men of the National Fire Service are rearing pigs on waste food products. Some Nice Little Pigs Go To Market - the pig club bought them at 10 weeks old for +1 10s. each. Now, at 6 months, they'll fetch about +8 each. (1943)
for the series:
Life During Wartime
The Present Day Composer #75
George Alexander Aberle (aka eden ahbez)
(1908-1995)
for the series:
The Present Day Composer
February 14, 2009
Broadcasters #61
White as U Wanna Be #3
Garrison Keillor
for the series:
Broadcasters,
White as U Wanna Be
Annals of Crime #62
Original Caption:
New York -- These are the fingerprints of a man tentatively identified as Charles Gomby, 37, of Carlisle, PA, who was killed 9/23 in a police trap at the Brooklyn apartment of nurse Jeanette Chisholm, whom police say he raped. Detective Lt. James Dunseith said the prints "positively" linked Gomby to the 1960 murders of two Brooklyn women. Dunseith also said there is a "very good possibility" that Gomby strangled a number of women in the Boston area. (1962)
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Annals of Crime
February 13, 2009
C is for Cunningham #24
Dancing on the Sidewalk
(San Francisco; 1956)
for the series:
C is for Cunningham
February 12, 2009
Aftermath: U.S.A. #6
Original Caption:
Bronx -- Mme. Chiang Kai-Shek, wife of Generalissimo Chiang Kai-Shek, and one of the outstanding women of China, joyfully looks over the victory headlines upon the surrender of Japan, at her home in Riverdale, where she is almost fully recovered from a recent illness. Mme. Chiang, who has fought for victory from the fields of China to the Halls of Congress, broadcast a message of Thanksgiving and appealed for true and lasting peace. She expects to return to China soon and join Generalissimo in the great task of facing post-war China. (1945)
for the series:
Aftermath: U.S.A.
The Art of the Girlie Mag #7
Pepper
(vol. 1, #4; January, 1960)
for the series:
Art of the Girlie Mag
February 11, 2009
The Art of Songwriting #20
Oh, You Beautiful Doll
(Music: Nat D. Ayer; Lyrics: Seymour Brown)
(Jerome H. Remick & Co.; 1911)
for the series:
Art of Songwriting
Great Moments in Marketing #19
Ex-alky Buster Keaton endorses Smirnoff Vodka
for the series:
Great Moments in Marketing
February 10, 2009
The Art of Jazz #87
Blossom Dearie Dies at 82
Give Him the Ooh-La-La
(Blossom Dearie)
(Verve Records; 1958)
Winsome and wily jazz pianist/vocalist Blossom Dearie has passed away in New York at the age of 82, of natural causes.
You can read the brief Associated Press obit here, and an L.A. Times music blog entry here (complete with a clip of her Schoolhouse Rock entry Figure Eight).
for the series:
Art of Jazz,
Obits
Politicians in Action #34
Pres. Dwight D. Eisenhower is lassoed at his Inauguration
for the series:
Politicians in Action
Action, Now! #9
Original Caption:
New York -- Part of the large crowd which participated in the protest demonstration in front of 7 St. Marks Place on the East Side where the landlord is seeking to oust the John Winters family, the only Negro family in the building, is shown here. David Zwerdling, the American Labor Party candidate for Assembly in the 4th A.D., Manhattan, is holding a banner bearing the legend: "We Want No Ghettoes in New York." Another sign declares, "We Demand Equal Rights for Negro Tenants." In front of Mr. Zwerdling is Miss Jean Brand, the organizer of the East Side Tenants Union, which is vigorously fighting Jim-Crowing in lower Manhattan. (1938)
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Action Now
February 09, 2009
Tricky: Scenes from a Life #72
Tricky admires his living room (1964)
for the series:
Tricky: Scenes from a Life
The Art of the Panel: EC #10
from Dead-Ringer
(by Johnny Craig and Marie Severin)
(Crime SuspenStories #2; Dec-Jan, 1951)
for the series:
Art of the Panel: EC
February 08, 2009
Signs and Meaning in Cinema #13
Signs: Stray Cat Rock: Sex Hunter
(Yasuharu Hasebe; 1970)
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Signs and Meaning in Cinema
The Golden Age of Publicity #22
Hollywood -- Lana Turner celebrates her 39th birthday on Feb. 8 by cutting the cake on the set of Portrait in Black, with co-star Anthony Quinn and director Michael Gordon. (1960)
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The Golden Age of Publicity
The Art of the Panel: EC #9
from Curse of the Full Moon
(by Johnny Craig)
(The Crypt of Terror #17; Sept. 1950)
for the series:
Art of the Panel: EC
Artists & Animals #15
Bob Hope tries out a script on his canine pals.
for the series:
Artists and Animals
The Art of the Stage #7
The Garrick Gaieties
(The Theatre Guild; 1926)
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Art of the Stage
Jazz Messengers #1
Horace Silver
(vast thanks to Jeff Duncanson of Filmscreed for the idea behind this series)
for the series:
Jazz Messengers
Politicians in Action #33
Vice President Hubert H. Humphrey points at the ceiling
for the series:
Politicians in Action
Nuns Gone Wild! #10
Original Caption:
Kingston -- The Sisters of Divine Providence set their sights as they try out new .22 caliber rifles presented to them at Camp Mishannock by Harrington and Richardson of Worcester, Massacusetts. The guns will be used in a rifle training program at the camp. Pictured right to left are: Sister Noel, camp director; Sister Rosaria; Sister Wilfrid; Sister Mary Janet and Sister Mary. Three of the nuns will be instructors in the rifle program. (1957)
for the series:
Nuns Gone Wild
February 07, 2009
Visionary Film #12
Tempo di massacro
(Massacre Time)
(Lucio Fulci; 1966)
for the series:
Visionary Film
February 06, 2009
Poets are both clean and warm
And most are far above the norm
Whether here or on the roam
Have a poet in every home! #40
John Berryman
for the series:
Poets are both clean and warm
February 05, 2009
Adventures in American Filmmaking #115
Today's Adventure: On the set of A Countess from Hong Kong, badass auteur Charles Chaplin gives Sophia Loren a stern look (1967)
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Adventures in American Filmmaking
They Were Collaborators #544
Steve McQueen, Paul Newman, Barbara Streisand and Sidney Poitier
for the series:
They Were Collaborators
February 04, 2009
The Age of Innocence #8
Lux Interior Dead at 62
The Cramps
I've just received word that The Cramps' wild frontman and rock and roll enthusiast extraordinaire Lux Interior has died from a heart condition at the too-early age of 62.
The Billboard obituary can be read here.
More info, and an incendiary clip of the band in its prime doing Tear It Up (from the concert film Urgh!: A Music War) can be found here.
for the series:
Obits,
The Age of Innocence
Adventures in American Filmmaking #114
Today's Adventure: Buster Keaton, director Edward Sedgwick and Josephine take a break between takes on The Cameraman (1928).
for the series:
Adventures in American Filmmaking
The Friends of Milt Hinton #18
Billie Holiday
Recording studio, New York City, circa 1958
for the series:
The Friends of Milt Hinton
Stacks o' Wax #21
The Joyful Sounds
Old Brush Arbor Days
(Atwell Record Pressing; date unknown)
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Stacks o' Wax
Ben Shahn's American Life #23
World's Greatest Comics (1946)
for the series:
Ben Shahn's American Life
Annals of Crime #61
Original Caption:
Rockville -- Benjamin Slack, 18, charged with murder in the shotgun slaying of his father, Robert Elmer Slack, 45, is led to the Rockville, MD, police station following the shooting. The drink crazed youth blasted his father at close range and terrorized his family and the family of the owner of the estate on which they lived. (1955)
for the series:
Annals of Crime
The Art of the Panel: EC #8
from The Antidote
(by Reed Crandall and Marie Severin)
(M.D. #1; Apr-May, 1955)
for the series:
Art of the Panel: EC
February 03, 2009
Welcome to Show Business! #19
Original Caption:
Los Angeles -- Actor John Barrymore, appearing in Bankruptcy Court here recently, asked that he be given a drawing account of $1,000 a week and that the rest be apportioned among his creditors. (1940)
for the series:
Welcome to Show Business
The Art of Cinema #370
The Roman Spring of Mrs. Stone
(Jose Quintero; 1961)
for the series:
Art of Cinema
They Were Collaborators #542
Otto Preminger and Samuel Goldwyn
for the series:
They Were Collaborators
February 02, 2009
When Legends Gather #498
James Jones, Sylvia Beach, Thornton Wilder and Alice B. Toklas
for the series:
When Legends Gather
February 01, 2009
The Art of the Panel: Fawcett #2
from The Black Spider
(by Charles Sultan)
(Bulletman #1; 1941)
for the series:
Art of the Panel: Fawcett
Annals of Crime #60
Original Caption:
Birmingham -- Mike Fox and Orville Clevenger appear in custody, after they were picked up along with four other men involved in the on-stage attack on Negro entertainer Nat 'King' Cole before a packed audience. Police interrupted the attack, which they said was an apparent attempt to abduct Cole. The singer was treated and reappeared before the all-white audience, which applauded for nearly 15 minutes when he came back. Birmingham Police Commissioner Robert Lindberg said he deplored the attack and added that "We are determined to tolerate no outbreak of violence of any nature." After his performance for the 3,000 all-white audience Cole played and sang for an all-negro audience. Cole is a native of Montgomery. (1956)
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Annals of Crime
The Art of Cinema #369
Will Success Spoil Rock Hunter?
(Frank Tashlin; 1957)
for the series:
Art of Cinema
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