The Silver Screen Oasis

Stone, there's no doubt that Shelley desired real men.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY

BABY PEGGY is 95 today


JACKIE COOGAN (1914 - 1984)


MARGARET WYCHERLY (1881 - 1956)


H.B. WARNER (1875 - 1958)

At a party, Turhan Bey and Angela Lansbury turn a balloon into a crystal ball. April, 1947

Curious, isn't it, Joe - the children styles of the day. There hardly looks to be any difference between Baby Peggy (God bless her) and Jackie Coogan.

Wonderful shot of Turhan Bey and the incomparable Miss Lansbury.

BTW: In his younger days my dad was a dead ringer for Turhan Bey, sans mustache. In fact, people frequently remarked on the striking resemblance.

Stone, you are right about the styles of the day. It's too bad the the two child stars didn't have it that easy in their earlier careers.
It would be nice if you could provide a picture of your father.

Joe, I'm going to try to dig out a picture of my dad that best shows the resemblance and see if my stepdaughter can scan it for me. There's one photo that's really striking. Sadly, after a kidney stone operation and Pop's penchant for Ukrainian food my dad turned more into a latter-day Raymond Burr.

Veronica Lake and director Leslie Fenton compare watches during a lull in production on "Saigon". September, 1947

Turhan Bey and Merle Oberon relax between scenes of "Night in Paradise"

I love his shoes!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY

RUBY DEE is 89 today


TERESA WRIGHT (1918 - 2005)


LEIF ERICKSON (1911 - 1986)


JACK CARSON (1910 - 1963)

Hi,

Beautiful picture of Ruby Dee - a great character actress! Hope she is well at 89....

Larry

Larry, Ms. Dee looks to be in pretty good shape at 89. She recently posed for a cast picture in Entertainment Weekly magazine and looked fine.

Ditto, Ruby Dee is gorgeous! Still is...

Birthday gal Teresa Wright with Marlon Brando on the set of "The Men"

Pat Boone, Tuffy and Shirley Jones relax between scenes of "April Love" in Lexington, Kentucky