The Silver Screen Oasis

Picture taken in 1945, of Rita and Orson by the Pool ... Joe! ... I love Rita's Outfit that she is wearing here ...

Kirk Douglas at the time he was filming "Lust for Life"

Birthday gal Priscilla Lane and Cary Grant in a still from "Arsenic and Old Lace"

HAPPY BIRTHDAY

BEN JOHNSON (1918 - 1996)


MARY WICKES (1910 - 1995)


BASIL RATHBONE (1892 - 1967)

Birthday boy Ben Johnson in his Oscar winning role as Sam the Lion in "The Last Picture Show"

Joe, here's an image of birthday girl Mary Wickes, as she appeared when she attended Washington University in St. Louis between 1926-1930. Love that cloche hat!

[Photo: Courtesy of WU Libraries]

Great actress RUBY DEE died, she was 90. Oscar Nominated in her late years, after many awards along her career, great films, TV shows

She was married to Ossie Davis until his death, ang they had 3 children.
She was in a Jan Sterling film The Incident, 1967.

Ruby Dee 1924-2014 RIP

That is a great image of our girl Mary Wickes, Moira. She looks swell. Thanks.

And thank you, Sterling, for your tribute to the late Ruby Dee.

Shirley Temple about to cut her birthday cake in 1934. Looks like one boy attended.

It's Roy Rogers minus his cowboy duds

Love that rare picture of Mary Wickes. One of our great supporting actors.

CARLA LAEMMLE 1909-2014, she was certainely the oldest actress, and died in her 105th living year!!!
now LUISE RAINER may be the oldest...104

Carla was the niece of Carl Laemmle,Universal pictures founder.

RIP

HAPPY BIRTHDAY

GENE BARRY (1919 - 2009)


DOROTHY McGUIRE (1916 - 2001)


BURL IVES (1909 - 1995)

Elizabeth Taylor and director Clarence Brown rehearse a scene on the set of "National Velvet"

Dad Dana Andrews goes for a ride with his kids Stephen and Susan