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MGM mogul Louis B Mayer’s beach house at Santa Monica
MGM mogul Louis B Mayer’s beach house at Santa Monica. It was built in 1926 and constructed in six weeks under the supervision of his studio’s great art director, Cedric Gibbons. Legend has it that Mayer was in this house … Continue reading
The Irving Thalberg building at the old MGM Studios, Culver City, late 1950s.
The Irving Thalberg building where Louis B. Mayer had his office at the old MGM Studios in Culver City (now the Sony Studios, but it pains me to have to say it.) photo was taken in the late 1950s.
Letterheads from various Hollywood studios, places and people.
The personal letterhead of Jayne Mansfield as used in 1956. Groucho Marx’s letterhead featuring an address on Blue Ribbon Lane, Hollywood (which I couldn’t find on Google maps!) The personal letterhead of Clark Gable c/o the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer studios in Culver … Continue reading
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MGM front gate, 1950
This is what the front gate of MGM looked like in 1950. (And if I had a time machine is probably where I’d point it first.)
Fatty Arbuckle’s Plantation Café, Washington Blvd., Culver City, late 1920s
Roscoe “Fatty” Arbuckle’s Plantation Café, Washington Blvd., Culver City, was opened by Fatty Arbuckle on August 2nd, 1928, six years after his rape scandal. The nightclub was designed by Cedric Gibbons from MGM. On opening night, Mabel Normand sent her … Continue reading
The Fox West Coast Anaheim gala 1935 opening of MGM’s “Mutiny on the Bounty”
The Fox West Coast Anaheim at 308 S Main Street, Anaheim, in 1935 for the gala opening of MGM’s “Mutiny on the Bounty” starring Clark Gable, Charles Laughton and Franchot Tone.
Hollywood Boulevard from the top of Grauman’s Chinese theater, circa 1935.
On the left, the trees and plants line the front of the Hollywood Hotel at the corner of Hollywood and Highland. On the right is the El Capitan Theatre with a flag advertising “The Show Off” which was a … Continue reading
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Taking a dive into the Garden of Allah hotel pool, 1928
A fan of my Facebook page, Michael Newman, just sent me this photo of his father taken when he was 15 years old, back in 1928. Here he is taking a dive into the pool at the Garden of Allah. … Continue reading
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MGM’s “The Wizard of Oz” premiere at Grauman’s Chinese Theater, August 15th, 1939
On August 15, 1939, MGM premiered “The Wizard of Oz” at Grauman’s Chinese Theater. They erected bleachers for movie fans to sit on and watch the parade of people (Judy Garland was in New York for the premiere there), and … Continue reading
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Greta Garbo with MGM’s Leo the Lion, Spring of 1926
Greta Garbo with MGM’s Leo the Lion, 1926. On a scale of 1 to 10, how comfortable do you think Garbo looks in this photo?