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November 19,1916 – Samuel Goldwyn and Edgar Selwyn establish Goldwyn Pictures
This month (on November 19, 1916 to be exact) marked the 100th anniversary of the date that Samuel Goldwyn and Edgar Selwyn establish Goldwyn Pictures. As we can see, the company’s logo served as the template for movie studio Goldwyn … Continue reading
Irene Lentz Gibbons Salon at Bullocks Wilshire, circa 1930s
Before she became costumer supervisor at MGM in the mid-to-late-1940s, Irene Lentz Gibbons (known simply as “Irene” but she was married to the brother of legendary MGM art director Cedric Gibbons) had her own salon at the Bullocks Wilshire department … Continue reading
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Pan Pacific Auditorium as the Algonquin Dog Park in MGM’s “Johnny Eager” (1941)
Here’s an instance where LA reality meets Hollywood fantasy. Last night I was watching MGM’s “Johnny Eager” (1941) starring Robert Taylor and Lana Turner (who has never looked more gorgeous.) Taylor plays a gangster who opens a dog-racing park. Cut … Continue reading
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Marion Davies’ bungalow / dressing room at MGM – literally an entire house!
At first I thought this was a shot of the Garden of Allah Hotel. The architectural styles are very similar. But this is in fact Marion Davies’ bungalow/dressing room at MGM. It was literally an entire house which got moved … Continue reading
MGM’s women’s wardrobe department.
Ah, the less glamorous work-a-day world of the dream factory: MGM’s women’s wardrobe department.
MGM art director, Cedric Gibbons, working on the floor of his office on the blueprints for the set of a movie.
Here we have MGM art director, Cedric Gibbons, working on the blueprints for the sets of some movie — I’d love to know which one. I also love the fact that he’s working on the floor. This doesn’t look to … Continue reading
Illustration by Al Hirschfeld entitled “MGM Map”
I do love me some Al Hirschfeld…especially when he’s doing MGM. This image was captioned “MGM MAP”!
Chorus girls crowd MGM’s dressing room as they prepare to film “Dancing Lady” (1932)
Here’s (what I would imagine to be) a rare shot: MGM chorus girls crowd into the dressing room as they prepare for the day’s shoot of the “Dancing Lady” (1932) starring ex-chorus girl, Joan Crawford.
Louis B. Mayer’s home at 625 Palisades Beach Rd, Santa Monica, built 1936
This beautiful 20-room home was built by MGM mogul Louis B. Mayer in 1936—apparently in just six weeks! It stood at 625 Palisades Beach Road in Santa Monica. At the time, that stretch of beach was very popular with the … Continue reading