Robert William Meyers: "I Love My Mother-In-Law", 1954.

Patricia Claire Blume, CBE (born 15 February 1931), better known by her stage name Claire Bloom, is an English film and stage actress whose career has spanned over six decades.

1953

"The most dangerous thing for an actor is to refuse to listen to anyone else, to feel you know more than anybody." Rock Hudson

Los Angeles: Wilshire and La Brea, circa 1952. Photo by Dave Gelinas.

Marilyn Monroe and Milton Berle at the Friars Club Testimonial Dinner, 11 March, 1955. Photos by Milton Greene.

December 5, 1955 issue of LIFE magazine. Mark Shaw for LIFE Magazine.

Fred Astaire's dance with a hat rack in 𝑹𝒐𝒚𝒂𝒍 𝑾𝒆𝒅𝒅𝒊𝒏𝒈 (1951) is a work of genius.

𝑯𝒂𝒑𝒑𝒚 𝑻𝒉𝒂𝒏𝒌𝒔𝒈𝒊𝒗𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒆𝒗𝒆𝒓𝒚𝒐𝒏𝒆!

Doris Day is photographed appearing at Los Angeles superior court during her divorce trial against George Weidler, 1949.

October 1941: Flood in the subway at Longwood Avenue Station of the IRT Pelham-Lexington Avenue Local Line in The Bronx. Photo by Weegee (Arthur Fellig).

𝑻𝒉𝒆 𝑯𝒖𝒄𝒌𝒔𝒕𝒆𝒓𝒔 is a 1947 Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer film directed by Jack Conway starring Clark Gable and Deborah Kerr, her debut in an American film.

1940s

Frank Sinatra 1944

Photographer unknown. Two young girls enjoying themselves at the RNA Show, Brisbane, 1946.

From the movie 𝑫𝒆𝒍𝒊𝒈𝒉𝒕𝒇𝒖𝒍𝒍𝒚 𝑫𝒂𝒏𝒈𝒆𝒓𝒐𝒖𝒔 in 1945, Jane Powell, Constance Moore and Chorus perform a medley of songs.

Deanna Durbin in the 1940s.

Mixed minerals. Chrome gray above iron gray, fluid wool dress by Eisenberg. Photographed by John Rawlings, Vogue, September 1, 1946.

Photo of Robert Mitchum at home reading with his two sons, James Mitchum (left) and Christopher Mitchum (right) in June 1946.

By C. W. Cushman. Manhattan 1942.

Joi Lansing 1949

Gil Elvgren - 𝑰 𝑮𝒂𝒗𝒆 𝑯𝒊𝒎 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒃𝒓𝒖𝒔𝒉 𝒐𝒇𝒇 (1947).

Robert Walker (October 13, 1918 – August 28, 1951) was an American actor who starred as the villain in Alfred Hitchcock's thriller 𝑺𝒕𝒓𝒂𝒏𝒈𝒆𝒓𝒔 𝒐𝒏 𝒂 𝑻𝒓𝒂𝒊𝒏 (1951), which was released shortly before his premature death.

Beverly Hills, California: Employing the last word in agility, Fred Astaire is an excellent tennis player. Noted for his quick and nimble feet, the RKO Radio tap dancing star is a hard opponent to beat.

Woman wearing a suit and plaid trouser on sale at Neiman Marcus in Dallas, Texas, October 1939. Alfred Eisenstaedt for Life Magazine.

𝑶𝒖𝒓 𝑮𝒂𝒏𝒈: George 'Spanky' McFarland in 𝑩𝒊𝒓𝒕𝒉𝒅𝒂𝒚 𝑩𝒍𝒖𝒆𝒔 1932. Hal Roach Studios.

Workers packing citrus for distribution, 1939. Photo by Marion Post-Wolcott.

Thelma Todd was a star of silent movies and later the talkies. She is remembered as much today for her mysterious death as she is for her films.

Two ladies posing with a Mercedes-Benz 170V Cabrio-Limousine on a country road. It's a so-called Cabrio-Limousine, a convertible with a roll-back roof and rigid doors. Germany, state of Hesse, 1937

𝑭𝒓𝒂𝒏𝒌𝒆𝒏𝒔𝒕𝒆𝒊𝒏 is a 1931 American horror film directed by James Whale and produced by Carl Laemmle Jr.

Florence Reed, ca. 1920, photo Nickolas Muray, George Eastman House. Florence Reed (1883-1967) was a stage, screen and television actress.

Bill Tilden (left) and Manuel Alonso (right) pose with actors Charlie Chaplin (second left) and Douglas Fairbanks Sr (second right) in California in 1923.

Washington circa 1910. Government Printing Office, typesetting.

"Yes, I was correctly quoted in saying I introduced sex into films in the 20's, but it was sex in good taste and left a great deal to one's imagination." Pola Negri

Wedding of Princess Anne of France with Prince Amedee (1898-1942) (Amedeo), duke of Pouilles. (then duke of Aoste) in Naples, 1927, Italy.

William “Billy” Haines was one of the leading men in 1920s Hollywood, a silent film star talented enough to make the move to “talkies.”

100 ft. Kodak Cinegraph Release of Chip the Wooden Man in 𝑪𝒂𝒏𝒅𝒚𝒍𝒂𝒏𝒅, one of a series of silent stop motion animated shorts produced by Kinex Studios.

The Kessler Twins "Mas Que Nada/The Look Of Love" on The Ed Sullivan Show, April 1970.

Alice and Ellen Kessler, the German twins who rose to fame in the 1950s and 1960s, ended their lives together. On Monday, Nov. 17, the two died at age 89 in their home near Munich after choosing medical aid in dying.

Frank Sinatra, Janet Leigh and Laurence Harvey in 𝑻𝒉𝒆 𝑴𝒂𝒏𝒄𝒉𝒖𝒓𝒊𝒂𝒏 𝑪𝒂𝒏𝒅𝒊𝒅𝒂𝒕𝒆 (1962).

Nat King Cole and his son Nat Kelly Cole are photographed in front of the 𝑺𝒍𝒆𝒆𝒑𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝑩𝒆𝒂𝒖𝒕𝒚 𝑪𝒂𝒔𝒕𝒍𝒆 in Disneyland.

"Arlene in 1969."

Berlin 1965, Kurfürstendamm.

Catherine Deneuve with her dog.