justapotatoeater
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Two fabulous ladies. ❤️❤️
Ginger Rogers and Carole Lombard
William Powell and Ginger Rogers in scenes from RKO Studios "Star of Midnight" (1935). 🎞
Happy 'Heavenly' Birthday to Bridget Sarah Veronica Rose Kelly (aka Patsy Kelly) on what would have been her 115th birthday. Born January 12th, 1910, in Brooklyn, NY. Luv you, cuz. 🥃
Happy New Year from lower and slower Delaware. 🎉 🥂 🍾 🎊
Scrapple, egg and cheese on a Kaiser roll with a coffee from Wilson's General Store. Two staples of life here in Sussex County, Delaware.
TCM's Summer Under the Stars continues today; Friday August 30th, with the beautiful and multi talented Ginger Rogers. Starting off with "Rafter Romance" (1933) at 6:00 AM and concluding with "Storm Warning" (1951) tomorrow morning at 4:00 AM.
The current state of affairs.
Second that. 😍👌
Ok Ginger!
Audrey Hepburn on the set of “Green Mansions” (1958)
📸: Bob Willoughby
🇺🇲 ⚓ Remembering the fire aboard the aircraft carrier U.S.S. Forrestal (CVA-59) that occurred on July 29th, 1967 while operating in the Gulf of Tonkin during the Vietnam War. 134 Sailors were killed and another 161 were wounded. Lest we forget.
🎂 Remembering actress/comedian Thelma (Alice) Todd born on July 29th, 1906 in Lawrence, Massachusetts. Appeared in 119 feature films and shorts between 1926 thru 1935. She performed opposite; The Marx Brothers, Buster Keaton, Laurel and Hardy and Charlie Chase. Thelma was also partnered with Zasu Pitts and later Patsy Kelly in over 30 comedy shorts at Hal Roach Studios. 🎭 🥂🍾
🎂 Happy 'Heavenly' Birthday to William (Horatio) Powell; born on July 29th, 1892 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Best remembered for portraying private detective 'Nick Charles' in the six films of "The Thin Man Series (1934 -1947). He also appeared in the films: "Libeled Lady", "My Man Godfrey" (both from 1936) and "Life With Father" (1947). 🍸 🎭
🇺🇲 Happy Independence Day from one of those ungrateful colonist. 😉
🕯Remembering one of Hollywood's original funny ladies; the beautiful and talented Thelma Todd, who was found dead under mysterious circumstances on the morning of December 16th, 1935. 🎭 🎞🌹
The smell of bacon 🥓 followed by the smell of coffee ☕ in the morning are two of life's simple pleasures 😊.
🇬🇧 William Claude Rains took a hiatus from acting when WW1 broke out and volunteered to serve in the London Scottish Regiment. In November of 1916, he was wounded in a gas attack at Vimy. He lost 90% of vision in his right eye and suffered vocal cord damage. He never returned to combat, but continued to serve with the Bedfordshire Regiment. By the end of the war, he had risen to the rank of captain.
🇺🇲 Happy 248th Birthday to the United States Marine Corps 🪖. Semper Fidelis 🦅 🌎 ⚓.
