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World War II touched almost every life. by Jerry Sloat/Daily Democrat Columnist. (Fort Madison Daily Democrat, IO)
World War II touched almost every life Nov 10, 2009
by Jerry Sloat/Daily Democrat Columnist. Published: Monday, November 9, 2009 12:26 PM CST To anyone under the age of 65 or 70, World War II is just part of history. (Fort Madison Daily Democrat, IO)
View from this side: From Cary Grant to Kanye West Oct 9, 2009
We had Joan Crawford, Bette Davis, Doris Day, Constance Bennett, Betty Grable, Lana Turner: immaculate long gowns, couturier dresses and hair expensively coiffed. What I see today are spangled, skin-tight suit-pants with obtrusively displayed bellybuttons. (Hanover Mariner, MA)
50 fun facts about Hawaii as 50th star hits 50 Aug 31, 2009
15 Singer Clara Haili adopted her popular name from the song that made her famous in the late 1930s: "When Hilo Hattie Did the Hula Hop." She appeared in the 1942 movie "Song of the Islands" with Betty Grable, kissed Elvis Presley as an airport greeter in "Blue Hawaii" and popped up in two episodes of "Hawaii Five-O.". 16 What Hilo Hattie didn't do: Sell aloha shirts or chocolate-covered macadamia nuts. (San Francisco Chronicle)
Big money in sports celebrity insurance Aug 10, 2009
Marlene Dietrich insured her voice for a cool US$1mil, and Betty Grable insured her dynamite legs for the same amount thus coining the phrase million-dollar legs. By comparison, dancer Fred Astaire had his legs insured for a paltry US$75,000 per leg, Larry Getlen wrote. (The Star Online, Malaysia)
Sandford Dody, ghostwriter for Bette Davis, Helen Hayes Jul 31, 2009
His big moment came in Pin Up Girl (1944), starring Betty Grable. He has the film s opening lines, as a soldier who steps out of a car and exclaims, Boy, what a ride. (Boston Globe)
'Angel' has left us Jun 27, 2009
Farrah was the modern-day pinup, said actor and part-time West Palm Beach resident George Hamilton, a friend of Ms. Fawcett s. Everything that the 40s brought, from Betty Grable to Marilyn Monroe, she was that to our generation of the 60s (and 70s). Everybody dreamed of Farrah. (The Palm Beach Post)
Two Lost Icons: For Generation X, A Really Bad Day Jun 27, 2009
She was, perhaps, the last in a line that began with Betty Grable in World War II the bathing beauty who seemed kissed by the sun and exuded a potent combination of innocence and sexuality. But her "Charlie's Angels" jiggle-show image presaged another world entirely. (Fox News)
Editorial: Exit of an 'Angel' Jun 27, 2009
It ranks with images of Marilyn Monroe, Rita Hayworth, Betty Grable and Christie Brinkley as iconic photographs highlighting female beauty. Fawcett, who skyrocketed to stardom in the 1970s on the ABC detective TV show Charlie's Angels, died Thursday in a losing battle with cancer. (The Augusta Chronicle)
Farrah Fawcett dies at 62 Jun 26, 2009
Within six months, the poster sold five million copies, outstripping the records of such previous sex symbols as Betty Grable and Marilyn Monroe. It wound up selling a reported 12 million copies. (FOX61, CT)
Farrah became poster girl for the instant icon Jun 26, 2009
Just as Betty Grable stopped a generation in its tracks with her perfect gams, so did Farrah with that one image. It proved to be a sexy blessing and a career curse. (MSNBC -- News)
Hirsen: Farrah Fawcett, Angel in Waiting Jun 26, 2009
Like Betty Grable in an earlier era, Farrah became the pin-up girl of her generation. The photo of Farrah in a red bathing suit quickly became the biggest selling poster of all time with an unprecedented 12 million copies sold. (Newsmax)
We Want Women, Not Little Girls Jun 16, 2009
The days where Betty Grable and Mae West didn t need Stoli Blueberry and a frat boy to feel good. Guys, let s stop rewarding women for acting like little girls because, as good as the immediate gratification is, the long-term consequences of synthetic mess-faces and artificial conversation won t be worth it. (New York Post -- Entertainment)
Dial L for loser Apr 18, 2009
What about Schatze Page, Loco Dempsey and Pola Debevoise (Bacall, Betty Grable and Marilyn Monroe respectively) in How to Marry a Millionaire, who dream of snaring millionaire husbands. Instead of going to the bookshop (or the movies), they come up with a plan, complete with a penthouse and luxurious lifestyle. (The Star Online, Malaysia)
Movie Musicals of Fred and Ginger Mar 19, 2009
The movie features the songs of Irving Berlin, and a cameo musical performance by new-comer, Betty Grable. Swing Time (1936). (Suite101.com)
Exhibit to benefit Alzheimer's (3) Mar 1, 2009
Monday, February 16, 2009 Edition. Today's Weather Palm Springs, CA. (Desert Entertainer, CA)
AP's Bob Thomas takes in the Oscars for 64th time Feb 24, 2009
FILE ** Associated Press reporter Bob Thomas measures the waist of legendary pinup queen Betty Grable in this file photo made circa 1945. Thomas, who joined the AP in 1944, shared stories of measuring pinup Betty Grable's waistline and a stolen kiss with June Haver as he accepted his special award of merit at the 46th annual Publicists Guild Awards. (Hanford Sentinal, CA)
