I have five minutes to spare. Feeling like sharing. I have never heard of any of these women. But they're awfully pretty. The woman at the top is Lyda Roberti. *shrugs*
Mary Nolan
Jeanne Kent
Irene Manning
Lee Parry
Mary Brian
Phyllis Brooks
Wynne Gibson
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now, I'll admit to not knowing most of these young ladies.. but iirc, Mary Nolan was one of the inspirations fro Suzanne Vega's "Undertow".. Suzanne had a bit of a thing about Hollywood starlets of the period.. witness Marlene on the Wall....I'm going to google them all now.. I've probably seen them in films, but not registered the names...
well.. good old Google lets me know that I have definitely witnessed the talents of Mary Brian and Phyllis Brooks at the very least.. having seen every Charlie Chan film ever made, I nmust have done!! And how could i have missed mary in The Virginian.. one of Gary Coopers best!
Thanks Kirk - I've decided not to google them. I have enough time incorporating Katharine and Bette into my schedule without worrying about the little people :)
I know just what you mean.. although I've always had a soft spot for the little people.... its the old underdog thing....
Lyda Roberti was a Polish-born Broadway musical star with plenty of vivacity and sex appeal. She also made films such as the 1932 "Million Dollar Legs" (the one with W.C. Fields) and "College Rhythm." She had premature heart disease and died of a heart attack in 1938 at age 31.
Mary Brian played Wendy in the 1925 "Peter Pan" and continued working into adulthood; you can see her as James Cagney's leading lady in his 1933 comedy "Hard To Handle."
Oh, and Wynne Gibson was a Paramount star in the early 1930s, probably best known for playing a prostitute who inherits a million dollars in one of the segments of "If I Had A Million." To see a pic of Ms. Gibson from the film (in undergarments!), go to http://community.livejournal.com/carole_and_co/26161.html
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