Saturday, December 27, 2014

Merry Christmas




From Anita Page!



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1937 Season's Greetings - Hal Roach





Hal Roach studio ad for Christmas 1937 depicts Roach as Santa Claus, with his stars as presents. I recognize Laurel and Hardy, Our Gang, and Patsy Kelly, along with two other women who are probably Lyda Roberti and Rosina Lawrence.








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1924 Olive Borden Clipping



From the Laurel and Hardy Archive on facebook.

Jan. 1924.


Jack White was the brother of Jules White and would later work with him at the short subjects department at Columbia.



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1928 Thelma Todd Clipping




From the Laurel and Hardy Archive on facebook.

Magazine clipping
1928





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Thelma Todd Collage







A Thelma Todd collage by Sharon Hofstra Haugen. Donati's book is at top center, Roland West is next to it, and Pat DiCicco and Grouch Marx can be seen on the right. Zasu Pitts can be seen with Thelma Todd at bottom left and Thelma Todd's mother can be seen at middle left. The Sidewalk Café can be seen at the center of the picture.








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Friday, December 26, 2014

Merry Christmas




From Our Gang!






Dec. 1931 - from the Laurel and Hardy Archive on facebook



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Christmas Item From A Fan Magazine

From the Laurel and Hardy Archive on facebook.

Magazine clipping
December 1930


Mary Kornman, left, was one of the Our Gang kids earlier in her career.  MGM's dog comedies, center,  were directed by Jules White. Anita Page, right, was one of Buster Keaton's leading ladies in the early thirties.


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