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A Favorite Onscreen Couple: Lana Turner and James Stewart (Ziegfeld Girl)

October 3, 2019 By Joi Leave a Comment

There are so many wonderful Old Hollywood onscreen couples to love that I often have trouble naming my favorites. Truth be told, it often changes – depending on which ones have lit up my screen most recently!

However, the following are almost always at the top:

Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz
Maureen O’Hara and John Wayne
June Allyson and Dick Powell
June Allyson and Van Johnson
Katharine Hepburn and Spencer Tracy
Joan Crawford and Robert Montgomery
Lana Turner and James Stewart
Katharine Hepburn and Cary Grant
Ginger Rogers and Fred Astaire
Rita Hayworth and Glenn Ford
Barbara Stanwyck and Henry Fonda

I see several of these named as other Old Hollywood fan favorites, as well, but I really don’t see Lana and James named very often.

Now that I think about it, I’m not sure I’ve ever seen anyone else name them as one of their favorite couples!

Maybe it’s partly because Ziegfeld Girl had so much going on that their storyline tends to get lost in the glitz and the glamour. I’m not sure…. but I am sure that the chemistry is there in spades!

If you haven’t seen Ziegfeld Girl in a while (or, especially, if you’ve never seen it), watch it soon… paying special attention to Lana and James’ scenes. I have a feeling that, like me, you’ll find yourself wishing they had made more films together!

Lana Turner: One of My Favorite Photos of the Beautiful (and Legendary) Actress

September 3, 2019 By Joi Leave a Comment

My main topics for today are…

An explanation for why I haven’t posted on Hollywood Yesterday as much lately.
A vow to update regularly from here on out.
A gorgeous picture of Lana Turner!

Explanation

I have normally updated my blogs (including this Old Hollywood blog) on a regular basis. My food blog, Tea blog, Cat blog… as well as this one… are very important to me and I love updating them. However… well… let’s just say something came along that is even more important to me and that I love even more – and his name is Maddox.

When my first grand-baby was born, I pretty much forgot that everything else existed! I have the HUGE blessing of being able to watch him 4-5 days a week while his wonderful parents (one of my daughters, Brittany and her husband Jordan) are at work. Did I mention how blessed I am? I’ll be totally honest, when I’m with that little doll baby, updating blogs is the furthest thing from my mind.

However, he is a little older now and… well, I suppose, I can put him down every now and then.

A Vow

Given the fact that my blogs do mean a lot to me AND the fact that my blogs are, personally, my only source of income, I don’t just want to get back on schedule, I need to get back on schedule! After all, little boy toys don’t just grow on trees.

Updates will be more regular from here on out. As you can imagine, the book and movie reviews are piling up. Beginning tomorrow, the blog will be updated (at least) three times a week, again. I hope you’ll drop in as often as possible… I may or may not have a baby boy in my lap. ~ Joi (“Joy”)

Lana Turner: Glamorous and Gorgeous Giclee Posters

January 23, 2018 By Joi Leave a Comment

I’ve often wondered why some stars of Old Hollywood have collectibles and merchandise that seem to be everywhere, while merch for other stars… who are just as deserving!….. are sparsely (if at all) available.

I love Marilyn Monroe, Audrey Hepburn, Lucille Ball, John Wayne, and James Dean as much as the next person BUT where are all of the Rita Hayworth, Judy Garland, Lana Turner, Barbara Stanwyck, Ava Gardner, James Stewart, Maureen O’Hara, Veronica Lake, Betty Grable, Fred Astaire, Claudette Colbert, Helen Hayes, Ray Milland, Ginger Rogers, Glenn Ford, and William Powell figurines, dolls, posters, wall quotes, handbags, statues, and whatnot?!

Where can I find merchandise as a fan of Olivia de Havilland, Butterfly McQueen, Hattie McDaniel, Vivien Leigh, and Clark Gable – aside from just the GWTW collectibles?

Where are the collectibles for Abbott and Costello and Jerry Lewis and Dean Martin?? How about Humprhrey Bogart and Lauren Bacall?

Okay, enough ranting. You get the point. I truly wish there were collectibles and posters for a wider (much wider) variety of Hollywood’s Golden Era’s stars. There were so many of them and those of us who love and cherish this period want to remember and embrace more of them.

Fortunately, if you look hard enough (do I ever?!), you can find a lot of the stars I mentioned above – as well as others I simply ran out of time to type.

The gorgeous Lana Turner is one of my absolute favorites. She was out of this world talented and had so much onscreen charisma – honestly, she had more than most actors/actresses of her time or ANY time. How she isn’t on as many posters and hanging on as many walls as Marilyn is beyond me.

I’m ranting again, aren’t I?

I have found some remarkably beautiful (how could they be anything but, given the subject?) posters of Lana on Amazon and they’re very affordable. Click through any of the links to see the entire collection.

Amazon

Wonderful Lana Turner Quote (and Moment)

October 20, 2007 By Joi Leave a Comment

Lana TurnerLana Turner, who was married a total of 8 times, was being interviewed by Hedda Hopper. Future husband Lex Barker (Number 4) was in the same room. There was a large vase of flowers blocking Lana’s view of Lex, so she got up, walked across the room and removed them, remarking, “He’s brand new and I want to look at him!”

Love it!