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Billy Travilla

Billy Travilla

Billy Travilla: A Fashion Tribute

Billy Travilla Creates Marilyn Monroe’s Iconic Look, Gets Errol Flynn to Wear Tights, Wins An Academy Award, and Can Out Pleat Anyone!

Nora Prentiss

Nora Prentiss (1947), Ann Sheridan, & Billy Travilla

Ann Sheridan Curses Like a Sailor, Proves She’s More Than “The Oomph Girl,” And Discovers Billy Travilla. It's 1947's Nora Prentiss.

Tony Curtis Could Act: The Boston Strangler (1968)

Tony Curtis Hides His Handsomeness, Takes Mug Shots, & Makes the Cover of Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band. It's The Boston Strangler.

Marilyn & Jane Get What They Want: Gentlemen Prefer Blondes (1953)

Marilyn Monroe Proves She's A Star, Jane Russell Becomes a Mom, & Joan Crawford is Scandalized. From 1953, it's Gentlemen Prefer Blondes.

Ann Sheridan

Plenty Of “Oomph”: The Underrated Ann Sheridan

Ann Sheridan Has Plenty of "Oomph," Does Her Own Singing, Is Voted Best Dressed, Fights Warner Bros. for Better Roles, and Moves to Mexico.

Marilyn Monroe's gowns

Inside Marilyn Monroe’s Closet: The Classic Hollywood Collection of Greg Schreiner

Greg Schreiner owns one of the largest collections of Old Hollywood costumes & Marilyn Monroe's gowns. Listen to my podcast for his insights.

Dorothy Dandridge nightclub act

Dorothy Dandridge: Bright Road (1953) & Nightclubs

Dorothy Dandridge Works Hard for Her Daughter, Fights Jim Crow, Insures Her Gowns, & Proves She’s An Actress. From 1953, it's Bright Road.

I Was a Male War Bride

I Was A Male War Bride (1949)

Ann Sheridan Drives a Motorcycle, Cary Grant's a War Bride, Howard Hawks Likes Comedy, & Everybody Gets Sick. It's I Was a Male War Bride.

The Revolt of Mamie Stover

The Independent Jane Russell & The Revolt of Mamie Stover (1956)

Jane Russell Becomes a Redhead, Howard Hughes Leaves the Movies, & Jane Starts Her Own Production Company. It’s The Revolt of Mamie Stover.