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Category Archives: Hollywood
Break Out the Popcorn
Hi there, guys and dolls! Are you still taking up real estate on your couch? Well, for this week’s Raves n Faves I have some fantabulous films for you, by the clever and controversial director, Otto Preminger. They’ve got power, … Continue reading
Posted in 1950s fun, 1950s glamour, 1960's, 1960s movies, 50's Fashions, 50's Movies, 50's Slang, Americana, Ben Gazarra, black and white movies, blogaday, Carol Lynley, city life, Classic Movies, cocktail culture, Communication, Conversation, Coversation, daily blog, David Niven, detectives, entertainment, Etiquette, Family, family life, fashion, Fiction, Fictional Characters, flirting, France, Gossip, Great Britain, Historical, historical fiction, Hollywood, intrigue, jealousy, Jean Seberg, Jimmy Stewart, Laurence Olivier, Lee Remick, Love, Marriage, movie stars, movies, Mysteries, Nightlife, Nostalgia, Otto Preminger, Pop Culture, postaday, Raves and Faves, Retro, Romance, romantic suspense, Scandal, slang, Small town, Social Mores, Socializing, suburbia, suspense, Uncategorized, Vintage
Tagged 1950's Movies, 1950s, 1950s etiquitte, 1950s glamour, 1950s wives, 1960's, 1960s movies, 50's Movies, 50s dating, 50s fun, adventure, Anatomy of A Murder, Ben Gazzara, Bonjour Tristesse, Bunny Lake is Missing, Carol Lynley, Cinema, city life, courtroom drama, Criterion, David Niven, Deborah Kerr, directors, Duke Ellington, etiquette, Eve Arden, fashion, Faves, Francoise Sagan, French Riviera, George C. Scott, Glamour, Great Britain, Hollywood, intrigue, James Stewart, Jean Seberg, Laurence Olivier, lawyers, Lee Remick, Michigan, Morals and values, mothers, murder, mystery, Otto Preminger, Raves, Retro, romance, romantic suspense, Scotland Yard, Small town, teenagers, the Zombies, thriller, Vintage, vintage fashion, vintage glamour
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Free Hints for Fixing Husbands
Hi there, guys and dolls! Nothing causes more problems than domestic bliss, doesn’t it? Or maybe it’s just husbands… Anyhoo, I’ve got a couple of fine devoted wives asking yours truly what the heck to do with their other half. … Continue reading
Posted in 1950's, 1950s fun, 50's housewife, 50's Husband, advice, advice column, amateur theater, Americana, childrearing, collaboration, Communication, Conversation, daily blog, Domestic life, Etiquette, Family, family life, Hollywood, home life, Humor, letters, Marriage, Nostalgia, opinion, Perspective, postaday, Relatives, Retro, Social Mores, suburbia, Uncategorized, Vintage
Tagged 1950s, 1950s etiquitte, 1950s humor, 1950s husbands, 50's housewife, 50s fun, 50s marriage, actresses, advice, advice column, amateur theater, Cat On a Hot Tin Roof, community theater, family life, Funny, Humor, husbands, Nostalgia, practical jokes, Retro, stage plays, suburbia, Vintage
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Rock Hudson, Doris Day Will Chase the Winter Blues Away
Hi there, guys and dolls! Almost everyone everywhere is telling yours truly how the winter blahs are getting them down. Well, never fear, raves n faves Thursday is here! I’ve got a fantastic triple bill suggestion for you to hunker … Continue reading
Posted in 1950's fun, 1950's, 1950's Ads, 1950s fun, 1950s glamour, 1960's, 1960s movies, 50's housewife, 50's Husband, 50's Movies, 50's music, Alter Ego, Americana, big business, blogaday, Business Lunch, Careers, Characters, city life, Classic Movies, cocktail culture, creative writing, Creativity, daily blog, Dating, diary, Doris Day, entertainment, fashion, Fiction, Fictional Characters, flirting, Hollywood, Humor, journal, Love, Marriage, neighbors, Nostalgia, nosy neighbors, party lines, Pop Culture, postaday, Raves and Faves, Retro, Romance, Social Mores, Socializing, suburbia, telephones, Vintage, vintage fashion, weekend, winter
Tagged 1950's, 1950's Culture, 1950's Fashion, 1950's Movies, 1950's Music, 1950s, 1950s business, 1950s etiquitte, 1950s fashion, 1950s glamour, 1950s humor, 1960's, 50's dating, 50's fun, 50's housewife, 50's Movies, 50s dating, 50s fun, 50s marriage, 50s workplace, Classic Movies, comedy, daily blog, Doris Day, Faves, Humor, Lover Come Back, movie marathon, Pillow Talk, Raves, Rock Hudson, romance, Send me No Flowers, Tony Randall
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How About a Little Variety with your Christmas Movies?
Hi there, guys and dolls! And poof, Thursday’s here. Just in time for my Raves n Faves for the weekend. This week, I’ve got some movies to add to your holiday viewing. Now we all love A Miracle on 34th … Continue reading
Posted in 1950's, 1950s fun, 1950s glamour, 50's Fashions, 50's Movies, Alter Ego, Christmas, christmas movies, Classic Movies, cocktail culture, creative writing, Creativity, daily blog, diary, entertainment, Fiction, Fictional Characters, flash fiction, Historical, Holidays, Hollywood, Humor, Nostalgia, opinion, Pop Culture, postaday, Raves and Faves, Retro, Romance, Social Mores, Uncategorized, Vintage, vintage fashion
Tagged 1950's, 1950's Culture, 1950's Fashion, 1950's Movies, 1950s glamour, 1950s humor, 50's fun, 50's Movies, Aldo Ray, All That Heaven Allows, Bell Book and Candle, Christmas, comedy, entertainment, Humphrey Bogart, Jane Wyman, Jimmy Stewart, Kim Novak, Nostalgia, old movies, Peter Ustinov, Retro, Rock Hudson, Vintage
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Don’t You Just Love Lucy?
Hi there, guys and dolls! Raves n Faves Thursday is here, the day for me to gab about some of my favorite things. I love to laugh and I love television. I walk up to the set, turn it on, … Continue reading
Posted in 1950's, 1950's California, 1950s fun, 1950s glamour, 50's Fashions, 50's housewife, 50's Husband, 50's television, Americana, blogaday, California, Characters, city life, creative writing, Creativity, daily blog, diary, Domestic life, entertainment, family life, farm life, fashion, Fiction, Fictional Characters, flash fiction, Food, Historical, Hollywood, Humor, long read, opinion, Pop Culture, postaday, Raves and Faves, Retro, Sitcoms, television series, Uncategorized, Vintage
Tagged 1950's, 1950's California, 1950's Culture, 1950's Fashion, 1950's Television, 1950s glamour, 1950s humor, 50s fun, 50s marriage, black and white television, Classic Television, entertainment, Fred and Ethel Mertz, Funny, Hollywood, Humor, I Love Lucy, Lucille Ball, Nostalgia, Retro, Ricky Ricardo, Sitcoms, tango, Television, Vintage
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Fright Night!
Happy Hallowe’en, guys and dolls! Hope you have more treats than tricks this year, or in my case, all my tricks become fun treats, if you know what I mean ;-). Of course, I’m that kind of gal. Did you … Continue reading
Posted in 1950's fun, 1950's, 1950s fun, 50's Movies, 50's Slang, 50s horror movies, Alter Ego, black and white movies, blogaday, Classic Movies, creative writing, Creativity, daily blog, diary, Domestic life, entertainment, Fiction, Fictional Characters, Halloween, Historical, Holidays, Hollywood, horror movies, Humor, journal, Nostalgia, Pop Culture, postaday, Raves and Faves, Retro, supernatural thrillers, suspense, Uncategorized, Vintage
Tagged 1950's, 1950's Culture, 1950's Movies, 1950s humor, 50's fun, 50's Movies, blogaday, Classic Movies, creature feature, entertainment, Faves, Funny, Halloween, horror movies, I Was a Teenage Werewolf, Invasion of the Body Snatchers, journal, Mad Scientists, Michael Landon, movie marathon, Nostalgia, postaday, Raves, Retro, Sci Fi movies, Science fiction, The Fly, Vincent Price, Vintage
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