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PORTRAIT OF THE WEEK
This great portrait of Linda Darnell comes from the height of her popularity in the early 1940s at 20th Century-Fox. Linda came to the studio at age 16, and was promptly thrown into the lead of her first film, Hotel for Women (1939). She became the youngest leading lady in Hollywood history.(c) 20th Century-Fox Film Corp.

LINDA DARNELL

Actress Linda Darnell’s life was pure Hollywood. She was discovered by movie talent scouts as a youngster in her native Texas. Signed to a studio contract at the age of 16, they promptly threw her into the lead role of he...
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MICHAEL RENNIE — KLAATU WITHOUT HIS SPACE SUIT

  Eric Alexander Rennie was born on August 29, 1909 in Idle near Bradford, West Riding of Yorkshire. After graduation from school, Rennie toiled as a car salesman and manager of his uncle’s rope factory. He was alway...
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PORTRAIT OF THE WEEK
PEEPING JOHN. Cadaverous John Carradine portrays yet-another mad scientist in 1957's The Unearthly. This Republic Pictures opus also starred the curvaceous Allison Hayes and the mountainous Tor Johnson. (c) Republic Pictures

JOHN CARRADINE

  OK…..OK…..I know Halloween is over, but I’m still featuring this creepy portrait of John Carradine as this week’s featured portrait. Like Karloff and Lugosi, the Thin Monster is forever identified...
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ROSALIND RUSSELL

    Rosalind Russell was one of the greatest screen actresses–and personalities–in Hollywood history. There didn’t seem to be much that she could not do. Ms. Russell started out as a ‘second-le...
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PORTRAIT OF THE WEEK
BING CROSBY

BING CROSBY

I suppose there’s no Hollywood celebrity more identified with Christmas than Bing Crosby. His rendition of the Irving Berlin song, White Christmas, is a Holiday staple. As is the constant unspooling of his popular 1954 Pa...
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OZZIE NELSON

  Oswald George Nelson was born March 20, 1906 in Jersey City, New Jersey. Ozzie Nelson began his career studying law, but soon formed a dance band in the 1920s that became hugely popular. He took on Harriet Hilliard as a ...
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PORTRAIT OF THE WEEK
ELEANOR POWELL

ELEANOR POWELL

      She was known as the Queen of Tap. Lovely Eleanor Powell was plucked from obscurity in the 1930s and became one of Hollywood’s top musical stars. She was one of illustrious MGMs top money-makers durin...
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LAIRD CREGAR

  Only the most devoted film fan knows the name Laird Cregar. He was a screen character actor who rivaled Karloff and Lugosi for creepy cinematic portrayals. Samuel Laird Cregar was born July 28, 1913 in Philadelphia.  He...
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PORTRAIT OF THE WEEK
Richard Denning in an atmospheric portrait from 1955's Creature with the Atom Brain. (c) Columbia Pictures

RICHARD DENNING

MONSTER HUNTER #1 Richard Denning was never more than a ‘B’ movie actor–and he’d be the first person to tell you that–but he always gave 110% no matter how poverty-row the production was. Denning h...
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PORTRAIT OF THE WEEK
This portrait of Dan Dailey is from the 1947 20th Century-Fox film, Mother Wore Tights. This was one of the many corny musical films he would make with Betty Grable. They were Technicolor confections that showcased the duo's singing and dancing talents---and delighted audiences for years! Forget the story--just enjoy the team doing their best to entertain us. (c) 20th Century-Fox

DAN DAILEY

This portrait of Dan Dailey is from the 1947 20th Century-Fox film, Mother Wore Tights. This was one of the many corny musical films he would make with Betty Grable. They were Technicolor confections that showcased the duo̵...
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PORTRAIT OF THE WEEK
Barbara Hale

BARBARA HALE

    Well, we sure love actress Barbara Hale here at The Funhouse! Hale had a full career in movies during the 1940s. She never was a huge star, but Barbara worked constantly and was popular with World War II audienc...
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PORTRAIT OF THE WEEK
CUSHING IN FLAMES. A fiery portrait of Peter Cushing from 1964's The Evil of Frankenstein. This Hammer Film opus once-again starred the actor as Baron Frankenstein, who once-again meddled in things man was not meant to know---or at least until the next sequel! (c) Universal Studios

PETER CUSHING

 
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PORTRAIT OF THE WEEK
A beautiul portrait of Anne Baxter from her days as a contract player at 20th Century-Fox.

ANNE BAXTER

  Beautiful Anne Baxter was born in Michigan City, Indiana, on May 7, 1923.  She later moved to New York City with her parents, where as a child she began acting in stock productions and later Broadway. 20th Century-Fox ...
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CARMEN MIRANDA

None other than the Brazilian Bombshell herself, Carmen Miranda, is the Funhouse’s Portrait of the Week. Maria do Carmo Miranda da Cunha was born February 9, 1909. She was already a star in South America, appearing in sev...
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PRICE IS ALWAYS RIGHT. This Halloween-themed Portrait of the Week spotlights the great Vincent Price. This moody still is from 1961's The Pit and the Pendulum. The St. Louis-born Price never begrudged his horror-film stardom. He was always grateful that these roles kept him steadily employed in the 50s and 60s--a period where most of his contemporaries were home collecting unemployment checks. His home-town celebrated his 100th birthday with a week-long event, featuring films, celebrities and other special treats. I'm betting he'll still be revered when #200 comes around. (c) AIP

VINCENT PRICE

 
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