Till Death Do Us Part

If you're just tuning in I am getting married in 5 days

 (the perfectly good reason The Affair has been so quiet lately) and it has got me thinking about our favorite oldies and marriage. Not the Liz Taylor types but the few and far between that where *gasp* married only once or the ones who really where together more than 72 days and lasted, "until death do us part".

Norma Shearer and Irving Thalberg

Married 9 happy years until his untimely death

My favorite Hollywood romance: Bogie and Bacall

Married 12 happy years until his death

Clara Bow and Rex Bell

Married 31 years until his death

Rosalind Russell and Fredrick Brisson

Married 35 years until her death

Irene Dunne and Francis Griffin

Married 37 years until his death

Jimmy Stewart and Gloria Stewart

Married 45 years until her death

Gregory Peck and Veronique Passani

Married 48 years until his death

Paul Newman and Joanne Woodward

Married 50 years until his death

Alfred Hitchcock and Alma Reville

Married 54 years until his death

Shirley Temple and Charles Black

Married 55 years until his death

Robert Mitchum and Dorothy Mitchum

Married 57 years until his death

Jimmy Cagney and Billie Cagney

Married 64 years until his death

Nothing like some real Hollywood love!

Everyday Alfred

Nice try Alfie!

Picture Of The Day

Joan, going through her mail bag.

Ready For Mr. Sandman Part II: The Bed

For part deux of ladies who lavishly sleep, lets take a look at some fantastic beds. Over the top? Never!

Liz at home in her larger than needed bed

Lucille and her quilted headboard

Doris with a bedside phone and quilted headboard..noticing a trend?

Joan Bennett going satin all the way

Sophia and her studded headboard

Constance Bennett with flowers and lace

Joan and her fringed pillows

Greta in "Camille". If you are going to catch tuberculosis,  you better have a good place to lie down.

Vivien and her canopy in "Gone With The Wind"

Norma Desmond and her boat bed

A horrible picture of an amazing bed with Ginger sleeping from "Top Hat"

Ready For Mr. Sandman Part I: The Nightgown

As I lay here in bed sick for the last few days looking disheveled I got to thinking about how stylish the ladies of the past looked as they began their nightly slumber. When did the days of satin and fur leave our bedtime routine? Yes, I own a robe that is pretty, but I certainly don't sleep in a lavish nightgown with all the fixings. But in the movies, and in the good ol' days, women glammed it up before they hit the hay.

Veronica draped in satin

Ann sporting some lovely shoulder bows

Carole in a more fitted ensemble

Claudette kicking it down a notch in "It Happened One Night"

Cary looking fabulous in "Bringing Up Baby"

Ginger with her fancy neck bow

Jean, the most glamorous  of them all.

Lauren ready to slide into bed

Carole rock'in buttons, fur, and pleats!

"Orchestra Wives"

A friend of mine recommended that I watch "Orchestra Wives". I always like a good oldie recommendation, so the fiancee and I checked it out. If you like music, catty women, and characters who fall in love and get married after knowing each other literally 24 hours, than this is the movie for you!

Ann Rutherford plays Connie, a groupie-in-training who has the hots for horn player Bill (George Montgomery). 

She uses the soda jerk as a date to get to one of the band's shows. By band, I mean Glen Miller's band whom goes by the name of "The Gene Morrison Orchestra". Randomly, Jackie Gleason plays the upright bass. 

Look at that ric rac!

After the show, Bill sees Connie and wants a piece. She first says no, but after about 4 minutes of conversation she is in love. Bill invites her to his gig the next night and she hops on the bus to get there. When they won't let her in without a date, she acts true to groupie form and waits for him outside. He comes out to meet her, and in 10 minutes they are engaged. 10 minutes after that, they are married. Yeah, this is gonna work out...

"I married up!"

Soon, Connie meets the other wives and the gals can't believe Bill got hitched, considering he was a major playboy and ex honey to fellow band singer, Jaynie (Lynn Bari). Jaynie decides to break them up, and Connie learns what bitches the wives are.

When the band goes on tour Connie learns about Bill's past and his old relationship with Jaynie and heads out to surprise him like a true clinger. Can she handle the life of an orchestra wife? Will her and Bill's relationship last after the 2 day honeymoon phase? What about the other girls and Jaynie?

There is some great musical numbers in this film, and Glen Miller's band sounds great. Another treat is a fabulous number by the Nicholas Brothers. I never get tired of watching these guys dance. Amazing!

Everyday Alfred

Hitch: the escape artist.