Sal Spins Me Right Round
Sal Mineo Spin Wheel.
It Figures
-George Michael, βFather Figureβ
FREEEK OF THE WEEEK!
George Michael. Coming Soon.
The Day I Met Carrie Fisher
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Last Christmas: George Michael
On April 8, 1998, pop god George Michael, is arrested in Beverly Hills for engaging in a lewd act alone in a public restroom. What follows is the crucifixion of George Michael. Coming Soon⦠(Instagram: deadinhollywoodzine)
Bette Davis: Merry Christmas to the Man Who Came to Dinner
Bette Davis in βThe Man Who Came to Dinnerβ
The Dandridge Sisters: Don't Go Chasing Waterfalls
The Dandridge Sisters are an all black girl singing trio in the 1930's whose most famous member, Dorothy Dandridge, will go on to be the first black woman nominated for a Best Actress Academy Award in 1955 for her role in "Carmen Jones." The Dandridge Sisters are comprised of Dorothy and her older sister Vivian and their friend Etta Jones - not to be confused with the well-known jazz vocalist, Etta James. You'd be surprised how many articles incorrectly list James as a member of this trio. The Dandridge Sisters find success on radio shows and in Los Angeles nightclubs. It was in one of these nightclubs that they are invited to perform at the iconic Harlem nightclub, the Cotton Club. The Sisters are so popular at the Cotton Club that they are given a regular spot in the show. They are only 14-years-old at the time.
Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas
Last year, my grandmother died somewhat unexpectedly. Yesterday would have been her 90th birthday, and in honor of my grandmother, I watched one of her favorite movies for the first time: Meet Me in St. Louis. I don't know how I've gone this long without bearing witness to this technicolor triumph, but now that I have, I can't get it out of my head. For a "romantic musical comedy," Meet Me in St. Louis sure has its fair share of dark moments. Because of this, my grandmother must have known that I would fall head-over-heels for Tootie and the entire Smith family! Smith was also my grandmother's last name. My grandmother told me once that she and my grandfather would watch Meet Me in St. Louis whenever they were feeling down. Before the credits rolled, my grandfather would take her hand, and they'd slow-dance around the living to Judy Garland singing "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas" in the background. I'd like to think that watching Meet Me in St. Louis was my grandmother's gift to me this Christmas.
Penny Marshall (October 15, 1943 / December 17, 2018)
You have been loved.
A League of Her Own
βIβm not the most positive person.β -Penny Marshall (October 15, 1943 β December 17, 2018)
Cemetery Dolls
She has four fatal diseases... and it only takes one.
A Judy Garland Christmas
"Meet Me in St. Louis" lives on as one of Judy Garland's most iconic films. A technicolor holiday classic even though only about 25 minutes of the movie takes places at Christmas. "Meet Me in St. Louis" marks the debut of the now holiday standard, "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas." Garland owns that song now and forever.
βMeet Me in St. Louisβ influenced a number of future filmmakers. The Halloween sequence with Tootie and Agnes would inspire the color scheme of John Carpenterβs Halloween in 1978, and Woody Allen would update the six-month family tale to 1996 Manhattan in his movie musical "Everyone Says I Love You."
A Natalie Wood Christmas
Upon its release, "Miracle on 34th Street" is deemed "morally objectable" by the Catholic Legion of Decency - true-believers on a mission from a motion picture hating god. They hated the soon-to-be Holiday classic because Maureen O'Hara's character was a divorcee with a little girl. Heavens to Betsy, I do declare. Natalie Wood plays O'Hara's daughter, the non-believing Susan. In real life, Wood still believes in Santa: βI guess I had an inkling that maybe it wasnβt so, but I really did think that Edmund Gwenn was Santa." Gwenn wins the Best Supporting Actor for his portrayal of Macy's Santa Claus. "I had never seen him without his beard because he used to come in early in the morning and spend several hours putting on this wonderful beard and mustache. And at the end of the shoot, when we had a set party, I saw this strange man, without the beard, and I just couldnβt get it together.β
Nancy Wilson: Hollywood My Way
Jazz singer and legend, Nancy Wilson died yesterday at the age of 81.
NANCY WILSON DEAD AT 81.
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Can't Get You Out of My Head
Whenever I finish a zine, I always have a hard time letting go and moving onto the next one. I havenβt been able to totally move on from Natalie as I start work on the next two issues of Dead in Hollywood: Dorothy Dandridge and Tab Hunter.
CLICK HERE for the zine DEAD IN HOLLYWOOD: NATALIE WOOD (issue #8)
The Splendor of Youth.
Geneva Williams: A Footnote in a Footnote's Footnotes
Hard at work on Dead in Hollywood: Dorothy Dandridge (Issue #9) and Iβm finding it difficult to pull myself away from her mother, Rubyβs, story. Ruby was a successful radio and television actress in her own right who left her husband to live with her βcompanionβ in 1922 America. Can you imagine? Sadly, her companion, Geneva Williams, was not a good woman. She overworks Dorothy and her sister, Vivian, and sexually assaults Dorothy one night after Dorothy returns home from her first date with a boy. Iβd love to learn more about Geneva, but sheβs become a footnote in another footnoteβs footnotes.
Ruby Dandridge
Reading up on Dorothy Dandridge's life, I find myself drawn to her mother, Ruby Dandridge. Five months before Dorothy is born, Ruby leaves her husband, Cyril Dandridge, and moves in with her "companion," Geneva Williams. This was 1922! A black woman divorcing her husband was almost unheard of at the time and not to mention the fact that Ruby was also pregnant with Dorothy. But that's exactly what she does. She chooses not only to survive but to thrive in the repressed society of the 1920βs. I canβt even imagine what that must have been like for Ruby.
Dorothy Fucking Dandridge
Bedroom walls and record store stalls.
