Thursday, April 09, 2015

Mr. X Blind Item #3- Old Hollywood

This triple threat (actress, singer, and dancer) was A+ list for a short period of time and is mainly remembered today for possibly the most reproduced photos of a classic star which was originally intended as an innocent publicity photo for one of her movies. She slipped to B-list for the second half of her career moving into the world of Broadway, Vegas and summer stock, but still retained that A-list name recognition. For most of her years as a star, she was married to an A/B-list musician who was really popular during those same years but was reduced to playing Vegas and the nightclub circuit for the rest of his career. He was also a heavy drinker and heavy gambler (a habit which his wife also picked up), and was basically a deadbeat dad to their kids. Not to mention he could be physically and verbally abuse to his wife. Towards their end of their long marriage, she snapped. He brought home a hooker and the wife shot out the tires of her car with a pistol (which she always had on her just in case).. which he rode home in. The hooker threatened to press charges (I know, stupid idea...), but the incident was hushed up by the wife's PR people.

21 comments:

  1. Kelly1:03 AM

    Rita Hayworth and Dick Haymes?

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  2. MontanaMarriott1:04 AM

    Jane Russell

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  3. tricia131:08 AM

    Ginger Rogers

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  4. tricia131:09 AM

    Rogers/Jack Peeper was hubby

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  5. tricia131:09 AM

    *Jack Pepper

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  6. Kno Won Uno1:10 AM

    Pic is The Outlaw still.

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  7. back again1:11 AM

    I think Betty Grable when I think popular pics

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  8. This is Betty Grable

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  9. Kno Won Uno1:18 AM

    I can't make the husbands fit, dammit!

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  10. Stephie1:19 AM

    Betty was my first thought also.

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  11. Kno Won Uno1:19 AM

    & Harry James

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  12. Theresa1:20 AM

    Betty Grable

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  13. Jenny1:28 AM

    I like Grable guess, I think she has more of the personality to do this.

    Hayworth, they say would go into abusive relationship after abusive relationship, it suspected that her dad sexually abused her since she was a young teen girl.

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  14. MontanaMarriott1:34 AM

    Really?!? I just swore it was her cus of the Outlaw pic or Rita cus of the Gilda pic.

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  15. XRaySpex1:37 AM

    this sounds like Betty Grable, who was married to Harry James, the orchestra leader

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  16. Jimmy1:44 AM

    Betty Grable and Harry James

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  17. it took forever5:59 AM

    betty looked so pretty and harry like a nerd

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  18. ettacettera6:08 AM

    Betty ..and her famous 40's pin up pic. Always liked her..

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  19. Betty Grable for sure.

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  20. Emeraldcity7:23 PM

    Definitely Betty, by co-incidence last week came across a series of you tube videos called Mysteries and Scandals (of Hollywood) .......the link to Betty's story

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UrgBcZqhfCA

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