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.
Rita Hayworth and Dick Haymes?
ReplyDeleteJane Russell
ReplyDeleteGinger Rogers
ReplyDeleteRogers/Jack Peeper was hubby
ReplyDelete*Jack Pepper
ReplyDeletePic is The Outlaw still.
ReplyDeleteI think Betty Grable when I think popular pics
ReplyDeleteThis is Betty Grable
ReplyDeleteI can't make the husbands fit, dammit!
ReplyDeleteBetty was my first thought also.
ReplyDelete& Harry James
ReplyDeleteBetty Grable
ReplyDeleteI like Grable guess, I think she has more of the personality to do this.
ReplyDeleteHayworth, 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.
Really?!? I just swore it was her cus of the Outlaw pic or Rita cus of the Gilda pic.
ReplyDeletethis sounds like Betty Grable, who was married to Harry James, the orchestra leader
ReplyDeleteBetty Grable and Harry James
ReplyDeletebetty looked so pretty and harry like a nerd
ReplyDeleteBetty ..and her famous 40's pin up pic. Always liked her..
ReplyDeleteBetty Grable for sure.
ReplyDeleteDefinitely 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
ReplyDeletehttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UrgBcZqhfCA
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