The Golden Age of Publicity #33

Original Picture Title:

"Beautiful Tee Hostess"

Original Caption:

"Actress Barbara Eden, official hostess for the Los Angeles Open golf tournament, helps Junior Chamber of Commerce president Bob Meyer in selling tickets for the $44,500 links classic Jan. 8-11 at Rancho".

The Golden Age of Publicity #32When Legends Tarzans Gather #593

Jock Mahoney, Johnny Weissmuller, Ron Ely and James Pierce gather in 1966 to promote the new NBC series Tarzan starring Ron Ely.

The Golden Age of Publicity #31

Original Caption:

Frank Millard (left) and Mike Ashley, sales representative for Aston Martin, discuss the $65,000 car used for a "Goldfinger" (James Bond movie). The car is on display at Millard Motors, and will next be used for the movie "Thunderball", another James Bond 007 movie.

Picture dated: May 22, 1965.

The Golden Age of Publicity #30

Original Caption:

"Penny Ward of Pasadena, checks over golfing gear with "Gilligan's Island" television co-stars Alan Hale Jr., center, and Bob Denver in preparation for the celebrity golf tournament Saturday April 3 between the Hollywood Hackers and Southern California Sportscasters at Los Verdes Country Club in Palos Verdes".

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Irene Dunne pulls Cary Grant's hair in a publicity still for The Awful Truth. Either that or she's checking for nits.

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In this publicity still for The Day the Earth Stood Still (1951) Klaatu (Michael Rennie) points to Helen Thomas for the next question.

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Maureen O'Sullivan grabs Johnny Weissmuller by the hair in this publicity still for Tarzan Finds a Son, 1939. (working title Tarzan in Exile)

Original Caption:

Johnny Weissmuller and Maureen O'Sullivan are again cast as Tarzan and his mate in Metro Goldwyn-Mayer's picturization of Edgar Rice Burroughs' newest jungle story "Tarzan in Exile."

Artists and Animals #32The Golden Age of Publicity #26

Woody Allen and kitten, plus two human companions.

Original Caption:

Anna Marie San Martin, 23, was named "Miss Pussycat 1965" by judges Woody Allen, star of the new movie "What's New Pussycat" and Richard Bonner, General Manager of the L.A. Dept. of Animal Regulations, in a contest held at the L.A. Animal Shelter. Purpose of the event, which drew 25 contestants, was to publicize the availability of kittens for adoption at the Shelter.

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William Powell examines the body of Louise Brooks in this publicity still from the 1929 Paramount release, The Canary Murder Case

Africa Talks to You #3The Golden Age of Publicity #24

Original caption:

Kenya -- Actress Carroll Baker goes native and enjoys it as a Masai tribeswoman adds more water to her tin tub. The American actress used the facilities in a tent during the filming of 'Mister Moses', a United Artists release, on location in Kenya (1965)

The Golden Age of Publicity #23

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London -- Actress Katharine Hepburn grits her teeth and bares her claws in the direction of screen queen Elizabeth Taylor, as actor Montgomery Clift and director Joseph L. Mankiewicz become locked in apparent mortal combat during what seems to be a free-for-all at London's Shepperton studios. The battle, which was impromptu, took place on the set of Columbia's 'Suddenly, Last Summer,' the recently completed Tennessee Williams screenplay. (1959)

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Hollywood -- Lana Turner celebrates her 39th birthday on Feb. 8 by cutting the cake on the set of Portrait in Black, with co-star Anthony Quinn and director Michael Gordon. (1960)

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Robert Mitchum struggles with man's dual nature in this publicity still for the United Artists release, The Night of the Hunter (1955)

The Golden Age of Publicity #20

Original Caption:

Hollywood -- Like the rest of the world, Hollywood is answering the call to arms in the face of invasion. Hollywood being what it is, however, the screen version is made to fit another kind; that of the box office. The arms used in Hollywood need no machine tool plants and assembly lines behind them to spring into production. They have been provided by Mother Nature. Already the arms of the screen's lovers are in action to provide entertainment for the nation by the time the first of the drafters answer the call. Here Claudette Colbert and Ray Milland do their bit in the Hollywood arms industry during the filming of their latest picture for Paramount, Arise, My Love, directed by Mitchell Leisen. (1940)

The Golden Age of Publicity #19

Original Caption:

New York -- Gen. Billy Mitchell is honored as Gary Cooper, star of Warner Bros. 'The Court-Martial of Billy Mitchell', and Charles B. Moss, executive director of the Criterion Theatre where the picture is now playing, officially change Times Square to "Billy Mitchell Square" in ceremonies that took place at 1 PM today at Broadway and 44th Street. The valiant proponent of air power was born 76 years ago today, December 29, 1879. (1955)

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Original Caption:

London -- American actor Clint Eastwood finds himself at the mercy of three gun-toting gals upon his arrival at London Airport to promote his latest film. From left to right, the bare-legged banditos are Sandra Marshall, Anita McGregor and Susan Melody. (1967)

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Original Caption:

Hollywood -- Joan Crawford helps her adopted son Christopher cut the cake
at his birthday party (1945)

The Golden Age of Publicity #16

Original Caption:

This color photo of Dick Powell and Lizabeth Scott shows the players as they appear in their co-starring roles in Samuel Bischoff's Regal Films production, Pitfall, a screen adaptation of the best-selling novel by Jay Dratler. Powell enacts the role of an investigator for an insurance comapny, while Miss Scott plays a dress model. (1948)

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Six accusing fingers point at a tormented Peter Lorre in this publicity still
for the Columbia Pictures release, Crime and Punishment (1935)

The Golden Age of Publicity #14

Original Caption:

Hollywood -- Liberace, piano-playing idol of women television audiences, revealed that he hopes to marry Joanne Rio, 24, the "Girl of his Dreams", in a year. In an exclusive United Press interview, Liberace confided he had proposed and hoped to marry Joanne within the year "if she really loves me and wants to wait for me." He said concert, television and film commitments would keep him from marrying for a year. Here, the two are shown during a recent date at a Hollywood supper club. (1954)