Saturday, March 08, 2008

Asides - Woof! Woof!

W.C. Fields once said, “Never work with children or animals." I guess it's fine to pose with them though, as these cards attest. Not sure if these were actual pets or merely props.

Marion Davies and friend


The dog for lounging around.


The dog for taking a walk and feeling safe.


Brigitte and friend leaving the florist.


A quiet day in the park.

This card is the only one I have seen from a series entitled Film Stars and Their Pets. Therefore there must be more and I guess this is actually her pet.


This is the back of the Miriam's card and it provides a short bio.

The August 20, 1934 text on the card is:
Miss J. Stapley, Butts Villa, Wisborough Green, Billingshurst, Sussex
Chatham, Monday - We have had a nice time here, hope you are having as nice weather as we are. Our dear love to the three of you and Auntie. Try to be good. Love, Missy.

Minus the address it's short enough to be a Twitter message.


Not everyone had dogs.

7 comments:

Anonymous said...

Beautiful pics, I wish film stars today were this gorgeous.
I always thought that Robert Young was the definition of hot during the '30's and '40's, I suppose because of his boy-next-door looks. Please tell me you have some images of him!

Operator_99 said...

Maya, if I ever do a blog on male actors of the twenties and thirties, he would certainly be included. Perhaps that should be a blog you undertake!

Anonymous said...

I'd love to blog about Robert but I don't think I'd do that good of a job.
I look forward to when you blog about the gorgeous guys of the golden age! It should be a treat!

The Siren said...

Katharine Hepburn carried a monkey around when she first arrived in Hollywood, as I recall. I wonder what happened to it and to Del Rio's, since I hear that monkeys get *very* difficult to handle once they reach a certain age.

Anonymous said...

Beautiful photos! I especially like the Miriam Hopkins one!

Raquel Stecher said...

Great pictures! Ladies and their dogs. Or monkey!

~Raquelle~

Anonymous said...

'Film stars and their pets' series; I've seen a Ruby Keeler one circulating on Ebay a few times. Have a look out for it.