Passing angels - for August

[Mamie]

Posted: 8/1/06 at 5:41am

Some of the wonderfully talented ladies of the past who celebrated their birthdays in August. They're gone - but their contributions to the entertainment world will make them live forever in our hearts and our memories:

Beatrice Straight (8/02/1918 - 4/07/2001)


Ann Dvorak (8/02/1912 - 12/10/1979)


Myrna Loy (8/02/1905 - 12/14/1993)


Helen Morgan (8/02/1900 - 10/09/1941)


Marilyn Maxwell (8/03/1921 - 3/20/1972)


Dolores Del Rio (8/3/1905 - 4/11/1983)


Lucille Ball (8/05/1911 - 4/25/1989)


Billie Burke (8/07/1884 - 5/14/1970)


Sylvia Sidney (8/08/1910 - 7/01/1999)


Norma Shearer (8/10/1900 - 6/12/1983)


Marjorie Reynolds (8/12/1921 - 2/01/1997)


Janice Rule (8/15/1931 - 10/17/2003)


Dame Wendy Hiller (8/15/1912 - 5/14/2003)


Julia Child (8/15/1912 - 8/13/2004)


Ethel Barrymore (8/15/1879 - 6/18/1959)


Mae Clarke (8/16/1910 - 4/29/1992)


Ann Harding (8/17/1901 - 9/01/1981)



Mae West (8/17/1893 - 11/22/1980)


Gail Fisher (8/18/1935 - 12/02/2000)


Shelley Winters (8/18/1922 - 1/14/2006)


Ruby (Ethel) Keeler (8/25/1909 - 2/28/1993)


Martha Raye (8/27/1916 - 10/19/1994)


Isabel Sanford (8/29/1933 - 7/09/2004)


Ingrid Bergman (8/29/1915 - 8/29/1982)


Joan Blondell (8/30/1906 - 12/25/1979)


Shirley Booth (8/30/1907 (189 - 10/16/1992)

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[Glebb]

Posted: 8/1/06 at 5:46am

My gosh Mamie!
You've outdone yourself!
Those ladies are so beautiful.

Myrna, Lucy, Billie, Mae!
I just looked again and each of them is gorgeous.
THANK YOU MAMIE.

[Mamie]

Posted: 8/1/06 at 5:49am

Thank you sweetie - it's an act of love. There were lots of angels born in August!

[Glebb]

Posted: 8/1/06 at 5:56am

It really is an incredible month.
Ingrid, Shelley, on and on.

[Mamie]

Posted: 8/1/06 at 7:55am

And at least two of the greatest ladies of the American stage - Ethel Barrymore and Shirley Booth! Definitely an Angel-rich month.

[PalJoey]

Posted: 8/1/06 at 8:01am

How do you find THE most beautiful picture of all of them?

Even Julia Child!

[hannahshule]

Posted: 8/1/06 at 8:14am

That's a beautiful picture of Ethel Barrymore!

[DG]

Posted: 8/1/06 at 9:43am

I can't believe how much that picture of Sylvia Sidney looks like Annette Benning.

Thanks, Mamie - I love these threads!

[Glebb]

Posted: 8/1/06 at 11:10am

And Gail Fisher is Peggy from Manix?
I used to love her! I especially remember when she went under cover as a hooker.

Watched Diary of Anne Frank this morning.
Shelley was great.

I think Marilyn Maxwell has a Barbara Stanwyk thing going and Marjorie Reynolds is a cross between Judy G. and Lana Turner.

Updated On: 8/1/06 at 11:10 AM

[Broadwayboobs]

Posted: 8/1/06 at 11:14am

Thanks for sharing those Mamie..they're all so beautiful.

I do have a question for you though....what about the men? Were they not passing angels?

[Mamie]

Posted: 8/1/06 at 11:19am

Boobsy darlin' - do you have any idea how long this takes? I always have a couple of months started and I work on them whenever I can find the time. It nearly did me in to bypass some of the incredible gents who were born in October! (I'm hereby nominating Jerry O for sainthood....)

ANYWAY - how about next year? I started these angels in February so I'll keep the ladies going through Jan and then start on the gents, OK? I just don't have the time to do them all!

[Incognito]

Posted: 8/1/06 at 11:32am

"I can't believe how much that picture of Sylvia Sidney looks like Annette Benning".

DG, snap! I thought the exact same thing: - )

[Glebb]

Posted: 8/1/06 at 7:18pm

And what a beautiful portrait of Martha Raye!

Mamie, thanks for working so hard and I love seeing the glam shots of women each month. :)

[DayDreamer]

Posted: 8/1/06 at 7:20pm

Wow mamie... what a list.

[Mamie]

Posted: 8/1/06 at 8:54pm

I've been a huge fan of Martha Raye's since I was real tiny. I can't tell you how thrilled I was to come across this photo of her. Clownish pics of Martha are a dime a dozen, but this glamour shot was a rarity.

[Glebb]

Posted: 8/1/06 at 8:59pm

And by watching The Judy Garland Show I learned that Martha had a special sound.

[Harpo]

Posted: 8/1/06 at 9:00pm

Aw, Mamie, this is so wonderful.
Lucille Ball....sigh. All of the women look so wonderful.

[justme2]

Posted: 8/1/06 at 9:02pm

I can never get enough of Joan Blondell, and glad that Dvorak wasn't forgotten, she was quite a talent as well.

And I can totally see the Bening/Sidney thing as well!

[Broadwayboobs]

Posted: 8/2/06 at 9:22am

"ANYWAY - how about next year? I started these angels in February so I'll keep the ladies going through Jan and then start on the gents, OK? I just don't have the time to do them all! "

Awwww Mamie..you're the best !!! MWAH

[Glebb]

Posted: 8/9/06 at 10:20pm

This thread should never be too far away.

[Glebb]

Posted: 8/20/06 at 6:47am

Needed another look.
Thanks again Mamie.

[Mamie]

Posted: 8/20/06 at 10:05am

You're very welcome, Glebby. September is ready to post!

[Glebb]

Posted: 8/20/06 at 10:10am

Yay!

[Calvin]

Posted: 8/20/06 at 10:56am

Don't forget Clara Bow -- although for some reason, I've always found conflicting birthdates for her, one being July 29 and the other being Aug. 25.

[best12bars]

Posted: 8/20/06 at 11:53am

Wow, after seeing that above...

Is it me, or does Patti Cohenour look almost exactly like Billie Burke???





And if you agree... don't you think Patti should star in a musical based on Miss Burke's life? I think it would make a terrific Broadway show, and Patti would be wonderful as the former stage star... the widowed Mrs. Ziegfeld who picks up the pieces of her shattered storybook life and returns to acting after her legendary husband's death.