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Book Hollywood Mamie Van Doren Playing The Field

MAMIE VAN DOREN’S AMAZING HOLLYWOOD ADVENTURES

This is the perfect book to read on vacation at the beach if you love Hollywood: Mamie Van Doren’s “Playing the Field.” She was kind enough to send us a copy and we couldn’t put it down! Gorgeous Mamie was one of the triumvirate of platinum blonde glamour girls that ruled the silver screen in the 50’s and 60’s in Hollywood. Mamie was friendly with her “competition” Marilyn Monroe and Jayne Mansfield, but she was the only bombshell to survive in the long run. We loved her “bad girl” movies like “Untamed Youth” And “Running Wild.” Mamie’s adventures in Hollywood and encounters with guys like Tony Curtis, Elvis Presley, Rock Hudson, Nicky Hilton, Steve Cochran, and assorted athletes, are detailed and fascinating. She recalls exciting evenings nightclubbing at Ciro’s and twisting at the Whiskey a Go Go. This woman lived through it all and doesn’t hesitate to share. Thanks, Mamie.

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By Janet / July 6, 2013
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Courtney Stodden Doug Hutchison Hollywood Implants

COURTNEY STODDEN TOOK HER IMPLANTS FOR A WALK IN HOLLYWOOD

Teen vixen Courtney Stodden is disappointed that her new DD implants aren’t getting her enough attention. Not ONE magazine cover! So she and her husband Doug Hutchison took a walk on Hollywood Boulevard, hoping to cause a stir. Unfortunately, girls that look like Courtney are not so uncommon on Hollywood Blvd so she might have gotten more attention in Beverly Hills, if you know what we mean.

Photo Credit: Pacific Coast News

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By Janet / July 3, 2013
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Hollywood Walk of Fame

AT LAST! SOMEONE WHO DESERVES TO BE ON THE HOLLYWOOD WALK OF FAME!

We’ve grown so accustomed to borderline celebrities being added to the Walk of Fame that it’s almost a shock when a bona fide MOVIE STAR adds his hand and foot prints to the cement. Robert DeNiro has softened up with age – there was a time when he would rather have died than be involved in such a public display in Hollywood. After all, he was a serious New York actor. He craved privacy, not adoration. But he’s grown up and become a more public figure and perhaps more grateful. He is a real MOVIE STAR like the James Stewarts and Carole Lombards of yesteryear and we are glad to have him. (Above, Grace Hightower gives her husband a smooch.)

Photo Credit: Pacific Coast News

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By Janet / February 5, 2013
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Don't Miss It Hollywood Richard Tanner Small Parts

WHY YOU SHOULD SEE RICHARD TANNER IN “SMALL PARTS”

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Does this face look familiar? This is a special week for our actor friend Richard Tanner who does NOT bear a strong resemblance to Marilyn Monroe in the photo above, but he’s funnier. His one man show “Small Parts” is debuting with four out-of town performances November 15 thru 18 at the Flight Theater in Hollywood. We’ve seen part of this act and couldn’t get enough. Richard has been struggling -and sometimes working- as an actor in Hollywood for decades and he is LOADED with hilarious stories about the celebrities he’s worked with, and the TV shows and movies he appeared in. We LOVED his tale about the first major Hollywood party he went to and his revealing encounters with Rosie O’Donnell, Billy Crystal, Bette Midler etc. Richard’s amusing take on Hollywood (with an arsenal of visual delights) is priceless and we predict he will take this appealing show all the way to Broadway. See it NOW while it’s affordable!

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By Janet / November 11, 2012
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Bankrupt Gary Busey Hollywood Image Movie Stars

BANKRUPT GARY BUSEY TRIED TO KEEP UP THE “HOLLYWOOD LIFESTYLE”

Acquaintances of Gary Busey are not the least bit surprised that he filed for bankruptcy because he’s “never had a good grip on his finances.” “Gary still spends and acts like he’s an A-list star” we were told. Gary was nominated for an Oscar for “The Buddy Holly Story” in the late 70’s, followed by a number of successful movies like ”Lethal Weapon.” After that, his income went down, but his spending DIDN’T. He’s never owned a house because he always had bad credit. But he HAD to keep up “the image” so he RENTED a (modest) Malibu house for years, and drove a 20 plus year old Mercedes. Recently Gary got lucky and clicked on the reality show circuit (above, Gary on Celebrity Wife Swap) and made some money, but “spent it like the big star he isn’t any more.”

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By Janet / February 8, 2012
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Bar Gay Head in a Bag Hollywood Hustler Marriage Murder Problems Spotlight

COPS ARE INVESTIGATING SPOTLIGHT BAR PATRONS REGARDING “HEAD IN A BAG” MURDER

We heard a little info about the “head in a bag” found in the Hollywood Hills. Since the murder victim was identified as Hervey Medellin, 66, a retired airline employee, investigators are looking for people who used to frequent the Spotlight dive bar in Hollywood, which closed in September. This sleazy but popular and well-known bar was almost half a century old – Keifer Sutherland drank there and Brad Pitt tried to buy the place at one time. It was also a gay bar where older men often picked up young hustlers. Police are following a tip that the murdered man met someone there awhile back and he may be a suspect. Just passing on what we heard….

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By Janet / January 22, 2012
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Dr Conrad Murray Hollywood LaToya Jackson Parade

LA TOYA JACKSON: LOCK ‘EM UP AND THROW AWAY THE KEY!

Photo Credit: Pacific Coast News

LaToya Jackson enjoyed being one of the biggest stars featured in the Hollywood Christmas Parade Sunday night and she dressed appropriately. She is happily anticipating the sentencing of Dr Conrad Murray, whom she always claimed murdered her brother Michael. Her family is pressuring the judge to throw the book at Murray.

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By Janet / November 28, 2011
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Auction Debbie Reynolds Hollywood Joan Crawford Judy Garland Marilyn Monroe

DEBBIE REYNOLDS WAVES GOODBYE TO A LIFETIME COLLECTION, BUT SHE’S IN THE MONEY NOW!



Debbie Reynolds’ Hollywood costume auction this weekend was a roller coaster of emotional ups and downs. It was nice to see Debbie solving her financial problems after being robbed blind by not one, but two good-for-nothing husbands. But it was undeniably sad to see her dream of opening a Hollywood museum go up in smoke. She acquired most of her massive collection at the big MGM sale around 40 years ago and has been storing and caring for them ever since. Sadder still is the fact that most of the collectibles were purchased by foreigners and will be taken out of the country. A Saudi Arabian voice on the phone paid 4.6 million for Marilyn Monroe’s white “Seven Year Itch” subway dress. A man from a Japanese museum quietly purchased Judy Garland’s “Wizard of Oz” dress and ruby sequin slippers for $910,000 and $510,000. One of our personal favorites- Joan Crawford’s waitress uniform from “Mildred Pierce” only pulled in $22,500- maybe THAT will stay in the US.

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By Janet / June 19, 2011
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Emma Roberts Eric Roberts Hollywood Julien Temple Juno Temple Robin Williams Zelda Williams

EMMA ROBERTS AND HER PALS ARE SECOND GENERATION HOLLYWOOD

Photo Credit: Pacific Coast News

Step aside, Paris and Lindsay and Kim. The new generation of young Hollywood starlets is out in full force and they have CONNECTIONS! From left to right: Juno Temple, 21, is an English actress and the daughter of director Julien Temple. You will see her this year in “The Three Musketeers.” Zelda Williams, 21, daughter of Robin Williams, is in the center and she’s appearing soon in “The Frankenstein Brothers.” On the right is Emma Roberts, 20, daughter of Eric Roberts and niece of Julia, is currently appearing in Scream 4.The happy girls are partying in Hollywood together.

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By Janet / April 5, 2011
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Basketball Crimes and Misdemeanors Grauman's Chinese Theater Hollywood Kobe Bryant Walk of Fame

KOBE BRYANT DOESN’T BELONG ON THE HOLLYWOOD WALK OF FAME

A great injustice against Hollywood has been perpetrated by the owner of Grauman’s Chinese Theater or the Hollywood Chamber of Commerce – they allowed basketball player Kobe Bryant to add his handprints to the cement in front of Grauman’s . HELLO – Grauman’s and the Walk of Fame are intended for performers, writers, movie makers, and people in show business! What the heck is going ON here? Kobe is NOT an actor. Why should his prints share space with Clark Gable, Gary Cooper, and Bette Davis? Wouldn’t his prints be more appropriate outside of the Staples Center? It’s a travesty and a crime.

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By Janet / February 20, 2011
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