Ann was voted the honorary “mayor” of her Toluca Lake
neighborhood of North Hollywood in September 1949, succeeding Bob Hope in the
office. The ceremony was attended by
Fletcher Bowron, the real mayor of Los Angeles, and several other actor honorary
mayors from San Fernando Valley communities, including Andy Devine.
These photos—newspaper clippings from the album of a
fan—show the fun at a Toluca Lake costume square dance with a pioneer settlers
theme. Here she is with Gordon MacRae, and below with Hollywood
gossip columnist and radio and TV personality Jimmie Fidler, and some other guy
named Bob Hope. Ann had just finished
making Free for All (1949) and had
launched into work on Our Very Own
(1950).
All work and no play…
The bloomers!
ReplyDeleteIndeed, what the well-dressed pioneer lady will wear. I wonder if the costume department helped out?
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