Here is a studio portrait of Ann Blyth from the early 1950s. In this decade she would launch several new phases of her career with a switch in home studio from Universal to MGM, nightclub concert dates, and television guest appearances. Despite this versatility, her film career would come to a close toward the end of the decade. From my book Ann Blyth: Actress. Singer. Star.:
This
woman had been the flavor of the month all through the late 1940s and most of
the 1950s, on enough magazine covers to choke a horse, and as famous in her day
as any young star could be. Today, she is nowhere to be seen in that
kitschy souvenir shop universe where classic film fans can easily snag T-shirts
and coffee cups and posters of Clark Gable and The Three Stooges, Mae West and
Betty Boop, and, of course, the ever-exploitable Marilyn
Monroe.
Where
was Ann Blyth? She never retired from performing. She had, unlike
most other stars of that era, performed in all media from radio to TV to stage,
and was successful in all of them. Far, far more talented
than any other 1950s glamour girl, yet she is not as well known today among
younger classic film fans.
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