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Wednesday, October 30, 2019

Ann Blyth 1950s studio portrait


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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Wednesday, October 23, 2019

Academy Museum of Motion Pictures receives a gown worn by Ann Blyth


A gown worn by Ann Blyth in The King's Thief (1955) has been donated to the new Academy Museum of Motion Pictures.  It is from the Arnold R. Kunert Collection.  Ann wore several period gowns in the film, and at this point, I don't know which of them is the one donated to the museum, but I'll let you know when I have more description.

The Academy Museum of Motion Pictures is slated to open to the public next year at 6067 Wilshire Boulevard in Los Angeles.

For more on The King's Thief, have a look here at my post on Another Old Movie Blog, and here in my book on Ann's career: 


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