Here's a collection of 10 rare black and white portraits from the 1940s of
Lucille Ball (1911 – 1989), one of America's most beloved comedians, particularly known for her iconic television show
I Love Lucy.
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| Lucille Ball, 1942. An outtake from John Florea's 1942 photo essay on Ball, which touted her as being on the brink of fame after a decade of kicking around Hollywood. (John Florea—The LIFE Picture Collection/Getty Images) |
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| Lucille Ball, 1942. (John Florea—The LIFE Picture Collection/Getty Images) |
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| Lucille Ball in costume for the extravagant dream sequence set in 18th-century France at the center of DuBarry Was a Lady, 1943. (Walter Sanders—The LIFE Picture Collection/Getty Images) |
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| Lucille Ball plays upon her modeling past for Lured, a comic thriller in which she starred as a woman who agrees to pose as bait for a serial killer, 1946. (Bob Landry—The LIFE Picture Collection/Getty Images) |
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| Lucille Ball signs autographs for admiring seamen at one of the January 1944 galas celebrating President Franklin D. Roosevelt's 62nd birthday. (Thomas D. McAvoy—The LIFE Picture Collection/Getty Images) |
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| Lucille Ball performs at one of the gala balls in Washington marking President Franklin D. Roosevelt's birthday in January 1944. (Thomas D. McAvoy—The LIFE Picture Collection/Getty Images) |
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| Lucille Ball, 1944. (Thomas D. McAvoy—The LIFE Picture Collection/Getty Images) |
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| Lucille Ball has her hair done, 1944. (Thomas D. McAvoy—The LIFE Picture Collection/Getty Images) |
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| Lucille Ball has her hair done, 1944. (Thomas D. McAvoy—The LIFE Picture Collection/Getty Images) |
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| Lucille Ball, 1944. (Thomas D. McAvoy—The LIFE Picture Collection/Getty Images) |
Oh, I'm going to miss Mad Men.
ReplyDeleteI knew the 60's were the best decade!
ReplyDeleteTCM recently played Leslie Caron's The Glass Slipper. I would only consider the movie okay, but I kept hanging on to see the few ballet styled dance scenes - amazing. Except the male lead couldn't dance, weird. It was like watching Dancing with the Stars where one of the professional dancers will spin around a wooden legged participant.
ReplyDeleteGreat collection of images.
I'm surprised how many of these names I'm not familiar with.
ReplyDeleteMe as well, I think Hottest Hollywood Actresses might not really have to do with their popularity. I recognized about 3/4 by face and 1/2 by name. I even subscribe to the TCM monthly magazine.
ReplyDeleteLove em all. especially Cugot's first wife Abbe Lane! Va va voom
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