During the Golden Age of Hollywood, it was a common publicity stunt for movie studios to stage seasonal photo shoots featuring their biggest stars posing with live turkeys for Thanksgiving. These publicity photos were part of a coordinated, seasonal effort by major studios to promote their contract players. Studio photographers and publicity departments would create fun, campy, and often glamorous images to keep the stars and their upcoming films in the public eye during the holiday season.
The pictures offered a playful contrast to the stars’ typically glamorous on-screen images, humanizing them for the public. These images were often sent to magazines and newspapers nationwide to generate buzz.
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| Bette Davis |
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| Virginia Gibson |
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| Barbara Bates |
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| Vera Ellen |
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| Lucy Marlow |
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| Dusty Anderson |
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| Gale Robbins |
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| Adele Jergens |
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| Mary Doran |
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| Joan Leslie |
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