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Wayne Morris

Born Bert DeWayne Morris Jr. was an actor and World War II hero. February 17, 1914 - September 14, 1959

During the filming of Flight Angels (1940), Wayne became interested in flying and became a pilot. With war looming, he put his career on hold and joined the Naval Reserve as a flier in 1942. He was assigned to the carrier Essex as an F6F fighter pilot. He became an ace shooting down seven Japanese aircraft. He achieved the rank of Lieutenant Commander and was awarded four Distinguished Flying Crosses and two Air Medals. Unfortunately, his four year absence from Hollywood hurt his career. After the war, he was regulated to B Westerns and guest appearances in television serials. In 1957, he was cast as Lt Roget in Paths of Glory (1957). Morris turned in an outstanding performance, possibly reviving his waning career. During a visit to the carrier Bon Homme Richard carrier in San Francisco Bay, Morris suffered a massive heart attack and was transported to the Oakland Naval Hospital where he died. He was 45 years old. He is buried at Arlington Nation Cemetery. His brother, Richard, a B-17 pilot shot down during WWII, is also buried at Arlington.

#Wayne Morris #World War II #Lieutenant Commander #F6F Hellcat

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Bela Lugosi and fourth wife Lillian Arch.

Married 1933 - Divorced 1953

#bela lugosi #Lillian Arch

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Anna May Wong

January 3, 1905 – February 3, 1961

Considered the first Chinese American film star in Hollywood.

Anna May Wong's quarter is part of the U.S. Mint's 2022 American Women Quarters series.

Other notable women in the series include Maya Angelou, Dr. Sally Ride, Wilma Mankiller, and Nina Otero-Warren.

#anna may wong

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Anna May Wong 1937

During this time, Anna May Wong became fed up with Hollywood and the parts she was being offered. She was not happy with Hollywood for casting Louise Rainer in Pearl Buck’s The Good Earth. She had desperately wanted to play O-Lan. Unfortunately, the Hays Code prohibited actors of different races from playing husband/wife couples on film. In spite of testing for the role, she was not cast. She was offered the role of Lotus, which she turned down. Instead, she traveled to China for year.

#Anna May Wong #1937

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Chandu the Magician 1932

Roxor (Lugosi) kidnaps Robert Regent and his death ray invention. He hopes to degenerate humanity into mindless brutes, leaving himself as Earth's supreme intelligence.

#Bela Lugosi #Roxor #Chandu the Magician #Edmund Lowe #Irene Ware #Henry B Walthall

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Knights of the Round Table 1953

First MGM film to be shot in CinemaScope.

Robert Taylor was never comfortable filming these types of movies. He often referred to them as "iron jockstrap" movies and actually preferred doing westerns.

Knights of the Round Table was the second in an unofficial trilogy. The other two movies were Ivanhoe and The Adventures of Quentin Durward. The three movies were made by producer Pandro S. Berman and director Richard Thorpe. Robert Taylor starred in all three movies.

#Robert Taylor #Ava Gardner #Mel Ferrer #Stanley Baker #Felix Aylmer #Maureen Swanson #Anna Crawford

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100 posts!

#100 posts #tumblr milestone

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Ivanhoe 1952

Based on the 1819 novel by Sir Walter Scott.

#Robert Taylor #Elizabeth Taylor #Joan Fontaine #George Sanders #Emlyn Williams #Felix Aylmar #Finlay Currie #Robert Douglas #Francis De Wolff #Norman Wooland #Ssebastian Cabot

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Glen or Glenda 1953

An American exploitation film of the early 1950s. The movie was directed, written by and starring Ed Wood.

It was widely considered one of the worst films ever made. It has since been reevaluated and has become somewhat of a cult classic.

The movie was shot in four days.

#Bela Lugosi #Dolores Fuller #Edward D. Wood Jr. #Lyle Talbot #Timothy Farrell

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Daughters who Pay - 1925 Silent Movie

Fun fact: Marguerite's brother was war correspondent Clete Roberts, who reported during WW II and in Korea.

#Bela Lugosi #John Bowers #Marguerite De La Motte #Alyce Mills #J. Barney Sherry

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Black Dragons 1942.

Black Dragons was rushed into production following the attack on Pearl Harbor. It was to begin filming on 17 January 1942, but this was pushed back until 21 January. 

#Clayton Moore #Joan Barclay #Joseph Eggenton #George Pembroke #Robert Frazer #Bernard Gorcey #Bela Lugosi

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D-Day June 6th 1944

Recent photos overlaid with the same 1944 locations on the beaches of Normandy.

#June 6 #1944 #Normandy #France

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(via D-Day’s 79th anniversary)

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Stage Play "Arabesque" 1925, Bela Lugosi as The Sheik of Hammam.

#Bela Lugosi #1925

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Thank you @mikekzen and everyone who got me to 250 reblogs!

#250 reblogs #tumblr milestone #thank you

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The Black Cat 1934

The Black Cat was Universal Pictures' biggest hit of the year. It was one of eight films to feature both Lugosi and Karloff together.

There was even an audition where fans brought in their black cats for Lugosi and Karloff to judge for that special feline to be cast in the movie.

#Bela Lugosi #Boris Karloff #David Manners #Jacqueline Wells #Lucille Lind #1934 #Youtube