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A balmy December day; except for the occasional rain, was the perfect day for a walk..
Karen and I grabbed our gear and umbrellas and made our way to Lake Ontario to Jack Darling Memorial Park.
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A pleasure boat passes below a pair of raised rail bridges near Ping Tom Memorial Park at sunset in Chicago's Chinatown neighborhood.
Nikon D7500, Sigma 18-300, ISO 360, f/5.6, 40mm, 1/125s
Or at least attempted.
The Osprey had just caught a Grey Mullet, sadly at a bit of a distance and with it's back to me - but still wonderful to see. The Herring Gull thought it deserved a fish breakfast.
The other Osprey (2 resident at the lagoon) had caught a fish about 30 minutes earlier.
Taken at the Obidos Lagoon. The Lagoa de Óbidos in Portugal was recently recognized as a Wetland of International Importance, designated as a Ramsar Site due to its high biodiversity, extensive size as Portugal's largest coastal lagoon.
This piece of machinery has been parked behind my fence in the school yard for some time now.. They have been using it in their work of refitting the school for earthquakes..I tried a wide angle lens and couldn't get all the machine so got the fisheye and that accounts for the unusual curve.. Happy Fence Friday, Everybody!!!
It's now or never, held in my own hands
destiny is a touch away from a legacy
fathomed through a thicket of restraint
a feeling of falling into the calling
a subject upon a teaching -
within such Heavenly leaning
sent as in received with grace
a correlation of Natural correction
to swim is to see the dry land
when it is to fly...it's to envision -
the riverbeds of our deeper self
in flight with the fight of weightless mood
a wing is the offer of peace
in the truly instinctive migration -
of gravitational seasons of heart
there is no fight greater than greed
in which the pull of life
is contorted with fear for the natural self
attacked by war ravaged madness
that is not life !!!! that is not our world !!
the only right is the light you find at night
in dreams of preordained soulseeking
a pure comfort of roborant air, nothing more
the afflicted raise themselves once again
persecuted souls wave for freedom
disabled bodies stand tall again
vilified dreams touch reality this time
depleted reserves well up with lifegiving rain
tears fall for the hope upon you
cry for anything our leaders supressed
no hope is too big or too small
no life is too weak or too hopeless
as to be ignored from now on...
only you exist in this venerated mirror image,
veracious reflection of optimistic shadow
dance away the fears and the tears
suffice in the nature of you within you
it's enough! and nobody can take it!
you have within all that our leaders are without!
by anglia24
19h30: 19/03/2008
©2008anglia24
From the Skydeck at dusk from last week's Choose Chicago instameet.
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San Francisco 2008. Took this because I think it is the same type of machine Harry Callahan used to reach the jumper on top of the building in the original Dirty Harry. Seeing it just reminded me of that classic film.
Nikon F55. Fujifilm Superia Extra 400 35mm C41 film.
skyjack ...
in my Industrialscape Series 2 ; Pic # 2 ...
Taken Apr 9, 2019
Thanks for your visits, faves, invitesa nd comments ... (c)rebfoto
Scania R-730 von Johannes Matzhold Ges.m.b.H aus Unterfladnitz auf der A3 Regensburg - Passau bei Schwarzach transportiert eine Teleskoparbeitsbühne SJ45 T+ von Skyjack..
Photo taken by Norbert Kröpfl (and received from him personally).
München-Riem
November 1975
HZ-ACF
Boeing 707-373C
18583/346
Saudia Cargo
HZ-ACF was noted at Riem on 30 October 1975, 31 October 1975 and 1 November 1975. Here it is parked in an unusual position, the engine run-up area. The airframe had been seen at Riem before as N374WA with World Airways on 19 February 1972 and 1 January 1973.
Delivered new to World Airways in August 1963 and went on to Saudia in August 1973 as HZ-ACF, TAAG Angola Airlines in July 1978 as D2-TAG (later re-registered D2-TOG) and Angola Air Charter in 1988 as D2-TOG. Scrapped at Manston in 1992.
This B707 appeared in two movies (in basic World Airways colours): "Skyjacked" (1972), with "Global Airways" titles, and "Magnum Force" (1973) with "Sovereign Airways" titles.
Registration details for this airframe:
www.planelogger.com/Aircraft/Registration/HZ-ACF/490728
This airframe as N374WA with World Airways at SNN:
www.flickr.com/photos/shanair/12203518053
HZ-ACF with Saudia Cargo, starboard side view with Arabic titling:
www.flickr.com/photos/154191970@N03/37153935595
This airframe as D2-TAG with TAAG Angola Airlines at BSL in August 1979:
imgproc.airliners.net/photos/airliners/2/3/9/0167932.jpg
This airframe as D2-TOG with Angola Air Charter at DUB in April 1989:
www.flickr.com/photos/namcys11/8131256888
D2-TOG stored engineless at MSE in June 1992:
www.flickr.com/photos/93373926@N04/24869484181
Scan from Kodachrome slide.
Italian postcard by B.F.F. Edit., no. 3184. Photo: Dear Film / Metro Goldwyn Mayer. Publicity still for Gentlemen Marry Brunettes (Richard Sale, 1955). Collection: Marlene Pilaete.
Charming, youthful and pretty American actress Jeanne Crain (1925-2003) was frequently cast in bright and breezy musicals. She received an Oscar nomination for Best Actress in Pinky (1949), in which she played the title role. Her career spanned from 1943 to 1975.
Jeanne Elizabeth Crain was born in Barstow, California, in 1925. She was the daughter of George A. Crain, a high school English teacher and his wife, Loretta Carr. Not long after her birth, Jeanne was moved to Los Angeles, where her father got another teaching position. Her parents divorced in 1934. While in junior high school, Jeanne played the lead in a school production which set her on the path to acting. When she was in high school Jeanne was asked to take a screen test for the role of Lucy Morgan in The Magnificent Ambersons (Orson Welles, 1941). Unfortunately, she didn't get the part, but it did set her sights on being a film actress. After high school, Jeanne enrolled at UCLA to study drama. At the age of 18, she won the 'Miss Camera Girl of 1942' title in Long Beach, Florida. She got a bit part, posing in a bathing costume, in the Fox production The Gang's All Here (Busby Berkeley, 1943) starring Alice Faye, and a small contract. Her next film saw Jeanne elevated to a more substantial part in Home in Indiana (Henry Hathaway, 1944) the following year, which was filmed in neighbouring Kentucky. The film was an unquestionable hit. On the strength of that box-office success, Jeanne was given a raise and star billing, as Maggie Preston, in her next film, In the Meantime, Darling (Otto Preminger, 1944). Unfortunately, the critics not only roasted the film but singled out Jeanne's performance in particular. She rebounded nicely in her last film of the year, Winged Victory (George Cukor, 1944), opposite Lon McCallister. The audience loved it and the film was profitable. In 1945, Jeanne was cast in the Rogers and Hammerstein musical State Fair (Walter Lang, 1945) as Margie Frake who travels to the fair and falls in love with a reporter played by Dana Andrews. Louanne Hogan dubbed Crain's singing numbers. After that, Crain often had singing parts in films, and they were dubbed, in most cases by Hogan. Another hit was Leave Her to Heaven (John M. Stahl, 1945), where Crain was the 'good' sister of 'bad' Gene Tierney, both in love with Cornel Wilde. Now, Crain got a bigger contract and more recognition. Later that year, she married Paul Brooks on New Year's Eve. Although her devoutly catholic mother wasn't supportive of the marriage, the union lasted until her husband's death, The marriage produced seven children. Brooks was a former RKO contract player who had briefly appeared in Those Endearing Young Charms (Lewis Allen, 1945). His real name was Paul Brinkman, and he gave up his acting career to become a highly successful businessman for an arms manufacturing company. The year 1947 was an off year for Jeanne, as she took time off to bear Brooks' first child. Although Crain, a practising Catholic, sued Brinkman for divorce in 1956, the decree never became final and they got back together again. In later years, they lived separately.
In 1949, Jeanne Crain appeared in three films, A Letter to Three Wives (Joseph L. Mankiewicz, 1949) with Linda Darnell and Ann Sothern, The Fan (Otto Preminger, 1949) opposite Madeleine Carroll and George Sanders, and Pinky (Elia Kazan, 1949) with Ethel Barrymore. It was this latter film which garnered her an Oscar nomination as Best Actress for her role as Pinky Johnson, a nurse who sets up a clinic in the Deep South. She lost to Olivia de Havilland for The Heiress (William Wyler, 1949). Pinky was controversial because it told the story of a light-skinned African American woman who passes for white in the Northern United States until she is forced to admit her roots. Although Lena Horne and other black actresses were considered, producer Darryl F. Zanuck chose to cast a white actress for fear of racial backlash. The following year, Crain starred in the comedy Cheaper by the Dozen (Walter Lang, 1950), as the eldest daughter of Clifton Webb and Myrna Loy. Crain paired with Cary Grant in the offbeat drama People Will Talk (Joseph L. Mankiewicz, 1951). Crain was reunited with Loy for Belles on Their Toes (Henry Levin, 1952), the sequel to Cheaper by the Dozen, getting top billing this time. In 1953, Jeanne left Fox after starring in the Film Noir Vicki (Harry Horner, 1953), with Jean Peters. Denny Jackson at IMDb: "She had made 23 films for the studio that started her career, but she needed a well-deserved change. Jeanne wanted to expand her range instead of playing the girl-next-door types." She went briefly to Warner Brothers for the filming of Duel in the Jungle (George Marshall, 1954). The film was lukewarm at best. That same year she signed a contract with Universal Studios with promises of better, high-profile roles. She went into production in the film Man Without a Star (King Vidor, 1955), starring Kirk Douglas, which was a hit with audiences and critics. After The Joker Is Wild (Charles Vidor, 1957) with Frank Sinatra and Mitzi Gaynor, Jeanne took time off for her family and to appear in a few television programs. She returned, briefly, to film in Guns of the Timberland (Robert D. Wenn, 1960) alongside Alan Ladd. The films were sporadic after that. In Italy, she played Nefertiti in the Peplum Nefertiti, regina del Nilo/Nefertiti, Queen of the Nile (Fernando Cerchio, 1961) with Edmund Purdom and Vincent Price. In 1967, she appeared in a low-budget suspense yarn called Hot Rods to Hell (John Brahm, 1967) with Dana Andrews. Her final film was the thriller Skyjacked (John Guillermin, 1972), in which she was a passenger on a plane piloted by Charlton Heston. In her retirement years, she and her husband spent most of their time working at two of their ranches. Jeanne died of a heart attack in Santa Barbara, California, in 2003. Her husband Paul Brooks had died two months earlier. Their son Paul Brinkman Jr. became a television executive, who is most known for his work on the television series JAG. Crain's youngest child, son Christopher Brinkman, was the original lead guitarist for the rock group Jane's Addiction (1985-1986). He died of a drug overdose in 1997.
Sources: Denny Jackson (IMDb), Ronald Bergan (The Guardian), Wikipedia and IMDb.
And, please check out our blog European Film Star Postcards.
French postcard by Editions du Globe, no. 502. Photo: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer.
Charming, youthful and pretty American actress Jeanne Crain (1925-2003) was frequently cast in bright and breezy musicals. She received an Oscar nomination for Best Actress in Pinky (1949), in which she played the title role. Her career spanned from 1943 to 1975.
Jeanne Elizabeth Crain was born in Barstow, California, in 1925. She was the daughter of George A. Crain, a high school English teacher and his wife, Loretta Carr. Not long after her birth, Jeanne was moved to Los Angeles, where her father got another teaching position. Her parents divorced in 1934. While in junior high school, Jeanne played the lead in a school production which set her on the path to acting. When she was in high school Jeanne was asked to take a screen test for the role of Lucy Morgan in The Magnificent Ambersons (Orson Welles, 1941). Unfortunately, she didn't get the part, but it did set her sights on being a film actress. After high school, Jeanne enrolled at UCLA to study drama. At the age of 18, she won the 'Miss Camera Girl of 1942' title in Long Beach, Florida. She got a bit part, posing in a bathing costume, in the Fox production The Gang's All Here (Busby Berkeley, 1943) starring Alice Faye, and a small contract. Her next film saw Jeanne elevated to a more substantial part in Home in Indiana (Henry Hathaway, 1944) the following year, which was filmed in neighbouring Kentucky. The film was an unquestionable hit. On the strength of that box-office success, Jeanne was given a raise and star billing, as Maggie Preston, in her next film, In the Meantime, Darling (Otto Preminger, 1944). Unfortunately, the critics not only roasted the film but singled out Jeanne's performance in particular. She rebounded nicely in her last film of the year, Winged Victory (George Cukor, 1944), opposite Lon McCallister. The audience loved it and the film was profitable. In 1945, Jeanne was cast in the Rogers and Hammerstein musical State Fair (Walter Lang, 1945) as Margie Frake who travels to the fair and falls in love with a reporter played by Dana Andrews. Louanne Hogan dubbed Crain's singing numbers. After that, Crain often had singing parts in films, and they were dubbed, in most cases by Hogan. Another hit was Leave Her to Heaven (John M. Stahl, 1945), where Crain was the 'good' sister of 'bad' Gene Tierney, both in love with Cornel Wilde. Now, Crain got a bigger contract and more recognition. Later that year, she married Paul Brooks on New Year's Eve. Although her devoutly catholic mother wasn't supportive of the marriage, the union lasted until her husband's death, The marriage produced seven children. Brooks was a former RKO contract player who had briefly appeared in Those Endearing Young Charms (Lewis Allen, 1945). His real name was Paul Brinkman, and he gave up his acting career to become a highly successful businessman for an arms manufacturing company. The year 1947 was an off year for Jeanne, as she took time off to bear Brooks' first child. Although Crain, a practising Catholic, sued Brinkman for divorce in 1956, the decree never became final and they got back together again. In later years, they lived separately.
In 1949, Jeanne Crain appeared in three films, A Letter to Three Wives (Joseph L. Mankiewicz, 1949) with Linda Darnell and Ann Sothern, The Fan (Otto Preminger, 1949) opposite Madeleine Carroll and George Sanders, and Pinky (Elia Kazan, 1949) with Ethel Barrymore. It was this latter film which garnered her an Oscar nomination as Best Actress for her role as Pinky Johnson, a nurse who sets up a clinic in the Deep South. She lost to Olivia de Havilland for The Heiress (William Wyler, 1949). Pinky was controversial because it told the story of a light-skinned African American woman who passes for white in the Northern United States until she is forced to admit her roots. Although Lena Horne and other black actresses were considered, producer Darryl F. Zanuck chose to cast a white actress for fear of racial backlash. The following year, Crain starred in the comedy Cheaper by the Dozen (Walter Lang, 1950), as the eldest daughter of Clifton Webb and Myrna Loy. Crain paired with Cary Grant in the offbeat drama People Will Talk (Joseph L. Mankiewicz, 1951). Crain was reunited with Loy for Belles on Their Toes (Henry Levin, 1952), the sequel to Cheaper by the Dozen, getting top billing this time. In 1953, Jeanne left Fox after starring in the Film Noir Vicki (Harry Horner, 1953), with Jean Peters. Denny Jackson at IMDb: "She had made 23 films for the studio that started her career, but she needed a well-deserved change. Jeanne wanted to expand her range instead of playing the girl-next-door types." She went briefly to Warner Brothers for the filming of Duel in the Jungle (George Marshall, 1954). The film was lukewarm at best. That same year she signed a contract with Universal Studios with promises of better, high-profile roles. She went into production in the film Man Without a Star (King Vidor, 1955), starring Kirk Douglas, which was a hit with audiences and critics. After The Joker Is Wild (Charles Vidor, 1957) with Frank Sinatra and Mitzi Gaynor, Jeanne took time off for her family and to appear in a few television programs. She returned, briefly, to film in Guns of the Timberland (Robert D. Wenn, 1960) alongside Alan Ladd. The films were sporadic after that. In Italy, she played Nefertiti in the Peplum Nefertiti, regina del Nilo/Nefertiti, Queen of the Nile (Fernando Cerchio, 1961) with Edmund Purdom and Vincent Price. In 1967, she appeared in a low-budget suspense yarn called Hot Rods to Hell (John Brahm, 1967) with Dana Andrews. Her final film was the thriller Skyjacked (John Guillermin, 1972), in which she was a passenger on a plane piloted by Charlton Heston. In her retirement years, she and her husband spent most of their time working at two of their ranches. Jeanne died of a heart attack in Santa Barbara, California, in 2003. Her husband Paul Brooks had died two months earlier. Their son Paul Brinkman Jr. became a television executive, who is most known for his work on the television series JAG. Crain's youngest child, son Christopher Brinkman, was the original lead guitarist for the rock group Jane's Addiction (1985-1986). He died of a drug overdose in 1997.
Sources: Denny Jackson (IMDb), Ronald Bergan (The Guardian), Wikipedia and IMDb.
And, please check out our blog European Film Star Postcards.
MAN TGX 18.510 der Wiesecker Group aus Weißenfels auf der A3 Regensburg - Passau bei Schwarzach transportiert eine Arbeitsbühne und eine Gelenk-Teleskopbühne von Skyjack.
Spanish postcard, no. 2885. Photo: Metro Goldwyn Mayer. Publicity still for Gentlemen Marry Brunettes (Richard Sale, 1955). A gift from Marlene Pilaete (Thanks!)
Charming, youthful and pretty American actress Jeanne Crain (1925-2003) was frequently cast in bright and breezy musicals. She received an Oscar nomination for Best Actress in Pinky (1949), in which she played the title role. Her career spanned from 1943 to 1975.
Jeanne Elizabeth Crain was born in Barstow, California, in 1925. She was the daughter of George A. Crain, a high school English teacher and his wife, Loretta Carr. Not long after her birth, Jeanne was moved to Los Angeles, where her father got another teaching position. Her parents divorced in 1934. While in junior high school, Jeanne played the lead in a school production which set her on the path to acting. When she was in high school Jeanne was asked to take a screen test for the role of Lucy Morgan in The Magnificent Ambersons (Orson Welles, 1941). Unfortunately, she didn't get the part, but it did set her sights on being a film actress. After high school, Jeanne enrolled at UCLA to study drama. At the age of 18, she won the 'Miss Camera Girl of 1942' title in Long Beach, Florida. She got a bit part, posing in a bathing costume, in the Fox production The Gang's All Here (Busby Berkeley, 1943) starring Alice Faye, and a small contract. Her next film saw Jeanne elevated to a more substantial part in Home in Indiana (Henry Hathaway, 1944) the following year, which was filmed in neighbouring Kentucky. The film was an unquestionable hit. On the strength of that box-office success, Jeanne was given a raise and star billing, as Maggie Preston, in her next film, In the Meantime, Darling (Otto Preminger, 1944). Unfortunately, the critics not only roasted the film but singled out Jeanne's performance in particular. She rebounded nicely in her last film of the year, Winged Victory (George Cukor, 1944), opposite Lon McCallister. The audience loved it and the film was profitable. In 1945, Jeanne was cast in the Rogers and Hammerstein musical State Fair (Walter Lang, 1945) as Margie Frake who travels to the fair and falls in love with a reporter played by Dana Andrews. Louanne Hogan dubbed Crain's singing numbers. After that, Crain often had singing parts in films, and they were dubbed, in most cases by Hogan. Another hit was Leave Her to Heaven (John M. Stahl, 1945), where Crain was the 'good' sister of 'bad' Gene Tierney, both in love with Cornel Wilde. Now, Crain got a bigger contract and more recognition. Later that year, she married Paul Brooks on New Year's Eve. Although her devoutly catholic mother wasn't supportive of the marriage, the union lasted until her husband's death, The marriage produced seven children. Brooks was a former RKO contract player who had briefly appeared in Those Endearing Young Charms (Lewis Allen, 1945). His real name was Paul Brinkman, and he gave up his acting career to become a highly successful businessman for an arms manufacturing company. The year 1947 was an off year for Jeanne, as she took time off to bear Brooks' first child. Although Crain, a practising Catholic, sued Brinkman for divorce in 1956, the decree never became final and they got back together again. In later years, they lived separately.
In 1949, Jeanne Crain appeared in three films, A Letter to Three Wives (Joseph L. Mankiewicz, 1949) with Linda Darnell and Ann Sothern, The Fan (Otto Preminger, 1949) opposite Madeleine Carroll and George Sanders, and Pinky (Elia Kazan, 1949) with Ethel Barrymore. It was this latter film which garnered her an Oscar nomination as Best Actress for her role as Pinky Johnson, a nurse who sets up a clinic in the Deep South. She lost to Olivia de Havilland for The Heiress (William Wyler, 1949). Pinky was controversial because it told the story of a light-skinned African American woman who passes for white in the Northern United States until she is forced to admit her roots. Although Lena Horne and other black actresses were considered, producer Darryl F. Zanuck chose to cast a white actress for fear of racial backlash. The following year, Crain starred in the comedy Cheaper by the Dozen (Walter Lang, 1950), as the eldest daughter of Clifton Webb and Myrna Loy. Crain paired with Cary Grant in the offbeat drama People Will Talk (Joseph L. Mankiewicz, 1951). Crain was reunited with Loy for Belles on Their Toes (Henry Levin, 1952), the sequel to Cheaper by the Dozen, getting top billing this time. In 1953, Jeanne left Fox after starring in the Film Noir Vicki (Harry Horner, 1953), with Jean Peters. Denny Jackson at IMDb: "She had made 23 films for the studio that started her career, but she needed a well-deserved change. Jeanne wanted to expand her range instead of playing the girl-next-door types." She went briefly to Warner Brothers for the filming of Duel in the Jungle (George Marshall, 1954). The film was lukewarm at best. That same year she signed a contract with Universal Studios with promises of better, high-profile roles. She went into production in the film Man Without a Star (King Vidor, 1955), starring Kirk Douglas, which was a hit with audiences and critics. After The Joker Is Wild (Charles Vidor, 1957) with Frank Sinatra and Mitzi Gaynor, Jeanne took time off for her family and to appear in a few television programs. She returned, briefly, to film in Guns of the Timberland (Robert D. Wenn, 1960) alongside Alan Ladd. The films were sporadic after that. In Italy, she played Nefertiti in the Peplum Nefertiti, regina del Nilo/Nefertiti, Queen of the Nile (Fernando Cerchio, 1961) with Edmund Purdom and Vincent Price. In 1967, she appeared in a low-budget suspense yarn called Hot Rods to Hell (John Brahm, 1967) with Dana Andrews. Her final film was the thriller Skyjacked (John Guillermin, 1972), in which she was a passenger on a plane piloted by Charlton Heston. In her retirement years, she and her husband spent most of their time working at two of their ranches. Jeanne died of a heart attack in Santa Barbara, California, in 2003. Her husband Paul Brooks had died two months earlier. Their son Paul Brinkman Jr. became a television executive, who is most known for his work on the television series JAG. Crain's youngest child, son Christopher Brinkman, was the original lead guitarist for the rock group Jane's Addiction (1985-1986). He died of a drug overdose in 1997.
Sources: Denny Jackson (IMDb), Ronald Bergan (The Guardian), Wikipedia and IMDb.
And, please check out our blog European Film Star Postcards.
hey guys! this is a preview of my banshee design from halo 3. Stay tuned for the actual pics! ~Spencer
Spanish postcard. no. 3088.
Charming, youthful and pretty American actress Jeanne Crain (1925-2003) was frequently cast in bright and breezy musicals. She received an Oscar nomination for Best Actress in Pinky (1949), in which she played the title role. Her career spanned from 1943 to 1975.
Jeanne Elizabeth Crain was born in Barstow, California, in 1925. She was the daughter of George A. Crain, a high school English teacher and his wife, Loretta Carr. Not long after her birth, Jeanne was moved to Los Angeles, where her father got another teaching position. Her parents divorced in 1934. While in junior high school, Jeanne played the lead in a school production which set her on the path to acting. When she was in high school Jeanne was asked to take a screen test for the role of Lucy Morgan in The Magnificent Ambersons (Orson Welles, 1941). Unfortunately, she didn't get the part, but it did set her sights on being a film actress. After high school, Jeanne enrolled at UCLA to study drama. At the age of 18, she won the 'Miss Camera Girl of 1942' title in Long Beach, Florida. She got a bit part, posing in a bathing costume, in the Fox production The Gang's All Here (Busby Berkeley, 1943) starring Alice Faye, and a small contract. Her next film saw Jeanne elevated to a more substantial part in Home in Indiana (Henry Hathaway, 1944) the following year, which was filmed in neighbouring Kentucky. The film was an unquestionable hit. On the strength of that box-office success, Jeanne was given a raise and star billing, as Maggie Preston, in her next film, In the Meantime, Darling (Otto Preminger, 1944). Unfortunately, the critics not only roasted the film but singled out Jeanne's performance in particular. She rebounded nicely in her last film of the year, Winged Victory (George Cukor, 1944), opposite Lon McCallister. The audience loved it and the film was profitable. In 1945, Jeanne was cast in the Rogers and Hammerstein musical State Fair (Walter Lang, 1945) as Margie Frake who travels to the fair and falls in love with a reporter played by Dana Andrews. Louanne Hogan dubbed Crain's singing numbers. After that, Crain often had singing parts in films, and they were dubbed, in most cases by Hogan. Another hit was Leave Her to Heaven (John M. Stahl, 1945), where Crain was the 'good' sister of 'bad' Gene Tierney, both in love with Cornel Wilde. Now, Crain got a bigger contract and more recognition. Later that year, she married Paul Brooks on New Year's Eve. Although her devoutly catholic mother wasn't supportive of the marriage, the union lasted until her husband's death, The marriage produced seven children. Brooks was a former RKO contract player who had briefly appeared in Those Endearing Young Charms (Lewis Allen, 1945). His real name was Paul Brinkman, and he gave up his acting career to become a highly successful businessman for an arms manufacturing company. The year 1947 was an off year for Jeanne, as she took time off to bear Brooks' first child. Although Crain, a practising Catholic, sued Brinkman for divorce in 1956, the decree never became final and they got back together again. In later years, they lived separately.
In 1949, Jeanne Crain appeared in three films, A Letter to Three Wives (Joseph L. Mankiewicz, 1949) with Linda Darnell and Ann Sothern, The Fan (Otto Preminger, 1949) opposite Madeleine Carroll and George Sanders, and Pinky (Elia Kazan, 1949) with Ethel Barrymore. It was this latter film which garnered her an Oscar nomination as Best Actress for her role as Pinky Johnson, a nurse who sets up a clinic in the Deep South. She lost to Olivia de Havilland for The Heiress (William Wyler, 1949). Pinky was controversial because it told the story of a light-skinned African American woman who passes for white in the Northern United States until she is forced to admit her roots. Although Lena Horne and other black actresses were considered, producer Darryl F. Zanuck chose to cast a white actress for fear of racial backlash. The following year, Crain starred in the comedy Cheaper by the Dozen (Walter Lang, 1950), as the eldest daughter of Clifton Webb and Myrna Loy. Crain paired with Cary Grant in the offbeat drama People Will Talk (Joseph L. Mankiewicz, 1951). Crain was reunited with Loy for Belles on Their Toes (Henry Levin, 1952), the sequel to Cheaper by the Dozen, getting top billing this time. In 1953, Jeanne left Fox after starring in the Film Noir Vicki (Harry Horner, 1953), with Jean Peters. Denny Jackson at IMDb: "She had made 23 films for the studio that started her career, but she needed a well-deserved change. Jeanne wanted to expand her range instead of playing the girl-next-door types." She went briefly to Warner Brothers for the filming of Duel in the Jungle (George Marshall, 1954). The film was lukewarm at best. That same year she signed a contract with Universal Studios with promises of better, high-profile roles. She went into production in the film Man Without a Star (King Vidor, 1955), starring Kirk Douglas, which was a hit with audiences and critics. After The Joker Is Wild (Charles Vidor, 1957) with Frank Sinatra and Mitzi Gaynor, Jeanne took time off for her family and to appear in a few television programs. She returned, briefly, to film in Guns of the Timberland (Robert D. Wenn, 1960) alongside Alan Ladd. The films were sporadic after that. In Italy, she played Nefertiti in the Peplum Nefertiti, regina del Nilo/Nefertiti, Queen of the Nile (Fernando Cerchio, 1961) with Edmund Purdom and Vincent Price. In 1967, she appeared in a low-budget suspense yarn called Hot Rods to Hell (John Brahm, 1967) with Dana Andrews. Her final film was the thriller Skyjacked (John Guillermin, 1972), in which she was a passenger on a plane piloted by Charlton Heston. In her retirement years, she and her husband spent most of their time working at two of their ranches. Jeanne died of a heart attack in Santa Barbara, California, in 2003. Her husband Paul Brooks had died two months earlier. Their son Paul Brinkman Jr. became a television executive, who is most known for his work on the television series JAG. Crain's youngest child, son Christopher Brinkman, was the original lead guitarist for the rock group Jane's Addiction (1985-1986). He died of a drug overdose in 1997.
Sources: Denny Jackson (IMDb), Ronald Bergan (The Guardian), Wikipedia and IMDb.
And, please check out our blog European Film Star Postcards.
Vintage card.
Charming, youthful and pretty American actress Jeanne Crain (1925-2003) was frequently cast in bright and breezy musicals. She received an Oscar nomination for Best Actress in Pinky (1949), in which she played the title role. Her career spanned from 1943 to 1975.
Jeanne Elizabeth Crain was born in Barstow, California, in 1925. She was the daughter of George A. Crain, a high school English teacher and his wife, Loretta Carr. Not long after her birth, Jeanne was moved to Los Angeles, where her father got another teaching position. Her parents divorced in 1934. While in junior high school, Jeanne played the lead in a school production which set her on the path to acting. When she was in high school Jeanne was asked to take a screen test for the role of Lucy Morgan in The Magnificent Ambersons (Orson Welles, 1941). Unfortunately, she didn't get the part, but it did set her sights on being a film actress. After high school, Jeanne enrolled at UCLA to study drama. At the age of 18, she won the "Miss Camera Girl of 1942" title in Long Beach, Florida. She got a bit part, posing in a bathing costume, in the Fox production The Gang's All Here (Busby Berkeley, 1943) starring Alice Faye, and a small contract. Her next film saw Jeanne elevated to a more substantial part in Home in Indiana (Henry Hathaway, 1944) the following year, which was filmed in neighboring Kentucky. The film was an unquestionable hit. On the strength of that box-office success, Jeanne was given a raise and star billing, as Maggie Preston, in her next film, In the Meantime, Darling (Otto Preminger, 1944). Unfortunately, the critics not only roasted the film, but singled out Jeanne's performance in particular. She rebounded nicely in her last film of the year, Winged Victory (George Cukor, 1944), opposite Lon McCallister. The audiences loved it and the film was profitable. In 1945, Jeanne was cast in the Rogers and Hammerstein musical State Fair (Walter Lang, 1945) as Margie Frake who travels to the fair and falls in love with a reporter played by Dana Andrews. Louanne Hogan dubbed Crain's singing numbers. After that, Crain often had singing parts in films, and they were dubbed, in most cases by Hogan. Another hit was Leave Her to Heaven (John M. Stahl, 1945), where Crain was the "good" sister of "bad" Gene Tierney, both in love with Cornel Wilde. Now, Crain got a bigger contract and more recognition. Later that year, she married Paul Brooks on New Year's Eve. Although her devoutly catholic mother wasn't supportive of the marriage, the union lasted until her husband's death, The marriage produced seven children. Brooks was a former RKO contract player who had briefly appeared in Those Endearing Young Charms (Lewis Allen, 1945). His real name was Paul Brinkman, and he gave up his acting career to become a highly successful businessman for an arms manufacturing company. The year 1947 was an off year for Jeanne, as she took time off to bear the Brooks' first child. Although Crain, a practising Catholic, sued Brinkman for divorce in 1956, the decree never became final and they got back together again. In later years, they lived separately.
In 1949, Jeanne Crain appeared in three films, A Letter to Three Wives (Joseph L. Mankiewicz, 1949) with Linda Darnell and Ann Sothern, The Fan (Otto Preminger, 1949) opposite Madeleine Carroll and George Sanders, and Pinky (Elia Kazan, 1949) with Ethel Barrymore. It was this latter film which garnered her an Oscar nomination as Best Actress for her role as Pinky Johnson, a nurse who sets up a clinic in the Deep South. She lost to Olivia de Havilland for The Heiress (William Wyler, 1949). Pinky was controversial because it told the story of a light-skinned African American woman who passes for white in the Northern United States, until she is forced to admit her roots. Although Lena Horne and other black actresses were considered, producer Darryl F. Zanuck chose to cast a white actress for fear of racial backlash. The following year, Crain starred in the comedy Cheaper by the Dozen (Walter Lang, 1950), as the eldest daughter of Clifton Webb and Myrna Loy. Crain paired with Cary Grant in the Joseph L. Mankiewicz film of the offbeat drama People Will Talk (1951). Crain was reunited with Loy for Belles on Their Toes (Henry Levin, 1952), the sequel to Cheaper by the Dozen, getting top billing this time. In 1953, Jeanne left Fox after starring in the Film Noir Vicki (Harry Horner, 1953), with Jean Peters. Denny Jackson at IMDb: "She had made 23 films for the studio that started her career, but she needed a well-deserved change. Jeanne wanted to expand her range instead of playing the girl-next-door types." She went briefly to Warner Brothers for the filming of Duel in the Jungle (George Marshall, 1954). The film was lukewarm at best. That same year she signed a contract with Universal Studios with promises of better, high profile roles. She went into production in the film Man Without a Star (King Vidor, 1955), starring Kirk Douglas, which was a hit with audiences and critics. After The Joker Is Wild (Charles Vidor, 1957) with Frank Sinatra and Mitzi Gaynor, Jeanne took time off for her family and to appear in a few television programs. She returned, briefly, to film in Guns of the Timberland (Robert D. Wenn, 1960) alongside Alan Ladd. The films were sporadic after that. In Italy, she played Nefertiti in the Peplum Nefertiti, regina del Nilo/Nefertiti, Queen of the Nile (Fernando Cerchio, 1961) with Edmund Purdom and Vincent Price. In 1967, she appeared in a low-budget suspense yarn called Hot Rods to Hell (John Brahm, 1967) with Dana Andrews. Her final film was the thriller Skyjacked (John Guillermin, 1972), in which sghe was a passenger on a plane piloted by Charlton Heston. In her retirement years, she and her husband spent most of their time working at two of their ranches. Jeanne died of a heart attack in Santa Barbara, California, in 2003. Her husband Paul Brooks had died two months earlier. Their son Paul Brinkman Jr. became a television executive, who is most known for his work on the television series JAG. Crain's youngest child, son Christopher Brinkman, was the original lead guitarist for the rock group Jane's Addiction (1985-1986). He died of a drug overdose in 1997.
Sources: Denny Jackson (IMDb), Ronald Bergan (The Guardian), Wikipedia and IMDb.
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