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British postcard in the Film Weekly series, London.
American actor James Dunn (1901-1967) was a versatile star on stage, screen and television. He became a star with Frank Borzage's Bad Girl (1931) with Sally Eilers. In films, he was usually the boy next door or the nice guy. In the 1950s, Dunn pursued a new direction as a character actor on television.
James Howard Dunn was born in 1901 in New York City, New York. He was the only child of Ralph H. Dunn, a prominent New York stockbroker and Jessie L. Archer, a homemaker. He grew up and attended public schools in New Rochelle, New York. Dunn's interest in pursuing a career in acting became apparent when he started playing hooky in high school, preferring to work as an extra in various film studios scattered throughout the city. His father, Ralph, had different ideas for him and took him into his brokerage firm as a security salesman. However, Dunn continued to work as an extra or in small parts at Paramount's Astoria studios in the late 1920s. In 1927, he had a bit part in the Broadway play 'Nightstick', so he could always claim his career started on Broadway. For three years, he honed his acting skills in Englewood, New Jersey and Winnipeg, Manitoba stock companies. On Broadway, he appeared in the musical 'Sweet Adeline' (1929) with Helen Morgan. Fox offered him to make a screen test and he signed a long-term contract with the studio. At Fox, he starred in Sob Sister (Alfred Santell, 1931) with Linda Watkins. His big break came when director Frank Borzage chose him to play the young newlywed in Bad Girl (Frank Borzage, 1931) opposite Sally Eilers. He received outstanding reviews from the critics and became a star, virtually overnight. He went on to make several formula films, including Society Girl (Sidney Lanfield, 1932) with Peggy Shannon and Hello, Sister! (Erich von Stroheim, a.o., 1933) with Boots Mallory and ZaSu Pitts. In six films, he co-starred with Sally Eilers. In 1934, he helped introduce film audiences to Shirley Temple as he sang and tap danced with her in her first major picture, Stand Up and Cheer (Hamilton MacFadden, 1934). That same year, he also appeared with her in Baby, Take a Bow (Harry Lachman, 1934), Change of Heart (John G. Blystone, 1934) and Bright Eyes (David Butler, 1934).
Between 1931 and 1935, James Dunn made over 20 pictures for Fox and a few more on loan out. In 1935, Fox merged with Twentieth Century and musicals were out at the new studio. 20th Century Fox bought out Dunn's contract. His career soon began to wane as he was forced to work freelance. In Warner Bros's s The Payoff (Robert Florey, 1935) he played the nice guy newspaper columnist whose wife ruined his career. Dunn was becoming increasingly dependent on alcohol, earning him a reputation as an erratic, irresponsible performer, further diminishing his employment prospects. His decline from top box office draw to B movie actor was almost as startling as his meteoric rise to fame had been. Nevertheless, he usually managed to keep working, whether on stage, on the radio, or in low-budget poverty-row films. In 1945 Dunn was given a second chance at movie stardom when young director, Elia Kazan chose him for the role of Johnny Nolan in A Tree Grows in Brooklyn (Elia Kazan, 1945) starring Dorothy McGuire. His sensitive portrayal of the gentle, alcoholic father earned him the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor. The award, however, failed to reignite his film career and he made few substantial films after that. One notable exception was Killer McCoy (Roy Rowland, 1947), starring Mickey Rooney, in which he again played the role of a ne'er-do-well, but sympathetic alcoholic father. By 1951 he was again unemployed and bankrupt. With the advent of television, new opportunities opened up for Dunn, as he appeared in scores of productions during the 1950s and 1960s. He acted in most of the classic anthology series such as G.E. Theater and Playhouse 90, and guest starred in many of the most popular series of the era, including Route 66, The Fugitive and Ben Casey. Between 1954 and 1956, he starred as the irascible Uncle Earl in the sitcom, It's a Great Life. The show also featured Frances Bavier, as his long-suffering sister, Amy Morgan. Dunn continued to work in television, almost up to the time of his death in 1967. Dunn was married three times. His first, to Edna O’Lier, ended in divorce. He was married to the actress Frances Gifford from 1938 until 1942. He married his third wife, Edna Rush in 1945, who survived him at his death in 1967 at the age of 65 from complications following stomach surgery in Santa Monica, California. He is one of the relatively few actors to have two stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, one for motion pictures and one for television.
Sources: Rhonda Brown (IMDb), Tony Fontana (IMDb), Hollywood Walk of Fame, Rotten Tomatoes, Wikipedia and IMDb.
And, please check out our blog European Film Star Postcards.
Coffee Hit
Unit 25, Upper Level
Springvale Homemaker Centre
917 Princes Highway, Springvale, VIC 3171
Tel: 0410646427
October Afternoon's Modern Homemaker was a featured Kit Terrific Klub issue. We used it to make four scrapbook page layouts and we also created a pretty little chipboard scrapbook with another complete kit. This book is bound with a spiral binding done with the Cinch (We R Memory Keepers)
"As the Lagoon Turns".... our soap opera continues!
Thea (a.k.a. Xena, Warrior Princess) has pursued Bijan for months all the while being rebuffed by him until this week! He ignored her, pecked at her, took off for distant parts of the lake but evidently she's made him an offer he couldn't refuse and now look what's happened! Here she is sitting VERY assertively on a nest.
Add a twist to the story - the nest is in the same small marsh where Tristan and Isolde have THEIR nest. ... with luck, they won't find out but if they go wandering a little.... nah, I don't even want to think about that!
Newspaper 2-3-1965
Several Homemaker Club members received certificates for completing the medical self-help program which they’ll pass along to their members. Pictured receiving certificates from Byron Simpson, state training officer, are, from left, Mrs. Eugene Fugate, Mrs. Malcolm Coomer, Mrs. Henry Claunch, Mrs. William Barrows, Claude Tiller, county health department education coordinator, Mrs. C.M. Dunaway, Mrs. Ellsworth Allen and Mrs. Wesley Pryor. (Gibson Gosser)
Jim Slaughter Photography Collection
Modified from: Heavenly Homemakers
Crust
3 1/2 cups flour
2 cups kefir
1 T sea salt
1 cup melted butter
Stir all ingredients together until mixed.
Sauce (can also be substituted with store bought)
1 1/2 cups tomato sauce
1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
1 1/2 teaspoons oregano
1 1/2 teaspoon basil
Stir together and simmer for a few minutes.
Fillings: Cheese, meats, veggies.
To form a pizza, roll a small ball of dough out into a circle. Place one tablespoon sauce and remaining toppings in center, fold sides together so they line up and push a fork along the edge to close. Bake at 400 for 20-30 minutes or until slightly browned.
**These were a hit and I'm planning on making a huge batch next month to keep in the freezer. I'm going to add in veggies next time as well. Mine look a little flour-y because I didn't wipe off the flour after rolling them. They kept sticking to my rolling pin and hands...
50-Year Member Carolyn McConnell, Madison County.
Joined by Kaye Greene, Dr. Mark Cochran, and Mary Fisher (right)
50-Year Member Doris Whitaker, Saline County.
Joined by Kaye Greene, Dr. Mark Cochran, and Mary Fisher (right)
50-Year Member Glenda Anderson, Pope County.
Joined by Kaye Greene, Dr. Mark Cochran, and Mary Fisher (right)
70-Year Member Marie Price, Prarie County.
Joined by Kaye Greene, Dr. Mark Cochran, and Mary Fisher (right)
Die-cut trade card from the late 19th Century for Procter & Gamble's Lenox Soap. P&G marketed it from 1885 until 1930. It was a yellow-colored laundry bar soap in the days of washboards and laundry tubs, and the main selling points were that it worked well in hard water, the oval-shaped bar was easier to handle in such vigorous usage, and it was inexpensive compared with other soaps. Oh, and it made a lot of suds.
The old Co-op Homemaker store in barwell, near Hinckley, 1998- it closed shortly afterwards.
Uploaded to coincide with Co-operatives Fortnight 2010, 19th june-3rd July
50-Year Member Nelda Barton, Howard County.
Joined by Kaye Greene, Dr. Mark Cochran, and Mary Fisher (right)
Carolyn Morris, AEHC Treasurer, presents the County Agents Foundation Scholarship. The award was accepted by Kris Elliott, NAFCS Arkansas President.
One of many home design catalogs from the post war period. Most featured smaller homes with a mixture of styles, many cape cods and ranches, but some modern styles as well.
This was the hardest building to finish. Didn't want it too tall but also wanted a lot of details inside. I know for a fact that I fudged the math on some places and that one facade might be half a plates thickness offset in some direction but I just can't be bothered
A must have for homemaker who spends a lot of time in the house!
This Handmade Soap includes coconut oil, palm oil and canola oil (make it even gentler on your hands during your hard day's work) and essential oils for scent and antibacterial purposes (cypress, eucalyptus and mandarin orange). 100% All Natural
This soap is perfect for washing dishes, clothes or undergarments as it would not irritate skin. Free from harmful chemical and suitable for those with sensitive hands. Peace of mind for the protection of you and your family!
RM10, 100g±10g bar, vegan friendly soap.
Ingredients: coconut, palm oil, canola oil
Essential oils: cypress, eucalyptus and mandarin orange
Stock Reference:9 pieces
Ready to use:3-2-2011
British postcard in the Picturegoer Series, London, no. 552a. Photo: Fox.
American actor James Dunn (1901-1967) was a versatile star on stage, screen and television. He became a star with Frank Borzage's Bad Girl (1931) with Sally Eilers. In films, he was usually the boy next door or the nice guy. In the 1950s, Dunn pursued a new direction as a character actor on television.[
James Howard Dunn was born in 1901 in New York City, New York. He was the only child of Ralph H. Dunn, a prominent New York stockbroker and Jessie L. Archer, a homemaker. He grew up and attended public schools in New Rochelle, New York. Dunn's interest in pursuing a career in acting became apparent when he started playing hooky in high school, preferring to work as an extra in various film studios scattered throughout the city. His father, Ralph, had different ideas for him and took him into his brokerage firm as a security salesman. However, Dunn continued to work as an extra or in small parts at Paramount's Astoria studios in the late 1920s. In 1927, he had a bit part in the Broadway play 'Nightstick', so he could always claim his career started on Broadway. For three years, he honed his acting skills in Englewood, New Jersey and Winnipeg, Manitoba stock companies. On Broadway, he appeared in the musical 'Sweet Adeline' (1929) with Helen Morgan. Fox offered him to make a screen test and he signed a long-term contract with the studio. At Fox, he starred in Sob Sister (Alfred Santell, 1931) with Linda Watkins. His big break came when director Frank Borzage chose him to play the young newlywed in Bad Girl (Frank Borzage, 1931) opposite Sally Eilers. He received outstanding reviews from the critics and became a star, virtually overnight. He went on to make several formula films, including Society Girl (Sidney Lanfield, 1932) with Peggy Shannon and Hello, Sister! (Erich von Stroheim, a.o., 1933) with Boots Mallory and ZaSu Pitts. In six films, he co-starred with Sally Eilers. In 1934, he helped introduce film audiences to Shirley Temple as he sang and tap danced with her in her first major picture, Stand Up and Cheer (Hamilton MacFadden, 1934). That same year, he also appeared with her in Baby, Take a Bow (Harry Lachman, 1934), Change of Heart (John G. Blystone, 1934) and Bright Eyes (David Butler, 1934).
Between 1931 and 1935, James Dunn made over 20 pictures for Fox and a few more on loan out. In 1935, Fox merged with Twentieth Century and musicals were out at the new studio. 20th Century Fox bought out Dunn's contract. His career soon began to wane as he was forced to work freelance. In Warner Bros's s The Payoff (Robert Florey, 1935) he played the nice guy newspaper columnist whose wife ruined his career. Dunn was becoming increasingly dependent on alcohol, earning him a reputation as an erratic, irresponsible performer, further diminishing his employment prospects. His decline from top box office draw to B movie actor was almost as startling as his meteoric rise to fame had been. Nevertheless, he usually managed to keep working, whether on stage, on the radio, or in low-budget poverty-row films. In 1945 Dunn was given a second chance at movie stardom when young director, Elia Kazan chose him for the role of Johnny Nolan in A Tree Grows in Brooklyn (Elia Kazan, 1945) starring Dorothy McGuire. His sensitive portrayal of the gentle, alcoholic father earned him the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor. The award, however, failed to reignite his film career and he made few substantial films after that. One notable exception was Killer McCoy (Roy Rowland, 1947), starring Mickey Rooney, in which he again played the role of a ne'er-do-well, but sympathetic alcoholic father. By 1951 he was again unemployed and bankrupt. With the advent of television, new opportunities opened up for Dunn, as he appeared in scores of productions during the 1950s and 1960s. He acted in most of the classic anthology series such as G.E. Theater and Playhouse 90, and guest starred in many of the most popular series of the era, including Route 66, The Fugitive and Ben Casey. Between 1954 and 1956, he starred as the irascible Uncle Earl in the sitcom, It's a Great Life. The show also featured Frances Bavier, as his long-suffering sister, Amy Morgan. Dunn continued to work in television, almost up to the time of his death in 1967. Dunn was married three times. His first, to Edna O’Lier, ended in divorce. He was married to the actress Frances Gifford from 1938 until 1942. He married his third wife, Edna Rush in 1945, who survived him at his death in 1967 at the age of 65 from complications following stomach surgery in Santa Monica, California. He is one of the relatively few actors to have two stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, one for motion pictures and one for television.
Sources: Rhonda Brown (IMDb), Tony Fontana (IMDb), Hollywood Walk of Fame, Rotten Tomatoes, Wikipedia and IMDb.
And, please check out our blog European Film Star Postcards.
October Afternoon's Modern Homemaker was a featured Kit Terrific Klub issue. We used it to make four scrapbook page layouts and we also created a pretty little chipboard scrapbook with another complete kit. This book is bound with a spiral binding done with the Cinch (We R Memory Keepers)
70-Year Member Marie Price, Prairie County.
Joined by Kaye Greene, Dr. Mark Cochran, and Mary Fisher (right)
Angela Lee Tien, a homemaker from Massachusetts, competes in the semi-final round of the Sixth International Piano Competition for Outstanding Amateurs hosted by the Van Cliburn Foundation in Fort Worth, Texas, Friday, May 27, 2011. (Van Cliburn Foundation/Rodger Mallison)
GBOLOKAI - LIBERIA , MARCH 15 2007 : Homemaker - Gbolokai is a small town of a few hundred people over the main road near Totota, all of its inhabitants fled during the long brutal civil war and have slowly returned after 2005 to try and rebuild their lives. (Photos by : Christopher Herwig )