Larry Parks, Elizabeth Taylor and Elinor Donahue in Love Is Better Than Ever (1952)
Dutch postcard, no. A.X. 740. Photo: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. Larry Parks, Elizabeth Taylor and Elinor Donahue in Love Is Better Than Ever (Stanley Donen, 1952). Doreen Davis is a mistake.
The career of American stage and film actor Larry Parks (1914-1975) arced from bit player and supporting roles to top billing. His best-known role was Al Jolson, whom he portrayed in two films, The Jolson Story (1946) and Jolson Sings Again (1949). His Hollywood career virtually ended when he admitted to having been a member of a Communist Party cell, which led to his blacklisting. In 1962, the ban was lifted on Larry Parks, and he made his comeback in John Huston's Freud. It proved to be his last film.
British-American actress Elizabeth Taylor (1932-2011) began as a child star. As an adult, she came to be known for her acting talent and beauty. She had a much-publicised private life, including eight marriages and several near-death experiences. Taylor was considered one of the great actresses of Hollywood's Golden Age.
Tap dancing at the age of 16 months, pert and pretty Elinor Donahue (1937) has been entertaining audiences for six decades. She appeared as a radio singer and vaudeville dancer while a mere toddler. At 5, she was picked up by Universal Studios at the age of 5. When she blossomed into a pretty, wholesome, romantic ingénue she became a TV star in the classic family show
Father Knows Best (1954-1960).
And, please check out our blog European Film Star Postcards.
Larry Parks, Elizabeth Taylor and Elinor Donahue in Love Is Better Than Ever (1952)
Dutch postcard, no. A.X. 740. Photo: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. Larry Parks, Elizabeth Taylor and Elinor Donahue in Love Is Better Than Ever (Stanley Donen, 1952). Doreen Davis is a mistake.
The career of American stage and film actor Larry Parks (1914-1975) arced from bit player and supporting roles to top billing. His best-known role was Al Jolson, whom he portrayed in two films, The Jolson Story (1946) and Jolson Sings Again (1949). His Hollywood career virtually ended when he admitted to having been a member of a Communist Party cell, which led to his blacklisting. In 1962, the ban was lifted on Larry Parks, and he made his comeback in John Huston's Freud. It proved to be his last film.
British-American actress Elizabeth Taylor (1932-2011) began as a child star. As an adult, she came to be known for her acting talent and beauty. She had a much-publicised private life, including eight marriages and several near-death experiences. Taylor was considered one of the great actresses of Hollywood's Golden Age.
Tap dancing at the age of 16 months, pert and pretty Elinor Donahue (1937) has been entertaining audiences for six decades. She appeared as a radio singer and vaudeville dancer while a mere toddler. At 5, she was picked up by Universal Studios at the age of 5. When she blossomed into a pretty, wholesome, romantic ingénue she became a TV star in the classic family show
Father Knows Best (1954-1960).
And, please check out our blog European Film Star Postcards.