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  1. I am kind of sad you doubted my skills Joe! I might cry. Robert Walker and Judy Garland-43.5 Don Ameche and Betty Grable-16.5 (lisa_1)Paul Newman and Elizabeth Taylor vs. Humphrey Bogart and Audrey Hepburn(ophelia_immortal) There are parts of "Cat on a hot tin roof" on youtube, but they are not confinded to one playlist. "Sabrina" is not on there at all.
  2. spades24 replied to spades24's post in a topic in Actresses
    Carole at her 1943 wedding to Tommy Wallace.
  3. spades24 replied to JoeKnight's post in a topic in Babe Polls
    Maryna x2 Erin x1
  4. spades24 replied to KingSupra's post in a topic in Art & Literature
    Carole Landis: A Tragic Life in Hollywood
  5. spades24 replied to a post in a topic in Music
    When I Fall In Love by Nat King Cole
  6. spades24 posted a post in a topic in Actresses
    January 1, 1919 – July 5, 1948 Early life and family Landis was born Frances Lillian Mary Ridste in Fairchild, Wisconsin. Her mother was a Polish farmer's daughter. A Time magazine article published the month of her death identifies her father as a "drifting railroad mechanic"; according to a 2005 biography, the mother was married to Norwegian Alfred Ridste, who abandoned the family before Carole was born, and it was Charles Fenner, her mothers's second husband, who most likely was Carole's biological father. Carole was the youngest of five children, two of whom died in childhood. In January 1934, 15-year-old Landis married her 19-year-old neighbor, Irving Wheeler, but the marriage was annulled in February 1934. They later remarried on August 25, 1934. Wheeler named Busby Berkeley in an alienation of affections lawsuit in 1938 involving Landis, and they divorced in 1939. Early years Landis dropped out of high school at age 15 and set forth on a career path to show business. She started out as a hula dancer in a San Francisco nightclub and later sang with a dance band.. She dyed her hair blonde and changed her name to "Carole Landis" after her favorite actress, Carole Lombard. After saving $100 she moved to Hollywood. Film career Her 1937 film debut was as an extra in A Star Is Born; she also appeared in various horse operas. She posed for hundreds of cheesecake photographs. She continued appearing in bit parts until 1940 when Hal Roach cast her as a cave girl in One Million B.C.. The movie was a sensation and turned Carole into a star. A press agent nicknamed her "The Ping Girl" (because "she makes you purr"). Carole Landis at Armed Forces Radio Studio, ca.1940sLandis appeared in a string of successful films in the early forties, usually as the second female lead. In a time when the singing of many actresses was dubbed in, Landis's own voice was considered good enough and was used in her few musical roles. Landis landed a contract with 20th Century Fox and began a sexual relationship with Darryl F. Zanuck. She had roles playing opposite fellow pin-up girl Betty Grable in Moon Over Miami and I Wake Up Screaming, both in 1941. When Carole ended her relationship with Zanuck, her career suffered and she was assigned roles in B-movies. USO Tours In 1942, she toured with comedienne Martha Raye, dancer Mitzi Mayfair and actress Kay Francis with a USO troupe in England and North Africa. Two years later, she entertained soldiers in the South Pacific with Jack Benny. Landis traveled more than 100,000 miles during the war and spent more time visiting troops than any other actress. Landis became a popular pin-up with servicemen during World War II. Broadway In 1945 she starred on Broadway in the musical A Lady Says Yes with Jacqueline Susann, with whom she reportedly had an affair. Susann purportedly based the character Jennifer North in her book Valley of the Dolls on Landis. Writing Landis wrote several newspaper and magazine articles about her experiences during the war, including the 1944 book Four Jills in a Jeep, which was later made into a movie, costarring Kay Francis, Martha Raye, and Mitzi Mayfair. She also wrote the foreword to Victor Herman's cartoon book Winnie the WAC. Personal life Busby Berkeley, director-choreographer, proposed to her in June 1939, but later broke it off. In 1940 she married yacht broker Willis Hunt Jr., a man she called "sarcastic" and left after two months. Two years later, she met an Army Air Corps captain named Thomas Wallace in London, and married him in a church ceremony; they divorced a couple of years later. She nearly died from amoebic dysentery and malaria she contracted while traveling overseas while entertaining American troops. In 1945, Landis married Broadway producer W. Horace Schmidlapp. By 1948, her career was in decline and her marriage with Schmidlapp was collapsing. She entered into a romance with actor Rex Harrison, who was married to actress Lilli Palmer at the time. Landis was reportedly crushed when Harrison refused to divorce his wife for her; unable to cope any longer, she committed suicide at her Pacific Palisades home by taking an overdose of Seconal. She had spent her final night alive with Harrison. The next afternoon, he and the maid discovered her on the bathroom floor. Harrison called a doctor and the police. According to some sources, Landis left two suicide notes, one for her mother and the second for Harrison who instructed his lawyers to destroy it. During a coroner's inquest, Harrison denied knowing any motive for her suicide and told the coroner he did not know of the existence of a second suicide note. Carole Landis was interred in Forest Lawn Memorial Park Cemetery in Glendale, California in plot 814 of the "Everlasting Love" section. Among the celebrities at her funeral were Cesar Romero, Van Johnson, and Pat O'Brien. Harrison attended with his wife.
  7. spades24 replied to spades24's post in a topic in Actresses
    Credit-simplyclassics.net
  8. McDonald's makes me so hyper!
  9. Walker and Garland x4 Ameche and Grable x1 I love "The Clock". It makes me cry. I am not a huge Judy Garland fan, but this movie was great! I loved her and Robert Walker together! I feel bad for Don Ameche. He spent the part of his career being Alice Faye's bitch, then he became Batty Grable's bitch. I am sure Betty made him mention that fact at gunpoint. I am not sure how these two got along since she said Dan Dailey was the only leading man of her's she could tolerate, but I am sure this is how a conversations of their's went. Don- "Good Morning Betty! How are you?" Betty-F*uck off! My legs are worth more then your house! (She proceeds to kick him in the shin.) Don- Fine! Carole Landis is hotter then you anyway! (Betty proceeds to tackle Don to the floor and a hair pulling fight ensues. Robert Cummings had to pull them apart.) The End!
  10. Robert Walker and Judy Garland vs. Don Ameche and Betty Grable If you wanna watch "Moon Over Miami" or "Down Argentine Way" the playlist links are below. Both star Ameche and Grable. I couldn't find "The Clock" with Garland and Walker. Sorry. Oh and the sound is a little off on "Moon over Miami" It is kind of like watching an old Kung fu movie, except it's a musical. Moon Over Miami- http://www.youtube.com/view_play_list?p=62DF540FA6F5AF0CDown Argentine Way- http://www.youtube.com/view_play_list?p=02AB547324CEEC85 You can vote up to five times......I think that is all.....
  11. Okay I really want to start this game up. So I am going to tonight. Don't worry about getting videos to me right now. I purposely picked two of the teams/couples I nominated so I only had to worry about vidoes. Anyway let's get this game started.
  12. spades24 replied to PrettyDeadThings's post in a topic in Babe Polls
    Alessandra Frankie Gisele Reka Heidi
  13. Yes I got them all. Still debating the video thing. I want to be sure we can find videos for all our teams. Maybe I should. I mean they would help. Yeah just send me the videos. Please and thank you.
  14. Gisele x3
  15. Zoe Saldana Odette Yustman Olga Kurylenko Ashley Judd Charlize Theron Mary Elizabeth Winstead Halle Berry Kate Winslet Natalie Portman Kristin Kreuk Kate Beckinsale Anne Hathaway Jennifer Connelly Rachel Bilson Michelle Pfeiffer Olivia Wilde
  16. Thank you Jennka. Okay now I have to organize the pictures and reweite the list in my notebook. Please everyone who nominated make sure you have your pics in. Soon we will start this crazy game! Okay the dots next to the teams names on the list have meaning. They mean I have the pics ready for the game. The dots are more for my own purpose then anyone else's. Keeps me organized.
  17. spades24 replied to a post in a topic in General Talk
    I am in the worst mood ever! So that means I am gonna go to bed. Night everyone!
  18. spades24 replied to Legion's post in a topic in Movies
    Week-End at the Waldrof
  19. It just felt like I was being rude when I re-read what I had typed. And thank you.
  20. Okay and sorry if it seems like I was being rude. I didn't mean to be. Oh and don't forget to send pics for the teams you nominated. Thanks.
  21. I believe you but for the game was originally suppose to be called "Greatest Classic OnScreen Teams." However, I typed couples instead of teams. So for the sake of sakes they were an onscreen team.
  22. I have allowed the nominations of girl-girl and guy-guy pairings.
  23. spades24 replied to JoeKnight's post in a topic in Babe Polls
    1.5 each
  24. One pic each for now. I have to figure out how I am gonna set this up and if I want to use videos, because those to can be hard to find.
  25. I'm sorry pretty! Okay I got all the nominations. We are just one short.