INTRODUCTION

LINKS

FILMS

BOOKS

WALLPAPERS

E-CARDS

MAGIC

SORCERESS

VAULTS

CHAT

 

at peace

buttons & bows

diva wallpapers

divine links

eye-catching

from I do to I'll sue

kiddies' korner

life-savers

spawn of diva

mommie dearest

star-studded

when divas meet

 

Ciro's, Earl Carroll's, the Mocambo, Slapsy Maxie's, the Trocadero, the Cocoanut Grove. For the average filmgoer, the names of these famous Hollywood night spots were enough to evoke an atmosphere of glamour and sophistication.

 

Scandal

 

The subject of who were the best party-givers in Hollywood was much discussed in the fan magazines. In an August 1939 Photoplay story, Elsa Maxwell-- who certainly qualified as an expert-- rated her movieland correspondents. High on her list were the Bennett sisters, Constance and Joan, Kay Francis, the Gary Coopers, Mrs. Samuel Goldwyn, Myrna Loy and Arthur Hornblow ("best chicken sandwiches and cake at their Sunday afternoons"), the Rathbones, Louella Parsons ("greatest barbecue thrower"), Chaplin ("educational evenings" with Albert Einstein and Thomas Mann), Douglas Fairbanks (the "Continental touch"), the Darryl Zanucks ("most elaborate dinners west of the Hudson"), and the Jack Warners ("spectacular").

 

Books

Norma's beauty and charisma cast a spell upon whomever was fortunate enough to be graced with her presence. Modest and gracious as she was, her nevertheless vibrant glow was reflected and multiplied a thousandfold thanks to her multi-faceted inner glow. Witness...