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John Maddox Roberts · #**30441** Posted **Aug 19, 2015, 7:13 AM**

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Originally Posted by mrfredmertz

Number 11 is my dear, dear friend John Ericson, who was an MGM star at the time. John is 86 and still the handsomest dude I know.

So much for my unerring eye. Glad to hear your friend is still alive. And still working as late as 2008, according to IMDB. That's quite a career.

CityBoyDoug · #**30442** Posted **Aug 19, 2015, 7:39 AM**

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Originally Posted by mrfredmertz

Number 11 is my dear, dear friend John Ericson, who was an MGM star at the time. John is 86 and still the handsomest dude I know.

I agree, I believe Mr.11 is John Erickson.

CityBoyDoug · #**30443** Posted **Aug 19, 2015, 7:55 AM**

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Originally Posted by tovangar2

Only 29 guesses re 41 peeps? I think I recorded them all (misspellings are my own). Please somebody finish/correct this
(MGM releases by date):

01. Steve Forrest
02.
03. Debbie Reynolds
04. Louis Calhern
05.George Murphy
06. Ava Gardner
07. Van Johnson
08. Vic Damone
09.Paul Douglas
10. Howard Keel
11. Ralph Meeker
12.
13.
14. Leslie Caron
15. Leslie Nielson
16. Gabor
17.
18. Ann Francis
19. Walter Pidgeon
20. Stewart Granger
21. Claire Trevor/Hedda Hopper (?)
22.
23. Russ Tamblin
24.
25. Robert Taylor
26. Elizabeth Taylor
27.
28. George Raft
29.
30. Deborah Kerr
31.
32. Ann Miller
33. Lionel Barrymore
34. Donna Reed
35.
36.
37. Hugh O'Brian (?)
38.
39. Joan Fontaine
40. George Sanders
41. Esther Williams

Is Miss 2. Pier Angeli....who signed with MGM in 1950.
and Mr. 11 is John Erickson.

tovangar2 · #**30444** Posted **Aug 19, 2015, 10:29 AM**

Adding your updates:

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Originally Posted by Earl Boebert

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Originally Posted by tovangar2

Wiki page of MGM releases by date

01. Steve Forrest
02. Pier Angeli
03. Debbie Reynolds
04. Louis Calhern
05. George Murphy
06. Ava Gardner
07. Van Johnson
08. Vic Damone
09. Paul Douglas
10. Howard Keel
11. John Ericson
12.
13.
14. Leslie Caron
15. Leslie Nielson
16. Eva Gabor
17. Merle Oberon
18. Ann Francis
19. Walter Pidgeon
20. Stewart Granger
21. Claire Trevor
22.
23. Russ Tamblyn
24.
25. Robert Taylor
26. Elizabeth Taylor
27. Kurt Kasznar
28. George Raft
29.
30. Grace Kelly
31.
32. Ann Miller
33. Lionel Barrymore
34. Donna Reed
35.
36. Michael Wilding
37. Hugh O'Brian (?)
38. Spring Byington
39. Joan Fontaine
40. George Sanders
41. Esther Williams

John Maddox Roberts · #**30445** Posted **Aug 19, 2015, 2:13 PM**

I think you're right about Pier Angeli. There's a photo on Google Images where she's wearing what appears to be the same dress.

HossC · #**30446** Posted **Aug 19, 2015, 3:18 PM**

JMR, is this the picture of Pier Angeli you're talking about?

mykethemakeupguy.blogspot.com

John Maddox Roberts · #**30447** Posted **Aug 19, 2015, 3:31 PM**

That's the one. Opinions?

tovangar2 · #**30448** Posted **Aug 19, 2015, 4:10 PM**

LOL, this is a lot of fun, but so frustrating. #36 is driving me nuts. Pier Angeli & Vic Damone were married at the time of the photo. If that is Eva Gabor, she's the only Gabor George Sanders wasn't married to.

...and three cheers for Van Johnson's megawatt smile. He always seemed so genuine. I was never a big fan except for "State of the Union" (1948). OMG, that man could wear a suit.

John Maddox Roberts · #**30449** Posted **Aug 19, 2015, 4:58 PM**

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Originally Posted by tovangar2

LOL, this is a lot of fun, but so frustrating. #36 is driving me nuts. Pier Angeli & Vic Damone were married at the time of the photo. If that is Eva Gabor, she's the only Gabor George Sanders wasn't married to.

...and three cheers for Van Johnson's megawatt smile. He always seemed so genuine. I was never a big fan except for "State of the Union" (1948). OMG, that man could wear a suit.

I think #36 is Jean Pierre Aumont. He was in "Lili" about that time.

srk1941 · #**30450** Posted **Aug 19, 2015, 5:00 PM**

#30 is Grace Kelly, in costume for "Green Fire."

I'm pretty sure #36 is Michael Wilding....

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Originally Posted by John Maddox Roberts

I think #36 is Jean Pierre Aumont. He was in "Lili" about that time.

srk1941 · #**30451** Posted **Aug 19, 2015, 5:05 PM**

And 31 is Fernando Lamas...

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Originally Posted by srk1941

#30 is Grace Kelly, in costume for "Green Fire."

I'm pretty sure #36 is Michael Wilding....

HossC · #**30452** Posted **Aug 19, 2015, 5:24 PM**

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Originally Posted by srk1941

#30 is Grace Kelly, in costume for "Green Fire."

Grace Kelly in Green Fire (1954).

www.cinemamuseum.org.uk

tovangar2 · #**30453** Posted **Aug 19, 2015, 5:52 PM**

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Originally Posted by Beaudry

Here's something I don't think we've seen before, or at least I know I haven't, because I sure as shootin' would have remembered it.

1950, and Julius Shulman has photographed the (just built? recently remodeled?) Stiles Clements-designed penthouse atop the Richfield:

(Some time in the near future I need to do a big fat post on the Late Moderne in general and Clements' role within it specifically.)

Thank you so much Beaudry. I assume this remodel was after one of the fires (I'm a bit iffy on the timeline re those, although they've been covered here. I need to look that up). See P.S.

This shot is priceless. I never thought I see that again:

shulman/primo

And just for fun:

1942

shulman/primo

1948

dick wittington (detail)

2015

gsv

Very much looking forward to that "big, fat post" :-)

P.S.

1954 Richfield Building fire:

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Originally Posted by Beaudry

(AP news photo, my collection)

Shulman remodel photos are from 1950.

It sure looks like the remodel is going up in flames.

The other fire was in 1967.

tovangar2 · #**30454** Posted **Aug 19, 2015, 6:03 PM**

I've added the recent IDs to the list I posted previously on this page. There's now only about 8 no one's had a go at.

CityBoyDoug · #**30455** Posted **Aug 19, 2015, 6:34 PM**

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Originally Posted by tovangar2

I've added the recent IDs to the list I posted previously on this page. There's now only about 8 no one's had a go at.

Is #38 Spring Byington? She was a long time contract player for MGM.

I believe that #37 is correct.

MGM had 227 actors under contract during the ''star'' system era. A sizeable number are not really well known today.

tovangar2 · #**30456** Posted **Aug 19, 2015, 6:50 PM**

added to the list

John Maddox Roberts · #**30457** Posted **Aug 19, 2015, 7:01 PM**

Michael Wilding is correct. He's in costume for "The Glass Slipper," as is Leslie Caron.

tovangar2 · #**30458** Posted **Aug 19, 2015, 7:32 PM**

OK, Wilding and Taylor were also married at the time of the photo. Wilding, best friend Stewart Granger, Elizabeth Taylor and Jean Simmons (Mrs Granger) often used to go out together.

Who's still with us?

John Ericson
Russ Tamblyn
Debbie Reynolds
?
?

HossC · #**30459** Posted **Aug 19, 2015, 7:36 PM**

Thanks for highlighting the Julius Shulman collection, Beaudry. I've just started to look through it. Can I take this opportunity to remind everyone that you can't hotlink to the images in the Getty Library - the pictures will disappear from NLA within hours.

Bearing my hotlinking warning in mind, I'll just give the title of this group, which is "Job 1410: Bank of America (Los Angeles, Calif.), 1952". The bank of America in question was at 5717 S Vermont Avenue (according to the 1956 CD). From the same source, Meledy Foods was at 5701 S Vermont Avenue, and Kress was at 5833 S Vermont Avenue.

All from Getty Research Institute

CityBoyDoug · #**30460** Posted **Aug 19, 2015, 8:23 PM**

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Originally Posted by tovangar2

OK, Wilding and Taylor were also married at the time of the photo. Wilding, best friend Stewart Granger, Elizabeth Taylor and Jean Simmons (Mrs Granger) often used to go out together.

Who's still with us?

John Ericson
Russ Tamblyn
Debbie Reynolds
?
?

Its hard to believe but it could be only those three are still with us.