James Dean in his Porsche 550 Spyder,
Actor James Dean made a public information film for TV, during the filming
of the movie “Giant”, urging teenagers to drive safely. At the end of the
month he would be killed in a high speed car crash with his Porsche.
Grace Patricia Kelly (November 12, 1929 – September 14, 1982)
Rainier III, Prince of Monaco and Princess Grace on their wedding day in
April, 1956
Claudette Colbert (September 13, 1903 – July 30, 1996)
The French-born actress began her career in Broadway productions during the
1920s, progressing to film and talking pictures. She had a successful film career
with Paramount Pictures, and is recognized as one of the leading ladies of comedy
movies. Colbert was the highest paid actress in American cinema during the late
1930s. She won the Academy Award for Best Actress for her comedic performance
in It Happened One Night (1934), and also received Academy Award nominations
for her dramatic roles in Private Worlds (1935), and Since You Went Away (1944).
Colbert retired from film in 1961 and in 1999, the American Film Institute placed her
at number twelve on their "AFI’s 100 Years… 100 Stars" list of the "50 Greatest
American Screen Legends".
January 1937
English actress Jacqueline Bisset has been nominated for four Golden
Globe Awards and an Emmy Award. She is known for her roles in such
films as Casino Royale (1967), Bullitt (1968), Airport (1970), The Deep
(1977), Class (1983), and the FX-TV series Nip/Tuck (2006). Bisset is
Godmother to actress Angelina Jolie.
The Bible, embossed in gold on a leather cover, was given to Elvis as a present
by his uncle and aunt in 1957
(Fox News) – Elvis’ bible was a hot property at a weekend auction of his memorabilia
in merry old England.
The King of Rock ‘n Roll’s well worn bible, used from 1957 until his death 20 years
later, commanded $94,600, almost double the auction house’s estimate. It included
hand written notes scribbled in the margins.
His unwashed and apparently soiled (!) underwear, worn under his iconic white
jumpsuit in a 1977 concert, failed to meet the $11,000 minimum bid.
1977
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