Thursday, April 09, 2015

Mr. X Blind Item #3- Old Hollywood

This triple threat (actress, singer, and dancer) was A+ list for a short period of time and is mainly remembered today for possibly the most reproduced photos of a classic star which was originally intended as an innocent publicity photo for one of her movies. She slipped to B-list for the second half of her career moving into the world of Broadway, Vegas and summer stock, but still retained that A-list name recognition. For most of her years as a star, she was married to an A/B-list musician who was really popular during those same years but was reduced to playing Vegas and the nightclub circuit for the rest of his career. He was also a heavy drinker and heavy gambler (a habit which his wife also picked up), and was basically a deadbeat dad to their kids. Not to mention he could be physically and verbally abuse to his wife. Towards their end of their long marriage, she snapped. He brought home a hooker and the wife shot out the tires of her car with a pistol (which she always had on her just in case).. which he rode home in. The hooker threatened to press charges (I know, stupid idea...), but the incident was hushed up by the wife's PR people.

21 comments:

Kelly said...

Rita Hayworth and Dick Haymes?

MontanaMarriott said...

Jane Russell

tricia13 said...

Ginger Rogers

tricia13 said...

Rogers/Jack Peeper was hubby

tricia13 said...

*Jack Pepper

Kno Won Uno said...

Pic is The Outlaw still.

back again said...

I think Betty Grable when I think popular pics

bitchcraft said...

This is Betty Grable

Kno Won Uno said...

I can't make the husbands fit, dammit!

Stephie said...

Betty was my first thought also.

Kno Won Uno said...

& Harry James

Theresa said...

Betty Grable

Jenny said...

I like Grable guess, I think she has more of the personality to do this.

Hayworth, they say would go into abusive relationship after abusive relationship, it suspected that her dad sexually abused her since she was a young teen girl.

MontanaMarriott said...

Really?!? I just swore it was her cus of the Outlaw pic or Rita cus of the Gilda pic.

XRaySpex said...

this sounds like Betty Grable, who was married to Harry James, the orchestra leader

Jimmy said...

Betty Grable and Harry James

it took forever said...

betty looked so pretty and harry like a nerd

ettacettera said...

Betty ..and her famous 40's pin up pic. Always liked her..

H2O said...

Betty Grable for sure.

Emeraldcity said...

Definitely Betty, by co-incidence last week came across a series of you tube videos called Mysteries and Scandals (of Hollywood) .......the link to Betty's story

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UrgBcZqhfCA

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