tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37309174.post1301125973397587978..comments2024-03-20T02:18:58.950-07:00Comments on Crazy Days and Nights: Blind Item #8 - Old Hollywood Blind Itement lawyerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08658046190988387228noreply@blogger.comBlogger48125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37309174.post-65116581673422273702014-05-07T18:38:12.415-07:002014-05-07T18:38:12.415-07:00Not Fields. Fields went out on his own steam, neve...Not Fields. Fields went out on his own steam, never slipping to small character roles. It's almost certainly John Barrymore, who died from complications of cirrhosis. It's well known that his ability to carry films began to slip during the thirties, and he finished his career with smaller roles. His aged precipitously in last decade. I think the use of pockmarks to describe his complexion was probably just a sloppy choice of words.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09189432162031201566noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37309174.post-16079961891894415082014-05-06T14:09:57.675-07:002014-05-06T14:09:57.675-07:00acne/poor complexion can also be brought on by dri...acne/poor complexion can also be brought on by drinking or any chemical contamination of the body. fast-food won't give you pimples because it's fattening or greasy, but the toxins used in low-grade food will. yephttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06625348860413046288noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37309174.post-55031720808967492692014-05-04T02:08:01.337-07:002014-05-04T02:08:01.337-07:00Barrymore, but Fields was (for some unknown reason...Barrymore, but Fields was (for some unknown reason) beloved and his drunkeness and alkie nose celebrated. di butlerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02706702741278772424noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37309174.post-83854292529019110812014-05-03T10:39:24.650-07:002014-05-03T10:39:24.650-07:00With the John Barrymore guess.With the John Barrymore guess.Torch Song Tangohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04892190671717365592noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37309174.post-25801331623655474202014-04-30T09:27:54.445-07:002014-04-30T09:27:54.445-07:00What about the Wizard of Oz himself Frank Morgan ?...What about the Wizard of Oz himself Frank Morgan ??<br />Started in Hollywood in late teens, known drinking problem, ended up in character roles due to his heavy drinking.jimmyPxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18391857169034114989noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37309174.post-62842513851099942392014-04-30T04:15:25.346-07:002014-04-30T04:15:25.346-07:00Had to use women's makeup on an actor in the 1...Had to use women's makeup on an actor in the 1920s, 1930s? That claim sounds ridiculous -- if you have ever watched a film made back then, you'd notice men wearing more enough products to make a Juggalo envious.Zeeky_Boogy_Dooghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08803573725233862575noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37309174.post-21537198364614477792014-04-29T23:02:36.960-07:002014-04-29T23:02:36.960-07:00StewMcgee has it right,,, plus remember, we'...StewMcgee has it right,,, plus remember, we're speaking grain alcohol/moonshine/liquid lightning during prohibition 1920-1933 technically. but the Feds were poisoning the water,so to speak from 1916 on... that stuff blinded you & DEFINATELY exacerbated most light skinned rosacea into full-blown scarring,W.C.Fields look all over chin,cheeks,nose,hairline,etc.rolotomassihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17835190630316487709noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37309174.post-79546349007196359142014-04-29T19:59:44.386-07:002014-04-29T19:59:44.386-07:00Lionel BarrymoreLionel BarrymoreUnknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00078685681285395759noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37309174.post-67816300951564740402014-04-29T18:43:54.702-07:002014-04-29T18:43:54.702-07:00Richard BurtonRichard Burtonsellsehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14812673485142113643noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37309174.post-91552955560358158222014-04-29T17:47:19.266-07:002014-04-29T17:47:19.266-07:00Drinking causes me to get deep cystic acne that le...Drinking causes me to get deep cystic acne that leaves scars. I try not to drink now because of it. Even one heavy night and a few days later cystic acne starts to pop up.Kayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10661565096561755182noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37309174.post-60022808110778331582014-04-29T15:50:30.123-07:002014-04-29T15:50:30.123-07:00John Barrymore.John Barrymore.Humor Mehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18098063675446297011noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37309174.post-51562437078928647102014-04-29T14:56:05.044-07:002014-04-29T14:56:05.044-07:00John Hale Sr. John Hale Sr. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05753130350666474883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37309174.post-90517426788942843612014-04-29T14:55:45.080-07:002014-04-29T14:55:45.080-07:00John Hale Sr. John Hale Sr. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05753130350666474883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37309174.post-77746819414099551002014-04-29T14:44:14.346-07:002014-04-29T14:44:14.346-07:00Definitely John Barrymore.Definitely John Barrymore.MadLybhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17813966175970143725noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37309174.post-26229100217940604282014-04-29T14:30:15.596-07:002014-04-29T14:30:15.596-07:00W.C. Fields?W.C. Fields?Countervailhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14477058227048854610noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37309174.post-86104283194734997852014-04-29T13:59:56.623-07:002014-04-29T13:59:56.623-07:00Barrymore and couldn't the pock marks be cause...Barrymore and couldn't the pock marks be caused by the stuff they used in makeup back then? Especially stage makeup, I'd always heard there was lead and all other kinds of nasties in it.RowdyRodimushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15710952854657207675noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37309174.post-62441442395935829212014-04-29T13:11:17.932-07:002014-04-29T13:11:17.932-07:00Let's remember that this was the 1920's. A...Let's remember that this was the 1920's. At the time Im sure they thought drinking caused the pockmarking. The Enty probably is reporting the blind with the exact information from the time.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37309174.post-14390880886598395582014-04-29T13:05:47.884-07:002014-04-29T13:05:47.884-07:00Maybe I'm ignorant, but how does drinking caus...Maybe I'm ignorant, but how does drinking cause pockmarks? I've heard it causes your nose to grow and roseacea, but pockmarks? How? nunaurbizhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04933110168892976590noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37309174.post-29269934103584085982014-04-29T12:05:21.955-07:002014-04-29T12:05:21.955-07:00John CarradineJohn CarradineEdithPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12958824550623650386noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37309174.post-68137199323026955322014-04-29T11:53:49.103-07:002014-04-29T11:53:49.103-07:00Oh wow that's interesting - thanks for explain...Oh wow that's interesting - thanks for explaining. FearNhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11381875734253630421noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37309174.post-82547363409604895002014-04-29T11:52:52.692-07:002014-04-29T11:52:52.692-07:00Lmao! Yeah I have pockmarks too but they came from...Lmao! Yeah I have pockmarks too but they came from picking my zits. No alcohol necessary.FearNhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11381875734253630421noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37309174.post-21820773466073305772014-04-29T11:42:33.876-07:002014-04-29T11:42:33.876-07:00My Little Chickadee.
WC Fields.
His nose was a G...My Little Chickadee.<br /><br />WC Fields.<br /><br />His nose was a Gin Blossom.Shelly Shellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15672104080989651749noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37309174.post-44522177673682457762014-04-29T11:42:23.647-07:002014-04-29T11:42:23.647-07:00Sort of off-topic, but once I was able to trace th...Sort of off-topic, but once I was able to trace the lineage of Barrymores as being actors/actresses through like the late 1700's. Brenda Lhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06651588514687218606noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37309174.post-35248619766775797852014-04-29T11:31:55.512-07:002014-04-29T11:31:55.512-07:00Bill Murray?Bill Murray?Beetlejuicehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01371883450886635311noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37309174.post-3051136707301502502014-04-29T11:28:40.395-07:002014-04-29T11:28:40.395-07:00Douglas Fairbanks.Douglas Fairbanks.Topper Madisonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15417886292456189171noreply@blogger.com