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Dec. 12, 1941: Crowds in Pershing Square joined in singing "America" and other patriotic songs during the entire period of the blackout last night. The sirens sounded for the lights out signal just as actress Virginia Gilmore and Walter Brennan, three times Academy Award winner, stepped up on the platform at the Defense House in the square to present a program for the national defense savings campaign. They joined singer Frank Chester, who led the community singing, in the National Anthem, which took on new significance as it resounded throughout the downtown business section during Los Angeles' first blackout of the second World War. [Update: Please congratulate Dewey Webb and Anne Papineau for identifying our mystery woman!] You may remember this photo from the other day. Everybody recognized Walter Brennan but offered different guesses for the mystery lady. She’s going to be our mystery guest this week. |
Virginia Gilmore in a photo stamped 1941. [Update: Please congratulate Steven Moshlak for identifying our mystery guest!] Here’s another photo of our mystery woman!
Virginia Gilmore in a photo stamped 1941. [Update: Please congratulate Jenny M, Steven Bibb, Mike Hawks and Mary Mallory for identifying our mystery woman.]
Virginia Gilmore in a 1952 publicity photo for “Walk East on Beacon.” [Update: Please congratulate Gerald McCann for identifying our mystery woman and Dewey Webb, Mary Mallory and Mike Hawks for identifying the mystery film.] Our mystery woman goes for a stroll on Thursday….
Virginia Gilmore and “Youl Bryner” shortly after their marriage in an undated photo. For Friday, our mystery woman has a mystery companion. |
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Virginia Field (sounds like name of a Walter Brennan movie)
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Virginia Grey?
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Can’t fully see her, but it might be Janis Paige.
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Joan Leslie?
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Alice Faye
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Anne Shirley?
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I had guessed earlier that she was Carole Lombard, but I guess no, hmmm?
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Okay, another Virginia–Gilmore
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Methinks Paulette Goddard
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No matter who she is, I love the facial expressions on the various schmoes in the audience, which range from “Gawrsh, she’s a peach!” to “where’d she get dem shoes?”
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Which one is Walter Brennan?
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That’s Walter to the left, then not-Carole, then apparently a very young John Waters.
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Virginia Gilmore?
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Frances Gifford.
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Signe Hasso.
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Jane Greer
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Virginia Gilmore???
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Now I’m thinking June Havoc. She was un peu louche.
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eleanor parker?
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Marjorie Reynolds?
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Virginia Gilmore
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Faye emerson?
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My second guess will be correct, it’s Virginia Gilmore.
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A very young Rosemary Clooney?
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Ah! the lady is Virginia Gilmore.
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Virginia Gilmore.
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Nancy Coleman, maybe?
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since no one has suggested Jane Frazee let me toss that name onto the mat.
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She does Walk East on Beacon.
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Still is from Walk East on Beacon (1952)–although mystery gal appears to be ignorning titular command
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Virginia Gilmore
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This is Virginia from WALK EAST ON BEACON.
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Virginia with her husband Yul Brynner.
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Yul Brynner
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Virginia Gilmore with Yul
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Yul Brynner and Virginia Gilmore
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Friday’s picture gives it up: Virginia Gilmore with husband Yul Brynner. The photo puts the lie to Yul’s claim that his famous bald look was voluntary.
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This is Yul Brynner and wife Virginia Gilmore during happier times.
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Yul Brynner and Virginia Gilmore
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I believe it’s Jane Greer…..haven’t played lately.
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Could the mystery man be Yul Brynner?
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For Friday’s photo it’s Yul Brynner and Virginia Gilmore. Here’s a link to another photo of them on whodatewho.com – http://www.whosdatedwho.com/tpx_1715793/yul-brynner-and-virginia-gilmore/photo
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She was in Orchestra Wives, a superior soap, so I recognized her but couldn’t place her.
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