Classic Movies Posted by KC on March 2, 2014

The opening number for the 1989 Academy Awards has got to be one of the most, if not the most notorious in the ceremony's history. Lovely 22-year-old actress Eileen Bowman played Snow White in a production that required her to squeak out her lines in a high-pitched voice, flounce through...   read more

Classic Cinema Gold Posted by Art on December 25, 2012

                        Cyd Charisse and Cinema Gold               wishing you A Merry Christmas!! • Posted by Art • Tuesday, December 25th, 2012 at 6:04 am • (0) Comment   read more

Noir and Chick Flicks Posted by Dawn Sample on October 21, 2012

This is my contribution to Letter the Stars Blogathon. Hosted by: Marcela (Best of the Past): http://best-ofthepast.blogspot.com.br/ Rianna (Frankly, my dear): http://franklymydear-blog.blogspot.com/ Natalie (On the Mood): http://theswingmood.blogspot.com/ Please click on poster located on   read more

Noir and Chick Flicks Posted by Dawn on July 31, 2012

Tony Martin, who passed peacefully of natural causes, music career began when he received a saxophone on his tenth birthday. In his grammar school glee club, he be   read more

Out of the Past - A Classic Film Blog Posted by Google profile on June 12, 2012

About MeBlogger, Out of the Past - A Classic Film Blog and more. Please add my Google profile to your circles. Cyd Charisse and Tony Martin Married 60 years Cyd was a dancer and actress and Tony a singer and actor. They met as a result of having the same...   read more

All Good Things Posted by monty on June 3, 2012

Just two gals having some fun at the pier..   read more

Classic Cinema Gold Posted by Art on January 20, 2012

Cyd Charisse frolicking on Santa Monica Beach – 1945 Share: • Posted by Art • Friday, January 20th, 2012 at 7:04 pm • (0) Comment *Beach Beauties actress Cy   read more

Classic Cinema Gold Posted by Art on January 6, 2012

Beach Beauties – Joan, Bette, Gloria, and Cyd Share: • Posted by Art • Friday, January 6th, 2012 at 6:22 am • (0) Comment *Beach Beauties Bette Davis classic   read more

Noir and Chick Flicks Posted by Dawn on April 6, 2011

Personal Quote: If I had to give up either acting or dancing, I'd choose to keep dancing.   read more

Noir and Chick Flicks Posted by Dawn on March 8, 2011

Cyd Charisse (March 8, 1922 – June 17, 2008). Around the time of the outbreak of World War II, David Lichine offered her a dancing role in, Something to Shout About. This brought her to the attention of choreographer Robert Alton, who had also discovered Gene Kelly and soon she...   read more

Classic Cinema Gold Posted by Art on January 28, 2011

Cyd Charisse was, in my opinion,  the most beautiful and elegant  dancer to ever grace the silver screen. She is also one of six women to have danced with both Fred Astaire and Gene Kelly in a movie. Fred Astaire in his 1959 memior, “Steps In Time”, referred to Cyd Charisse...   read more

Noir and Chick Flicks Posted by Dawn on March 8, 2010

Cyd Charisse was best known for her dance numbers with Fred Astaire and Gene Kelly. She first performed with Astaire in a dance routine in Ziegfeld Follies. Her next performance with him was as lead role in The Band Wagon (1953), where she danced with Astaire in "Dancing in the...   read more

Noir and Chick Flicks Posted by Dawn on March 8, 2010

Cyd Charisse grew up in Amarillo, Texas. Before she became known as Cyd Charisse she was called Tula Ellice Finklea. No one at that time could ever imagine her on the front covers of Life, Newsweek, Look, and in every movie magazine. But luckily for us Cyd’s father loved the...   read more

Classic Movies Posted by KC on June 17, 2008

Goodbye to Cyd Charisse, the beautiful actress-dancer. She was famous for her long legs, the centerpiece of her fluid, confident style. Charisse was a teenage dancer with the Ballet Russe before she brought her modern grace to several MGM musicals, including Band Wagon(1953), Brigadoon (1954) and Si   read more

Out of the Past - A Classic Film Blog Posted by Raquel Stecher on November 30, -0001

Cyd Charisse and Tony Martin Married 60 years Cyd was a dancer and actress and Tony a singer and actor. They met as a result of having the same talent agent. It was a second marriage for both of them. They went on to perform on TV and night clubs...   read more