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Today is the first day of summer, so I thought I would wish you all a very happy summer with a collection of photographs of classic Hollywood actors and actresses enjoying the sun and the good weather.   Birthday boy Errol Flynn just had a swim. Lana Turner is ready for a day at the pool. Here she is again by the pool at the Coral Casino in Santa Barbara in 1951. I'm not sure that cigarette is very good for you, Lana.   Ava Gardner enjoys the sun in a Spanish beach during a break in the filming of Pandora and the Flying Dutchman (1951). I love her bikini.   Bette Davis celebrates the 4th of July by lighting a firework on the beach (early 1930s). Ginger Rogers at the beach in 1936. I love her shoes! Douglas Fairbanks Jr. enjoys a summer day at his Santa Monica beach house. Debbie Reynolds poses by the pool in her cute swimsuit. Carole Lombard and Gary Cooper are ready to sail (1930). Douglas Fairbanks Jr. and Joan Crawford at the beach (photo by N...

Directed by Tay Garnett, The Postman Always Rings Twice (1946) begins when drifter Frank Chambers (John Garfield) stops at the rural Twin Oaks diner for a meal and ends up accepting a job offer from its middle-aged, alcoholic owner, Nick Smith (Cecil Kellaway). He is immediately intrigued by Nick's young wife, Cora (Lana Turner), with whom he soon becomes involved in a passionate love affair. They run away together when Nick is out of town, but only travel a short distance, as Cora cannot face a penniless future with Frank. Determined to continue her furtive romance and make a better life for herself, Cora convinces Frank to help her kill her husband, so she can cash in on his insurance money.   After a failed attempt to kill Nick in the bathtub, Frank and Cora stage a car accident, unaware that District Attorney Kyle Sackett (Leon Ames) has been following them. Although Sackett arrives on the scene too late to save Nick, he is certain that Cora and Frank are the culprits. Without...

Jeanette MacDonald is ready to serenade her lucky Valentine.   Ann Miller could get any man to be her Valentine with legs like those. Men of the world, beware! Lana Turner is ready to aim. I'm sure Tony Martin would be delighted if he got home on Valentine's Day and found Cyd Charisse waiting for him like this. Or like this. See, I told you Tony would be happy. Look at what he gave her the next day. Mary Carlisle looks extra cute in her little Valentine's Day outfit.   Joan Leslie is pin-up perfect as the Queen of Hearts. Rita Hayworth has just received a huge box of chocolates from her Valentine. Well done, Mary Pickford. I'm sure Doug will be very happy to receive that. Irene Dunne makes for a very lovely face on a Valentine's Day card. Happy Valentine's Day. ❤❤❤