Thursday, October 26, 2023

Things I didn't know, and just learned... Ann Margaret liked a Falcon, and her dad had one too, that he drove her to the '62 Academy Awards in. She had hers slightly upgraded by Barris


In her 1964 Ford Falcon Sprint convertible. At 23, her Ford Falcon was her first car.

After purchasing it, she brought it to George Barris who repainted it pink. He also added a Muntz Autostereo tape deck. Barris said of her Falcon, "It was the hot rod Falcon with the 260 V8, and she really liked to make it scoot".

Margret was discovered by George Burns in 1960 while performing with her group, the Suttletones. By 1961, she was recording with RCA Victor and had also signed with 20th Century Fox for a seven-year film contract. Margret's Falcon was initially red. 

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2 comments:

  1. Honey Monkey Wilder1:11 PM

    The stars in the past were higher class than the ones we have today. They were almost normal in comparison.

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    1. Jesse2:46 PM

      I agree with the 2nd, and disagree with the first, as the numbers of current celebs is far too broad for me to ponder, and the amount of class that past celebs had, is something I guess I'd have to first learn about. There are certainly amazing celebs of any era, and ones we haven't yet learned of, and those we know of, but not much in their private lives, aren't well known enough to judge based on how classy they were, in my opinion.
      And I have a lot of interest in celebs, actors, singers, authors, photographers, athletes, and artists. Well, I guess you've seen the tags on the right hand side of the blog, and how it covers all of those categories.
      I wonder if the fact that celebs before the internet could simply work in their field, and disconnect with society away from the job... except, of course, for paparazzi once the Enquirer, the Globe, and Star tabloid papers intruded.
      I certainly agree they were far more normal seeming than most current celebs.
      There were some like Ginger Rogers, that bought a dairy farm, and a station wagon, and escaped from the rat race.... and Harpo Marx who went into business making bikes, engines, airplane parts. Or Bob Hope with the perennial USO tours to keep the military top of mind for the American public. I always liked Roy Rogers a lot. Goofy costume cowboy but very down to earth other than that. Will Rogers, he was about as down to earth as anyone ever has been.
      But there were the flamboyant ones, Liberace, Michael Jackson during and after the white glove phase, Bowie, Elton John, Dali and the anteater he took for walks to get free publicity.
      I think that the vast arena of public ken, now that the internet can make a local, or national, or international star in weeks, and in weeks, make them disappear when the news cycle rolls on, has most people aware of so many more celebs than ever before.
      It's no longer movies plus sports, plus ABC, CBS, NBC and radio stars.
      And so many celebs are desperate for free publicity, to get paid by social media without having to work any real job, that they do outlandish stunts to trend.
      Hollywood socialites for example, Paris Hilton, and her friend, Lionel Richies daughter, did tv shows just to stay famous and get paid for being on trash tv. Jerry Springer, Maury Povich, the trailer trash mid day tabloid tv that people with jobs simply didn't watch.
      And now for at least the past decade, being famous is an industry... Kardashian style. Get a life of wealth, for being a walking influence peddler managed by a mom.
      Anyway, I'd love to discuss this with you, or anyone. I am very interested in people that did great things with their celebrity (Oprah made a billion, built a girls school) and President Carter worked tirelessly for Habitat for Humanity, and cured that water born Guinea worm infestation in Africa that caused blindness

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