Lana Turner - arguably the queen of the Hollywood nightspots during the 1940's. Despite a hectic filming schedule throughout the decade & 5am makeup calls, she could be seen out most nights,
usually with a new boyfriend or husband in tow!
Following second - Ava Gardner.
Unusually for Hollywood glamour queens, they were great friends and could be
overheard in dark corners comparing their lovers' prowess!
Ava and Lana - bosom buddies
In the 1930s meanwhile, a more dignified, less candid picture of nightlife was presented. The stars were photographed in staged poses at events to their best advantage - allowing the unattainable mystique of the word "star" to persist for fans who bought the dozens of movie magazines. It was a different story when the press left however! Here Dolores Del Rio and Cedric Gibbons attend the premiere of a new Norma Shearer flick.
Mae West and Gary Cooper
Bella Darvi
Ann Sothern
Gal pals Joan Crawford and
Constance Bennett
Dolores Del Rio, Douglas Fairbanks Jr, Marlene Dietrich
Gene Tierney and Oleg Cassini
Alice Faye
Clark Gable and Marion Davies
Arlene Dahl and Lex Barker
Ann Sheridan and Joan Crawford
And then at the end of it all - like mere mortals they were left to crash like
Constance Bennett and Douglas Fairbanks Jr appear to be doing here!
HAPPY WEEKEND!
DP x
