tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5415650234964664192.post4841045349306188937..comments2024-01-05T14:37:03.930-06:00Comments on Gingerology: 1911...VKMfanHueyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17360524951726605370noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5415650234964664192.post-28579693090945109612011-06-13T22:51:37.977-05:002011-06-13T22:51:37.977-05:00VP: Thanks for the kind words! I have always thoug...VP: Thanks for the kind words! I have always thought it was cool Ginger was amongst the 'first generation' of movie fan in the 'nineteen-teens', and among the first actresses to 'premiere' in 'talkies'.<br />As for the Triangle fire, that is one of the 'watershed' moments for building codes in the U.S. - I work for the International Code Council, and we deal with life safety among other issues - and it's sad that a tradegy has to occur before folks get 'serious' about it... the fire in the nightclub in Rhode Island 6-7 years ago that killed 80-90 folks, I believe, resulted in more striengent requirements for nightclub/bar/restaurant occupancies. As for the 'inaccuracies' in the movie, it bugs ya when you know it's wrong - and that most folks don't know any better. Of course, the Chaplin thing would have probably slipped by me, but any Ginger inacuracies drive me nuts! Suprised? :-] <br /><br />Sarah: Thanks for the kind words! Yes, that pic is just so cool... it is actually from Ginger's bio - that's why it is a bit 'fuzzy' being a scan and all... but the story behind it is that the picture was actually used for an adverisement for a Kansas City bank (I think...someone call me out on this one if I have it wrong..:-] ).<br /><br />Lady F: Thanks for the kind words! Well, it is actually out of Ginger's bio, but I have seen a pic of it elsewhere... but yeah, I just did a bit of research for posting - figured it would be a cool topic. it would have been cool to see Ginger and Lucy in a movie in the fifties... weird they didn't get together, as they were friends throughout, I believe. Of course, Ginger shows up on 'the Lucy Show' (or is it ('Here's Lucy'? ) - but I think they would have been a great 'team'. I guess Ginger was into the stage at that point, and Lucy was TV... <br /><br />KIG, y'all!<br />VKMfanHuey<br />---VKMfanHueyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17360524951726605370noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5415650234964664192.post-17655139311111797532011-06-12T23:04:08.973-05:002011-06-12T23:04:08.973-05:00I concur on the picture of Ginger and her mother. ...I concur on the picture of Ginger and her mother. The camera loved Ginger...even as a baby. What a precious look on her face. Where on earth did you find that photo?<br /><br />The whole post was very entertaining...all the events that occurred in 1911. It's interesting to know that Lucille Ball was born the same year as Ginger, two superstars of the same age whose careers evolved so differently. Good stuff, Huey!Lady Fioraonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14168926169097506136noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5415650234964664192.post-32484491832386235742011-06-12T22:13:21.819-05:002011-06-12T22:13:21.819-05:00I love the pic with Ginger and her mother! My good...I love the pic with Ginger and her mother! My goodness, it looks like Ginger holding a miniature version of herself! Thanks for the wonderful post!Sarahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17935070386471677221noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5415650234964664192.post-50754737165603196792011-06-11T07:37:19.273-05:002011-06-11T07:37:19.273-05:00Thanks for reflections on 1911, a year when film w...Thanks for reflections on 1911, a year when film was just beginning to become a notable commercial industry and Los Angeles was on the verge of becoming its prime home in America (something that wouldn't be cemented until the end of the decade). The concept of the movie star still hadn't quite reached fruition, so I doubt Lela envisioned that for Virginia -- but I'm sure she aimed to have her daughter excel at <i>something..</i>.and that she certainly did.<br /><br />Interesting you note the Triangle Shirtwaist fire; a TV movie about it was made in the 1980s, and the people in charge of research didn't do their homework. You can see a poster promoting Charlie Chaplin movies, <i>three years</i> before his film debut and four before he became a worldwide phenomenon. Eventually, we'll probably see a film set in 1961 America that contains a Beatles reference. (Oh, those anachronisms.)VP81955https://www.blogger.com/profile/11792390726196611188noreply@blogger.com