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Wednesday, January 31, 2024

LINDA DARNELL











LINDA DARNELL. This is a beautifully drawn set for perhaps the most beautiful actress of the 1940's. She was teamed with TRYONE POWER in a number of romance films for Twentieth Century Fox and his dolls can be found in the following post.

 

TYRONE POWER









TYRONE POWER. Here is the other half of the Darnell/Power set from the 1940s. The film costumes pictured would suggest that this was issued around the time of THE MARK OF ZORRO and BLOOD AND SAND which the pair starred in for Twentieth Century Fox.

 

Tuesday, January 30, 2024

ALICE FAYE

















ALICE FAYE. Here is a colorful 3 doll set devoted to the Queen of the Technicolor musicals of the 1940's. Some nice fashions and a number of period gowns with hats.

 

Monday, January 29, 2024

THE BEVERLY HILLBILLIES












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THE BEVERLY HILLBILLIES. Perhaps the most popular TV show of the 1960's. Here are Jed, Granny, Elly May & Jethro with great outfits from the show and even a tri-fold background of their new home in Beverly Hills. Hound Doggies!

 

LYDIA

LYDIA. You can tell that this doll came out in the 1970's. I have bemoaned the lack of paper dolls representing characters of different ...