TranquilMind Posted December 15, 2012 Share Posted December 15, 2012 I was watching one of my favorite movies last night, "White Christmas". I have always wondered why Bing Crosby was so darn old, yet unmarried. So I decided to look up the ages of the 4 costars. Bing Crosby was 51, yet his love interest, Rosemary Clooney, was only 26. Rosemary played the older sister, but was actually seven years younger than Vera Ellen, her co-star. Danny Kaye was 41, while Vera Ellen was 33 (a more reasonable age gap) At any rate, that stuff was fine. It's all the rest of the stuff that came up that I wish I didn't know about their lives! And the photo of Bing Crosby...in his casket! Ugh. Interestingly, Bing, Rosemary and Danny Kaye all died at the same age, 74. Anyway, sometimes you should just stop reading when you find out what you wanted to know. I want the stars on the silver screen to remain what I imagined them to be, and don't want to know the gritty details that someone later uncovered about their lives. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Susann Posted December 15, 2012 Share Posted December 15, 2012 :laugh: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A.Balaban Posted December 15, 2012 Share Posted December 15, 2012 Ah! The Google Monster! Resist... Resist! :laugh: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dana Posted December 15, 2012 Share Posted December 15, 2012 I adore White Christmas, so one year I watched Holiday Inn, the movie it's a remake of. Holiday Inn has a blackface scene. Really makes me cringe with the music in the Abraham number in White Christmas now. That said, we may be watching White Christmas tonight. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DawnM Posted December 15, 2012 Share Posted December 15, 2012 I do this ALL the time! I have imdb.com open while I watch old movies and TV shows.....only to find all the stars are dead. Then to make matters worse, I start reading their real life bios and they are often sad and tragic. 5 marriages, suicide, death of children, on and on...... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robin M Posted December 15, 2012 Share Posted December 15, 2012 Thanks for sharing.... hmm! White Christmas is my favorite movie and the one I watch while decorating the Christmas Tree to put me in the Christmas mood. I try to avoid the temptation of looking up star's bios because inevitably it will lead to something I don't like about them. Which leads to ruining watching any of their movies. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AMJ Posted December 15, 2012 Share Posted December 15, 2012 Yes, we have enough grief nowadays explaining to the kids that the TV isn't broken, things really were in black & white back then. Good opportunity later to review motion picture history, I guess, but not when I just want to unwind.... Yes, they really did have crank telephones (Wonderful Life) and burn wood in cookstoves. Then I let them wonder how old I really am when I tell them about living in a cabin with a woodburning cookstove, and washing clothes in a wringer washer (they thought "wringer" was a brand) and hanging them on a clotheline or fence rail to dry. At least when they see these things in "old TV" they start to believe that I'm not just making up stories. *sigh* Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PrincessMommy Posted December 15, 2012 Share Posted December 15, 2012 I do the same thing... although I don't think I've ever found one of my search subjects in a coffin! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lmrich Posted December 15, 2012 Share Posted December 15, 2012 I always thought the older sister (rosemary) looked so much younger. Love the movie! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Candid Posted December 15, 2012 Share Posted December 15, 2012 When my oldest was 14, we took a vacation and took some classic movies with us to watch: Rear Window and North By Northwest. He was indignant over the youth of the women and oldness of the men. So you are not alone. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RoughCollie Posted December 15, 2012 Share Posted December 15, 2012 Good old Bing Crosby. Every time I play one of his Christmas songs, DH tells me again what a not-so-nice person he was, chapter and verse. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xuzi Posted December 15, 2012 Share Posted December 15, 2012 And the reason why all of Vera Ellen's costumes in that movie were high-necked was because her neck looked awful due to being anorexic. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dandelion Posted December 16, 2012 Share Posted December 16, 2012 Yep, the less I know about movie stars, the more I can enjoy their art. I've ruined too much for myself already by looking into their personal lives too deeply (there are some actors that I used to love and just can't watch anymore because of this). This is one aspect of life where I think ignorance truly is bliss. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
laughing lioness Posted December 16, 2012 Share Posted December 16, 2012 Resist. I love that movie- just watched it 2 nights ago - and I've been curious about Bing's age. Vera- anoerxic- no doubt and Bing, not so nice- I remember when he died and all the wreckage about his family came out------ But the dancing- LOVE it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mom-ninja. Posted December 16, 2012 Share Posted December 16, 2012 I don't know anything about Bing Crobsy so maybe I'll just stay in my ignorant bliss. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PentecostalMom Posted December 16, 2012 Share Posted December 16, 2012 Sady, due to one reason or another, I have never sat through this entire movie. Notwithstanding the strage facts, I am off to reserve it at the library! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TranquilMind Posted December 16, 2012 Author Share Posted December 16, 2012 Good old Bing Crosby. Every time I play one of his Christmas songs, DH tells me again what a not-so-nice person he was, chapter and verse. He sure could sing, though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TranquilMind Posted December 16, 2012 Author Share Posted December 16, 2012 Resist. I love that movie- just watched it 2 nights ago - and I've been curious about Bing's age. Vera- anoerxic- no doubt and Bing, not so nice- I remember when he died and all the wreckage about his family came out------ But the dancing- LOVE it. Vera Ellen sure could dance. She's probably second only to Ginger Rogers, and maybe even better. Danny Kaye wasn't a good enough dancer to pull off a couple of the numbers, so they had John Brascia do it ("Johnny"). He was amazing too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TXBeth Posted December 16, 2012 Share Posted December 16, 2012 Vera Ellen sure could dance. She's probably second only to Ginger Rogers, and maybe even better. Danny Kaye wasn't a good enough dancer to pull off a couple of the numbers, so they had John Brascia do it ("Johnny"). He was amazing too. She could dance, but the Mandy number always grossed me out because of her legs/groin in that short little half-tutu. Those skinny thighs just didn't look like the ballerina legs I have seen. Finding out she was anorexic makes so much sense. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GailV Posted December 16, 2012 Share Posted December 16, 2012 Wow, I didn't realize the age switcheroo between Vera Ellen and Rosemary Clooney. This is the type of thing my family would adore hearing about! We missed it on tv last night -- we'll have to watch our DVD of it soon. It's a favorite, in spite of how Vera Ellen looks during Mandy, and how Bing looks during some of the scenes (which is basically old -- why was he such a heart throb that the movies pretended young girls would be falling all over him? Bing in a tank top does NOT make my heart go pitter pat). Last year for Halloween dds dressed up and sang a shortened version of Sisters at every house. Some of the older neighbors really enjoyed it, and could remember the stars' names off the tops of their heads. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AMJ Posted December 16, 2012 Share Posted December 16, 2012 He sure could sing, though. Oh, yes. My very first crush was on his voice. Not the guy, just the voice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AMJ Posted December 16, 2012 Share Posted December 16, 2012 why was he such a heart throb that the movies pretended young girls would be falling all over him? Bing in a tank top does NOT make my heart go pitter pat). That would be because of the voice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MissKNG Posted December 16, 2012 Share Posted December 16, 2012 I'm in love with Bing Crosby's eyes! Beautiful!!! I'm a sucker for blue eyes too! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted December 16, 2012 Share Posted December 16, 2012 I just watched this on Friday. Nope, don't want to know anything about their real lives - love this movie. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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