Howard Keel in Dallas with Donna Reed: late 20th-century mainstream resurgence of two former Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer stars. On Season 8 (1984–1985) of CBS’s hit TV soap Dallas (1978–1991), 1950s MGM contract actor-singer Howard Keel, previously a “guest star” on the show, was hired as a regular…
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Howard Keel MGM musicals: Texas Carnival publicity shot with Esther Williams. In his MGM musicals of the 1950s, Howard Keel was almost always paired with small, girl-like leading ladies – Betty Hutton, Kathryn Grayson, Ann Blyth, Jane Powell – which at times made the broad-shouldered,…
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Esther Williams. Esther Williams: Swimwear-garbed star of MGM Technicolor musicals dead at 91 Esther Williams, known for her swimming skills and ability to smile and keep her make-up and coiffure intact underwater in several MGM Technicolor aqua-musicals of the ’40s and ’50s, died in her…
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Esther Williams: swimsuit star. Following the release of George Sidney’s 1944 comedy musical Bathing Beauty, former competitive swimmer Esther Williams briefly became one of MGM’s top box office draws, starring in fluffy Technicolor fare like Easy to Wed, Neptune’s Daughter, and Take Me Out to…