Our favorite actors generated a lot of attention in their day and we have the magazines to prove it.
Category Archives: Museum Exhibits
Ivory Flakes
Before “It’s A Wonderful Life,” Cornflakes painted white were used for snow. To avoid the “crunch,” Frank Capra used three types of snow in “It’s A Wonderful Life”: Ivory soap flakes, chipped ice, and something called foamite, which is similar to what is used in fire extinguishers today. Soapy suds can be seen in the […]
Todd Karns (Harry Bailey) – Artist
Todd Karns who played Harry Bailey, never painted a picture until January, 1948. According to a 1949 press release “Todd started dabbling with a box of 10-cent store water colors his daughter, Tina, two, got for Christmas, 1947. His wife thought it was pretty good. He did three paintings. A buyer for a Los Angeles […]
