Martha Raye's Dress From Four Jills In A Jeep

In 2015 I purchased a dress Martha Raye wore in Four Jills In A Jeep. I bought it from actress Debbie Reynolds. It was designed by Yvonne Wood. Martha played herself in the Four Jills In A Jeep. Her costars were Carole Landis, Kay Francis, and Mitzi Mayfair.

Here is a clip of Martha wearing the dress ...

Carole Landis' Suit From Four Jills In A Jeep

In 2013 I bought a two piece suit that Carole Landis wore in the film Four Jills In A Jeep. It was sold at Julien's Hollywood Legends auction. The suit was designed by Yvonne Wood. Four Jills In A Jeep was released on March 17, 1944. Carole wrote the book the movie was based on and played herself.

Phil Silvers, Kay Francis, and Carole

 

 Kay Francis, Martha Raye, and Carole

Here is a clip of Carole wearing the suit ...

Actresses Who Had Abortions

Many classic actresses had to deal with unwanted pregnancies. Back then there weren't many options for birth control and having a baby out of wedlock was very controversial. These fourteen stars chose to have an abortion ...

 Ava Gardner had two abortions during her marriage to Frank Sinatra

Lana Turner had an abortion after leaving her husband Artie Shaw

Bette Davis had two abortions during her first marriage

 Marilyn Monroe had several abortions when she young


 Joan Crawford had an abortion when she was married to Douglas Fairbanks Jr.

Rita Hayworth had an abortion during her romance with Howard Hughes


Jean Harlow had her first abortion in 1919 and her second in 1936

Marion Davies had a few abortions during her long affair with William Randolph Hearst

Judy Garland had an abortion when she was married to composer David Rose

 Betty Grable had an abortion during her relationship with Artie Shaw

Virginia Rappe had several abortions which may have led to her untimely death

Mary Pickford had an abortion during her first marriage which left her unable to have children

Kay Francis had several abortions during her life

Elizabeth Taylor had an abortion when Frank Sinatra refused to marry her

Lesbian & Bi-Sexual Classic Actresses

There are many classic actresses who were gay or bi-sexual. Some of these ladies married men and all of them had to keep their sexuality a secret.

Patsy Kelly was a lesbian. She had many girlfriends and enjoyed a long relationship with Tallulah Bankhead.

Barbara Stanwyck was bi-sexual. She was married to actor Robert Taylor for years and also had several female lovers.

 Joan Crawford was bi-sexual. She had four husbands and many love affairs with women.
 

Lizabeth Scott was a lesbian. She dated women during the 1950s and her career was ruined when a tabloid exposed her secret.

Marie Dressler was a lesbian. She married a man but she was romantically involved with stage actress Claire DuBrey for many years.


 Lilyan Tashman was a lesbian and her husband Edmund Lowe was gay. One of her many lovers was Greta Garbo.

 Marilyn Monroe was bi-sexual. Most of her lovers were men but she also had an affair with her female acting coach.

Kay Francis was bi-sexual. She was married five times and had numerous romances with women.
 

 Janet Gaynor was bi-sexual and so was her husband Gilbert Adrian. She had a long term relationship with actress Mary Martin.

 Carole Landis was bi-sexual. She usually dated men but author Jacqueline Susann was also one of her lovers.