Film and TV stars and their bikes!
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William Prince stops to chat with character actor S.Z. Sakall in a still from 1946’s musical romance, 'Cinderella Jones'. The two men play professors at the Sierra Institute of Technology; Prince’s prof becomes the object of amour for struggling singer Judy Jones (Joan Leslie), who’s just discovered she’s heir to a fortune — with strings attached. Robert Alda also stars in the Busby Berkeley-directed Warner Bros. release
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Valerie Perrine races around the track — competing against (unseen) actor James Farrentino — in 1977’s CBS special Celebrity Challenge of the Sexes. The actress, nominated for an Oscar for her turn as Honey Bruce, wife of comedian Lenny Bruce in 1974’s Lenny — also served as women’s coach for the TV sports competition. Perrine officially retired in 2016.
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Gary Cooper stops on a country road, leaning against his bike to have a smoke. A publicity still for the 1933 Howard Hawks-directed World War I romance, 'Today We Live'. Cooper, playing an American fighter pilot, and Robert Young, as a British naval officer, are vying for the affection of Joan Crawford. It’s all set in England, hence Coop’s tweedy getup. This rare MGM photo can be found in Angel City Press awesome Hollywood Rides a Bike book
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Vesta Tilley, the British music hall star and top-lining vaudevillian, tumbles from a safety bike. Tilley, nee Matilda Alice Powles, was a huge star in the U.K. and U.S. in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, renown for her jaunty male impersonator act.
After the Ball, a 1957 film starring Pat Kirkwood as Tilley, commemorated her life and career. Laurence Harvey starred as Vesta’s husband. This image comes from a postcard, postmarked 1908.
After the Ball, a 1957 film starring Pat Kirkwood as Tilley, commemorated her life and career. Laurence Harvey starred as Vesta’s husband. This image comes from a postcard, postmarked 1908.
