Vintage Everyday

Academy Award-winning actress and dancer Ginger Rogers was a highly accomplished tennis player who took the sport seriously enough to compete at the highest level of American tennis. While best known for her legendary Hollywood dance partnerships, her athletic prowess extended far beyond the studio dance floors.

Barbara Stanwyck (July 16, 1907 – January 20, 1990) was at the peak of her Hollywood stardom in the 1940s, becoming one of the era’s most versatile, highest-paid, and respected actresses. She was known for her strong, naturalistic screen presence, professionalism, and ability to excel in screwball comedies, dramas, melodramas, and especially film noir.

Enid Bennett (July 15, 1893 – May 14, 1969) was an Australian-born silent film actress who became a prominent leading lady in American cinema, particularly during the late 1910s and early 1920s. Combining a natural, understated acting style with striking classic beauty, she transitioned seamlessly from touring theater in Australia to the heights of early American cinema.

Harrison Ford’s experience on the set of Force 10 from Navarone (1978) was largely negative and unfulfilling. This was his first major film after Star Wars (1977) made him a star. He played Lieutenant Colonel Mike Barnsby, leader of an American commando unit in this loose World War II sequel to The Guns of Navarone. Ford took the role primarily for the money and to avoid typecasting as a sci-fi hero (like Han Solo), seeking a different “macho tough guy” part. By almost all accounts, including his own, the shoot was a grueling, frustrating experience.