Watching the rich and famous go about their lives has been a fun pastime for the rest of us for a couple centuries now. They are different from the rest of us. Their lives are different. They entertain us.
In the photo below, we have two wealthy men who are also famous, for being actors. Raymond Massey and wife Dorothy have decided to go out for a drink at, I believe, the Stork Club (based on Bob's preference). Perhaps they've come from seeing a Broadway play. There isn't anything special about their being out on the town, that is just what one does. And it is an opportunity to see other rich and famous people. Like our Mr. Montgomery.
I'm guessing the photo was taken mid-late 1940s which makes Bob more famous than rich. He may well be checking in with the Masseys to see if they would like to invest in his struggling production company. And Mr. Massey would have been a good target for an investment. His grandfather started the family business in the early 1900s. The world needed tractors and Massey decided to provide them. Today, Massey-Ferguson is the world's largest producer of agricultural vehicles. As a farm girl, I'm rather impressed by all that wealth.
Anyway, I kinda wish the photo was in color. It's Dorothy's hat. As is, it looks like she is just having a really bad hair day, all frizzed up. Seeing it in color would surely help. And the baubles on her arm ... are they gold or silver? America needs to know!
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