Wow ... I really am late remembering Mr. Milland. Forgive me, please, kind sir. Anyway, such a stern look from the young man. I'm guessing the photo was taken in 1934 when Ray signed up with Paramount. That would make him 27 at the time. Such a handsome dude.
Ran across this photograph on eBay just this past year. There is no identifying studio or photographer's stamp, so I am guessing Ruth Harriet Louise took it. Looks like her work and she was in charge of MGM's photography unit (1925 to 1930) when young Mr. Montgomery first entered the movies. It was in a small group of Bob's more recent portraits, and I can only assume it was overlooked since no one else bid on them. Definitely my "find" for the year. It is my wallpaper at present. Yes, it is great to get lost in those blue eyes.
Embarrassingly enough, the City of Bakersfield CA, sponsors a Polar Bear event on News Years Day. Yes, ever so brave hungover citizens of this desert community line up for the opportunity to jump or slide into a city pool. Brace yourselves denizens of the Mid-West, for the mid-day temperature this year was 67 degrees! Oh, my, brrrrrr... Granted the low temp for the day was 44 degrees so I can imagine the water was refreshing, but ... Let's see, it got up to 35 in Indianapolis, IN ... above freezing at least. And in Milwaukee, poor Milwaukee, it topped out at 16 degrees!!! Ouch.
The Aussies know how to throw a party. Another spectacular fireworks display presented in Sydney. Nifty.
My computer problem(s) has finally been resolved, and I will return to my regularly scheduled programming next Tuesday ... or I certainly hope so!
I had intended on doing my usual Tuesday post on Ms. Merkel, a day early for her December 10th birthdate. As I was working on it, I hit print and my room exploded into an horrific array of flashing lights and electronic sounds. Anyway, as I guessed it to be, my computer was kaput. Thanks to my unbelievably patient spouse, a replacement has been ordered and will be here, oh, they said mid-December, but it is the Holiday season after all. Sigh. Ah, the nightmares about losing my Montgomery archive ...
Meanwhile, a nice photo of Una.
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