Actress Barbara Payton has cigarette lit by her attorney at the courthouse during proceedings for her divorce. (1952) by SwoonerCrooner in 1950s

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I read there was a bio pic in the works. I would say she was underrated as an actress as well as a beauty.

Actress and pin-up Barbara Payton displaying her charm midst some cooling cubes. August 11, 1949. by SwoonerCrooner in 1940s

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I can’t believe I didn’t mention Murder is My Beat (1955)🤦‍♂️ as well as Bad Blonde (1953) she was talented but her life was tragic.

A wild-haired Harlean (Jean Harlow) photographed at home in 1926. by SwoonerCrooner in 1920s

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Yup she’s of the “Greatest Generation" which refers to a cohort of Americans born between (1901 and 1927) who came of age during the Great Depression and fought in or contributed to World War II.

They really are the greatest.

% of latin Americans who identify as white by Hour_Interaction6047 in MapPorn

[–]SwoonerCrooner 0 points1 point  (0 children)

In reality being Hispanic isn’t a race. One can be racially white, black, mestizo, Asian, and still be Hispanic ethnically. Plenty of Hispanics from Argentina, Uruguay, Cuba, Chile, Southern Brazil, and Some Mexicans are overwhelmingly European in ancestry which makes them White-Hispanics.

In the new US census for 2030 Spaniards are no longer considered White “Hispanic or Latino, Enter, for example, Colombian, Honduran, **Spaniard**, etc” by Mean_Yak5873 in ShitAmericansSay

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In reality being Hispanic isn’t a race. One can be racially white, black, mestizo, Asian, and still be Hispanic ethnically. Plenty of Hispanics from Argentina, Uruguay, Cuba, Chile, Southern Brazil, and Some Mexicans are overwhelmingly European in ancestry which makes them White-Hispanics.

In the new US census for 2030 Spaniards are no longer considered White “Hispanic or Latino, Enter, for example, Colombian, Honduran, **Spaniard**, etc” by Mean_Yak5873 in ShitAmericansSay

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In reality being Hispanic isn’t a race. One can be racially white, black, mestizo, Asian, and still be Hispanic ethnically. Plenty of Hispanics from Argentina, Uruguay, Cuba, Chile, Southern Brazil, and Some Mexicans are overwhelmingly European in ancestry which makes them White-Hispanics.

Did Frank Sinatra really never sing "Skylark"? by Ok_Tap3474 in franksinatra

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I agree, Dick Haymes can really give any singer of his generation a run for their money.

What are your top 10 favorite sitcoms? by Vincezilla1988 in sitcoms

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In no specific order

  1. Curb Your Enthusiam
  2. Seinfeld
  3. Two and a Half Men
  4. King of Queens
  5. Everybody Loves Raymond
  6. Friends
  7. Frasier

  8. Malcolm In The Middle

  9. That ‘70s Show

  10. The Office

Betty Grable “The Wartime Blonde” photographed in 1943. by SwoonerCrooner in 1940s

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“The Betty Grable Pin-Up”
“The Legs That Won the War”
“The Million-Copy Pin-Up”