CELEBRITY ADS: ELIZABETH TAYLOR

Here is a great print ad that Elizabeth Taylor did for Lux soap, a popular soap during the classic years of Hollywood. The ad referenced her appearance in the classic film Giant from 1956...

CELEBRITY ADS: EVE ARDEN

 Here is the great actress Eve Arden and an adverstisement for Christmas for a personalized door mat. This is from around 1955...

CELEBRITY ADS: BERT LAHR

 The great Bert Lahr was performing right until the end. Here is a print ad that Bert did for Lays potato chips in early 1967. He would pass away later that year on December 4, 1967...

CELEBRITY ADS: PAULETTE GODDARD

So is RC (Royal Crown) cola even still made? I have a family picture from the 1980s where I can see it. Anyways, here is a nice looking ad with the nice looking Paulette Goddard. This ad is from 1945 since it talks about Goddard's film Duffy's Tavern...

CELEBRITY ADS: JANE RUSSELL

Here is the beautiful Jane Russell with an advertisement for Westmore cosmetics. This was around 1952/1953 because the ad talks about Jane appearing in Gentlemen Prefer Blondes...

 

CELEBRITY ADS: MIRIAM HOPKINS

Here is a great advertisment that actress Miriam Hopkins did for Lux Soap. This was published in Silver Screen Magazine in October of 1934...

CELEBRITY ADS: FRED MACMURRAY

I doubt this beer maker is still in business, but here is Fred MacMurray advertising it in 1949...

CELEBRITY ADS: BUSTER KEATON

 I am not sure what the year is on this print advertisement, but I would guess to be late 1950s or early 1960s. The great Buster Keaton is selling malt liquor! It is interesting what the stars would put their name to!

CELEBRITY ADS: MAUREEN O'HARA

 As the holidays are approaching, it was always important for the classic Hollywood ladies to look their best, Here is screen beauty Maureen O'Hara and a 1947 advertisement showing Max Factor lipstick....

CELEBRITY ADS: JANET GAYNOR

Here is a very vintage ad. It is from December of 1929, and popular actress Janet Gaynor is advertising for Max Factor make-up. What a great advertisement!

CELEBRITY ADS: ANN-MARGRET

 I have always had a crush on the great Ann-Margret. Here is a nice advertisement she did around the early 1970s. I am not a fan of Canadian Dry, but seeing Ann-Margaret promote it, makes me rethink it!

 

CELEBRITY ADS: DORIS DAY

I love looking at the old advertisements that classic Hollywood stars would be in. This 1949 magazine advertisement shows Doris Day hawking a steamroller....yes a steamroller. It can only happen in Hollywood. The magazine ad also said Day was currently appearing in the Warner Brother's movie It's A Great Feeling(1949)...

CELEBRITY ADS: MARILYN MONROE

Here is an early advertisement that a young Marilyn Monroe did in 1950 in conjunction with her appearance in the Marx Brothers' movie Love Nest. I'm not 100% sure what Monroe is selling, but I think it is for a bow tie?

CELEBRITY ADS: RONALD REAGAN

Here is a great Christmas advertisement for cigarettes featuring actor and future president Ronald Reagan. I guess there was a time when you gave cigarettes as gifts! Merry Christmas - here is some emphysema! It is a great ad though. This was published in 1952 when Reagan was appearing in the forgotten film Hong Kong...

CELEBRITY ADS: JANE FROMAN

One of the most gifted singers of the 1930s and 1940s was Jane Froman. During World War II she was in an airplane crash that left her in constant pain for the rest of her life. This advertisement is for Majestic Records from 1946...

CELEBRITY ADS: GINGER ROGERS

Here is the always beautiful and glamourous Ginger Rogers in an 1942 advertisement for make-up. It's a great ad, and it also publicized her new movie with Cary Grant called Once Upon A Honeymoon...

CELEBRITY ADS: FREDRIC MARCH

This is one of the last cigarette ads claiming a doctor’s endorsement. This 1954 ad in Life magazine showed Hollywood star Fredric March making this assertion after having read the letter written by a “Dr. Darkis” that was inset into the advertisement. Dr. Darkis explained in this letter that L&M filters used a “highly purified alpha cellulose” that was “entirely harmless” and “effectively filtered the smoke.” Darkis was not a physician, but a research chemist...

CELEBRITY ADS: CLARA BOW

Here is a great vintage advertisement that featured Clara Bow. She was selling eye make-up that would give you eyes that looked just like the "It" girl! This advertisement was from 1927. At the time, Clara Bow was appearing in the Paramount silent move Children Of Divorce...

CELEBRITY ADS: LYNN BARI

With Halloween right around the corner, I figured it would be fun to find a classic Hollywood advertisement from the holidays. I found this cool ad featuring Lynn Bari hawking Sinclair Motor Oil. This advertisement is circa 1948, and Bari was currently appearing in the movie The Man From Texas...

CELEBRITY ADS: WALTER PIGEON

Walter Pigeon was one of the great character actors of our times, but as the classic Hollywood system was dying out, Pigeon even found himself looking for work. This print add for liquor mix features a very distinguished looking Walter Pigeon. I am not sure of the date of the ad, but I am guessing around the mid to late 1960s period...