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Dec. 12, 1941: Crowds in Pershing Square joined in singing "America" and other patriotic songs during the entire period of the blackout last night. The sirens sounded for the lights out signal just as actress Virginia Gilmore and Walter Brennan, three times Academy Award winner, stepped up on the platform at the Defense House in the square to present a program for the national defense savings campaign. They joined singer Frank Chester, who led the community singing, in the National Anthem, which took on new significance as it resounded throughout the downtown business section during Los Angeles' first blackout of the second World War.
[Update: Please congratulate Dewey Webb and Anne Papineau for identifying our mystery woman!]
You may remember this photo from the other day. Everybody recognized Walter Brennan but offered different guesses for the mystery lady. She’s going to be our mystery guest this week.
There’s another photo on the jump!
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Virginia Gilmore in a photo stamped 1941.
[Update: Please congratulate Steven Moshlak for identifying our mystery guest!]
Here’s another photo of our mystery woman!
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Virginia Gilmore in a photo stamped 1941.
[Update: Please congratulate Jenny M, Steven Bibb, Mike Hawks and Mary Mallory for identifying our mystery woman.]
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Virginia Gilmore in a 1952 publicity photo for “Walk East on Beacon.”
[Update: Please congratulate Gerald McCann for identifying our mystery woman and Dewey Webb, Mary Mallory and Mike Hawks for identifying the mystery film.]
Our mystery woman goes for a stroll on Thursday….
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Virginia Gilmore and “Youl Bryner” shortly after their marriage in an undated photo.
For Friday, our mystery woman has a mystery companion.
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Virginia Field (sounds like name of a Walter Brennan movie)
Posted by: Dewey Webb | March 14, 2011 at 07:52 AM
Virginia Grey?
Posted by: Mary mallory | March 14, 2011 at 08:03 AM
Can't fully see her, but it might be Janis Paige.
Posted by: Steven Bibb | March 14, 2011 at 08:09 AM
Joan Leslie?
Posted by: Pat in Michigan | March 14, 2011 at 08:38 AM
Alice Faye
Posted by: Pat in Michigan | March 14, 2011 at 09:25 AM
Anne Shirley?
Posted by: Gregory Moore | March 14, 2011 at 10:41 AM
I had guessed earlier that she was Carole Lombard, but I guess no, hmmm?
Posted by: Eve | March 14, 2011 at 11:08 AM
Okay, another Virginia--Gilmore
Posted by: Dewey Webb | March 14, 2011 at 11:17 AM
Methinks Paulette Goddard
Posted by: JOHN MARSHALL | March 14, 2011 at 11:35 AM
No matter who she is, I love the facial expressions on the various schmoes in the audience, which range from "Gawrsh, she's a peach!" to "where'd she get dem shoes?"
Posted by: Eve | March 14, 2011 at 12:31 PM
Which one is Walter Brennan?
Posted by: Diane Ely | March 14, 2011 at 12:53 PM
That's Walter to the left, then not-Carole, then apparently a very young John Waters.
Posted by: Eve | March 14, 2011 at 01:14 PM
Virginia Gilmore?
Posted by: Anne Papineau | March 15, 2011 at 01:14 AM
Frances Gifford.
Posted by: Mary mallory | March 15, 2011 at 08:47 AM
Signe Hasso.
Posted by: periwinkle | March 15, 2011 at 08:49 AM
Jane Greer
Posted by: Jenny M | March 15, 2011 at 09:20 AM
Virginia Gilmore???
Posted by: Steven Moshlak | March 15, 2011 at 09:38 AM
Now I'm thinking June Havoc. She was un peu louche.
Posted by: benito | March 15, 2011 at 04:24 PM
eleanor parker?
Posted by: normadesmond | March 15, 2011 at 06:39 PM
Marjorie Reynolds?
Posted by: Mary mallory | March 16, 2011 at 12:30 AM
Virginia Gilmore
Posted by: Jenny M | March 16, 2011 at 09:01 AM
Faye emerson?
Posted by: Mary mallory | March 16, 2011 at 09:30 AM
My second guess will be correct, it's Virginia Gilmore.
Posted by: Steven Bibb | March 16, 2011 at 09:50 AM
A very young Rosemary Clooney?
Posted by: Carol Gwenn | March 16, 2011 at 09:54 AM
Ah! the lady is Virginia Gilmore.
Posted by: MIKE HAWKS | March 16, 2011 at 11:45 AM