Famous Contributors: Alan Alda
Alda writes about his experience during the filmmaking of Paper Lion.
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Tag Archives: celebrities
I Call on Shirley MacLaine
In 1961, actress Shirley MacLaine talked with the Post about her dual-country marriage, uncommon sex appeal, and running with the “Rat Pack.”
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Body by MacLaine
Oscar-winning costume designer Edith Head dressed actress Shirley MacLaine to the nines in this 1963 photo shoot.
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About: Shirley MacLaine
Today Shirley MacLaine shares the deets on faith, love, giving up yoga, and her new role in the hit Masterpiece series, Downton Abbey. The quick-witted star also shared her perspective with the Post in these 1960s articles.
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Shirley MacLaine Sounds Off
Actress Shirley MacLaine gave readers an earful when she talked politics and other hot topics in this 1963 Post interview.
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Just What Was Marilyn Monroe Saying?
Marilyn Monroe was often portrayed as a “dumb blonde,” but one Post writer saw how carefully she chose her words.
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From Our Archives: I Call On Perry Como
From 1960, Pete Martin’s intimate portrait of the fabulous singing barber who parlayed an amiable, easygoing manner into a successful TV show.
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Betty White Turns 90
A television pioneer, Betty White finds herself starring in a hit TV show—at age 90!
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America Goes Dance Crazy!
TV shows like Dancing with the Stars and So You Think You Can Dance are inspiring Americans to embrace dancing like never before.
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Watching the Jackie Watchers
In 1967, journalist Alan Levy was in New York City, studying the crowds of fans and photographers who swarmed around Jackie Kennedy. As you’ll read in these excerpts from his Post article, what he saw said a lot about the woman and about the average New Yorker.
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Classic Covers: 1980s Celebrities
Remember the 1980’s? I recently inventoried some paintings with a 20-something intern. How many did she know? How many do you remember?
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Art Linkletter Writes for the Post
In the 1950s, the Post hired Art Linkletter, a rising young star, to write two series.
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The Troubles of an American Ideal
America was tired of manufactured heroes — movie stars; politicians, bootleggers; flagpole sitters — and then came Lindbergh, the real thing: modest, courageous, ingeneous, and quietly self-confident.
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The Royal Role of Grace Kelly
If she hadn’t won an Academy Award and married the Prince of Monaco, would the media still be writing about Grace Kelly after all these years? Probably, yes.
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Rockwell in Hollywood
His scenes of everyday life have become a symbol for Americana at its best, but Norman Rockwell was a portrait artist as well—illustrating some of Hollywood’s entertaining characters.
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