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McKnittey Musings — hollywood

Hollywood Knitting - Barbara Stanwyck

Posted by Kelli Ladwig on

Gary Cooper toying with Barbara Stanwyck's knitting on the set of "Meet John Doe" in 1941. "Meet John Doe" was a Frank Capra film which was nominated for the Academy Award Best Original Story. The scene of Stanwyck typing is a wonder.

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Hollywood Knitting - Dale Evans

Posted by Kelli Ladwig on

Well, I do not know if Dale Evans was a knitter or not, but she really looks smashing in this hand-knit sweater. Dale was born in 1912 in Uvalde, Texas. Anecdotal evidence would support the premise she was a knitter as most women if that era learned sewing, knitting and other handcrafts as a necessity.

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Hollywood Knitting - Ginger Rogers

Posted by Kelli Ladwig on

Fellow Texan Ginger Rogers knitting away on Swing Time. Ginger moved to Ft. Worth as a child.

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