Hello Body House Members; For July’s featured beauty I’ve brought you a lovely, exotic and rather mysterious lady. She had numerous secrets that she kept her entire life and was not revealed until after her death in 1979. MERLE OBERON kept the fact that she was biracial a secret so that she could avoid any…
Discover The Body House Shop… Hello Body House Members; 2025 keeps moving along and so does the advancement of artificial intelligence. It’s a bit intimidating, yet now that we’ve taken a closer look at what AI can actually do, it’s becoming clear it will NEVER be smarter than humans and will definitely never be more…
Discover The Body House Shop… Hello Body House Members; The first 120 days of this year have been quite a ride for many. Large scale blackouts in Spain and Portugal and never seen before weather events happening across America are shaking up the world. To keep you focused on vintage sensuality, which is…
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Do you love the early years of Hollywood and their stars? Me too. That’s why I’m sharing these 8 tidbits about the vintage entertainment industry. The following tidbits come directly from a book I received for Christmas 2023. It’s called “Interesting Facts For Curious Minds” by Jordan Moore. Have fun discovering more about Old…
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This Strange Sexual Intimacy Enhancement Tip comes from The Body House Partner and sexpert Susan Bratton…. This is probably the strangest Sexual Intimacy Enhancement Tip I’ve ever heard of… basically you just Tape Your Mouth Shut When You Sleep. Huh? Yes, this strange sexual intimacy tip suggests you tape your mouth shut at…
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Hello Body House Members; So far, 2025 has started off with a bang, hasn’t it? My bet is it’s going to continue to be a doozy! Speaking of doozies, this month’s featured classic movie star is a crackerjack! In this March issue we have the sexy, quirky beauty of GLORIA GRAHAME. Gloria Grahame was…
Hello Vintage Appreciators; February is Valentine’s month. The month of love, partnership and romance. Our modern world has little regard for these qualities or for real male/female dynamics. Which is why we need to celebrate vintage sensuality as often as possible! It’s also why I’ve chosen this month’s featured beauty… ROMY SCHNEIDER. Schneider is a…
Find more Debbie Reynolds in the Body House POD Shop Discover The Body House Shop… Hello Body House Members; We’re heading into November and things are really shaking up. A ‘potentially’ explosive election is looming, AI is stupid, but becoming ubiquitous and parts of the world are on fire. There is a lot going on…
Find more Norma Shearer in the Body House POD Shop Discover The Body House Shop… Hello Body House Members; I hope you’re doing well and enjoying the fruits of your labors on this Labor Day weekend. For this month’s celebration of vintage sensuality we’re featuring Norma Shearer. Despite being turned down by Ziegfeld for his…
Hello Body House Members; For the last and often hottest month of the summer we have the glorious beauty of JANET LEIGH. Leigh was married 4 times. She had two daughters with 3rd husband Tony Curtis who Leigh was married to for 11 years. Her daughters both became actresses. Kelly Curtis and Jamie…
‘A BURLESQUE ON CARMEN’ (1915) starring Charlie Chaplin goes like this: It’s about a gypsy seductress who is sent to sway a goofy officer to allow a smuggling run to go on under his nose. The smugglers come ashore. Their leader sends the gypsy Carmen to lure Don Jose (called Darn Hosiery) away so they…
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Hello Body House Members; So, how about that debate? I literally made popcorn and watched it with a friend. It wasn’t nearly as entertaining as some classic movies I’ve reviewed, but it was revealing. I suspect there will be some anomalies before the November election. Speaking of anomalies, in this month’s Body House Chronicles we…
Hello Body House Members; I’m down in Florida and let me tell you it’s HOT! Most of our neighbors have gone up north for the summer. That’s a great idea. I’ve never lived this far south before and other than the 90+ temperatures and 90% humidity… it’s a fabulous place to live. Now…
The Power of Critical Thought MOVIE REVIEW OF ’12 ANGRY MEN’ (1957) SUMMARY This classic movie review is of ’12 Angry Men’ released in 1957. It’s an American independent legal drama directed by Sidney Lumet. It was adapted from a 1954 teleplay of the same name. In a New York City murder trial, the defense…
If you like Alfred Hitchcock then you will LOVE this gem of an audio I found in the archives. It’s a compilation of snippets where he’s interviewed, mostly about his classic movie Psycho.
Is It Possible That Old Hollywood Was Even More Deviant Than Today? HOLLYWOOD BABYLON by Kenneth Anger – PDF Download (BELOW) “In “Hollywood Babylon,” his legendary 1959 book full of sordid tales of Tinseltown scandal from the ’20s through the ’50s, Anger invented how the dark side of celebrity, which was already coruscating…
During my research for these articles, I’m often reminded of the terrible treatment some of our most beloved classic movie stars endured during the 1950s era of what became known as ‘McCarthyism”. In the early 1950s, American politicians were feverishly telling the public they should be fearful of the dreaded Communist influence in their…
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In today’s Sundays are Made for Vintage Sensuality post, we take a closer look at George C. Scott. George C. Scott was known to be a great actor, highly volatile and a man’s man. What you may not know is that he was wed to the sensual and earthy Colleen Dewhurst twice. During his…
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Hello Body House Members & lovers of Old Hollywood; This is the March release of The Body House Chronicles, now in its 6th year of publication and counting. This month we’re featuring the fresh faced beauty of DONNA REED. She starred opposite Jimmy Stewart in It’s a Wonderful Life. Did you know that the little…
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Hello Body House Members; 2024 is moving quickly. There seems to be much change in the air, wouldn’t you say? To celebrate Easter and the coming transformation into a new season we’re featuring the incredibly sensual Ann Sheridan. You can find out more about Sheridan’s incredible career below. If you want the full…
Born George Orson Welles (May 6, 1915 – October 10, 1985) was an American director, actor, writer, and producer. He is considered to be among the greatest and most influential filmmakers of all time. Welles is responsible for the panic generated by his War of The Worlds radio program in 1938. He also created Mercury Theater which was formed in August 1937 and…
In this post, you’ll learn a few things about the legendary composer Cole Porter you’ve certainly never heard before. Here, I’m sharing an excerpt from Full Service, published in 2012, where the author shares his experience with legendary composer Cole Porter (shown below), among many other escapades. Full Service is written by a man,…
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The Basics… Mary Pickford was born Gladys Marie Smith on April 8th, 1892 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. She passed away on May 29, 1979 in Santa Monica, California from complications from a cerebral hemorrhage. This was after many years staying largely at home in her mansion. Pickford shared the home with her second…
Hello Body House Members; We’re kicking off 2024 with an eye to greater sensual living. I want you to have more fun, greater clarity and feel really good about yourself and your life this year and beyond! Which is why I’ve started this Substack newsletter…https://bodyhousechronicles.substack.com/ This post is part of the free and easily…
As I scour internet archives and ebook websites for old Hollywood lore, I found this gem of a story. It’s part of book that was published in 2012 by Scotty Bowers. In 1946, Bowers was a young, fit and very handsome ex-military man working at a gas station in downtown Hollywood. Bowers met a lot…
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‘MISTRESS OF THE HOUSE’ Short Sensual Story From (1978) Penthouse Forum by Anonymous I am a thirty-two year old woman who is married to an army officer stationed in Europe. I don’t know why my husband Hank allows me to have complete control and power over him, but he does and I make…
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Hello Everyone; Welcome to another edition of the Bridges Bulletin. In this post I discuss dealing with a woman’s emotions. It’s not easy, I know. However, if you’re a man who loves women it comes with the territory. The video below is the short podcast segment on Concern vs Consideration and what that means…
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Understanding the difference between being either a Teammate or a Partner in your relating style is critical. These two styles will help you communicate better with the people in your life. Especially, intimate relationships. Knowing whether you communicate like a Teammate or a Partner and which style the other person communicates like makes all…
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Before we go any further… I have to confess that this original blog post about Betty Grable’s Iconic Legs Photo is incorrect. The below story is the most common reason why Betty struck such a cute pose that you’ll find on the internet and it’s completely FALSE. Find the update on Substack here… However,…
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In this month’s Body House Chronicles we have the beautiful and brave Fredericka ‘Fredi’ Washington. Nicknamed “The Dark Duse of Hollywood” Early Life & Death Fredi was born Fredericka Carolyn Washington on December 23, 1903 in Savannah, GA. She passed on June 28, 1994 at the age 90. She died from pneumonia following a series…
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Featured in this issue of The V&V Chronicles is the lovely and sophisticated —> Greer Garson BELOW IS CONTINUOUS PAGE SCROLLING… (BEST FOR CELLPHONES) https://fineartamerica.com/profiles/thebody-house/shop The V&V Chronicles is a monthly newsletter produced by The Body House. Dyann Bridges is the website owner, writer, publisher and confidante for men at The Body House. The…
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Betty Boop is a beloved animated character who first appeared in the 1930s and quickly became an iconic figure in American popular culture. Here’s a brief history of Betty Boop: Betty Boop was created by animator Max Fleischer and made her debut in the cartoon ” Initially, she was depicted as a human-like character…
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