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SW Cotton Company’s Labor Force
Celeste Crouch, General TopicsThe Southwest Cotton Company provided the labor to create a new landscape in the area. They built 154 miles of roads and drilled dozens of wells and made concrete irrigation ditches. They laid gas lines and built electrical connectors.
The Bus Stop In Arizona
Human Interest, Kimberley AshleyLess than a decade after Marilyn Monroe’s 1962 death, Billy made an emotional decision that, had he lived until friend Debbie Reynolds 2012 auction, he would have severely regretted. “I used to have six of Marilyn's dresses,”
MOVIE LEGENDS AND FILM TITANS
Human Interest, Kimberley AshleyIn the golden days of Hollywood films, the competitive consciousness in the acting arena could be considered comparable to Rome’s ancient coliseum,
FILM DRAMA MEETS FASHION DESIGN
Human Interest, Kimberley AshleyWhen Valentino, the man affectionately dubbed by his partner, The Last Emperor, referenced Marilyn’s gowns
A GALLERY OF GLAMOUR, SIXTIES STYLE
Human Interest, Kimberley Ashley “The Valley of the Dolls,” those “dolls” were both dangerous and destructive. Anyone who has seen the 1967 film version of her run-away-best-seller
Some Gentlemen Didn’t Prefer Blondes
Human Interest, Kimberley AshleyTravilla was one of the few, if not ONLY people to understand the blondes’ ambition.
A RODEO ROUNDUP OF STAR STYLE- TRAVILLA DESIGNS DALLAS
Human Interest, Kimberley AshleyAs a popular series, Dallas was a television phenomenon in the 1980’s. The dramatic lives of J.R. and Sue Ellen Ewing and their Texas oil clan were the talk of every town the day after airing.
MARILYN MONROE’S ITCH TO BE FAMOUS
Human Interest, Kimberley AshleyAs a young girl, Norman Jean Baker had little idea that she would actually one day grow up to become the likes of “Marilyn Monroe.”
Marilyn Monroe and Barry Goldwater
Human Interest, Kimberley AshleyIn the case of Marilyn Monroe, she depended upon her friend Billy for every item in her Hollywood costume arsenal. All of her famed 20th Century-Fox costumes, Travilla designed; including the “white” pleated halter dress she wore