Happy Fourth of July!

We hope American is having as great an Independence Day as we're having here at Shades of Gray! There might not be as many photos in this post as there have been in some previous years, but there's more to see in each one!

Here's Susan Hayward and Virginia Lee, making sure everyone knows what day it is!

And we have Marceline Day, Anita Page, and Gwen Lee re-creating a famous painting celebrating the War for Independence in their own unique way!

Meanwhile, David Bowie may be standing alone, but he's an Englishman lifting his glass to Old Glory!

But there's perhaps nothing as grand as Joan Marsh transforming herself into a living avatar of the Fourth of July--Sparky Boom-Boom!

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A Page Serenade on Cinco de Mayo!

 Anita Page is celebrating Cinco de Mayo by singing to the Moon Girls and Elmo Aardvark! (This is happens quite often when she's been chugging Coronas.)

Christmas is here!

We hope you're ready for all the merriment and that you have cookies selected to leave out for Santa!

On this 4th of July...

... everyone here at Shades of Gray is joining all our American friends in celebrating Independence Day!

Ann Blyth is cos-playing as Lady Liberty and being very dignified ...

... Anita Page is being unsafe with fireworks ...

... and Colleen Moore is skipping all the preliminaries and going straight for the Big Bada-Boom!

Happy Cinco de Mayo!

 Anita Page invites you to celebrate with music and more!

Just don't party too hard... or you'll end up like Anita does every year!

A Picture Perfect Wednesday with Anita Page

Although she mostly played supporting roles, Anita Page (1910 - 2008) was one of the most popular screen actresses of the early talkies, at one point receiving thousands of fan letters each week. Her career began to stall during the pre-Code years, and by 1934, she had mostly retired from acting. She is perhaps best remembered for "Night Court" (1932), and her co-starring turns with Bessie Love in "The Broadway Melody" (1929).

In 2000, at the age of 90, she returned to the screen in a string of four B- horror movies.

On this Picture Perfect Wednesday, we bring pictures of Anita playing some instruments. Why? Because!

Christmas is here!

 Christmas is here, and Santa and his helpers are criss-crossing the globe, leaving toys for all the good boys and girls out here! (If they don't show up at your place... well, then you know you're on the same list as we are!)

The argument in favor of cutting police funding

There are politicians and activists all across the United States who are pushing to have police department budges cut by 50 percent or more. Today, Anita Page is here to demonstrate why it's a good idea:

With only half the budget, police departments will only be able to afford half the uniforms.

And here's Chad, showing what a 90 percent budget cut at police departments would look like...