Here's a very interesting letter from Norma Shearer from 1972 to my grandmother, Mitzi Cummings Fielding, which is essentially the most affectionate 'No' you're ever going to read. Reading between the lines, it appears my grandmother had contacted Norma requesting an interview in relation to Mitzi's book about her uncle, Louis B. Mayer. As a … Continue reading Norma Shearer’s remarkable letter about Louis B. Mayer sent to my grandmother Mitzi in 1972
Happy birthday, Dearest Mitzi ❤️ Today, Mitzi Cummings Fielding, my glamorous, talented, and funny grandmother would have been 110 years old. She was born in Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada but in the early 1920s moved to Los Angeles, California with her mother, Ida Mayer Cummings, and three siblings (Ruth, Jack, and Leonard). She graduated … Continue reading Happy birthday to my glamorous, talented grandmother, Mitzi, once a Hollywood princess.
More from the JHA* scanfest during my recent trip to Los Angeles! Here's Bob Hope, who emceed so many of great-grandma Ida Mayer Cummings' events that the family story is that she discovered him. I have no idea if that's true or not but remember she did move in the right circles thanks to her … Continue reading Bob Hope emceed so many of great-grandma Ida’s events the family story is she discovered him…
~Sol Baer Fielding, October 15, 1908 - September 1, 1992~ By now, if you've been with me for more than a couple of posts, you've probably heard quite a bit about the Mayer side of my family -- Louis B. Mayer, Ida, Mitzi and so on. But I haven't shared as much about my grandfather … Continue reading If I had just one ticket for the time machine, this is who I would visit, without question.
The Film Colony ♛ 
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