r/OldSchoolCool • u/eaglemaxie • 2d ago

1950s James Dean visibly resentful of a studio-mandated date to escort Academy Award-nominated actress Terry Moore to the premiere of Sabrina in Los Angeles, 1954

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u/Nickis1021 2d ago

Fun trivia fact my dad was a swimming & diving instructor at the Fontainebleau in the 50’s and Terry Moore was a guest and saw my Dad at the pool and sent someone over to ask him on a date for her. Dad had just met my mom & was head over heels and politely replied I’m flattered but taken! We had to listen to Mom tell this story our entire childhoods.

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u/NastyMsPiggleWiggle 1d ago

If I were your mom, I would tell this story to the bank teller, grocery cashier and anyone I ever casually met for the rest of my life. She earned it and she sounds like a hoot.