And now, for the first time anywhere.

Left to right, Mary Lange, Vivian Keefer, Omar Kiam, Lucille Ball, Bonnie Bannon, Jane Hamilton.... Hey, where's the dog??

I have been waiting on this day, of her 100th birthday to upload/release these. These too, come from Bonnie's private collection. Besides being great pics (from 1933) I am thinking, you might recognize a quite young Lucille Ball. Family legend has them (Bonnie and Lucy) as roommates back in the early days, which sounds quite believable to me, what with two girls out of their element, in

Left to right. Awww, forget it, I did it already, and I could not make it fit. Oh look, it's Rexey the dog! 

Hollywood, trying to make it. Some years ago, I conferred with Thomas Watson, who runs the site Lucyfan.com, and while he believes that Bonnie and Lucy were very likely roommates, he feels it probably wasn't just the two of them, but a group of gals trying to get the get-by, as I like to say. If you have seen my older post of Mary, Lucy, Bonnie, and the Big Strawberry, then you have seen that great, obscure (throwaway?) photo. You should know that you can see that great find on his (Thomas's) site as well, as I shared it with him some years ago. That said, these two marvelous photos that I have been holding onto just for this day, and just for this occasion, will be on his site soon, with my blessing. Mr. Watson is waiting until I give him the word, after these two get uploaded for the first time ever (here and my personal Facebook page). These are not just great pics (and very small, around 4x5 or something) but they have a bit of history as Lucy is just starting out, and she is flanked by her friends (and fellow dreamers). I like how Bonnie wrote their names on them, back in the day, as it helps to identify the other gals, and Mr. Kiam, that was a heavy hitter in Hollywood at that time, and some years following. As I don't really know the back-story here, I would like to believe it is just some friends in the picture business (as Bonnie and Lucy called it) taking a break and going out for a good time. I hope you enjoy it, and I really do think it is special on a lot of levels. I am curious as to where these might end up, it is the web after all. Now to push the "publish" button. Oh, and I just noticed, Ms. Keefer has what looks like "Rexey's" cousin wrapped around her neck, no wonder he looks like he wants to get away!   ;)     Cheers!