#sally starr

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Sally Starr

ByAlfred Cheney Johnston (1924)

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Robert Montgomery, Sally Starr, and director Sam Wood SO THIS IS COLLEGE (1929)

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welcome home not-quite-theory-but-im-still-putting-this-out-there-so-i-can-say-i-told-you-so

SO. back in the 50s-60s, there was a tv host that went by the name Sally Starr. a few letters off from sally starlet. she usually opened for tv shows like the three stooges and popeye. she had a sort of cowgirl theme but she was actually from around the Philadelphia area ( i think)

so the nmes almost match up, not quite but the difference is uncanny, and the dates almost match up too.

I also looked into whether or not there was ever any controversy or anything related to her. all that came up was someone calling her a lesbian, which isn't really that related to the horror aspect of welcome home but it's definitely related to the queer themes in it.

this is just a hunch, but i thought it was interesting. i don't think i could find any audio clips to see if their voices sounded similar, as i think that sally has a very distinct style of speaking, very dramatic.

Things to look out for to prove this might be someone referring to sally as "our gal sal" since sally starr was often referred to as such.

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Sally Starr (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 23/01/1909-Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 5/05/1996).

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Sally Starr | 1929

[kronika-ilustrowana]

Голливуд. Ненасытный молох переваривает сотни звезд, поэтому директора крупных кинокомпаний ищут новую пищу.  «Метро-Голдвин-Майер» приносит на алтарь молоха новую жертву, юную  Сэлли Старр к... ее огромному удовольствию. 

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Actress Sally Starr by William E. Thomas, 1930

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(via Pappy's Golden Age Comics Blogzine: Number 2388: Sheriff Sal, one helluva gal)