Carmen Miranda opens her mansion to reporter Erskine Johnson & cameraman Coy Watson for their “Hollywwod Reel” show (the first TV program ever on Hollywood celebrities private life) to let everyone know what she is like when not singing & dancing – she’s just the same gracious and flavored well-known lady from Brazil. Without the fruits on her head she instead shows up in a bathing suit she designed on her own – a dare-to-wear bikini. Too daring for a 1950 bathing style to be shown on TV.
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São imagens únicas. Obrigado! Tem-se a impressão de estar lá. Que interessante ver também o movimento nas ruas. E Carmen tem sempre um ar de quem está contente com aquele momento que está vivendo.
Eventhough everything was staged, it is wonderful to get to see and know Carmen at home.
Doni, Miranda’s mansion was turned down, wasn’t it? Do you know what’s on it’s place?
Marcos.
I was told the place was rehabilitated to give room to a shopping mall. I don’t know whether today the land is still under reclamation. I’d appreciate anyone would tell me. The price we all are forced to pay for the so-called “metropolization need”. Regards.
Obrigado, Doni.
legal!
Prezado Marcos. Carmen residia na North Bedford Drive, 616, em plena Bervely Hills. Eu estive la em duas oportunidades. Mas infeliz- mente o atual proprietário literalmente detonou a casa, que era em estilo colonial espanhol. Uma pena. Antonio – São Paulo
adorei o video
viva a grande carmam miranda
Carmin Miranda was a very elegant lady. She even died elegantly!
Cameraman Coy Watson just died at age 96 a few months ago. He was a child actor in silent films.
Hi. I didn’t know and I’m sorry to hear that. Thanks.
Coy Watson published a book about his life called “The Keystone Kid”. You can buy it through Amazon
Thanks very much for the tip. Do you know whether he ever mentions Carmen Miranda in his book?
His book his mostly about his years as a child actor in the 1920s. His younger brothers worked in films in the ’30s, but Coy became a news photographer. He doesn’t talk much about what he did after about 1940.
Wow..her eyes…so surprising and expressive…
Salve Carmen !!!!
Grande diva do Brasil !!
She is a beauty, I loved her singing and she made me lol all the time!!! Thanks for posting the vids…Latina
A fofa já estava sambada neste video…odeio david sebastian espero que ele esteja no mármore do inferno.Ele ajudou a matar a nossa Carmen!
What? No seat belts?
WATCHDESPERATEHOUSEWIVES2 ( . ) TK mooooooooooooooooo
Existia Cribs naquela época já? auhauhauhua
já sei de quem a mtv pegou a ideia…
hahahaha, que legal, sensacional. parabens, doni. obrigado
Eu quem agradece, Mauricio, com meu abraço melhor.
a carmen é mesmo lindaaa