Welcome
to Everything Croton, a collection of all things Croton -- our history,
our homes, our issues, our businesses, our schools, our houses of
worship -- in short, EVERYTHING CROTON.
SOME MORE RECENTLY UNEARTHED BITS & PIECES ABOUT CROTON NOTABLES: GLORIA SWANSON, KENYON COX, AND THE GREAT ONE A'LA JACKIE GLEASON.........As always, click on the photos and links.
First
up (ABOVE), from 1927 and Screenland Magazine, Croton's own Gloria
Swanson--heads off for Hollywood----with brief mention of her Croton home--her third husband the
Marquis--and her second independent production.....
And then...from Screenland a year later, May 1928 to be precise....
The Honor Page, THAT'S THAT....a two page spread that we've sliced and diced for easier viewing. Also mentioned is Swanson's hit SADIE THOMPSON.
As for the Marquis--French aristocrat Henri, Marquis de la Falaise de la Coudraye--whom
Swanson married in 1925 after her divorce from Herbert Somborn was
finalized--this marriage would also end in divorce (1930). Swanson was the first film star to marry European nobility. The marriage became a global sensation-----the divorce as well.
The
Marquis de La Coudraye was awarded the Croix de Guerre for heroism
during World War I, during which time he was attached to the 70th
Division of the American Expeditionary Forces.
SOME MORE RECENTLY UNEARTHED BITS & PIECES ABOUT CROTON NOTABLES: GLORIA SWANSON, KENYON COX, AND THE GREAT ONE A'LA JACKIE GLEASON.........As always, click on the photos and links.
And then...from Screenland a year later, May 1928 to be precise....
The Honor Page, THAT'S THAT....a two page spread that we've sliced and diced for easier viewing. Also mentioned is Swanson's hit SADIE THOMPSON.
He received the Croix de
Guerre for bravery during World War II, while he was attached to the
British 12th Royal Lancers....
Notably handsome and universally known as
"Hank," the marquis was admiringly described by the actress Lillian
Gish
as "a real war hero. In his bathing-suit he presents a graphic picture
of what modern warfare does to a man – he is so cut-and-shot and covered
with scars."
Next,
from one of Croton's most notable artists--and an influential and
important early instructor at the Art Students League--THE EDUCATION OF
CUPID by Kenyon C. Cox. It was featured in a previous auction at Doyle Galleries and sold for $20,000 in 2017. Read and see more about it here. Read more about Cox here.
And finally, while Jackie Gleason lived in nearby Cortlandt, he was a frequent visitor to Croton. (Read more about that and his famous round house here).
We came across this blog post for the auction of Gleason's 1974 Excalibur; yowza, what a custom car and in yellow no less! Read and see more at HEMMINGS DAILY https://www.hemmings.com/blog/2014/02/19/jackie-gleasons-1974-excalibur-ss-heads-to-auction/
And finally, while Jackie Gleason lived in nearby Cortlandt, he was a frequent visitor to Croton. (Read more about that and his famous round house here).
We came across this blog post for the auction of Gleason's 1974 Excalibur; yowza, what a custom car and in yellow no less! Read and see more at HEMMINGS DAILY https://www.hemmings.com/blog/2014/02/19/jackie-gleasons-1974-excalibur-ss-heads-to-auction/
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