THE RED CARPET IS PAVED WITH CHOW PAWPRINTS At the April 2017 Chow Chow Club Inc. National Specialty in Chicago which just finished last week, the theme was “A Red Carpet Affair”. To celebrate the many celebrities that have owned and loved chows throughout the Golden Years of Hollywood and beyond, I offered my personal […]
1890’s Ethel Mathews – English musical comedy actress with her 2 chows.
Ethel Matthews (1869-1957), English actress, was born at Le Harvre, France, on 12 October 1869, was the eldest child of Lieutenant Colonel Henry Garland Matthews (1838-1908) of the 44th and Manchester Regiments and his wife, Emily Thérèse (née Johnson, 1845-1905). Her parents were subsequently divorced (1883-1885). I have seen her name spelled both ways with […]
Pre 1960’s Chows featured in dog food and grooming advertisements
Chows were a popular breed to be chosen as “spokes models” for ads aimed at the breeder, exhibitor, kennel manager and were most often found in all breed publications tailored to the dog show crowd. Dog World and Dog News were among the most respected pre 1960’s publications. I will be adding many more ads […]
1930’s BINNIE BARNES – British actress with her chow
This photo in my private collection was a real surprise to find. It was a old 8×10 original publicity shot. Somewhere I have more information about her chow in a newspaper article that I can’t seem to locate yet. I’ll add it as soon as I unearth it!! SOURCE WIKIPEDIA -Gertrude Maud […]
1899 LIONEL BROUGH – British actor and comedian with chow Winkie
This photo above of actor Lionel Brough came from a Victorian drama magazine I purchased, and is one of the earliest celebrities I have in my photo collection, dating to 1899! The chow was just in the beginning stages of making big splash in England with America following only a few years later . English […]
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