Tommy Noonan: The Gentleman Preferred Blondes
In my book, the lede in any story about Tommy Noonan (1921-1968) is that he co-wrote, produced and co-starred in Promises! Promises! (1963), the first mainstream American film in which a major Hollywood star (Jayne Mansfield) appeared nude. (It as directed by King Donovan, Imogene Coca's husband). Noonan followed this up with Three Nuts in […]