Vintage Hollywood New Years Celebrity Pics From The ’20s to The ’60s

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Esther Williams and creepy baby New Year Doll, 1944

We’ve already shared several vintage celebrity pinup pics for Easter, Christmas and Thanksgiving, but had yet to do New Years. Until now. And we have a great collection.

Vintage Hollywood New Years Celebrity Pics

Mary Pickford, 1923
Mary Pickford, 1923

To promote their starlets, Hollywood motion picture studios would photograph their most popular stars for the holidays in pin-up style photographs. This practice began in the early 1920s and appears to have stopped in the early 1970s.

Clara Bow and Larry Gray, 1925
Clara Bow and Larry Gray, 1925

We’ve gathered an extensive collection for you beginning with Mary Pickford in 1923 to Elke Sommers in 1969. There are some years for which we have several and a few years where we couldn’t find one. But we hope you’ll enjoy the following.

Vintage Hollywood New Years Clara Bow, 1928
Clara Bow, 1928
Joan Crawford, 1929
Joan Crawford, 1929
Alice White, 1929
Alice White, 1929
Buster Keaton, 1929
Buster Keaton, 1929
Nancy Caroll, 1930
Nancy Caroll, 1930
Vintage Hollywood New Years Bette Davis, 1932
Bette Davis, 1932
Hazel Sofinger, 1933
Hazel Sofinger, 1933
Billie Seward and Lucille Ball, 1935
Billie Seward and Lucille Ball, 1935
Mae West happy new year
Mae West, 1936
Vintage Hollywood New Years Alice Faye, 1936
Alice Faye, 1936
Shirley Temple, 1936-7
Shirley Temple, 1936-7
Olivia de Havilland, 1937
Olivia de Havilland, 1937
Dorothy Lamour, 1938
Vintage Hollywood New Years Dorothy Lamour, 1938
Rita Hayworth and Quentin Crisp, 1940-1
Rita Hayworth and Quentin Crisp, 1940-1
Virginia Dale, 1941
Virginia Dale, 1941
Betty Hutton, 1942
Betty Hutton, 1942
Donna Reed
Donna Reed, 1943
Vintage Hollywood New Years Esther Williams, 1944
Esther Williams, 1943-4
Vintage Hollywood New Years Yvonne de Carlo 1945
Yvonne de Carlo 1945
Ann Miller, 1946
Ann Miller, 1946
Diana Dors, 1948
Diana Dors, 1948
Vera Ellen, 1950
Vera Ellen, 1950
Vintage Hollywood New Years Ann Miller, 1951
Ann Miller, 1951
Cyd Charisse, 1952
Cyd Charisse, 1952
Debbie Reynolds, 1953
Debbie Reynolds, 1953
Jayne Mansfield, 1954
Jayne Mansfield , 1954
Janet Leigh, 1955
Janet Leigh, 1955
Mimi Van Doren, 1955
Mimi Van Doren, 1955
Ann Blyth, 1956
Ann Blyth, 1956
Martha Hyer, 1957
Martha Hyer, 1957
Jarma Lewis, 1957
Jarma Lewis, 1957
Sandra Dee, 1960
Sandra Dee, 1960
Yvette Mimieux, 1961
Yvette Mimieux, 1961
Barbara Eden, 1963
Barbara Eden, 1963

Dolores Hart, 1963
Dolores Hart, 1963

Ann Margret, 1966
Ann Margret, 1966

Karen Jensen, 1967
Karen Jensen, 1967
Elke Sommers, 1969
Elke Sommers, 1969

Vintage Hollywood New Years Marilyn monroe