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The Blue Dahlia - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (195 words) |
 | The Blue Dahlia is a 1946 American film noir made in fl-and-white. |
 | Johnny (Ladd) returns home from the military with buddies Buzz (Bendix) and George (Beaumont) to find his wife Helen kissing her new boyfriend Eddie Harwood, the owner of the Blue Dahlia nightclub. |
 | Aspiring actress and 1947 murder victim Elizabeth Short was given the name the "Black Dahlia" as a play on this film's title. |
| The Blue Dahlia - Free Music Downloads, Videos, CDs, MP3s, Bio, Merchandise and Links (381 words) |
 | As the Blue Dahlia's lead singer, Maroulis is cast as a smooth, romantic crooner along the lines of Billy Eckstine, Nat King Cole, and early Frank Sinatra. |
 | In fact, the Blue Dahlia take their name from Raymond Chandler's classic 1946 film noir thriller, which starred Alan Ladd as a World War II veteran who was falsely accused of his wife's murder and blonde bombshell Veronica Lake as the one of the people who believed in his innocence. |
 | Maroulis' companion/collaborator in the Blue Dahlia is producer/arranger Skip Heller, who was well aware of the singer's work with Spahn Ranch but knew that he was also a major fan of jazz and pre-rock pop. |