Celebrity Gallery | 75th Anniversary

This website was created and maintained from May 2020 to May 2021 to commemorate the 75th anniversary of Stars and Stripes operations in the Pacific.
It will no longer be updated, but we encourage you to explore the site and view content we felt best illustrated Stars and Stripes' continued support of the Pacific theater since 1945.

George Harrison, Ringo Starr, John Lennon and Paul McCartney (from top) — arrive in Japan for five shows at the famed Nippon Budokan concert hall.

The Beatles arrive in Tokyo, 1966

Edward G. Robinson, best known for his portrayal of gangsters in such classic movies as "Little Caesar," is interviewed on the set of "My Geisha."

Edward G. Robinson, 1961

Movie tough guy Edward G. Robinson meets his match in Stars and Stripes entertainment columnist Al Ricketts.

Edward G. Robinson meets his match, 1961

When a former co-worker returns to his old place of employment, a bottle of wine might be shared (after hours, of course) over stories about the good old days.

Shel Silverstein, 1959

Tokyo, June 30, 1966: The Beatles

The Beatles at Budokan, 1966

Thousands of soldiers attending the Bob Hope Show at Cam Ranh Bay.

Bob Hope Show at Cam Ranh Bay, 1966

Thousands of soldiers attending the Bob Hope Show at Pleiku Headquarters.

Bob Hope Show at Pleiku Headquarters, 1966

Bob Hope and Phyllis Diller performing with soldiers watching from a mast.

Bob Hope and Phyllis Diller in Vietnam, 1966

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