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Marilyn Monroe on the set of The Seven Year Itch.
I CHRONICALLY need this dress
Hedy Lamarr in a publicity photo for Crossroads (1942)
Jayne Mansfield with her fan mail at (I believe) 20th Century Fox (although some of those other names were not with Fox). Photos are dated on Mansfield’s birthday, today in 1955 by Earl Leaf.
Audrey Hepburn photographed by Philippe Halsman at La Vigna in Italy, 1954
North by Northwest
I think I first saw North by Northwest when I think I was around nine or ten, I loved it instantly. Interestingly on-point with today’s Russian-US spy conspiracies with the added accuracy of the US going “eh”. Similar to soap operas, it’s a comedic-drama (more known now as dramedy) where it’s so ridiculous how things keep going so wrong (the miss-identification, the murder, the blanks). A good film on its own (and according to many) this was also my first introduction to Cary Grant, creating its own place of nostalgia for my film list.
The house at the mountain scene and the train are what I think of when I think of this film. While I don’t particularly remember what happens where or when, constant nods to its presence in tv and other films reflect its relevance not just for me as it is an instant classic that will always be able to be enjoyed.
PS—Shout out to Rear Window, while actually released prior to North by Northwest I saw after but connect the two more than I do Rear Window’s Remake (Distubria) due to their aesthetic. I like this film as well for its suspense and alloying you to unfold the mystery with “Jeff” as opposed to just watching him
Natalie Wood in Griffith Park, Los Angeles, 1957, photo by Charlotte Brooks
"Home is where you come when you run out of places."
Clash by Night (1952) dir. Fritz Lang
Favorite Film from Every Year
1952- Singin’ in the Rain
What’s the first thing an actor learns? “The show must go on!’ Come rain, come shine, come snow, come sleet, the show MUST go on!
What’s his name? Pyewacket
BELL BOOK AND CANDLE dir. Richard Quine
Audrey Hepburn wearing Givenchy in 'Sabrina' (1954)
Sophia Loren and Cary Grant in a shoot for 'Houseboat', 1958.
In an interview with Radio Times, Sophia said: “Cary Grant was a very handsome man and a wonderful actor, but he didn’t propose.”
On her first autobiography volume included several gifts and letters from Cary Grant. In one letter, it says: “You’ll be in my prayers,” he wrote in one. “If you think and pray with me, for the same thing and purpose, all will be right and life will be good.”
While she does not regret the decision, she does regret on something. She told the magazine: “It’s very hard to say you have no regrets. In life, you always go through so many experiences, but I have always tried to live with no regrets. I think I’ve reached a peaceful life. I have everything I ever wanted, which is a wonderful family with beautiful children and beautiful grandchildren. The only thing I regret a little is that I never got married in a white dress. That was the dream of my life, which is still inside me.”
Hey, my Tumblr is on safe mode due to Barbara Stanwyck post and I don't know what to do to get it back. Yes, I went to settings but it doesn't show the function to turn it off!!!
Rita Hayworth on the set of ‘Gilda’, photographed by Bob Landry in 1945.
James Stewart on the set of ‘It’s a Wonderful Life.’ photographed by Martha Holmes, 1946.
Joan Fontaine in a photoshoot for ‘The Emperor Waltz’ (1948)
Rita Hayworth photographed by Bob Landry on August 11, 1941 for LIFE Cover.
Barbara Stanwyck by Elmer Fryer for Warner Brothers Studios in the 1930s.
Dress designed by Cristóbal Balenciaga—issue of October 9th, 1950 photographed by Gordon Parks.
Dorothy Dandridge rehearsing with jazz musician Phil Moore before a performance at the Cafe de Paris nightclub in London, 1951.
Models wearing dresses designed by Jacques Fath and photographed by Gordon Parks in 1951.
Cary Grant and Doris Day in a photoshoot for “That Touch of Mink” (1962)
Ava Gardner in 1955.
Joan Bennett for a portrait by Ray Jones to publicity for Universal Pictures in 1939.
Rita Hayworth with Glenn Ford on March 7, 1963.