Monthly Archives: August 2012

Woody Allen Richard Bonner name Miss Pussycat 1965 Anna Marie San Martin

WOODY ALLEN IN HOLLYWOOD

August 31, 2012 by Vickie Lester

A New Yorker in LA… Here we have Woody Allen in 1965 promoting kitten rescue by appointing Anna Marie San Martin to the divine rank of Miss Pussycat. Of course the release of his new movie, WHAT’S NEW PUSSYCAT was completely coincidental.

Categories: Culture, Entertainment, fashion, Film, History, Hollywood, Los Angeles, Movies, Photography, Uncategorized, Writing • Tags: animal regulation, animal rescue, cat, comedy, Hollywood, kitten, Miss Pussycat, movie, Old Hollywood, PR, publicity, publicity stills, publicity stunt, WHAT'S NEW PUSSYCAT, Woody Allen

JACK DAWN – INNOVATIVE MOVIE MAKEUP

August 31, 2012 by Vickie Lester

Jack Dawn was an extraordinary make-up artist at MGM who came up with pliable facial prosthetics that supplied us with the likes of the Cowardly Lion… During WWII he volunteered to make temporary applications for disfigured soldiers to make them appear more normal in between reconstructive surgeries. To read his credits is an exercise in amazement; The Good Earth, The Wizard of Oz, Ninotchka, The Philadelphia Story, Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, Gaslight, Father of the Bride… And, that’s just […]

Categories: Art, Culture, Design, Entertainment, fashion, History, Hollywood, Los Angeles, Movies, Uncategorized • Tags: application, Artist, Bert Lahr, Cowardly Lion, design, Elizabeth Taylor, Father of the Bride, film, Gaslight, Greta Garbo, Jack Dawn, Katharine Hepburn, Luise Rainer, Makeup, Ninotchka, Old Hollywood, photos, pictures, plastic surgery, pliable plastic, Ruth Hussey, The Good Earth, The Philadelphia Story, Wizard of Oz, WWII

Perino's on September 21, 1953, where I. Magnin presented the special showing sponsored by the Opera Committee of the Southern California Symphony Association

HOLLYWOOD FASHION – 1950

August 28, 2012 by Vickie Lester

Or, the ladies who lunch at Perino’s: The Beverly Hills Hotel: And, the Ambassador Hotel:

Categories: Choreography, Culture, Design, Entertainment, fashion, Film, History, Hollywood, Los Angeles, Photography, Uncategorized • Tags: 1950, accessories, apparel, bags, catwalk, day dress, fashion, Fashion Show, gloves, Gowns, hats, Hollywood, ladies who lunch, Los Angeles, orchestra guild, Perino's, photos, pictures, shoes, society ladies, The Ambassador Hotel, The Beverly Hills Hotel

WARDROBE DEPARTMENT

August 28, 2012 by Vickie Lester

1939 – inside a studio sewing room.

Categories: Culture, Design, fashion, Film, History, Hollywood, Los Angeles, Movies, Photography, Uncategorized • Tags: behind the scenes, bolt, Classic Movies, costume department, Costume Designer, costumer, costumes, fabric, movie history, movies, Old Hollywood, seamstress, sequins, sewing machine, studio, tailor, tutu, wardrobe, wardrobe department

HOLLYWOOD KITCHENS

August 27, 2012 by Vickie Lester

More kitchens – this one is from a Pasadena estate and was designed by Wallace Neff: A cheerful California kitchen from 1938: And here’s one you might recognize from “My Man Godfrey”:

Categories: Architecture, Cooking, Culture, Design, Film, History, Hollywood, Los Angeles, Movies, Photography, Uncategorized • Tags: Art Streib, design, Hollywood, kitchen, Los Angeles, MY MAN GODFREY, old fashioned cabinets, Pasadena, period kitchen, photos, pictures, range, refrigerator, Wallace Neff, William Powell

KITCHEN DESIGN – 1935

August 27, 2012 by Vickie Lester

Sorry angels, I have residential architecture on the brain – perhaps because I’m renovating my kitchen. The devil’s truly in the details. Quelle horreur! Don’t even get me started on counter depth refrigerators. I’ll put this in parlance any bride would understand; counter depth or built in refrigerators are the price point wedding cake of kitchen remodels.

Categories: Architecture, Cooking, Culture, Design, History, Hollywood, Los Angeles, Photography, Uncategorized • Tags: 1934, 1935, backsplash, bride, built in, cabinets, cook, counter depth, design, details, domestic, efficiency, faucet, Frigidaire, Hollywood, homemaker, hygienic, icebox, kitchen, Los Angeles, modern, nickel plated, old California kitchen, period, period kitchen, photo, picture, refrigerator, remodel, renovation, restoration, sensitive to the era, sink, wedding cake

FIRST MAN ON THE MOON – NEIL ARMSTRONG

August 25, 2012 by Vickie Lester

1969 parade in New York City for astronauts; Buzz Aldrin, Mike Collins, Neil Armstrong:

Categories: Culture, Film, History, News, Photography, Science, Uncategorized • Tags: Apollo Mission, astronaut, August 5 1930 - August 25 2012, Buzz Aldrin, first man on the moon, Mike Collins, Neil Armstrong, New York City, Parade

SOUTH OF BEACHWOOD CANYON

August 24, 2012 by Vickie Lester

About a block west from Gelson’s market on Franklin, across from the Bourgeois Pig cafe the Villa Carlotta is now painted… an interesting array of hues and surrounded by foliage. The apartment building was designed by Arthur E. Harvey and built in 1926 by Eleanor Ince (Thomas Ince’s widow) for an upscale Hollywood clientele. Former residents include famed director George Cukor and mogul/producer David O’Selznick.

Categories: Architecture, Design, Film, History, Hollywood, Los Angeles, Photography, Uncategorized • Tags: 1926, Apartment, apartment building, Architect Arthur E. Harvey, architecture, Beachwood Canyon, Bourgeois Pig, Classic Movies, David O'Selznick, director, film, Franklin Avenue, Gelson's Market, George Cukor, Historic, Hollywood, Hollywood Royalty, Old Hollywood, photos, producer, Villa Carlotta

MAGNIFICENT OBSESSION

August 22, 2012 by Vickie Lester

Ever have one of those days? Well, I really can’t complain… Irene Dunne and Robert Taylor in MAGNIFICENT OBSESSION, directed by John M. Stahl, based on the book by Lloyd C. Douglas. The 1954 Douglas Sirk version deserves a post of its own…

Categories: Books, Entertainment, fashion, Film, History, Hollywood, Los Angeles, Photography, Uncategorized • Tags: 1935, 1954, bad day, book, Classic Movie, Douglas Sirk, film, Irene Dunne, John M. Stahl, Lloyd C. Douglas, MAGNIFICENT OBSESSION, Old Hollywood, Photograph, Robert Taylor, Still

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