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BEWITCHED, BOTHERED AND BEWILDERED

August 21, 2012 by Vickie Lester

As the millennium was about to turn a high rolling actor, after two chaste dates with someone very near and dear to my heart, invited her back East to meet his parents. You know, a girl takes an invitation like that quite seriously. (Although, she might not have been the sharpest knife in the drawer regarding his very gentlemanly demeanor.) The pair checked into a lovely hotel suite, not far from the actor’s childhood home. It was graced with a […]

Categories: Culture, Entertainment, fashion, Film, History, Hollywood, Los Angeles, Movies, Photography, Uncategorized, Writing • Tags: ambiguity, beard, box office, celebrities, Clark Gable, confusion, dry wit, frustration, gay, Hollywood, Hollywood Gossip, hypocrisy, identity, in the closet, inside story, Mary Astor, Movie stars, Noel Coward, parents, peck, photos, pictures, popular, RED DUST, sexual orientation, sleepover, snuggle, song, standards and practices, supression, values, Victor Fleming

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a perfect gown

WHAT A DOLL

May 24, 2012 by Vickie Lester

These frocks are fierce and so are their price tags. Most movie stars, starlets, and legends when attending events, such as the Academy Awards, serve as walking advertisements for major designers and wear the gown gratis. While chatting with a movie star’s date for THE event… a perfectly charming and guileless beard and, from what I understand, a grammar school Principal (also called in Hollywood – I think quite condescendingly – a  “non-pro” – a reference for those who toil […]

Categories: Culture, Entertainment, History, Movies, Uncategorized, Writing • Tags: awards, beard, celebrities, cheap, designer, gown, Hollywood, Movie stars, non-pro, starlets, tacky

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