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ORSON WELLES AT HOME WITH DAUGHTER CHRISTOPHER IN NEW YORK CITY

May 19, 2013 by Vickie Lester

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Categories: Architecture, Art, Blogging, Children, Culture, Design, Entertainment, fashion, Film, History, Hollywood, Life, Literature, Los Angeles, Marriage, Movies, New York, Parenting, Photography, Relationships, Short Stories, Story, Theater, Travel, Truth & Rumors, Uncategorized • Tags: actor, actress, art deco, behind the scenes, celebrities, Christopher Welles, Classic Movies, dance, daughter, design, director, fashion, film, history, Hollywood, interior design, Los Angeles, Mother, Movie Star, New York City, Old Hollywood, Orson Welles, photography, radio, Rita Hayworth, The Mercury Theater

On the way to the Mister's favorite restaurant - the Lazy Ox Canteen

YOURS TRULY STROLLING WITH THE MISTER WHEN SHE HAS JUST UNTIL MONDAY TO TURN IN HER BOOK TO THE EDITOR

May 18, 2013 by Vickie Lester

Categories: Advertising, Art, Blogging, Books, Culture, Design, Entertainment, Fiction, Film, Friendship, History, Hollywood, Life, Literature, Los Angeles, Marriage, Memoir, Movies, Relationships, Story, Travel, Truth & Rumors, Uncategorized, Writing • Tags: "It's In His Kiss", author, behind the scenes, director, Editor, film, history, Hollywood, humor, Lazy Ox Canteen, Los Angeles, Muse, My Mister, novel, on set, photography, published

Jackie Collins photographed by Tom Zimmerman 1987. From the collection of the Los Angeles Public Library

ONE OF THE QUEENS OF PULP – JACKIE COLLINS 1987

May 18, 2013 by Vickie Lester

Categories: Architecture, Art, Blogging, Books, Culture, Design, Entertainment, fashion, Fiction, Film, Friendship, History, Hollywood, Humor, Life, Literature, London, Los Angeles, Movies, Photography, Travel, Truth & Rumors, Uncategorized, Writing • Tags: actress, behind the scenes, Beverly Hills, celebrities, fashion, film, history, Hollywood, humor, interior design, Jackie Collins, Los Angeles, Los Angeles Public Library, Lucky, Photographer Tom Zimmerman, photography, Queen of Pulp, The Stud

BEFORE E.L. JAMES – ELINOR GLYN, CREATOR OF THE “IT” GIRL AND SAUCY SEXUALITY IN THE MODERN NOVEL

May 18, 2013 by Vickie Lester

She pioneered risqué and sometimes erotic romantic fiction aimed at a female readership which was radical for its time, though her writing would not be considered scandalous by modern standards. She coined the use of It, which is repeatedly yet erroneously described as a euphemism for sexuality, or sex appeal. She wrote magazine articles for the Hearst press giving advice on how to keep your man and health and beauty tips. ‘The Elinor Glyn System of Writing’ (1922) gives insights […]

Categories: Art, Blogging, Books, Culture, Design, Entertainment, fashion, Fiction, Film, Friendship, History, Hollywood, Life, Literature, London, Los Angeles, Movies, Photography, Relationships, Story, Theater, Travel, Truth & Rumors, Uncategorized, Writing • Tags: actress, behind the scenes, Beverly Hills, celebrities, Clara Bow, director, Elinor Glyn, erotic, fashion, female readership, fiction, film, history, Hollywood, Los Angeles, Marion Davies, Movie Star, novelist, Old Hollywood, photography, romantic, screenwriter, sex appeal, The It Girl

MUST HAVE FLOWERS – THE WEEKEND IS COMING – AND THE MANUSCRIPT IS TO BE SENT AWAY MONDAY

May 17, 2013 by Vickie Lester

Categories: Uncategorized, Entertainment, Writing, Movies, History, Culture, Books, Architecture, Design, Art, Hollywood, Los Angeles, Photography, Film, Humor, Literature, Fiction, Story, Marriage, Relationships, Friendship, Blogging, Parenting, Truth & Rumors, Life, Memoir • Tags: Hollywood, Beverly Hills, history, on set, design, Los Angeles, film, architecture, weather, Old Hollywood, Classic Movies, behind the scenes, interior design, photography, humor, literature, writing, bouquet, flowers, plants, nature

TONY CURTIS ON CROSS-DRESSING – SOME LIKE IT HOT

May 17, 2013 by Vickie Lester

Tony Curtis — Orry-Kelly did the dresses for Marilyn Monroe, and Jack and I were going to wear clothes out of Western Costumes. So I went to Western Costumes and they fitted us out in these dresses that belonged to Loretta Young and Kate Smith and Debbie Reynolds and Lola Momez, they took all our measurements… and none of them fit. They all puckered tight up and I didn’t like them, I didn’t like the idea that these women had […]

Categories: Uncategorized, Entertainment, Movies, History, Culture, Books, Design, Art, fashion, Hollywood, Los Angeles, Photography, Film, Humor, Music, Theater, Story, Relationships, Friendship, Blogging, Truth & Rumors, Life, Memoir • Tags: Hollywood, wardrobe, celebrities, actress, history, fashion, actor, Billy Wilder, on set, director, design, Los Angeles, Orry-Kelly, Marilyn Monroe, film, Old Hollywood, Classic Movies, behind the scenes, make-up artist, Movie Star, Tony Curtis, SOME LIKE IT HOT, Jack Lemmon, Walter Mirisch, I.A.L. Diamond, Barbara Diamond, Taschen, edited by Alison Castle, interviews by Dan Auiler, make-up, wig, hairdresser, dress, guy's dress, photography, humor, cross-dressing

billy wilder with marilyn monroe and jack lemon

JACK LEMMON REGARDING MARILYN MONROE – SOME LIKE IT HOT

May 17, 2013 by Vickie Lester

On Marilyn Monroe: Jack Lemmon — I liked her very much and I got along great with her. She had a lot of problems, she was basically an unhappy girl. She drove Billy and Tony crazy, she drove me a little crazy too but I didn’t let on and it didn’t bother me as much as it bothered them, and it was almost always the same thing: the lateness. She had a problem, God knows what it was. (She just […]

Categories: Art, Blogging, Books, Culture, Design, Entertainment, fashion, Film, Friendship, History, Hollywood, Humor, Life, Los Angeles, Memoir, Movies, Music, Photography, Relationships, Story, Theater, Truth & Rumors, Uncategorized, Writing • Tags: actor, actress, alcohol, Barbara Diamond, behind the scenes, Billy Wilder, celebrities, Classic Movies, dancing, director, dressing room, drugs, edited by Alison Castle, fashion, film, history, Hollywood, humor, I.A.L. Diamond, interviews by Dan Auiler, Jack Lemmon, Los Angeles, make-up, Marilyn Monroe, Movie Star, Old Hollywood, on set, Orry-Kelly, photography, SOME LIKE IT HOT, Taschen, Tony Curtis, Walter Mirisch, wardrobe

Louis Jordan Maurice Chevalier 71 1959 Shirley McLaine Can Can 20th Century Fox

MAURICE CHEVALIER’S BIRTHDAY ON A MOVIE SET

May 17, 2013 by Vickie Lester

What can I say? I’ll restrain myself and just remark that this was taken on the set of the movie, “Can Can” in 1959. The cake is in celebration of Maurice Chevalier’s seventy-first birthday.

Categories: Blogging, Choreography, Culture, Design, Entertainment, fashion, Film, Friendship, Gastronomy, History, Hollywood, Humor, Life, Los Angeles, Memoir, Movies, Music, Photography, Relationships, Short Stories, Story, Truth & Rumors, Uncategorized • Tags: 1959, actor, actress, behind the scenes, Beverly Hills, birthday, birthday cake, cake, CAN CAN, celebrities, Classic Movies, comedy, design, Eifel Tower, fashion, film, history, Hollywood, humor, leer, Los Angeles, Louis Jordan, Maurice Chevalier, Movie Star, Old Hollywood, on set, photography, Shirley Maclaine, wolf

BEACHWOOD CANYON

May 16, 2013 by Vickie Lester

1924, two ladies ride the steam shovel while Beachwood Canyon undergoes development: Now, when I used to hike with friends from back east I had a set route, across the canyon to Wolf’s Lair, then down the path behind it to Lake Hollywood and then out onto Mulholland’s dam where we would lean over the side to see the rank of sculpted bears heads peering out over Deep Dell. Often my guests would inquire as to the heady scent on […]

Categories: Uncategorized, Entertainment, Writing, Movies, History, Culture, Architecture, Design, Art, fashion, Hollywood, Los Angeles, Photography, Film, Humor, Travel, Story, Short Stories, Relationships, Friendship, Blogging, Truth & Rumors, Life, Memoir • Tags: Hollywood, celebrities, history, fashion, design, Los Angeles, film, architecture, Hollywoodland, Beachwood Canyon, hills, sage, Wolf's Lair, Lake Hollywood, dam, lions, perfume, steam shovel, 1924, Old Hollywood, behind the scenes, Movie Star, photography, humor

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LLOYD WRIGHT – ARCHITECT

May 16, 2013 by Vickie Lester

Three generations: This house was designed by Lloyd Wright for Louis Samuel, who went from meeting Ramon Novarro in dance class to becoming the star’s personal assistant and then manager. On finding Samuel was embezzling from him Novarro didn’t press charges, but did take possession of this beautiful home. The interior by Lloyd Wright: Ramon Novarro enjoying his new swimming pool: A beautiful house I used to walk by every time I had an out of town guest, as I […]

Categories: Architecture, Art, Blogging, Books, Chicago, Culture, Design, Entertainment, Film, Friendship, History, Hollywood, Humor, Life, Los Angeles, Memoir, Movies, Photography, Relationships, Story, Travel, Truth & Rumors, Uncategorized, Writing • Tags: architecture, Beachwood Canyon, behind the scenes, Bronson Canyon, design, film, Frank Lloyd Wright, furniture, history, Hollywood, humor, interior design, Lloyd Wright, Los Angeles, Los Feliz, Louis Samuel, Old Hollywood, photographs, pictures, Ramon Novarrow, swimming pool

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ORSON WELLES AT HOME WITH DAUGHTER CHRISTOPHER IN NEW YORK CITY

YOURS TRULY STROLLING WITH THE MISTER WHEN SHE HAS JUST UNTIL MONDAY TO TURN IN HER BOOK TO THE EDITOR

ONE OF THE QUEENS OF PULP – JACKIE COLLINS 1987

BEFORE E.L. JAMES – ELINOR GLYN, CREATOR OF THE “IT” GIRL AND SAUCY SEXUALITY IN THE MODERN NOVEL

MUST HAVE FLOWERS – THE WEEKEND IS COMING – AND THE MANUSCRIPT IS TO BE SENT AWAY MONDAY

TONY CURTIS ON CROSS-DRESSING – SOME LIKE IT HOT

JACK LEMMON REGARDING MARILYN MONROE – SOME LIKE IT HOT

MAURICE CHEVALIER’S BIRTHDAY ON A MOVIE SET

BEACHWOOD CANYON

LLOYD WRIGHT – ARCHITECT

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