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“The sadness of our existence should not leave us blunted, on the contrary—how to remain thin-skinned, vulnerable, and still alive.” Montgomery Clift

July 19, 2018 by Vickie Lester

Categories: Architecture, Art, Culture, Design, Entertainment, fashion, Film, Friendship, History, Hollywood, Los Angeles, Movies, Photography, Uncategorized, Writing • Tags: A Place in the Sun, activist, best friends, Elizabeth Taylor, Hollywood behind the scenes, Montgomery Clift, Montgomery Clift quote, Paramount, Suddenly Last Summer

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In 1952 Oscars for costume design went to Edith Head and Walter Plunkett, Irene, and Orry-Kelly

October 28, 2015 by Vickie Lester

I don’t know which Gabor this is (Zsa Zsa?) presenting at the 1952 Academy Awards… But, Walter Plunkett shared an Oscar with Irene and Orry-Kelly for AN AMERICAN IN PARIS (color) and Edith Head won for A PLACE IN THE SUN (black and white).

Categories: Art, Blogging, Culture, Design, Entertainment, fashion, Film, History, Hollywood, Life, Literature, Los Angeles, Movies, Photography, Relationships, Story, Theater, Travel, Truth & Rumors • Tags: A Place in the Sun, Academy Awards for 1951, AN AMERICAN IN PARIS, costume design, Edith Head, Irene, Orry-Kelly, Oscar, Walter Plunkett, Zsa Zsa Gabor

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Montgomery Clift: about Hollywood…

June 2, 2014 by Vickie Lester

I told them I wanted to choose my scripts and my directors myself. “But sweetheart,” they said, “you’re going to make a lot of mistakes.” And I told them, “You don’t understand; I want to be free to do so.”

Categories: Art, Blogging, Books, Culture, Entertainment, fashion, Film, Friendship, History, Hollywood, Life, Los Angeles, Memoir, Photography, Relationships, Truth & Rumors, Uncategorized • Tags: A Place in the Sun, ElizabethTaylor, Hollywood, Hollywood fact, Hollywood lore, I told them I wanted to choose my scripts and my directors myself, Montgomery Clift, Montgomery Clift quote

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In the 17th century you would have smacked somebody who called you a flapper, hard. By the 20th century the #flapper became the sensation seeking, impulsive, and thoroughly #modern offspring of the Jazz Age. Now it evokes the olden times — much like the term “groovy” — which came into being during the same era — and now is a creaky relic of the 1960s. . I wonder what superlatives will exist in 300 years? . This book by Booth Tarkington? Also kinda creaky. A #bestselling #author in his time he is now largely forgotten. His #books are possibly best remembered in their film adaptations (#aliceadams #starring #katharinehepburn or #themagnificentambersons directed by #orsonwelles) — but I love the cover! . #words #wordsmith #etymology #talesofthejazzage #fscottfitzgerald #bookstagram #design #language #literature #reading #bookworm #20thcentury #hollywood #bookcover #history #theroaring20s #style #nostalgia

Ever been so intrigued by a book you read the notes (all of them, introductory and explanatory) with relish? @realvenetianblonde knocks it out of the park — editing-wise — presenting #fscottfitzgerald’s lost #stories with insight, verve, and wit. ‘“The Women in the House,” later cut severely and revised into “Temperature,” is a medical story centered on a patient with heart trouble—which Fitzgerald was himself at the time he wrote it. But it is also about famous stars, dope, drinking, dazzle, and the Hollywood he knew...”’Loved this book! The rest of the #paperbacks in the picture are recommendations from friends, I’ll let you know, but I have a feeling it’s going to be a summer of fabulous reads. . . . . . #iddieforyouandotherloststories #bookstagram #book #bookworm #writersofinstagram #read #reading #lovethisbook #author #authorsofinstagram #literature #flickers #tinseltown #lastory #hollywood #history #masterpiece #20thcentury #writer #thegreatgatsby #zeldasayre #oldhollywood #creative #imagination #bookcover

This was the first female photojournalist to cover war from the front lines — Gerda Taro. She fled Nazi Germany, and died covering the Spanish Civil War. She was fearless, and all of 26. . My dad was reconnaissance photographer in WWII, he never talked about the war, something indicative of his generation, yet I found out more about what he did, and what people thought of him as a young man very recently... . More on the blog, link in the profile. . . . #memorialday #blackandwhitephotography #photographer #photojournalist #history #composition #perspective #lookingback #learn #past #bio #courage #thankyou #memorialdayweekend #love #peace

An #arabesque of bright pink #petals, contrasting the #rose against a gray #May #morning. Some things stop me in my tracks, and I pause and point the phone... Today I met a neighbor as I was #walking, her name is Amelia, her husband is Angelo, she told me she was Italian and had lived in her #stylish #home for forty years. She kept calling me #darling, I suspect because she hadn’t caught my name, and I promised (happily!) to come by and see her again. . . . . . #goodmorning #ilovela #garden #blossom #petalperfection #floral #californiadreaming #theresnoplacelikehome #elegant #bungalow #architecture #oldhouselove #gooutside #explore #openyoureyes #beautifulday #greenery

Left the #nest to see family and friends, far to the north, and along the way stopped on the eastern side of the Sierras to catch a glimpse (perhaps, the exact location is unknown to the public) of the second oldest tree in the world — it’s around 5,000. The oldest, in Norway, is 9,500. #Imagine that. The oldest #tree existed before the invention of #writing, and the second oldest tree sprouted just about the time we started to record our #history. . . . #goodnight #californiadreaming #blue #shell #exploretocreate #gooutside #liveagreatstory #amwriting #artofvisuals #writersofinstagram #design #nature #inspiration #lastory #botanical #birdsnest #stilllifephotography #beautifulnature #darlingweekend #creative #livethelittlethings #writersofinstagram

Out where I couldn’t reach the Internet, but at night, with no city lights, it felt like I could reach up and touch the Milky Way. . . #MarkTwain wrote about this place in “The Celebrated Frog of Calaveras County” . . In regard to the tale Mr. Twain said... . . “When I became convinced that the "Jumping Frog" was a Greek story two or three thousand years old, I was sincerely happy, for apparently here was a most striking and satisfactory justification of a favorite theory of mine—to wit, that no occurrence is sole and solitary, but is merely a repetition of a thing which has happened before, and perhaps often.” . . #californiadreaming #sierra #mountains #bluesky #historic #home #exploretocreate #beautyofstillmoments #artofvisuals #frontporch #roses #heart #outforawalk #literature #postitfortheaesthetic #thatsdarling #agameoftones #thehappynow #elegance #writersofinstagram #bookstagram #author #literature #lovebooks #witty #story

There’s a stand of palm trees I like to see as night falls. This old place was built in 1924. The woman who slept here, up under the eaves, so very long ago, was a violinist. Do you know how some places speak to you? This place sings to me. . #sweetdreams. . . . . . #hollywood #night #viewfrommywindow #postitfortheaesthetic #bluesky #silhouette #thatsdarling #agameoftones #thehappynow #beautyofstillmoments #Conquer_LA #LAStory #LostInLA #MyDayInLA #elegance #writersofinstagram #bookstagram #author #literature #lovebooks #goodreads #socal #evening #story #style #californiadreaming

Solar sneezing — when you walk just before dawn, and as soon as the sun beams down and hits your nose — kerchoo! I’ve learned to bring tissues. Sleeves will only get you so far. . . . . . Time for a #sunnyday cup of #coffee. . #livethelittlethings #beautyofstillmoments #goodmorning #decor #door #heart #outforawalk #pursuepretty #postitfortheaesthetic #thatsdarling #architecture #thehappynow #gooutside #Conquer_LA #LAStory #LostInLA #MyDayInLA #elegance #writersofinstagram #bookstagram #author #literature #lovebooks #goodreads #socal #story.

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