Waiting Tables in Hollywood
1920 – out in the fresh air: 1934 – at The Talk of the Town: A carhop on roller skates, reminiscent of Vickie Lester, hat tip to SCENTS MEMORY |… Read more Waiting Tables in Hollywood →
Babies, do you Bossa Nova? Welcome to a new Beguiling reader and Happy Valentine’s Weekend!
Carmen De Lavallade and Wesley (Hello, Wesley!) Fata dance (wow, do they dance!) to the Soul Bossa Nova, composed and performed by Quincy Jones. *** A darling friend, who is… Read more Babies, do you Bossa Nova? Welcome to a new Beguiling reader and Happy Valentine’s Weekend! →
Gene Kelly – An American In Paris – I Got Rhythm (1951) – for Mae the onetrackmuse.com
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Gene Kelly, be still my beating heart, in film that wasn’t a musical… The Cross of Lorraine (1943)
Vivien Leigh wins an Oscar for Gone With The Wind – 1940
VIVIEN LEIGH
Vivien Leigh arrives in Los Angeles via Paris in 1953:
Art Deco glamour – Norma Shearer
A FREE SOUL – 1931 – NORMA SHEARER, CLARK GABLE, LIONEL BARRYMORE
We just talked about movies taking a step back with sound – they took a step forward with directors like Clarence Brown, who got in his action and his dialogue.… Read more A FREE SOUL – 1931 – NORMA SHEARER, CLARK GABLE, LIONEL BARRYMORE →
