Hollywood – Page 27 – BEGUILING HOLLYWOOD

April 16, 2014 / Vickie Lester

“Everything in Los Angeles is too large, too loud and usually banal in concept… The plastic asshole of the world.” William Faulkner

I suppose everyone is entitled to their opinion. What Hollywood looked like when Mr. Faulkner deigned to spend time here… This is the corner of Highland and Hollywood Blvd. The building is still there. This is Hollywood Blvd. Grauman’s Chinese Theatre is at the bottom of the frame. He may…

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April 16, 2014 / Vickie Lester

Writers in Hollywood, Faulkner, Huxley, Odets…and Grandma (a repost from 2012)

The day after Christmas, early 1930s: William Faulkner (yes, he was married and significantly older) pictured with Meta Carpenter Wilde (secretary to Howard Hawks and later a Script Supervisor). Meta Carpenter Wilde wrote a book in 1976 about her eighteen year relationship – “A Loving Gentleman” – with the storied…

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April 14, 2014 / Vickie Lester

Art Deco…hey, wait! How did he get in here? Well, he’s just as cute as a gremlin. I give you James Cagney.

April 14, 2014 / Vickie Lester

Art Deco divinity — by the pool: Carole Lombard

April 14, 2014 / Vickie Lester

Art Deco divinity — by the pool — would you believe? Jane Wyman!

April 13, 2014 / Vickie Lester

Art Deco divinity — by the pool: Claudette Colbert, Outpost Estates

April 13, 2014 / Vickie Lester

Art Deco divinity — by the pool: Ruby Keeler in Palm Springs

April 11, 2014 / Vickie Lester

The Enchanted Hill, a Hollywood dream made real by Wallace Neff, Fred Thomson, and Frances Marion

In a short while our hill resembled a gigantic wedding cake. pine trees studded every tier, while on top rose a huge house with a drawing room two stories and a half high, rare tapestries on the walls, an Aeolian pipe organ, and windows overlooking five acres of lawn. Beautifully…

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April 9, 2014 / Vickie Lester

I saw Clive Davis, the record producer, out to supper with friends last night…

Frankly, I didn’t know he was still alive, but there he was with a smartly turned out group, all in suits and ties, or designer dresses. I remarked to my dinner companions that I hadn’t seen people that well dressed since last I was in Manhattan. I would say…

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April 7, 2014 / Vickie Lester

Tag: Hollywood

“Everything in Los Angeles is too large, too loud and usually banal in concept… The plastic asshole of the world.” William Faulkner

Writers in Hollywood, Faulkner, Huxley, Odets…and Grandma (a repost from 2012)

Art Deco…hey, wait! How did he get in here? Well, he’s just as cute as a gremlin. I give you James Cagney.

Art Deco divinity — by the pool: Carole Lombard

Art Deco divinity — by the pool — would you believe? Jane Wyman!

Art Deco divinity — by the pool: Claudette Colbert, Outpost Estates

Art Deco divinity — by the pool: Ruby Keeler in Palm Springs

The Enchanted Hill, a Hollywood dream made real by Wallace Neff, Fred Thomson, and Frances Marion

I saw Clive Davis, the record producer, out to supper with friends last night…

“How now, spirit! whither wander you?” Mickey Rooney (1920-2014)