Tag: pool

May 27, 2015 /

PALM SPRINGS – THE POOL AT THE EDRIS HOUSE – PHOTO JULIUS SHULMAN – DESIGNED BY E. STEWART WILLIAMS

July 23, 2014 /

Julius Shulman: quintessential architectural photographer. The Sandpiper, designed by William Krisel, Palm Desert, 1958

 

July 4, 2014 /

Independence Day! Have a great 4th, and if I don’t get too pruney from the pool I’ll pop in now and again…

March 19, 2014 /

Way before Leonardo DC, Cary Grant made his winter home in Palm Springs – the Movie Colony

September 28, 2013 /

MARILYN – THE PROCESS

I’m going over notes on the edit – but look at that, I managed to post something. Thanks for dropping in. A lot has been written about Marilyn’s last film—her clashes with Cukor, the support of Dean Martin—but what I thought was interesting about this footage was her consummate skill,…

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April 7, 2013 /

TWISTING BY THE POOL

As you might have gleaned by now, when there’s a story to tell about Hollywood, I’m inclined to change the names and mix it up a bit to protect the innocent. What follows is mostly true, except what’s not. Carrot topped Kier Bloomfield smeared zinc oxide over the bridge of…

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April 7, 2013 /

TWISTING BY THE POOL – CONTINUED

As you might have gleaned by now, when there’s a story to tell about Hollywood, I’m inclined to change the names and mix it up a bit to protect the innocent. What follows is mostly true, except what’s not. At the end of summer, after several restorative sessions, Ms. Todd…

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February 28, 2013 /

KATHARINE HEPBURN – IN THE POOL – THE PHILADELPHIA STORY

January 12, 2013 /

EVERYONE IN THE POOL

Los Angeles College Swim Team winter practice at El Mirador in Palm Springs On the board at El Mirador.  The tower you see in the background was part of the resort hotel – now a hospital is on the site and they have reproduced that particularly beautiful feature.

December 30, 2012 /

IT’S RAINING…