December 2009
333 posts
CYD
When people think of sex symbols of the Fifties, Marilyn Monroe comes to mind. But I don’ t think even Marilyn ever looked this good!
The magnificent Cyd Charisse!
November 2009
47 posts
My Xmas Wish List
I have finalised my Xmas wish list. It is as follows.
1. Blonde that looks like Bardot.
2. A Lambretta TV 200
3. Small Faces’ entire wardrobe from 1965.
I'm so weird sometimes it frightens me...
scathinglybrilliant:
So I was looking in the mirror today, and thought, hey I don’t look so bad today! Why do I always look so awfully crummy in photographs, but I don’t look bad in the mirror??
Then it hit me! It’s because I’m seeing a mirrored image of my face! My face must look better when it’s inverted! So to see if my hypothesis was correct, I took out a hand mirror, and held it to my...
George Harrison MBE 25 February, 1943-29 November,...
It was on this date that George Harrison died at the age of the age of 58 from throat cancer. He was the second of The Beatles, after John Lennon, to pass on.
While many celebrities I have loved over the years have died and their deaths always have an effect on me, George Harrison’s passing has an impact on me that only John Lennon’s death had on me before. I literally cried for days....
Somehow Sex Symbols Have Lost Something Over the...
Okay, Megan Fox is unbelievably hot, but it seems to me that she somehow lacks something compared to the sex symbols of yesteryear.
Louise Brooks starred in the lost classic Underworld as well as Pandora’s Box and Diary of a Lost Girl.
Jean Harlow starred in such films as Hell’s Angels, The Public Enemy, and Libelled Lady.
Rita Hayworth starred in such films as Cover Girl,...
Sir Dirk Bogarde in Hot Enough For June
This is for Kate. I hope it cheers you up! I also hope you do not already have this picture. I looked over Silents and Talkies and could not find it. I have to apologise that in the picture Sir Dirk Bogarde is with Sylva Koscina, but I am sure he would rather be with you!
For those of you unfamiliar with the movie Hot Enough for June, it was a product of the spy craze that swept both the UK and...
Happy Birthday to Gloria Grahame!
It was on this date in 1923 that Gloria Grahame was born. She played Violet in It’s a Wonderful Life and Ado Annie (the Girl Who Can’t Say “No”) in Oklahoma, as well as a number of roles in films noir. Sadly, she died on October 5, 1981 from stomach cancer.
I rather suspect if George Bailey had seen this picture, he might not have married Mary….
So, here is how it goes, You tag five people on...
noirgirl:
harleylove:
candleinthewind:
retrochic:
angelinaadoptme:
longlivethequeen:
aseriesofserendipities:
likeneelyohara:
1. I eat food out of mugs, what ever it is, screw bowls/dishes, give me a mug.
2. I have a high admiration for beautiful hands.
3. Im tall.
4. Im frightened of dogs, I was chased for a block while on rollerblades by two chocolate labs when i was eight. I...
Terence Stamp & Jean Shrimpton
Terence Stamp and Jean Shrimpton, possibly the most fab couple ever to exist, along with a friend. I sometimes think it was a good thing that Terence and Jean Shrimpton married and had children. Between their combined brains and beauty, those children might well be ruling the planet right now!
Grace & Hitch
Two of my favourite people, Grace Kelly and Alfred Hitchcock. I am not sure which film they were working on when this shot was taken (they made three together), but I think it is so cool. If I recall, Grace was always his favourite actress.
Grace Kelly and Martha Hyer
Grace Kelly Being Grace Kelly
Martha Hyer trying to be Grace Kelly
Mind you, I do love them both, but I do think Martha emulated Grace the way other actresses emulated Marilyn Monroe.
TCM's Classic Movie Blog →
Great post on Karloff!
Some Pic Spam for Girls
I just realised most of the pics I have posted here have been of beautiful women. To be fair to the ladies, I thought I would post one of a handsome man. This is a picture of Terence Stamp circa 1967. In the early to mid Sixties Mr. Stamp was not only one of the most promising young actors, but a Mod as well. In terms of fashion, he is what is known as a “Classic Mod.” That is, rather...
Happy Thanksgiving!
Tomorrow is Thanksgiving! So be sure to watch the parade!
And eat plenty of turkey (unless you are a vegetarian)
And have lots of fun!
The new girl at work looks like this:
But she sounds like this:
I’m doomed!
