With Hepburn in 1957, photo via YouTube April 13, 1924 - Stanley Donen: "Sound was still a fairly new thing when I came into movies. And the reason musicals happened is because of sound. They could put music in the picture! That's how it all began." Without a … [Read more...]
#RIP: Fashion & Celebrity Photographer, Victor Skrebneski
Fashion and celebrity photographer Victor Skrebneski, who photographed nearly every major celebrity of the past 70 years has died. Skrebneski shot a teenaged Cindy Crawford. She said in a statement, "Working with Victor was one of the great privileges of my modeling … [Read more...]
Shirley MacLaine & Audrey Hepburn are Accused of Being Lesbians!
Based on Lillian Hellman's 1934 Broadway hit, The Children's Hour (1961) is based a real-life 1809 case of two women running … [Read more...]
#RIP: Filmmaker, Stanley Donen
Without a doubt, Singin' In The Rain (1952) is in my Top 10 Films of All Time. Dancer/choreographer Stanley Donen was the co-director (along with Gene Kelly) of that classic film and other outstanding movies from the Golden Age of Hollywood. He was a gigantic, if … [Read more...]
#FlashBack54: Hubert de Givenchy, Audrey Hepburn and “The Little Black Dress”
February 21, 1927- Count Hubert James Marcel Taffin de Givenchy I absolutely believe my talent is God-given. I ask God for a lot, but I also thank him. I'm a very demanding believer. When Audrey Hepburn left this world in 1993, taken by cancer at 63-years-old, she was … [Read more...]
#QueerQuote: ”It’s Tacky to Wear Diamonds Before You’re Forty. Wrinkles and Bones, White Hair and Diamonds. I Can’t Wait.” – Truman Capote, ”Breakfast At Tiffany’s”
The film Breakfast At Tiffany's (1961), based on Truman Capote's novella, stars Audrey Hepburn as Holly Golightly, one of the most iconic of characters. She is a seemingly naive young girl who is sought out by wealthy men. Capote wanted Marilyn Monroe to play Holly Golightly. … [Read more...]
#QueerQuote: ”Make-up Can Only Make You Look Pretty on the Outside But It Doesn’t Help If You’re Ugly on the Inside. Unless You Eat the Make-up.” – Audrey Hepburn
Audrey Hepburn seems impossibly lovely to me. Her charm, humility (she didn't like to speak about herself) and her electric screen presence always grabbed me. She remains one of only 12 special performers who have won an Academy Award, Emmy, Grammy, and Tony Award, and stands as … [Read more...]
Bags Made of Alexander McQueen’s Skin? A Gay & Horny Robin Hood? It’s the ‘Top Ten Things That Make Us Go WOW’ for Radio Andy on SiriusXM
From Hollywood Boulevard, it’s The WOW Report for Radio Andy on [Read more...]
#Instaglam: This 17 Year-Old Girl’s Transformations As Vivian Leigh (& Others) Are Amazing!
No, it's NOT Vivian Leigh in Gone with the Wind. It's Annelies Maria Francine, a 17-year-old Belgian girl in with some good genes and a great eye. She's currently in her first year at university, but she dreams of fashion and modeling so she transforms herself into famous … [Read more...]
In These Lost Pics You Can Tell That a 24-Year Old Audrey Hepburn Had “It” Early On
Audrey Hepburn was a 24-year-old waif (born this day, May 4, in 1929) who made a good impression in Hollywood and on the stage but had yet to solidify her fame. She had only had one major film role—in 1953’s Roman Holiday—when photographer Mark Shaw spent a day with her. Director … [Read more...]