"I married first, won the Oscar before Olivia did, and if I die first, she’ll undoubtedly be livid because I beat her to it." – Joan Fontaine (left) to the Hollywood Reporter in 1978, … [Read more...]
Recently Dead: Joan Fontaine, Audrey Totter, Peter O’Toole
Oh Joan, oh Joan! My darling Joan! Gone too soon! Only 96 years old! Poor thing. How I'll miss that little lopsided bitch face. She was one of my ABSOLUTE FAVORITE Old Hollywood stars, of course. I love that she hated her sister, Olivia de Haviland, with a white hot burning … [Read more...]
On the Red Carpet: Robert Wagner and Ann-Margret
Hollywood warhorses Robert Wagner and Ann-Margret walk down the red carpet at the Associates for Breast + Prostate Cancer Studies 24th Annual Talk of The Town Benefit Gala in Beverly Hills. Aaaaand … [Read more...]
From the Gay Carrington Archives
May 27, 2008 … [Read more...]
New York Lives: Howard Mendelbaum’s Photofest
A sweet and sort of sad mini-documentary about Howard Mandelbaum, the photo collector, author, and co-founder of Photofest, an entertainment photo archive specializing in film, television, and theater stills, which houses over two million rare hard copy images. It's a dying … [Read more...]
Hot Look of the Day
Many many days ago. Ann Miller, 1945. (via farleysgranger) … [Read more...]
Retro Glam
Now THAT'S how you do a smoky eye! Is this Theda? Or [Read more...]
$50 Million Listing: Bob Hope’s Palm Springs Residence Goes Up For Sale
Hey, Mister, What Are You Doing? (A Movie Quiz)
Match the movie misters with their activites. A) Mr Belvedere B) Mr Blandings C) Mr Deeds D) Mr Denning E) Mr Hobbs F) Mr Lord G) Mr Moto H) Mr Muggs I) Mr Smith J) Mr Winkle 1. Says No, 2. Drives North, 3. Takes a Vacation, 4. Goes to War, 5. … [Read more...]
Flashback: Dennis Hopper
Undated photograph of a spirited Dennis Hopper. (via histrionicenlightenment) … [Read more...]