1955 Publicity Photo, Public Domain For the first half of the 20th century, Hollywood was enamored of Latina film goddesses. There was Myrtle Gonzalez (1891-1918), one of Hollywood's very first Hispanic female movie stars. She worked in silent pictures, and died at 27 years … [Read more...]
#QueerQuote: ”Good Times and Bum Times, I’ve Seen ‘Em All and, My Dear, I’m Still Here.” – Carlotta Campion, ”Follies”
I'm Still Here is a great show-stopping number from the great Stephen Sondheim musical Follies (1971) where it is sung by former Follies showgirl named Carlotta Campion. The role was originally played by Yvonne De Carlo. I'm Still Here was written during the Boston … [Read more...]