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Inspiration Board: Everything Old is New Again

Posted on November 12, 2012 by maedez

What follows is a mad cyclone of some of the oddly delectable bits and bobs setting my head and heart on fire this early November, vintage-style.

Maude Abrantes by Amedeo Modigliani, 1907

US Suffrage Map, 1920

Leatrice Joy

Joe Strummer. Always Joe Strummer.

Kiki de Montparnasse by Gustaw Gwozdecki, 1920

Louise Brooks, 1930

Opel Catalog, 1904

Henry Wadsworth Longfellow by Julia Margaret Cameron, 1868

Zelda Fitzgerald, 1922

Mabel Normand, 1917

Cover of The Yellow Book by Aubrey Beardsley, 1894

William Butler Yeats, 1908

Solita Solano and Djuna Barnes in Paris, 1922. Look familiar?

Norma Talmadge on the cover of Photoplay, December 1929

Clyde Fitch’s Greatest Comedy, Girls

Voices from the Grave #45: John Masefield Reading ‘The West Wind’

Posted on November 12, 2012 by maedez

This animation is a bit, shall we say, weird. I like it, but then no one has ever called me normal. I’m including it here because it features audio of John Masefield reading his poem, The West Wind.

R.I.P. Norman Lloyd (1914-2021)

Norman Lloyd, long a personal favorite of mine, was a fascinating man and performer. Norman Lloyd Dead [THE HOLLYWOOD REPORTER]

R.I.P. Geoffrey Scott

Geoffrey Scott was from a younger generation than the performers I normally write about, but his handsome presence was ubiquitous during my 1980s childhood. From Dynasty to The Love Boat, Night Court, and Battle of the Network Stars, his charisma and acting ability lit up the small screen for decades. He will be missed. Geoffrey […]

Kirk Douglas: 1916-2020

[2019 Reel Infatuation Blogathon] But Baby Think of Me Once in Awhile: On Andy Travis as Television’s Best (and Hunkiest) Boss

Welcome to the 2019 Reel Infatuation Blogathon! Baby, If You’ve Ever Wondered: It still seems like yesterday that the idea for RI popped in my head. It was actually in December 2015, while in a hotel room getting ready for a holiday party, when it occurred to me that there was a gap in the classic […]

Announcing the 2019 Reel Infatuation Blogathon!

This is one of my favorite events of the year, and not just because I’m the co-hostess. It’s simply that good. And fun. Oh, so much fun! Here’s my original announcement. ANNOUNCING THE 2019 REEL INFATUATION BLOGATHON I hope you’ll join us!