Frances Marion in Photoplay, 1918:
Frances Marion, “caught” in the act of writing.
Writers Writing: Frances Marion, 1918
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Category Archives: Writing
[Alternative Muses] Two for the Road: Erich Maria Remarque/Mary Astor Mashup
“Life is a disease, and death begins already at birth. Every breath, every heartbeat, is a moment of dying-a little shove toward the end.”-Erich Maria Remarque (died on 25 September 1970)
Stars of the Photoplay, 1924: Mary Astor (died on 25 September 1987)
[Book Nerd Art] Liza Kalitina, from Ivan Turgenev’s Home of the Gentry
An illustration of Liza Kalitina, a character from Home of the Gentry:
Home of the Gentry: Liza Kalitina. The illustration is from circa 1880.
The Splendiferously Bearded Writers Social Club: Herman Melville
- Name: Herman Melville
- D/O/B: 8/1/1819
- Member Since: 1860
- Status: Charter Member
- Important Role: Chief teller of rousing sea-born tales, some of them even true
- Hobbies: Whale-watching; dreaming of mystifying high-school students for generations to come; maintaining his luxurious head of model-worthy hair
Herman Melville, 1860
Shopping for the Bookworm: D is for Dickinson, Emily
D is for Dickinson, Emily:
Writers in Art: Samuel Johnson by Evert A. Duycknick
Happy birthday, Samuel Johnson! He was born on 18 September 1709.
Samuel Johnson by Evert A. Duycknick, 1873
[Book Nerd Links] Three Links for Thursday Morning
- Edward Gorey’s Vintage Paperback Covers for Doubleday Anchor [courtesy Flavorwire]
- Writing Advice from D.H. Lawrence at Twenty-One [courtesy The Paris Review]
- Why Are Fairy Tales Universally Appealing? [courtesy Huff Post Books]
Daily Diversion #229: Change Lobsters-and Dance
My morning read:
Change Lobsters-and Dance by Lilli Palmer
[Book Nerd Links] The Daily Rituals of Famous Writers
The Daily Rituals of Famous Writers [courtesy ShortList]
It’s quite interesting, although I could do without the judgmental tone about the de Beauvoir-Sartre relationship.
Celebrate Tolstoy’s 186th Birthday with These Google Doodles
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